MY CASE FOR TRADING 1OA PICK TO SEATTLE

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Created by: Lenny54

Team: 2021-22 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 12, 2021

Published: Jun. 12, 2021

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2003 was the last time the 1OA pick was traded, is this the right time for the Sabres to trade the 1OA? I went back the last 10 yrs and Bob Mckenzie's #1 ranked prospect has gone 1OA in each year so we will assume Power is going first. Power isn't a generational talent but solid in every area of being a defenseman and is projected to be a top 4 pairing. The Sabres have LD prospects and are in dire need of top 6 forwards so say they look to move down to 2OA.

Seattle...what better way to grab headlines then to draft 1OA their inaugural season and take Power to anchor their defense for the future. The cost, simply let the Sabres pick a player off another teams unprotected list for Seattle to draft in the expansion draft. Maybe the Sabres add a 4th rd pick to the trade.

Seattle makes a splash and the Sabres get their top rated forward in the draft and an established player for their top 6.

Trades

BUF

2021 1st round pick (SEA)

Additional Details:

Player to be named later...Sabres pick a player from the unprotected list of another team for Seattle to draft in the expansion draft that is included in this trade

SEA

2021 1st round pick (BUF)
2021 4th round pick (BUF)

Buyouts

Cody Hodgson: $791,667
Christian Ehrhoff: $0

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
12	$81,500,000	$46,767,249	$113,916	$932,500	$34,732,751

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 6	Eakin, Cody $2,250,000$2,250,000 C UFA - 1	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 2
Olofsson, Victor $3,050,000$3,050,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 2	Thompson, Tage $1,400,000$1,400,000 C UFA - 2
Bjork, Anders $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW, RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Bryson, Jacob $889,166$889,166 LD/RD RFA - 1	Ristolainen, Rasmus $5,400,000$5,400,000 RD UFA - 1	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $778,333$778,333 ($82,500$82K) G RFA - 1
	Miller, Colin $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 1	Tokarski, Dustin $725,000$725,000 G UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Eichel, Jack $10,000,000$10,000,000 C UFA - 5	Girgensons, Zemgus $2,200,000$2,200,000 LW, C UFA - 2

Jun. 12, 2021 at 8:41 a.m.

GoodIdeaAtTheTime

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Right idea but more likely they'd just make a deal to have Seattle pick a specific player in the expansion draft off the Sabres list.

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Jun. 12, 2021 at 8:45 a.m.

Lenny54

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Quoting: GoodIdeaAtTheTime

Right idea but more likely they'd just make a deal to have Seattle pick a specific player in the expansion draft off the Sabres list.

That is the logical thought but I was looking to hit a home run if I'm trading spots with Seattle. The 4th could sway them away from a said player without trading spots.

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Jun. 12, 2021 at 9:09 a.m.

Tjm220

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The expansion draft is before the draft. If they make this trade on draft day buffalo can simply ask for one of the players they selected already.

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Jun. 12, 2021 at 9:21 a.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Yeah trading down from Hedman 2.0 is a big mistake

Jun. 12, 2021 at 9:28 a.m.

Lenny54

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Quoting: Tjm220

The expansion draft is before the draft. If they make this trade on draft day buffalo can simply ask for one of the players they selected already.

True but if the Sabres want a specific player they need to let Seattle know which player to take from a certain team.

Jun. 12, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

Lsendel3

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Yeah trading down from Hedman 2.0 is a big mistake

I think that’s generous. I’m higher then most Sabres fans for him, but his skating is no where near Hedmans which would hold him back. If he hits his absolute ceiling, he’s 90% of who Hedman is. Which I would take btw, just the comp

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Jun. 12, 2021 at 9:43 a.m.

Eli

Who adds what?

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Quoting: GoodIdeaAtTheTime

Right idea but more likely they'd just make a deal to have Seattle pick a specific player in the expansion draft off the Sabres list.

Quoting: Lenny54

That is the logical thought but I was looking to hit a home run if I'm trading spots with Seattle. The 4th could sway them away from a said player without trading spots.

Yep. Ask for both. Good idea. Buffalo could score a Mark Giordano, or a Matt Duchene, or a.... wait. Maybe this isn't enough. What about two players, plus Buffalo chooses whom Seattle takes from them?

Still can't get some guys who have NTC's, but there should be enough value to move down one spot.

Jun. 12, 2021 at 9:51 a.m.

Buffalojonny

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I like it👍

Jun. 12, 2021 at 10:21 a.m.

F50marco

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This may be the one of the only years in recent history where the difference between 1 and 2 is pretty low.

- There is no consensus #1
- Many players didn't get scouted properly
- Many players didn't play this year

If Im Seattle, the only reason id make a trade to move up would be simply the publicity for the team and marketing aspect of having a the 1OV for an expansion team.

Honestly Buffalo should just keep the pick.

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