Expansion draft deep dive Buffalo Sabres

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Created by: AndrewLadd

Team: 2021-22 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 28, 2021

Published: Jun. 28, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

New series I’m doing is going through all 30 teams in the expansion draft and breaking down what I think is going to happen for each team. I will probably be @ing some fans of the team I am doing for feedback, and if ur not @ed don’t feel bad because I’m only doing it odd the top of my head. I encourage feedback from everyone on this site though for these, not just the fans of certain teams. I’m going to put my 3 most likely scenarios in a trade in the ACGM, in no particular order. Let’s get started:

The Buffalo Sabres are participating in the expansion draft besides barely being a hockey team. This post will most likely age very poorly since the Sabres will likely look very different with possible Eichel, Reinhart and Risto trades coming. I will just base my analysis of their current roster though.

Eichel, Reihno and Mittlestadt are all locks to be protected imo. I think Bjork, Olofsson, Asplund and Tage Thompson take the last 4 forward spots. Ik skinner has a NMC but he could very well waive it since Seattle will most definitely not be taking his contract. If he doesn’t waive though, any four of the previously mentioned forwards could be the one left unprotected.

I think it’s very very likely that the dmen protected are Borgen, Dahlin and Joki. I guess Risto could be protected but I highly doubt it. If McCabe is resigned by ED he could be protected iver Borgen though.

As of now, the only exempt goalie Buffalo has is Dustin Tokarski, so he’ll be the protected goalie for now unless Ullmark resigns.

My three most likely picks for Seattle are Miller, Risto and Tage Thompson (could be any of those four forwards though.)

Trades

BUF

SEA

Miller, Colin

BUF

SEA

Ristolainen, Rasmus

BUF

SEA

Thompson, Tage

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
8	$81,500,000	$37,713,916	$113,916	$850,000	$43,786,084

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
Bjork, Anders $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Ruotsalainen, Arttu $925,000$925,000 C, LW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Bryson, Jacob $889,166$889,166 LD/RD RFA - 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. 28, 2021 at 6:09 p.m.

Tjm220

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I would say the expectation is that Seattle will take Colin Miller. Most Sabres fans are very comfortable with this idea and would prefer the team ensure Miller is the guy taken if necessary. They would rather not lose any of the young forwards where we don’t have as much depth.

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:15 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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At the risk of sounding like a starry-eyed debutante, I really love the series you dream up and complete.

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:17 p.m.

AndrewLadd

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

At the risk of sounding like a starry-eyed debutante, I really love the series you dream up and complete.

Don’t worry your good 😂, and thank you. I really do like this series and I hope I can finish it before all the ED protection lists come out

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:21 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: AndrewLadd

Don’t worry your good 😂, and thank you. I really do like this series and I hope I can finish it before all the ED protection lists come out

Did you forget @palhal's warning already? You should refer to it as the XD.

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:23 p.m.

AndrewLadd

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Did you forget @palhal's warning already? You should refer to it as the XD.

True, I cant type ED out now w out thinking of erectile dysfunction. Wow this sounds really weird out of context

Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:27 p.m.

palhal

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Did you forget @palhal's warning already? You should refer to it as the XD.

Ol'Pal. I went to get my Covid vaccine shot. Was informed that they would be injecting me with the Pfizer manufactured product. Knowing Pfizer always makes Viagara, I asked the nurse if give me a shot of a Covid vaccine/Viagara combo in one shot. That way I wouldn't have to take those little blue pills weekly (or when needed) and I would good for three months from Covid and erect for three months also.

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.

Tjm220

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Quoting: palhal

If you have an erection lasting more than three hours…get some horseshoes because I don’t know what else you’re gonna do with it.

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:33 p.m.

Alfie11

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I think that if they protect Tokarski they don’t actually meet the exposure requirements. So they probably protect Ullmark regardless (which basically just removes him from that few day period where Seattle gets exclusive negotiating rights pre-XD), exposing Tokarski to meet the exposure requirements.

edit: Borgen isn’t good, they might as well still protect Risto over him lol, at least Risto has a little value, I’d expect Miller ultimately gets selected as well.

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:34 p.m.

palhal

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Quoting: Tjm220

If you have an erection lasting more than three hours…get some horseshoes because I don’t know what else you’re gonna do with it.

Thanks for the advice. I did mean, I would have "up and down" control....not in top gear for three hours or three months.

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:36 p.m.

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Tjm220

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Quoting: Alfie11

Borgen is one of the few young right handed shooting defensemen in the entire organization right now. He was injured for a large part of last season so we didn’t see as much of him as we should have. His physical style of play is definitely needed, especially if Risto is getting traded and Miller is going to Seattle.

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:47 p.m.

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Quoting: Tjm220

If Risto is traded then for sure Borgen could be protected, but you don’t protect a 24 and a half year old 3rd pair D with 14 games NHL experience over a guy like Ristolainen, who eats 22 minutes per night. Also if Risto is traded they might just protect Miller. The options for Seattle are then Borgen or whichever of Asplund/Thompson gets left unprotected, none of whom are exactly impact players, and they probably don’t even make Seattle’s starting roster.

Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:54 p.m.

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Quoting: Alfie11

Borgen was injured most of the season he would have been a regular player, he has good underlying numbers too. Clearing Risto’s 5.4 is a win.

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Jun. 28, 2021 at 7:02 p.m.

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OldNYIfan

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Quoting: palhal

Ask your medical provider to give you the combination I take -- ginkgo boloba-cialis: so you remember why you have a hard-on.

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