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Created by: mac11_716

Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 9, 2022

Published: Jan. 9, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

The most difficult part of any of these ACGM teams for the Sabres is Okposo and Girgensons. They each have one year left on their deals, so there is no real point in moving them and they are the clear veteran leaders, and the team needs that. Their presence really limits bringing anyone in as a free agent, especially if Peterka, Quinn, and Krebs are full-time next season. Benching them is almost not an option but at the same time it may be the only option for new players to come into the lineup on the wing.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Cederqvist, Filip	2	$750,000
Johnson, Ryan	3	$925,000
Power, Owen	3	$925,000
Rosén, Isak	3	$925,000
Lindstrand Cronholm, Linus	2	$750,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	2	$950,000
Olofsson, Victor	4	$6,000,000
Murray, Brett	3	$900,000
MacInnis, Ryan	1	$750,000
Bryson, Jacob	2	$975,000
Biro, Brandon	2	$950,000
Crouse, Lawson	4	$2,250,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Holtby, Braden	2	$3,000,000
Tokarski, Dustin	2	$750,000
Pysyk, Mark	3	$1,250,000
Prow, Ethan	1	$750,000

Trades

ARI

Ruotsalainen, Arttu [RFA Rights]
2023 2nd round pick (VGK)

BUF

Cernak, Erik
2022 6th round pick (DET)

TBL

Buyouts

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

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$55,468,333	$0	$2,195,000	$26,031,667

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 5	Thompson, Tage $1,400,000$1,400,000 C UFA - 1	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Crouse, Lawson $2,250,000$2,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 5	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 1	Olofsson, Victor $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 ($82,500$82K) LW, RW RFA - 3	Krebs, Peyton $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) C, LW RFA - 2	Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 3
Asplund, Rasmus $825,000$825,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Girgensons, Zemgus $2,200,000$2,200,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Cernak, Erik $2,950,000$2,950,000 RD UFA - 1	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $950,000$950,000 G RFA - 2
	Borgen, William $900,000$900,000 RD UFA - 1	Holtby, Braden $3,000,000$3,000,000 G UFA
Power, Owen $925,000$925,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Pysyk, Mark $1,250,000$1,250,000 RD UFA - 1
Samuelsson, Mattias $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Bryson, Jacob $975,000$975,000 LD/RD RFA - 2
Murray, Brett $900,000$900,000 LW UFA - 1

Jan. 9, 2022 at 11:37 p.m.

Fjordy

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Lawson Crouse will cost more. I'm not sure if I like this deal with Tampa.

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Jan. 10, 2022 at 12:45 a.m.

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

Joined: Jun. 2018

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I thought that Henri Jokiharju was seen as an entirely viable NHL defender. It seems odd to me that rather than add Cernak to Jokiharju, you're constructing a trade where you end up with Cernak minus Jokiharju.

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Jan. 10, 2022 at 12:50 a.m.

Fjordy

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

It seems to me that he chose bad target, it would be foolish for Tampa to trade Cernak, we need to look elsewhere and not trade Joki or Mittelstadt.

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Jan. 10, 2022 at 1:14 a.m.

aedoran

Joined: Dec. 2017

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Congratulations! It gives Buffalonians something to get excited about.

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Jan. 10, 2022 at 8:46 a.m.

Ruxin679

Joined: Jun. 2021

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Quoting: Fjordy

Lawson Crouse will cost more. I'm not sure if I like this deal with Tampa.

Why would he cost more? I don’t think he’s a fit, but just curious.

The guy’s highest point totals is 25. He’s a more expensive/ slightly better Murray.

Jan. 10, 2022 at 1:12 p.m.

Bigboi69

Boi

Joined: Feb. 2020

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Ya tampa def doesn’t do this deal, cernak is one of the best defensive dmen in the league, jokiharju will be at best a bad replacement for cernak and middlestadt is already a certified bust

Jan. 10, 2022 at 1:46 p.m.

Fjordy

Joined: Nov. 2021

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Quoting: Ruxin679

Why would he cost more? I don’t think he’s a fit, but just curious.

The guy’s highest point totals is 25. He’s a more expensive/ slightly better Murray.

Because he is a good third line player and his skills will be very useful in the playoffs. Look at what teams paid for guys like Goodrow and Foligno not so long ago. Arizona will ask 1st for him and it seems to me they will get it. Murray? If you're talking about Brett Murray, then Crouse is a better and more proven player. Murray's main problem is his skating and speed, he looks slow for the NHL, he needs to improve that to play regularly in the NHL.

Jan. 10, 2022 at 7:39 p.m.

Ruxin679

Joined: Jun. 2021

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Quoting: Fjordy

You got to get to the playoffs before you send any assets for a player like this.

Jan. 10, 2022 at 7:46 p.m.

Fjordy

Joined: Nov. 2021

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Quoting: Ruxin679

You got to get to the playoffs before you send any assets for a player like this.

Yes, but I don't think Buffalo is going to trade for Crouse, even though we have three first rounds this year, our needs next season will be a top 4 RD and a decent goalie to support UPL.

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