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Trade Deadline and 2022 Offseason

Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Feb. 22, 2022
Published: Feb. 22, 2022
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
-I know, I am going to get ripped apart
-I am not sure if all four of Miller, Hagg, Eakin, and Anderson are moved, however, imo, realistic returns for them.
-I know Kadri, Hertl, and Klingberg wont sign here, but if the Sabres were being aggressive, I feel like its an overpayment for the trio
-I do not see Ruotsalainen resigning here, Sabres have been jerking him around like they did with Pilut.
-Overpay for Holtby to bring him in for a year.
-If the Sabres want to be serious next year, trade away the last year of Okposo's contract, I know he has looked better this year, but 6 million of the cap can be better spent elsewhere.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$5,000,000
2$975,000
1$900,000
1$975,000
1$875,000
2$1,250,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$1,750,000
2$1,500,000
2$3,500,000
1$5,000,000
7$8,000,000
1$2,000,000
7$8,250,000
7$9,000,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Power, Owen
3$975,000
Sabres Pick, Brad Lambert
3$975,000
Golden Knights Pick, Ryan Chesley
3$975,000
Panthers Pick, Jack Hughes
3$975,000
Trades
1.
BUF
  1. 2023 2nd round pick (CGY)
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CGY
    Colin Miller ($1,937,500 Retained)
    2.
    BUF
    1. 2022 5th round pick (CHI)
    Additional Details:
    Trade Deadline Move
    VGK
      Craig Anderson
      3.
      BUF
      1. 2023 4th round pick (NSH)
      Additional Details:
      Trade Deadline Move
      NSH
        Cody Eakin
        4.
        BUF
        1. 2024 5th round pick (TBL)
        Additional Details:
        Trade Deadline Move
        TBL
          Robert Hagg ($800,000 Retained)
          5.
          BUF
            Offseason Trade
            ANA
            1. Okposo, Kyle
            2. 2023 2nd round pick (CGY)
            Additional Details:
            6 million cap hit while only 4 million being paid, a team trying to get to the Cap Floor will love this contract. With so many 2nds in the 2023 NHL Draft, Sabs use one to get rid of the final year.
            Buyouts
            Buried
            DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
            2022
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            2023
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            2024
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            ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
            22$82,500,000$79,399,167$0$1,262,500$3,100,833
            Left WingCentreRight Wing
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            $863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$412,500$412K)
            C, LW
            RFA - 2
            $9,000,000$9,000,000
            C
            UFA - 7
            $8,250,000$8,250,000
            C
            UFA - 8
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $9,000,000$9,000,000
            LW, RW
            NMC
            UFA - 5
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $1,400,000$1,400,000
            C
            UFA - 1
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $4,750,000$4,750,000
            RW, LW
            UFA - 4
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
            C, LW
            UFA - 1
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $2,500,000$2,500,000
            LW, C
            RFA - 2
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $5,000,000$5,000,000
            RW, LW
            UFA - 2
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $825,000$825,000
            LW, C
            RFA - 1
            $1,500,000$1,500,000
            RW, C
            UFA - 3
            $3,500,000$3,500,000
            RW
            UFA - 2
            Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $6,000,000$6,000,000
            LD/RD
            UFA - 2
            $8,000,000$8,000,000
            RD
            UFA - 1
            $5,000,000$5,000,000
            G
            UFA
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $2,500,000$2,500,000
            RD
            RFA - 2
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $975,000$975,000
            G
            RFA - 2
            $2,000,000$2,000,000
            LD/RD
            UFA - 3
            Power, Owen
            $975,000$975,000
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $1,250,000$1,250,000
            LD/RD
            RFA - 2
            ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $2,200,000$2,200,000
            LW, C
            UFA - 1
            Sabres Pick, Brad Lambert
            $975,000$975,000
            Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
            $1,750,000$1,750,000
            RD
            UFA - 1
            Golden Knights Pick, Ryan Chesley
            $975,000$975,000
            Panthers Pick, Jack Hughes
            $975,000$975,000

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            Feb. 22, 2022 at 2:47 p.m.
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            GO FLAMES GO
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            Flames don't have the cap space for that
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 2:53 p.m.
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            I think you are being too generous on that Okposo deal.
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 3:04 p.m.
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            Yeah, I would not be happy to see them give that term to Kadri and Hertl. No need to waste that cap space and also push Quinn & Petreka back to the AHL for another season.
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 3:54 p.m.
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            Sabres will keep okposo and the pick. Honestly, they have been trying extremely hard to sell the idea that he's a leader on and off the ice, they've been selling that idea for so long now that I think they believe it.
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:11 p.m.
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            Quoting: mokumboi
            I think you are being too generous on that Okposo deal.


            I am sick of him lol
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:12 p.m.
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            Quoting: Not_Not_Batman
            Yeah, I would not be happy to see them give that term to Kadri and Hertl. No need to waste that cap space and also push Quinn & Petreka back to the AHL for another season.


            Quinn and JPP should spend another year in the AHL. And it isnt wasting cap space, its acquiring actual NHL Talent, or we could just go after Mike Smith and company again.
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            Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:12 p.m.
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            Quoting: Gmonwy
            Flames don't have the cap space for that


            Even with half rentention?
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:18 p.m.
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            Quoting: OrganizedConfusion55
            I am sick of him lol


            Heard. squinty smile
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:21 p.m.
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            GO FLAMES GO
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            Quoting: OrganizedConfusion55
            Even with half rentention?


            They have 800k
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:43 p.m.
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            Let's see, I don't know what teams they will got to but the draft picks seem to around the right values except for Eakin which is more a 6th I think also if he gets back from injury Hinostroza might get a 3rd or 4th.

            As for Free Agents I'd probably be a little more conservative RD Erik Gudbranson RD Rasmus Ristolainen C Nick Paul LW Mason Marchment G Villie Husso , Mark Pysyk depending on how I felt on Ryan Johnson, Janmark and Hayden might also get signed depending

            Draft - my first choice is probably Slafkovsky but Lambert is in the mix

            I understand wanting a more established 1C, me too - not sure if FA is the place -I wonder about what it would take to get Scheifele.
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:20 p.m.
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            Quoting: Gmonwy
            They have 800k


            Is that total or prorated? Worst case, we could take someone back on an expiring contract. But looking at the teams, i thought the flames would be a good fit for miller.
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:21 p.m.
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            Quoting: OrganizedConfusion55
            Is that total or prorated? Worst case, we could take someone back on an expiring contract. But looking at the teams, i thought the flames would be a good fit for miller.


            Ehh Zadorov and Gudbranson have been surprisingly decent
            Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:21 p.m.
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            Quoting: Sabresforlife
            Let's see, I don't know what teams they will got to but the draft picks seem to around the right values except for Eakin which is more a 6th I think also if he gets back from injury Hinostroza might get a 3rd or 4th.

            As for Free Agents I'd probably be a little more conservative RD Erik Gudbranson RD Rasmus Ristolainen C Nick Paul LW Mason Marchment G Villie Husso , Mark Pysyk depending on how I felt on Ryan Johnson, Janmark and Hayden might also get signed depending

            Draft - my first choice is probably Slafkovsky but Lambert is in the mix

            I understand wanting a more established 1C, me too - not sure if FA is the place -I wonder about what it would take to get Scheifele.


            Eakin is one of those players a bone head GM will trade for, he shouldn't even be in the NHL
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            Feb. 22, 2022 at 11:15 p.m.
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            Quoting: OrganizedConfusion55
            Eakin is one of those players a bone head GM will trade for, he shouldn't even be in the NHL


            Eakin is good on Faceoffs it isn't much but some team in the playoffs might pay something for him but not much.
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            Feb. 23, 2022 at 8:39 a.m.
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            Quoting: OrganizedConfusion55
            Eakin is one of those players a bone head GM will trade for, he shouldn't even be in the NHL good post
            Quoting: Sabresforlife
            Eakin is good on Faceoffs it isn't much but some team in the playoffs might pay something for him but not much.
            One never knows what goes into the decision making of GM.
            Let's face it Adams was a bone head until Karmanos arrived.
            How could he pass on Larsson and sign Eakin?
            How could he pass on Pysyk last year when the Sabres were trying to compete?
            BTW, I said this last year right after he signed Eakin, Davidson and Irwin.
            How could he ONLY get a 2nd for Hall?
            There are other GM who make questionable decisions. If Eakin has a great game when the scouts are watching, who knows.
            He wins about 57% of his face offs and kills penalties.
            A team looking to upgrade in both areas could be interested.

            I forgot to add.
            Look at this post: https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/557464?post_id=3008300
            While this would be a great return, as I outlined in my reply in that post, Okposo is no longer a cap dump, he is on his way to having his best season since becoming a Sabre.
            Retain 50% (that was not a requirement in that post), he will return more than you think.
            Not only is he scoring but he controls the puck in the offensive zone.
             
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