Well That Was Uneventful

Forums/Armchair-GM

Page 1 of 1

Created by: mikeyscav

Team: 2021-22 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 21, 2022

Published: Mar. 21, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Once Hayden clears Covid-IR… not sure who gets sent down.

Plus with expectation Power, Levi, and Johnson signing after their NCAA seasons are over not sure how that would look either

Mentioned only one more AHL recall allowed (not including emergency recalls) so won’t see one of UPL or Quinn in the nhl again… idk it’s weird

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

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$65,775,013	$113,916	$1,262,500	$15,724,987

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 6	Thompson, Tage $1,400,000$1,400,000 C UFA - 2	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 5
Krebs, Peyton $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) C, LW RFA - 3	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 2	Hinostroza, Vinnie $1,050,000$1,050,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
	Mittelstadt, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C RFA - 3	Olofsson, Victor $3,050,000$3,050,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Asplund, Rasmus $825,000$825,000 LW, C RFA - 2	Eakin, Cody $2,250,000$2,250,000 C UFA - 1	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 2
Girgensons, Zemgus $2,200,000$2,200,000 LW, C UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 3	Jokiharju, Henri $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA - 3	Anderson, Craig $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1
Samuelsson, Mattias $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 2	Miller, Colin $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 1	Tokarski, Dustin $725,000$725,000 G UFA - 1
Bryson, Jacob $889,166$889,166 LD/RD RFA - 1	Fitzgerald, Casey $750,000$750,000 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Bjork, Anders $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Boychuk, Johnny $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1
Butcher, Will $2,822,764$2,822,764 LD UFA - 1	Subban, Malcolm $850,000$850,000 G UFA - 1
Pysyk, Mark $900,000$900,000 RD UFA - 1	Caggiula, Drake $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
	Hayden, John $750,000$750,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1

Mar. 21, 2022 at 4:15 p.m.

littlejerryseinfeld

Joined: Nov. 2017

Posts: 27,563

Likes: 14,385

My guess is butcher gets waived for power and Fitzgerald goes to ahl for Johnson assuming that's how you get him to sign

mikeyscav liked this.

Mar. 21, 2022 at 4:16 p.m.

Ross_Johnston

No longer a Virgin

Joined: Sep. 2020

Posts: 6,021

Likes: 2,606

Shocked they didn't make a move. Maybe Miller is extending, if Braun got a third I'd of thought Miller would at least get the same.

gretzkyghosts liked this.

Mar. 21, 2022 at 5:10 p.m.

mikeyscav

Thread Starter

I like Eich

Joined: Jun. 2015

Posts: 2,589

Likes: 335

Quoting: stephane_robidas

Shocked they didn't make a move. Maybe Miller is extending, if Braun got a third I'd of thought Miller would at least get the same.

Adam’s said him just playing 2 games since returning from injury wasn’t enough for teams who were inquiring… injury scared them off

Mar. 21, 2022 at 8:49 p.m.

Diaspora

Joined: Jul. 2021

Posts: 249

Likes: 88

On-ice value vs cap hit wasn't there for buyers. Even with 50% retention. Cheaper options were available. So no offers.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 9:41 a.m.

gretzkyghosts

Joined: Apr. 2018

Posts: 5,348

Likes: 4,797

Quoting: stephane_robidas

Shocked they didn't make a move. Maybe Miller is extending, if Braun got a third I'd of thought Miller would at least get the same.

Quoting: mikeyscav

Adam’s said him just playing 2 games since returning from injury wasn’t enough for teams who were inquiring… injury scared them off

Quoting: Diaspora

On-ice value vs cap hit wasn't there for buyers. Even with 50% retention. Cheaper options were available. So no offers.

The Sabres do not have many options at RHD.
Unlikely that any UFA RHD other than Miller or Pysyk would sign with the Sabres, so maybe management will resign them.
Similar with RW, Tuch, Okposo are signed with one really good prospect Quinn and one likely NHL player Peterka, so it would make sense to sign Hinostroza.
Considering Vinnie has a good relationship with Granato and has played really wel, he may also sign with the Sabres.
I see no reason to resign Butcher or Eakin.
On the other hand Anderson may want to mentor Luukkonen, he is certainly respected by all of his team mates.
Who knows. We do not know how Pegula will mess with the team.

I was deeply disappointed with the TDL.
.....Dermott <<< Hagg
PK.....00:27...02:23
TOI...14:43...17:01
Hits.......43......97
Blocks..28.......91
OZ%..53.1.....37.3
How does Dermott rate a third and Hagg only a sixth.
Why accept only a 6th for Hagg 24 hours before the end of the TDL?

mikeyscav liked this.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 12:53 p.m.

mikeyscav

Thread Starter

I like Eich

Joined: Jun. 2015

Posts: 2,589

Likes: 335

Quoting: gretzkyghosts

I think Dermott being signed through next year and slightly younger makes sense. Idk a 6th is fine.

I think Vinnie could be fine to re-sign, but that really locks up any room to improve. Including Miller and Pysyk in this, idk I want to upgrade the team and not run it back.

We got trade capital and salary cap to overpay a guy like Braun as well which I think could fit a RD role a little better than Miller. But, I think we should be making our damage in trade and only bringing back Pysyk and maybe Hinostroza

Mar. 22, 2022 at 1:17 p.m.

gretzkyghosts

Joined: Apr. 2018

Posts: 5,348

Likes: 4,797

Quoting: mikeyscav

I think Dermott being signed through next year and slightly younger makes sense. Idk a 6th is fine. I cannot disagree more.
A comparison of their stats would indicate Dermott's defensive value approaches useless category.
He played sheltered minutes, on a team that averaged nearly a goal a game more than Buffalo yet has 3 fewer pts than Hagg.
He does not hit, block shots nor PK.
Hagg is only 21 months older than Dermott and is the correct side of 30
My point why make the trade so early before the end of the TDL and if Dermott age and extra year warrants a third, Hagg is worth MUCH more than a 6th.
Having Dermott's salary for an extra year is worse.
Let me add, trading him for a 6th was an insult considering his role as the shut down defenseman and #1 LHD PK.

...only bringing back Pysyk and maybe Hinostroza OK, no problem, do not tie up roster spots with veterans.
You are correct, it may be necessary to over pay a several players to reach the floor.
Just consider, Buffalo needs much better GK, to be a play off team

Mar. 22, 2022 at 2:28 p.m.

mikeyscav

Thread Starter

I like Eich

Joined: Jun. 2015

Posts: 2,589

Likes: 335

Quoting: gretzkyghosts

Yeah idk, I get your point on Hagg that maybe he should’ve gotten a bit more. I guess I just don’t feel as strongly.

But yeah, GK and a RHD may be the biggest needs for this team. With Francouz and Forsberg signing with their teams, I think that’ll have to be a trade now

gretzkyghosts liked this.

Page 1 of 1

DISPLAY SETTING

BETTING ODDS

LOCALE

ARCHIVE

CBA

CALCULATORS

FANTASY HOCKEY TOOLS

TOOLS

PLAYERS

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

INTERACTIVE FEATURES

Forums/Armchair-GM