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New Sabres Regime Gets Bold, Shakes Things Up (4/23/17)

Created by: finchj15
Team: 2017-18 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Apr. 23, 2017
Published: Apr. 23, 2017
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
Certain trades may need to be added to but the Sabres do have the assets to do so. This is just the beginning of some ideas.

Nicklas Lidstrom becomes President of Hockey Operations and brings a winning culture and educated oversight to a team in need.

Jason Botterill becomes GM after having success in the Penguins' organization.

Defensive mind Phil Housley becomes Head Coach

Vanek deal helps get above the cap unitl next year. He may take the one year deal because of how lucrative it is.

At least one of Baptiste, Carrier, and Bailey is bound to breakout next season.

Petersen signs as he will be on NHL roster after 1 year in AHL.

Sabres will walk into the following offseason with roughly 30 million in cap space.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$900,000
1$900,000
1$1,500,000
2$1,875,000
1$650,000
1$800,000
2$4,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$750,000
1$700,000
1$2,000,000
1$6,000,000
Antipin, Viktor
1$925,000
Petersen, Cal
3$925,000
2$3,000,000
Trades
1.
BUF
    Expansion.
    This sucks but it is most likely going to happen
    VGK
    1. Ullmark, Linus
    2.
    BUF
    1. Josi, Roman
    2. Wilson, Colin
    NSH
    1. Bogosian, Zach ($2,250,000 retained)
    2. Okposo, Kyle
    Additional Details:
    2017 WSH 3rd Round Pick
    Bogosian with a cap hit below 3 is good value.
    3.
    BUF
    1. Slavin, Jaccob
    Additional Details:
    Canes sell high on Slavin. They are deep no defense. They get a top 6 socring forward in Kane (28G in 70 games), as well as a solid 3rd line option.
    CAR
    1. Kane, Evander ($2,500,000 retained)
    2. Wilson, Colin
    Additional Details:
    2017 BUF 4th Round Pick
    4.
    BUF
    1. 2020 6th round pick (ARI)
    ARI
    1. Moulson, Matt ($1,500,000 retained)
    Additional Details:
    2017 MIN 2nd Round Pick
    Contract Dump
    5.
    BUF
    1. Beagle, Jay
    2. 2018 6th round pick (WSH)
    WSH
    1. Girgensons, Zemgus
    2. Nelson, Casey
    6.
    BUF
    1. 2018 3rd round pick (NSH)
    NSH
    1. Larsson, Johan
    2. 2018 7th round pick (BUF)
    Buyouts
    Retained Salary Transactions
    DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
    2018
    Logo of the BUF
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    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the NSH
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the WSH
    2019
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    2020
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the BUF
    Logo of the ARI
    Logo of the BUF
    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    22$75,000,000$52,689,167$0$6,215,000$22,310,833
    Left WingCentreRight Wing
    Nylander, Alexander
    $894,166$894,166
    RW, LW
    RFA - 4
    Eichel, Jack
    $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
    C
    UFA - 1
    Reinhart, Sam
    $894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$2,650,000$3M)
    RW
    UFA - 1
    Vanek, Thomas
    $6,000,000$6,000,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 1
    O'Reilly, Ryan
    $1,875,000$1,875,000
    C
    UFA - 6
    Baptiste, Nicholas
    $718,333$718,333 (Performance Bonus$60,000$60K)
    RW
    UFA - 1
    Carrier, William
    $689,167$689,167 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
    LW
    UFA - 1
    Fisher, Mike
    $3,000,000$3,000,000
    C
    UFA - 1
    Bailey, Justin
    $670,000$670,000 (Performance Bonus$182,500$182K)
    RW
    UFA - 1
    Foligno, Marcus
    $1,875,000$1,875,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 4
    Beagle, Jay
    $1,750,000$1,750,000
    C
    UFA - 1
    Deslauriers, Nicolas
    $775,000$775,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 1
    Rodrigues, Evan
    $900,000$900,000
    LW, C
    UFA - 2
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
    Josi, Roman
    $4,000,000$4,000,000
    LD
    UFA - 3
    Ristolainen, Rasmus
    $5,400,000$5,400,000
    RD
    UFA - 5
    Lehner, Robin
    $4,000,000$4,000,000
    G
    UFA - 1
    Slavin, Jaccob
    $742,500$742,500 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
    LD
    UFA - 1
    Guhle, Brendan
    $697,500$697,500 (Performance Bonus$257,500$258K)
    LD
    UFA - 3
    McCabe, Jake
    $1,600,000$1,600,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 2
    Antipin, Viktor
    $925,000$925,000
    Nilsson, Anders
    $2,000,000$2,000,000
    G
    UFA - 2
    Gorges, Josh
    $3,900,000$3,900,000
    LD
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1

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    Apr. 24, 2017 at 12:31 a.m.
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    flores
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    Nashville has all the pieces they need, why break it up by trading Josi who's on a very team friendly contract? Also, Slavin was the Hurricanes best defender this year, why trade him out of the surplus they have?
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