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I Can Feel It Down in My Plums

Created by: ashleyschaeffer
Team: 2017-18 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: May 11, 2017
Published: May 12, 2017
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
Improving the PK should be a huge priority. I like the TVR/Kruger idea. Panarin and Panik are about to count for $8 million more against the cap. Plus, they need another forward who meets exposure requirements (along with Tootoo) so we actually have a trade involving Deslauriers. We will have to overpay for Alzner but he's a good compliment to Ristolainen on the top pair and a good penalty killer. Florida needs a defenseman that meets exposure requirements if they protect Ekblad, Yandle, and Demers. Which they will. So a trade of depth defenseman gets back Pysyk, a good penalty-killing defensive defenseman. Lastly, if you've seen Eichel and Gaudreau together at the worlds, or the 8 shifts Bylsma let Eichel and Kane play together, you know that would be a top line to rival any in the league. Gaudreau isn't going anywhere but Drouin is a possibility. I know they want a top-4 D, but Reinhart, McCabe and the #8 should be enough ammo for them to get one. We bring back Sam Bennett for Robin Lehner to lessen the sting of losing Reinhart, and all of the sudden, Vegas doesn't have good options from our roster. Then, and only then, will Vegas take Ennis with a sweetener. Holden is an underrated defenseman we get for Girgensons, who always played well against the Rangers. Petersen signs his ELC to be the #1 in Rochester, and we use our combination of #1PP and much improved penalty kill and this team is ready to take to the farmer's market. Special, two plums for one. Woo!
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$1,750,000
3$2,500,000
2$1,000,000
1$725,000
2$2,500,000
1$1,250,000
7$6,000,000
1$2,250,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
5$5,500,000
Antipin, Viktor
1$925,000
Petersen, Cal
2$925,000
Asplund, Rasmus
3$875,000
Olofsson, Victor
3$750,000
Estephan, Giorgio
3$925,000
Florentino, Anthony
2$925,000
1$725,000
1$2,000,000
Trades
1.
BUF
  1. Holden, Nick
NYR
    Rights to RFA Zemgus Girgensons
    2.
    BUF
      Rights to RFA Mark Pysyk
      FLA
      1. Falk, Justin
      3.
      BUF
      VGK
      1. Ennis, Tyler
      Additional Details:
      2017 2nd round pick (MIN)
      4.
      BUF
      1. Krüger, Marcus
      2. van Riemsdyk, Trevor
      CHI
      1. Deslauriers, Nicolas
      2. 2018 4th round pick (BUF)
      Additional Details:
      2017 3rd round pick (BUF)
      5.
      BUF
        Rights to RFA Jonathan Drouin
        TBL
        1. McCabe, Jake
        2. Reinhart, Sam
        Additional Details:
        2017 1st round pick (#8)
        6.
        BUF
          Rights to RFA Sam Bennett
          CGY
            Rights to RFA Robin Lehner
            2017 3rd round pick (WAS)
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            ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
            22$74,000,000$64,947,023$0$3,547,500$9,052,977

            Roster

            Left WingCentreRight Wing
            Drouin, Jonathan
            $6,000,000$6,000,000
            LW, RW
            UFA - 6
            Eichel, Jack
            $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
            C
            UFA - 1
            Baptiste, Nicholas
            $718,333$718,333 (Performance Bonus$60,000$60K)
            RW
            UFA - 1
            Kane, Evander
            $5,250,000$5,250,000
            LW, RW
            UFA - 1
            O'Reilly, Ryan
            $1,875,000$1,875,000
            C
            UFA - 6
            Okposo, Kyle
            $6,000,000$6,000,000
            RW
            NMC
            UFA - 6
            Nylander, Alexander
            $894,166$894,166
            RW, LW
            RFA - 4
            Bennett, Sam
            $2,500,000$2,500,000
            C
            UFA - 2
            Fasching, Hudson
            $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$637,500$638K)
            RW
            UFA - 1
            Krüger, Marcus
            $2,775,000$2,775,000
            C
            M-NTC
            UFA - 2
            Rodrigues, Evan
            $1,000,000$1,000,000
            LW, C
            UFA - 2
            Foligno, Marcus
            $2,250,000$2,250,000
            RW, LW
            UFA - 4
            Larsson, Johan
            $1,250,000$1,250,000
            C, LW
            UFA - 2
            Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
            Alzner, Karl
            $5,500,000$5,500,000
            LD
            UFA - 5
            Ristolainen, Rasmus
            $5,400,000$5,400,000
            RD
            UFA - 5
            Ullmark, Linus
            $2,500,000$2,500,000
            G
            UFA - 2
            Holden, Nick
            $1,650,000$1,650,000
            LD
            UFA - 1
            Antipin, Viktor
            $925,000$925,000
            van Riemsdyk, Trevor
            $825,000$825,000
            RD
            UFA - 1
            Nilsson, Anders
            $2,000,000$2,000,000
            G
            UFA - 2
            Pysyk, Mark
            $1,750,000$1,750,000
            RD
            UFA - 3
            Bogosian, Zach
            $5,142,857$5,142,857
            RD
            UFA - 3

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            May 12, 2017 at 10:59 a.m.
            #1
            ISeeDeadPeople
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            Holy cow none of this would work. I don't know what's more outlandish, Deslauriers and garbage picks for Kruger and TVR or Justin Falk for Pysyk. I know Florida wants to unload a guy they may lose in expansion but you've gotta send them some pick or prospect for Psysk in return. Falk is NOT good. Don't get me started on that Drouin trade. I can live with Reinhart gone but McCabe AND the first rounder? Pick your poison. No Thanks.
            May 12, 2017 at 11:21 a.m.
            #2
            kempjl01
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            Literally every trade would be rejected.
            May 12, 2017 at 11:48 a.m.
            #3
            clark
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            sorry to inform you that vegas has lots of options besides Ennis to select in the draft. if you don't want him, either does vegas. he stays a sabre.
            May 12, 2017 at 12:59 p.m.
            #4
            FSA2020
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            Too much value going to TB for Drouin. Doesn't make sense for Sabres. He is good, but he is not significantly better than Reinhart. Not to mention, McCabe and our 8th overall is involved. Not good.
             
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