Team: 2017-18 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: May 3, 2017

Published: May 12, 2017

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Not a fan of all teams but will give it my best shot. I'm going to try to stay as realistic as possible but you know how that goes. Ill remember each move so teams don't get the same players. Wish me luck. Thank you.

Robin Lehner is a good goaltender, good enough to be on a playoff team. Buffalo is not good in front of him and i don't believe its all the defensemen. They need more defense as a team. With Eichel playing a full year you're going to see a strong uptick in points for. So what i did here was get them one top 4 defenseman and a middle 6 forward that plays very good defense. Sure the defenseman cost a 1st round pick but with this years weak draft (even up top) its not a bad trade off. Bogosian isn't a lost product too. The Flyers need someone to play on the right side down in Philly and having an abundance of guys who can play center its seems like a fair trade off. Because of Bopgosians declining play and Couturier being consistent i threw in Rodrigues as a "gimme." I was debating to buyout Ennis or trade him but he has little to no value on the trade market and just enough value for Buffalo to not buy him out. (if that makes sense)

Protection List: 7-3-1
C. O'Reilly, Ryan
W. Kane, Evander
W. Okposo, Kyle
W. Moulson, Matt
C. Girgensons, Zemgus
W. Larsson, Johan
W. Carrier, William
D. Ristolainen, Rasmus
D. McCabe, Jake
D. Fowler, Cam
G. Lehner, Robin

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