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Created by: lalalallafontaine

Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 11, 2022

Published: Jul. 11, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Kubalik contract isn’t accurate but he’s a ufa so dont wanna give up a pick.

I hope we will add another Forward to fill out the roster in case on injuries and see if we can find another good piece for Donny to develop for the future. If it’s kubalik jesse or maybe marchment i would be happy.

I have accepted that we will most likely not get a proven starter in net and I think comrie could be the route we take.

The most important things to figure out imo is what we have in UPL and Mitts. I think that we need to see if they can stay healthy and how good they are if they do.

The move that I would like to see the sabres make the most this season/offseason would be to get another RHD. I thing that a second and Portillos rights should be a decent package for the trade. If Johnson doesn’t sign I could also see us using his rights. The kings seem to be the best team to trade with, due to their crazy amount of d that are nhl ready or will be soon. I don’t have a preference of who we target but Spence seems like a good option.

If the sabres sign hinostroza or Hayden I wouldn’t be surprised and dont mind it

Also Rochester will be so fun to watch.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	2	$1,400,000
Kubalik, Dominik	2	$1,000,000
Olofsson, Victor	3	$5,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Comrie, Eric	2	$3,500,000
Subban, Malcolm	2	$900,000
Pysyk, Mark	2	$1,600,000

Offer Sheets

Offer sheet annual average (AAV) is calculated by dividing the contract value by the lower of: 1. The contract length, or 2. Five years

PLAYER	AAV	COMPENSATION
Kubalik, Dominik	$1,000,000	No Compensation

Trades

BUF

ANA

Bjork, Anders

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Waivers

BUF

Spence, Jordan

LAK

Portillo, Erik [Reserve List]
2023 2nd round pick (PHI)

Buyouts

Cody Hodgson: $791,667
Christian Ehrhoff: $0

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$82,500,000	$62,871,667	$0	$3,702,500	$19,628,333

Roster

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

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Samuelsson, Mattias $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 1	Dahlin, Rasmus $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $1,400,000$1,400,000 G RFA - 2
	Jokiharju, Henri $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA - 2	Comrie, Eric $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 2
Power, Owen $916,667$916,667 ($925,000$925K) LD/RD UFA - 2	Spence, Jordan $820,000$820,000 ($82,500$82K) RD RFA - 2
Bryson, Jacob $1,850,000$1,850,000 LD/RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Anderson, Craig $1,500,000$1,500,000 ($500,000$500K) G UFA - 1	Bishop, Ben $4,916,667$4,916,667 G M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Pysyk, Mark $1,600,000$1,600,000 RD UFA - 1
Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 ($82,500$82K) LW, RW RFA - 3

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Skinner, J.		Thompson, T.		Tuch, A.
	Dahlin, R.		Olofsson, V.

Power Play 2
Mittelstadt, C.		Cozens, D.		Quinn, J.
	Power, O.		Krebs, P.

Penalty Kill 1
	Girgensons, Z.	Okposo, K.
	Power, O.	Jokiharju, H.

Penalty Kill 2
	Cozens, D.	Tuch, A.
	Samuelsson, M.	Spence, J.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:16 a.m.

tryger

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No thanks from the Kings. Spence broke out in his pro year, we want to see him build on that.

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Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:20 a.m.

lalalallafontaine

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Quoting: tryger

No thanks from the Kings. Spence broke out in his pro year, we want to see him build on that.

Fair, who would be the RHD you guys trade / what else what it take for Spence.

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Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:28 a.m.

tryger

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Quoting: lalalallafontaine

Fair, who would be the RHD you guys trade / what else what it take for Spence.

The Kings are reluctant to move their defensemen (especially for a prospect-for-prospect situation) unless it absolutely addresses an area of weakness. Faber being moved worked because we addressed top-line scoring. The Kings remaining area of weakness is an established top-4 left-shot defenseman, this likely won't happen this season as we are now against the cap.

If the Kings are looking to thin out the number of RDs we have it will start with Sean Walker to clear more cap space. The player after that would be Helge Grans and even then, they might want more time with him.

The Kings seem very interested in what Clarke, Durzi, and Spence have to provide.

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Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:38 a.m.

OldNYIfan

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I'm with my friend @tryger about Jordan Spence, but don't be misled -- I think that's a fair value for him IF we were trading him.

Tryger's second comment says it all, so you don't need to hear me repeat it.

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Jul. 11, 2022 at 12:41 p.m.

gretzkyghosts

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Edited Jul. 11, 2022 at 12:46 p.m.

Quoting: tryger

... it will start with Sean Walker to clear more cap space. The player after that would be Helge Grans and even then, they might want more time with him...

Quoting: OldNYIfan

I'm with my friend @tryger about Jordan Spence, but don't be misled -- I think that's a fair value for him IF we were trading him...

Great to hear two Kings fans who agree.
Sean Walker appears to be a good target for the Sabres, what do you think it would take for the Sabres to acquire him in a trade?

@lalalallafontaine While it is great to have many GK prospects now that the Sabres decided to take Topias Leinonen the #1 ranked European and the first GK taken in the draft, Portillo could be expendable.
BTW, I really hate second guessing Jeramiah Crowe as he knows a lot more than I but taking Ostlund over Kemell was IMO questionable.
Ostlund is not an off the wall pick but nearly every pre-draft predictions had Kemell taken among the top ten and Ostlund much later none lower than 14th and one https://www.nhl.com/news not among the top 32.
After he was injured he fell out of favor as his production waned in the second half of the season.
I hope this is not a Reinhart/Draisaitl event.
After Nashville made their pick, the announcers called Kemell a slam dunk.

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Jul. 11, 2022 at 12:44 p.m.

tryger

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Quoting: gretzkyghosts

Great to hear two Kings fans who agree.
Sean Walker appears to be a good target for the Sabres, what do you think it would take for the Sabres to acquire him in a trade?

lalalallafontaine While it is great to have many GK prospects now that the Sabres decided to take Topias Leinonen the #1 ranked European and the first GK taken in the draft, Portillo could be expendable.
BTW, I really hate second guessing Jeramiah Crowe as he knows a lot more than I but taking Ostlund over Kemell was IMO questionable.
Ostlund is not an off the wall pick but nearly every pre-draft predictions had Kemell taken among the top ten and Ostlund much later..
After he was injured he fell out of favor as his production waned in the second half of the season.
I hope this is not a Reinhart/Draisaitl event.
After Nashville made their pick, the announcers called Kemell a slam dunk.

With us being weak at LD2, the Kings are rumored to play Walker as LD2 and get Edler (or similar vet) in a depth role. If Moverare, Bjornfot, Edler, or other can fill that role then we can move Walker. I think 2nd to 3rd is what they will be looking for, a goalie or LD prospect could work too.

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Jul. 11, 2022 at 12:53 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: gretzkyghosts

Great to hear two Kings fans who agree.
Sean Walker appears to be a good target for the Sabres, what do you think it would take for the Sabres to acquire him in a trade?

I'd like a second-half second or first-half third for him. As @tryger intimates, the recently-signed Jacob Bryson might be an attractive exchange (with a balancing pick per negotiation or scouting staff if necessary).

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Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:28 p.m.

gretzkyghosts

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Edited Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:43 p.m.

Quoting: tryger

Quoting: OldNYIfan

LOL, Bryson was the exact player I had in mind.
Bryson played well last year and Sabre management has an even higher opinion of him than I, as his AVV of $1,850,000 is about double of what I presumed it would be.
All reports indicate Walker is completely healed now, just he lost his spot to Durzi.
I wonder if Jason Karmanos and Rob Blake are chatting right now.
The Kings get a more cost control NHL LHD and the Sabres get a solid NHL RHD.
Both teams trading a position player in which they have depth to fill a position of need, this is too much of a hockey trade.

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Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:32 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: gretzkyghosts

LOL, Bryson was the exact player I had in mind.
Bryson played well last year and Sabre management has and even higher opinion of him than I, as his AVV of $1,850,000 is about double of what I presumed it would be.
All reports indicate Walker is completely healed now, just he lost his spot to Durzi.
I wonder if Jason Karmanos and Rob Blake are chatting right now.
The Kings get a more cost control NHL LHD and the Sabres get a solid NHL RHD.
Both teams trading a position player in which they have depth to fill a position of need, this is too much of a hockey trade.

Frankly, I'd through in a low-level pick (4 or 5) conditional upon Walker playing x number of games (to remove the injury risk concern) just to get this done.

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Jul. 12, 2022 at 12:55 p.m.

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lalalallafontaine

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Quoting: gretzkyghosts

Great to hear two Kings fans who agree.
Sean Walker appears to be a good target for the Sabres, what do you think it would take for the Sabres to acquire him in a trade?

lalalallafontaine While it is great to have many GK prospects now that the Sabres decided to take Topias Leinonen the #1 ranked European and the first GK taken in the draft, Portillo could be expendable.
BTW, I really hate second guessing Jeramiah Crowe as he knows a lot more than I but taking Ostlund over Kemell was IMO questionable.
Ostlund is not an off the wall pick but nearly every pre-draft predictions had Kemell taken among the top ten and Ostlund much later none lower than 14th and one https://www.nhl.com/news not among the top 32.
After he was injured he fell out of favor as his production waned in the second half of the season.
I hope this is not a Reinhart/Draisaitl event.
After Nashville made their pick, the announcers called Kemell a slam dunk.

I agree I wanted kemell when the sabres were on the clock however I am definitely not mad that we got Ostlund. Hearing all the reports and how high some people are on him is encouraging.

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