Why does buffalo have a good future

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Created by: MMXD

Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 18, 2022

Published: Jul. 18, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Johnson, Ryan	2	$950,000
Lindgren, Mats	3	$950,000
Levi, Devon	3	$950,000
Kozak, Tyson	3	$950,000
Novikov, Nikita	3	$950,000
Poltapov, Prokhor	3	$950,000
Portillo, Erik	2	$950,000

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
25	$82,500,000	$33,928,334	$0	$3,202,500	$48,571,666

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Asplund, Rasmus $825,000$825,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Savoie, Matthew $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 5	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Cederqvist, Filip $850,000$850,000 LW, RW 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
Kisakov, Alexander $859,167$859,167 ($82,500$82K) LW RFA - 3	Krebs, Peyton $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) C, LW RFA - 2	Thompson, Tage $1,400,000$1,400,000 C UFA - 1
Bloom, Josh $859,167$859,167 LW RFA - 4	Kulich, Jiri $950,000$950,000 C, LW RFA - 5	Rosén, Isak $925,000$925,000 RW RFA - 4
Poltapov, Prokhor $950,000$950,000 LW RFA	Östlund, Noah $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 5	Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 ($82,500$82K) LW, RW RFA - 3
	Kozak, Tyson $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Bryson, Jacob $1,850,000$1,850,000 LD/RD RFA - 2	Levi, Devon $950,000$950,000 G RFA - 3
Power, Owen $916,667$916,667 ($925,000$925K) LD/RD UFA - 2	Lindgren, Mats $950,000$950,000 LD RFA	Portillo, Erik $950,000$950,000 G RFA - 2
Johnson, Ryan $950,000$950,000 LD RFA	Samuelsson, Mattias $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 1
Novikov, Nikita $950,000$950,000 LD RFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Pilut, Lawrence $750,000$750,000 LD UFA - 1
		Jokiharju, Henri $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA - 2
		Mittelstadt, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C RFA - 2
		Bjork, Anders $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
		Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 5
		Olofsson, Victor $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
		Hinostroza, Vinnie $1,700,000$1,700,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
		Comrie, Eric $1,800,000$1,800,000 G UFA - 2
		Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 1
		Lyubushkin, Ilya $687,500$687,500 RD UFA - 2
		Bishop, Ben $4,916,667$4,916,667 G M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
		Subban, Malcolm $850,000$850,000 G UFA - 1
		Girgensons, Zemgus $2,200,000$2,200,000 LW, C UFA - 1
		Anderson, Craig $1,500,000$1,500,000 ($500,000$500K) G UFA - 1

Jul. 18, 2022 at 11:55 p.m.

#26

homiedaclown

Joined: Jul. 2021

Posts: 7,136

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Quoting: Isles5513

I’ve hated that rule since before Foxy signed with NYR. I hate what Dubois is doing too tbh. I’m shocked there isn’t a tampering charge being filed against Montreal for the Dubois Bs tbh. No way in hell they aren’t trying to game the system.

I totally agree, but it is what it is
Would be nice if they changed the rules so they made more sense

We got screwed a few years ago when Cal Petersen ditched us to go play for LA

Jul. 18, 2022 at 11:56 p.m.

#27

homiedaclown

Joined: Jul. 2021

Posts: 7,136

Likes: 3,156

Quoting: Isles5513

You can try tho lol

Well sure
We’d obviously like to sign Johnson
But the ball is in his court now

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Jul. 18, 2022 at 11:57 p.m.

#28

Not_Isles5513

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Joined: Dec. 2021

Posts: 11,744

Likes: 4,803

Quoting: Buffalove

Well sure
We’d obviously like to sign Johnson
But the ball is in his court now

Agreed

Jul. 18, 2022 at 11:58 p.m.

#29

homiedaclown

Joined: Jul. 2021

Posts: 7,136

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Quoting: Isles5513

Yeah there is a fine line there too. Cause you want an NHL ready goalie but you can’t scare Levi off either. Not a fun position to be in lol.

That being said Buffalo is that market guys love once they get there. If you are good in Buffalo you are a god. And the fans will treat you the right way.

That’s all true
We hear it from player after player after player
They come in with negative feelings about the area,
but then they (almost) all end up totally loving it here

Jul. 19, 2022 at 12:24 a.m.

#30

worldwidesensei

Joined: Feb. 2018

Posts: 1,582

Likes: 784

Quoting: kster34

I see a lot of good young players, but very few elite players and if they have elite players, it’s the two #1 picks on the d corps. Do you really think savioe or cozens are a #1 centre on a stanley cup contender? Be really tough to address that via FA so you better hope they are

Yep, when you look at the Sabres, you look at Dahlin and Power. Both could be future Norris winners. So, that ain't bad.

If you're talking about Centers, well, mabye they don't have the elite talent like they had with Eichel, but they have loads of talent. Thompson, Mittelstadt, Cozens, Krebs + Savoie, Ostlund, Kulich..

Thompson has only had one good year, but he is a player the league is sleeping on.

Let's look at 5v5 G/60 leaders:

Matthews 1.94
Forsberg 1.67
Tarasenko 1.6
Pacioretty 1.57 (How do you get him for free?)
Hartman 1.45
Magiapane 1.39
Colton 1.39
Thompson 1.38
Skinner 1.38

Jul. 19, 2022 at 12:30 a.m.

#31

worldwidesensei

Joined: Feb. 2018

Posts: 1,582

Likes: 784

Quoting: worldwidesensei

For reference, min 500min 5v5

https://www.naturalstattrick.com/playerteams.php?fromseason=20212022&thruseason=20212022&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&stdoi=std&rate=y&team=ALL&pos=S&loc=B&toi=500&gpfilt=none&fd=&td=&tgp=410&lines=single&draftteam=ALL

Jul. 19, 2022 at 1:25 a.m.

#32

MMXD

Thread Starter

Joined: Mar. 2020

Posts: 2,691

Likes: 696

Quoting: Isles5513

I’m confused by the question. Did you look at their farm system and roster? Is this supposed to be rhetorical? Because it’s pretty clear the Sabres are gonna be really ****ing good in two years. Especially once Patrick Kane pulls a Claude Giroux and goes to Buffalo.

Wasn't really asking anything. I just find it amazing that despite their amazing pool, the team still gets trashed so hard.

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