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Painful season and immediate playoff jump following year

Created by: Sabresguy1987
Team: 2023-24 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 25, 2022
Published: Jul. 25, 2022
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
Finish 5th last in nhl and win draft lottery for bedard
Obviously unrealistic and lines are hard to do, assume bottom 2 lines will play equal minutes
Free Agent Signings
RESERVE LISTYEARSCAP HIT
2$925,000
2$925,000
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$1,250,000
8$7,500,000
8$7,000,000
3$3,500,000
4$4,500,000
2$2,500,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$1,500,000
1$2,000,000
1$775,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Bedard, connor
3$950,000
Trades
BUF
  1. Barzal, Mathew [RFA Rights]
NYI
  1. Johnson, Ryan
  2. Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka
  3. Quinn, Jack
  4. 2023 2nd round pick (VGK)
  5. 2024 2nd round pick (BUF)
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2023
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2024
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2025
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$85,000,000$68,541,666$0$2,295,000$16,458,334
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Cozens, Dylan
$4,500,000$4,500,000
C, LW
UFA - 7
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Thompson, Tage
$7,000,000$7,000,000
C
UFA - 7
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Tuch, Alex
$4,750,000$4,750,000
RW, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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Skinner, Jeff
$9,000,000$9,000,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 4
Barzal, Mathew
$7,500,000$7,500,000
C, RW
UFA - 8
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Krebs, Peyton
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$412,500$412K)
C, LW
RFA - 1
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Waivers ExemptSavoie, Matthew
$918,333$918,333
C
RFA - 4
Bedard, connor
$950,000$950,000
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Asplund, Rasmus
$2,500,000$2,500,000
LW, C
RFA - 1
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Olofsson, Victor
$4,750,000$4,750,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
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Mittelstadt, Casey
$2,500,000$2,500,000
LW, C
RFA - 1
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Peterka, John-Jason
$855,833$855,833 (Performance Bonus$32,500$32K)
LW, RW
RFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Samuelsson, Mattias
$3,500,000$3,500,000
LD
UFA - 7
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Dahlin, Rasmus
$6,000,000$6,000,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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Comrie, Eric
$1,800,000$1,800,000
G
UFA - 1
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Power, Owen
$916,667$916,667 (Performance Bonus$1,850,000$2M)
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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Lyubushkin, Ilya
$687,500$687,500
RD
UFA - 1
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Waivers ExemptLevi, Devon
$925,000$925,000
G
RFA - 2
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Bryson, Jacob
$1,850,000$1,850,000
LD/RD
RFA - 1
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Jokiharju, Henri
$2,500,000$2,500,000
RD
RFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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Hinostroza, Vinnie
$1,500,000$1,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
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Okposo, Kyle
$2,000,000$2,000,000
RW
UFA - 1
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Pilut, Lawrence
$775,000$775,000
LD
UFA

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Jul. 25, 2022 at 9:55 a.m.
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Not_Isles5513
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Islanders aren’t trading Mat Barzal. That being said if they were going to do so you would probably have to send a top center prospect to close the deal. That means the isles would ask for Cozens. Hell they may even ask for Cozens, Krebs and Savoie even tho it isn’t reasonable lol.
Jul. 25, 2022 at 9:55 a.m.
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Im curious as to what you think the standings will look like
Jul. 25, 2022 at 9:58 a.m.
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Quoting: Isles5513
Islanders aren’t trading Mat Barzal. That being said if they were going to do so you would probably have to send a top center prospect to close the deal. That means the isles would ask for Cozens. Hell they may even ask for Cozens, Krebs and Savoie even tho it isn’t reasonable lol.


Thats fair and for sure I could see islanders pushing for long term deal with barzal, I saw a previous AGM and the comments indicated starts with Quinn so thats kinda how i structured it. Again a little wonky especially since one of barzal thompson or bedard will be your third line center for the next 5 years at least.
Jul. 25, 2022 at 9:59 a.m.
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Quoting: Shibbal18
Im curious as to what you think the standings will look like


For next year or the year this team would play? I created it based off of getting bedard lol so a lot would have to go wrong for that to be the case. In my own opinion I dont see the sabres being as low as 5th last but I dont see them much higher than 12th last
Jul. 25, 2022 at 10:01 a.m.
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Quoting: Sabresguy1987
Thats fair and for sure I could see islanders pushing for long term deal with barzal, I saw a previous AGM and the comments indicated starts with Quinn so thats kinda how i structured it. Again a little wonky especially since one of barzal thompson or bedard will be your third line center for the next 5 years at least.


I’m curious to see if Bedard ends up on the wing tbh. I’m not saying he can’t center but if he landed somewhere like Buffalo they would probably have to move him there.
Jul. 25, 2022 at 10:07 a.m.
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Quoting: Sabresguy1987
For next year or the year this team would play? I created it based off of getting bedard lol so a lot would have to go wrong for that to be the case. In my own opinion I dont see the sabres being as low as 5th last but I dont see them much higher than 12th last


This current season. I think the Sabres are criminally underrated right now because they have not done anything reactionary or crazy in trades or free agency.
Jul. 25, 2022 at 10:09 a.m.
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Quoting: Isles5513
I’m curious to see if Bedard ends up on the wing tbh. I’m not saying he can’t center but if he landed somewhere like Buffalo they would probably have to move him there.


I could see this, only thing for me is if you have a guy who has the potential to be generational, I would have to try him at center I think
Jul. 25, 2022 at 10:10 a.m.
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This current season. I think the Sabres are criminally underrated right now because they have not done anything reactionary or crazy in trades or free agency.


Yes I agree, this is totally hypothetical and worst case scenario. Where I currently see them finishing it would not be possible to draft bedard
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Jul. 25, 2022 at 10:40 a.m.
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Barzal is not getting traded and will most likely be extended this offseason by Lou if he has not already been and just waiting to announce the contract in September like he did last year with Pulock.

With that being said Isles would not have interest in Johnson as they are set at LD, or Luukkonen as they have their franchise goalie.

A hypothetical package would be:

Cozens
Kulich
1st (2023)- Top 5 protected.

You cannot acquire a player like Barzal without given up pieces that are painful to trade.
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