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Created by: nhldeadline2

Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 21, 2023

Published: Jan. 21, 2023

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I think our goaltending and PK will look significantly better with a couple guys are more willing to eat some of the pucks coming at them. Our next highest shot blocker is Dahlin with 72 and Sammy is at 54 in 31 games - basically on pace with Dahlin
the next 4 defenseman are in the 40s.

Sabres are sandwiched between Colorado and Carolina in the bottom 3 in blocked shots, which sounds like good company, but those teams have given up 31 and 32 less goals.

I'm not saying blocked shots = wins, but I think it's a good indicator of defensive responsibility which this team is seriously missing outside of Dahlin/Sammy. Murphy opens up Power to keep doing his thing, and McCabe/Joker is a major upgrade to Bryson/Lybushkin....

... but is it worthy of a 1st and a promising prospect (albeit VN is a project)? Is it enough for CHI? think it's close, but let me know what to add.

Trades

BUF

Tuch, Luke [Reserve List]
2023 6th round pick (MTL)

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Prospect swap

MTL

Bryson, Jacob
Portillo, Erik [Reserve List]

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MTL sells, and pick up a body for MTL lineup who won't help them win games but isn't totally embarassing, generally

BUF

McCabe, Jake
Murphy, Connor
2025 3rd round pick (CHI)

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TOI BS HITS +/-
MurphY: 19:29 95 88 -5
McCabe: 19:29 92 91 +4
2nd pair RHD and 3rd pair LHD who both bring styles of play that the Sabres are sorely lacking

CHI

Lyubushkin, Ilya
Neuchev, Viktor [Reserve List]
2023 1st round pick (BUF)

Additional Details:

Top 8 protected. Need to move out a body out bc of the goalie predicament.

Buyouts

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

Buried

Vinnie Hinostroza: $575,000 ($1,700,000)
Anders Bjork: $475,000 ($1,600,000)

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	$65,289,167	$0	$3,620,000	$17,210,833

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
Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 ($82,500$82K) LW, RW RFA - 3	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
Mittelstadt, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C RFA - 2	Jost, Tyson $2,000,000$2,000,000 C UFA - 1	Olofsson, Victor $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Girgensons, Zemgus $2,200,000$2,200,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Krebs, Peyton $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) C, LW RFA - 2	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 1
Asplund, Rasmus $825,000$825,000 LW, C RFA - 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 $837,500$837,500 G RFA - 2
Power, Owen $916,667$916,667 ($925,000$925K) LD/RD UFA - 2	Murphy, Connor $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 4	Anderson, Craig $1,500,000$1,500,000 ($500,000$500K) G UFA - 1
McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Jokiharju, Henri $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA - 2	Comrie, Eric $1,800,000$1,800,000 G UFA - 2
Clague, Kale $750,000$750,000 LD/RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Bishop, Ben $4,916,667$4,916,667 G M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1

Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:22 p.m.

Czu8iks

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I would say Chicago trade would be for whole 3rd pair. And Sabres need to take minutes from Dahlin and Power.

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Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:24 p.m.

Ihopeigetit

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Quoting: Czu8iks

I would say Chicago trade would be for whole 3rd pair. And Sabres need to take minutes from Dahlin and Power.

Have always loved McCabe. This definitely fills the holes but can maybe be done for less than 8mil AAV combined b/w the 2 and giving up a 1st. Probably cheaper options in UFA next year

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Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:27 p.m.

nhldeadline2

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Quoting: Czu8iks

I would say Chicago trade would be for whole 3rd pair. And Sabres need to take minutes from Dahlin and Power.

That's fair, and agree on the minutes. I'm just not a fan of Joker with Power though.. I think he's a 2nd pair defenseman, but I don't like the combo. I honestly think McCabe fits the bill best but I didn't want to upset the "can't play lefty on the right side" crew

Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:31 p.m.

Shibbal18

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Just waive Clague

Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:35 p.m.

nhldeadline2

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Quoting: Ihopeigetit

Have always loved McCabe. This definitely fills the holes but can maybe be done for less than 8mil AAV combined b/w the 2 and giving up a 1st. Probably cheaper options in UFA next year

Yeah the 8 mill limits what they can add next year, but I'd be OK mortgaging some of the future to support their young core NOW

Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:36 p.m.

nhldeadline2

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Quoting: Shibbal18

Just waive Clague

I'd rather not

Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:39 p.m.

Hawksguy81

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Hawks decline. The 2023 1st isn't nearly enough to get McCabe and Murphy. If the Hawks liked Neuchev enough to take him in this deal, they would have drafted him w/ pick #66 in the last draft. And if Lybushkin was playing up to expectations, he wouldn't be in this deal.

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Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:43 p.m.

nhldeadline2

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Quoting: Hawksguy81

Not following your logic on Neuchev.. you didn't have every pick in the draft. So if whoever they took was 66 on their board, and Neuchev was 67, that means they didn't like him?

Lybushkin is a throw in but we can just do the paper transaction dance we've been doing. (Edit: tbf I didn't mention that anywhere)

What are they worth separately in terms of draft picks? The Hawks fans asking for a 1st and a prospect for either of them are asking for way too much

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Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:54 p.m.

Hawksguy81

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Quoting: nhldeadline2

Since both are signed for multiple years at reasonable cap hits, the Hawks don't have to trade either player this season unless they get offers they can't turn down. I'm of the opinion each of them could return a 1st, or if not, a 2nd and a good prospect.

This discussion has been had on multiple previous Sabres ACGM posts. I get that Sabres fans don't want to part w/ 1st rounders or their better prospects, but if the Sabres don't, some other team will. Or if not, Hawks just keep both players.

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Jan. 21, 2023 at 1:14 p.m.

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boilermaker

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Hawks decline the offer, but the trade of both of them to the same team is an interesting premise. Hawks decline because they don't want a 28 year old D in Lyubishkin. I realize you'll have a log jam on the blue line with the 2 new additions so maybe he can be traded somewhere else. As for Neuchev, I'm dead against obtaining Russians currently playing in the mother country. You never know if and when they'll sign a NHL contract. So in place of those two, Hawks will accept different forward prospect and another pick - Bloom and the Philadelphia 2nd.

And the Hawks are not sending backing the 2025 3rd.

Jan. 21, 2023 at 1:57 p.m.

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nhldeadline2

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Quoting: boilermaker

Lybushkin was just for free basically, wasnt meant to add muxh to the trade. Ill just take him out for simplicity's sake.

A different prospect is a reasonable ask, but adding the 33rd pick and not sending anything back isn't.

I'd do the existing 1st, Buffalo's 2nd and Bloom (likely become top 5-10 in your system?), and maybe a little extra. Seems like that's at the very high end of their combined value **in a vacuum,** but I do understand that you're looking for the "make me move" price

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Jan. 21, 2023 at 1:59 p.m.

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Quoting: boilermaker

As for Neuchev, I'm dead against obtaining Russians currently playing in the mother country. You never know if and when they'll sign a NHL contract.

Also, this part kind of made me chuckle considering Chicago is the birthplace of the 25 year old rookie of the year

but it does make sense

Jan. 21, 2023 at 3:30 p.m.

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sabres89

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I'd kick the tires on Murphy alone. I can see a 2nd and a prospect, if anybody is offering a first, it's gonna be late.

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Jan. 21, 2023 at 3:39 p.m.

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nhldeadline2

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Quoting: sabres89

I'd kick the tires on Murphy alone. I can see a 2nd and a prospect, if anybody is offering a first, it's gonna be late.

Fair enough. Definitely more likely to happen.

Yeah I get the "make me move" position, but what you said is more than fair for the player.

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