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Created by: matt59

Team: 2023-24 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 3, 2023

Published: Mar. 5, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Hometown star player in Patrick Kane signs on a 2 year deal so that when the young forwards (Quinn and JJP namely) are due for extension the potential cap issues are minimized. Made the olofsson deal since with bringing in Kane and keeping the kids he becomes a bid redundant. Would be best to capitalize on adding draft capital for moving him.

At least 1-2 defensemen are needed for this roster, one top 4 defensive/two-way RHD and probably a veteran third pair left defenseman. I think Jokiharju is a good player but him and Bush could rotate in and out. Bush provides more of a physical defensive presence where Jokiharju is more of a efficient puck mover and still has additional upside.

I think a short term FA goalie add would be the most prudent move instead of a trade. With Levi in the pipeline and UPL showing some flashes of brilliance, it seems like a solid stopgap option is more what Buffalo needs, not a blockbuster trade to add a big name goalie.

A 4th line center that can play effectively in a defensive role and win faceoffs would also be ideal.

For the following season buffalo would project to have $35m in cap space with a 87m cap. Dahlin at 9.5m, Roy at 4.25, Power on long term extension at 5.5-6, UPL bridged at 2.5-3, Mitts at 4m max, and Krebs bridged at 2.5 still leaves over 5m in cap space with only a handful of depth spots to fill and that should be the worst case scenario.

I think with this roster Buffalo becomes a legitimate playoff team for years to come. Let me know if y'all think I'm crazy for this haha

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Johnson, Ryan		2	$950,000
Levi, Devon		2	$950,000

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Clague, Kale		1	$775,000
Jost, Tyson		1	$2,250,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kane, Patrick	2	$7,000,000
Varlamov, Semyon	2	$4,250,000
Kämpf, David	3	$1,750,000
De Haan, Calvin	2	$1,875,000
Okposo, Kyle	1	$1,750,000

Trades

BUF

2023 4th round pick (STL)
2024 2nd round pick (TOR)

STL

Olofsson, Victor ($2,375,000 retained)
2023 6th round pick (BUF)

BUF

Roy, Matt

LAK

Bryson, Jacob
2024 1st round pick (BUF)
2025 5th round pick (BUF)

Additional Details:

1st is top 10 protected, Roy signs a 4.25x4 extension shortly after. Trade done on July 1 or later

Buyouts

Christian Ehrhoff: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

Victor Olofsson: $2,375,000 (50%)

Buried

Eric Comrie: $650,000 ($1,800,000)

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$77,702,737	$0	$3,145,000	$5,797,263

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 4	Thompson, Tage $7,142,857$7,142,857 C UFA - 7	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 3
Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2	Cozens, Dylan $7,100,000$7,100,000 C, LW UFA - 7	Kane, Patrick $7,000,000$7,000,000 RW UFA - 1
Mittelstadt, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Krebs, Peyton $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) C, LW RFA - 1	Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 ($32,500$32K) LW, RW RFA - 2
Greenway, Jordan $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Kämpf, David $1,750,000$1,750,000 C UFA - 4	Jost, Tyson $2,250,000$2,250,000 C UFA - 1
		Okposo, Kyle $1,750,000$1,750,000 RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Samuelsson, Mattias $4,285,714$4,285,714 LD UFA - 7	Dahlin, Rasmus $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Varlamov, Semyon $4,250,000$4,250,000 G UFA - 4
Power, Owen $916,667$916,667 ($1,850,000$2M) LD/RD UFA - 1	Roy, Matt $3,150,000$3,150,000 RD UFA - 1	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $837,500$837,500 G RFA - 1
De Haan, Calvin $1,875,000$1,875,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Lyubushkin, Ilya $687,500$687,500 RD UFA - 1
	Jokiharju, Henri $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Stillman, Riley $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD RFA - 1

Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:11 a.m.

RClay321

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Blues pass, they are not going to burn assets on someone who won't contribute to the long term retool

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Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:11 a.m.

PuckLuck_77

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Matt Roy is not likely to be traded because the Kings can't replace the type of minutes he plays with their pipeline.

That being said, this is close to the type of package it would take to actually make LA think about it. Bryson isn't the right LD for the Kings, but at least you acknowledge the hole in LA's roster and have the 1st round pick included. So I commend you for that.

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Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:12 a.m.

tkecanuck341

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Matt Roy is not available.

Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:26 a.m.

matt59

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Quoting: RClay321

Blues pass, they are not going to burn assets on someone who won't contribute to the long term retool

Fair enough. Was thinking Olofsson would be someone who could help boost the power play for next year and add scoring depth but I see how the lack of term would be a concern.

Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:28 a.m.

mokumboi

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Quoting: matt59

Fair enough. Was thinking Olofsson would be someone who could help boost the power play for next year and add scoring depth but I see how the lack of term would be a concern.

The Blues need neither more PP help or any scoring depth, and wing is about the least of their concerns. Plus, Olofsson is like a poor man's Hoffman, which would not go over well in STL.

Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:29 a.m.

matt59

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Quoting: PuckLuck_77

Quoting: tkecanuck341

Matt Roy is not available.

My thinking with Roy was given LAK's depth at the position and his contract status that he'd be possibly movable with Durzi and Clarke/Spence making roster pushes next year. Guessing Walker is more likely to be the odd man out for next season then?

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Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:31 a.m.

matt59

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Quoting: mokumboi

The Blues need neither more PP help or any scoring depth, and wing is about the least of their concerns. Plus, Olofsson is like a poor man's Hoffman, which would not go over well in STL.

overhauling the defense the primary offseason objective then?

Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:46 a.m.

McSorley

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I can't wait till Matt Roy gets extended so the trades can stop.

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Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:51 a.m.

PuckLuck_77

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Quoting: matt59

Yes. Walker is infinitely more available.

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Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:53 a.m.

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mokumboi

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Quoting: matt59

overhauling the defense the primary offseason objective then?

The LDs, yes. Also need a middle 6 C.

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Mar. 5, 2023 at 1:27 a.m.

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matt59

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Quoting: McSorley

I can't wait till Matt Roy gets extended so the trades can stop.

only 118 more days until July 1

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Mar. 5, 2023 at 5:50 a.m.

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BUFF36

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I wouldn't do that 1st trade, especially with retention.

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Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:19 p.m.

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OldNYIfan

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Contrary to my fellow Los Angeles adherents, I think that there IS a small chance that Matt Roy gets traded (and Buffalo would be one of the prime possibilities for his destination). The scenario I foresee is that Rob Blake wants to get back into the first round of the 2023 draft. This might even happen at the tables, if the player they have their eyes on is available at Buffalo's position. Once the first day of the draft is over, that window will slam firmly shut.

Sean Walker is an excellent short-term solution for you guys and shouldn't cost much -- maybe we get our third back?

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Mar. 5, 2023 at 1:09 p.m.

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matt59

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Quoting: BUFF36

I wouldn't do that 1st trade, especially with retention.

Imo Olofsson would only be moved if Kane or a comparable player is brought in. In that case I don't think the market value would be there for a truly "fair" deal, but I looked at it as it would be better off to get something than nothing if he doesn't have a future in Buffalo

Mar. 5, 2023 at 1:13 p.m.

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matt59

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Idk if walker would be an upgrade at RHD necessarily but Buffalo definitely will look at all options.

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