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Created by: speedaj01

Team: 2023-24 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: May 25, 2023

Published: May 25, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Johnson, Ryan		3	$950,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Weissbach, Linus	2	$900,000
Rousek, Lukas	2	$950,000
Pekar, Matej	2	$850,000
Murray, Brett	2	$850,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Graves, Ryan		4	$5,000,000

Trades

BUF

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I know this somehow wont be enough for Canucks fans but i honestly think it is reasonable given their current trajectory and situation. Subtracting 11 million in cap and only adding 3.3 million back on the starting roster is a huge benefit for a team already above the cap for next season. Additionally, Jokiharju is a step up from Myers. Luukkonen is young and has shown promise. I do not like giving up Ostlund or a 2024 1st round pick but Buffalo needs a solid goal tender to pair with Levi and Thatcher fits the bill.

VAN

BUF

2023 2nd round pick (CAR)

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Olofsson would be a solid scoring addition to a fast transitioning Carolina offense. A second round pick is fair compensation going the other way.

CAR

Olofsson, Victor

BUF

2023 5th round pick (ARI)

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Young cost controlled player for Arizona, draft pick in return for Buffalo.

ARI

Bryson, Jacob

Buyouts

Christian Ehrhoff: $0

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

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$72,176,903	$0	$5,570,000	$11,323,097

Roster

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
Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 ($32,500$32K) LW, RW RFA - 2	Cozens, Dylan $7,100,000$7,100,000 C, LW UFA - 7	Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2
Kulich, Jiri $918,333$918,333 C, LW RFA - 3	Mittelstadt, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Savoie, Matthew $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) C RFA - 3
Greenway, Jordan $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Krebs, Peyton $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) C, LW RFA - 1	Okposo, Kyle $2,500,000$2,500,000 ($500,000$500K) RW UFA - 1
		Rousek, Lukas $950,000$950,000 RW RFA - 2

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	Demko, Thatcher $5,000,000$5,000,000 G UFA - 3
Graves, Ryan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD UFA - 6	Power, Owen $916,667$916,667 ($1,850,000$2M) LD/RD UFA - 1	Levi, Devon $925,000$925,000 ($925,000$925K) G RFA - 2
Stillman, Riley $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD RFA - 1	Lyubushkin, Ilya $687,500$687,500 RD UFA - 1
	Myers, Tyler $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Skinner, J.		Thompson, T.		Tuch, A.
	Cozens, D.		Dahlin, R.

Power Play 2
Peterka, J.		Mittelstadt, C.		Quinn, J.
	Samuelsson, M.		Power, O.

May 25, 2023 at 11:07 a.m.

Hughesline

Joined: Apr. 2019

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Canucks take that and run

May 25, 2023 at 11:08 a.m.

Prime_Jimbo

VAN

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My only thought about a move like this is I'd rather see Boeser attached than Myers for the quick turnaround attempt. Let Myers expire and also be able to utilize Boeser's space for a goalie.

May 25, 2023 at 11:33 a.m.

sedin33

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Vancouver isn’t doing that deal because it makes no sense. The only reason to get cap space for next season is to try to make the playoffs. This team isn’t making the playoffs without Demko. If Vancouver was in a rebuild, then trading a cap dump player like Myers makes no sense either.

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May 25, 2023 at 11:34 a.m.

remowilliams

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Demko is not going anywhere.He is Our goalie of the future.We have invested several years into his development.He loves it in Vancouver.I doubt he gets moved.IMHO.

May 25, 2023 at 12:36 p.m.

BigShoots

Big Shoots

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Thats a hell of an offer for Demko. But as others have said i think he's untouchable unless we were to move Miller and some others and totally rebuild. Then id bite your arm off to give this deal.

May 25, 2023 at 12:50 p.m.

speedaj01

Thread Starter

Joined: May 2017

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Quoting: sedin33

I 100% agree this team is not making the playoffs without Demko, it is also not making the playoffs with him. This team has been middling at best for years. The Sabres were worse than middling and finally decided to pull the band-aid off. It was clearly the right decision in Buffalo as we were 1 point out of a playoff spot. Honestly, i think Vancouver needs to do the same. Maybe Myers was the wrong target and maybe Boesner would be better.

May 25, 2023 at 1:11 p.m.

Markassmark

Joined: Mar. 2023

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Quoting: speedaj01

Its funny you say that because the canucks probably finish ahead of sabres with a healthy demko last year, but who really cares how close you get if you miss

May 25, 2023 at 1:26 p.m.

speedaj01

Thread Starter

Joined: May 2017

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Quoting: Markassmark

Its funny you say that because the canucks probably finish ahead of sabres with a healthy demko last year, but who really cares how close you get if you miss

Its very possible. The Sabres also had that losing streak in November after losing Samuelsson. I just have a hard time seeing the Canucks as currently constructed getting the job done but hopefully im wrong i would hope they get better truthfully. I just know the Sabres if they are smart will not settle on simply rolling Levi and either Comrie or UPL . They have got to go and get some veteran goaltender to get this team over the hump.

May 25, 2023 at 3:29 p.m.

sedin33

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Quoting: speedaj01

Still doesn't make sense with Boeser. Whether or not you agree if they will make the playoffs, the team does. And it only does with Demko. And if they don't, they would trade Demko for futures and wouldn't need to worry about trading Boeser or Myers for cap reasons. They could trade Boeser with retention and get a significant return. Myers might get mid round pick at the TDL.

May 25, 2023 at 4:08 p.m.

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Warpbox

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If the Canucks were to look to move Demko, I think that'd be fair

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