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thomas vanek is not coming to buffalo- cut it out

Created by: grovercleveland
Team: 2017-18 Buffalo Sabres
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 4, 2017
Published: Jul. 4, 2017
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
GMJB goes with 3 skill lines, searching for a 3C, takes Bjugstad (guys like Plekanec come to mind too.

Kane/Eichel/Griffith: fast, skilled line. Griffith dominates preseason and finds chemistry with Eichel.

Reinhart/Oreilly/Okposo: skilled smart line, puck control

Pouliot/Bjugstad/Pominville: secondary scoring

Girgensons/Larsson/Bailey: speed checking line

Nylander/Baptiste/Fasching/Smith/Malone/Rodriguez team with vets like Porter in AHL to dominate. Guhle learns to play 24 mins a night and in all situations.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$2,250,000
2$1,250,000
2$1,000,000
2$3,250,000
2$875,000
Trades
BUF
  1. Bjugstad, Nick
  2. 2019 4th round pick (FLA)
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Not sure if I am valuing Bjugstad correctly. He had a terrible year and is on the hook for 4 more years at 4 .1 million. He is still 24, but Florida handed out a ton of these contracts 2 years ago and have already tried to start getting out of it (Reilly Smith). Moulson only has 2 years left and sabres retain salary and provide a premium pick.
FLA
  1. Moulson, Matt
  2. 2019 2nd round pick (BUF)
Additional Details:
Sabres retain $2,000,000
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2018
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2019
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2020
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$75,000,000$55,798,691$0$6,532,500$19,201,309

Roster

Left WingCentreRight Wing
$5,250,000$5,250,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
C
UFA - 1
$650,000$650,000
RW, C
UFA - 1
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$2,650,000$3M)
RW
UFA - 1
$1,875,000$1,875,000
C
UFA - 6
$6,000,000$6,000,000
RW
NMC
UFA - 6
$1,150,000$1,150,000
LW
UFA - 1
$2,050,000$2,050,000
C, RW
UFA - 4
$5,600,000$5,600,000
RW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 2
$1,250,000$1,250,000
LW, C
UFA - 2
$1,000,000$1,000,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
$670,000$670,000 (Performance Bonus$182,500$182K)
RW
UFA - 1
$775,000$775,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
$700,000$700,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
$2,000,000$2,000,000
LD
UFA - 3
$5,400,000$5,400,000
RD
UFA - 5
$2,500,000$2,500,000
G
UFA - 1
$1,600,000$1,600,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2
$5,142,857$5,142,857
RD
UFA - 3
$2,250,000$2,250,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LD
UFA - 1
$3,250,000$3,250,000
G
UFA - 1
$3,900,000$3,900,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 1

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Jul. 4, 2017 at 1:32 p.m.
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Edited Jul. 4, 2017 at 1:51 p.m.
I am happy to see that you have Pouliot on the 3rd line, But I really think he will be a PK forward (1:21/gm PK TOI) before Okposo (0:07/gm PK TOI) will.
So 24 yo Seth Griffith, who has bounced around with 3 organizations is suddenly going to find his MOJO and become a top line RW?
Florida is going to trade a 24 yo Right handed center for a 33 LW and they will do this because we give then a 2nd and retain some of his salary?
BTW why does Buffalo need a R-C? What Buffalo needs is a R-D and has L-D to trade for one.

Other than a trade that will not happen, placing players in unfamiliar roles (Reinhart on LW and Okposo PK), and imagining a career AHL player will suddenly become a top line right winger it is a great post. BTW, Vanek has not signed yet, Pominville is his best friend and they both played 3rd line minutes last year and scored 47 and 48 pts yet Vanek is definitely not coming here?

Why not sign Vanek to play on the 3rd line with Pomenville and Girgensons, place Moulson with his best friend Okposo to play with ROR and leave Eichel with Kane and Reinhart. IMO it is FAR more likely Moulson will score 20 goals next year playing with Okposo all year than it is for Griffith to crack this line up. Lastly, why not sign Gionta for one more year to play on the 4th line with Larsson and Pouliot. That give Buffalo 2 solid checking lines and 2 solid scoring lines.
 
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