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Created by: Erikkef

Team: 2024-25 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 6, 2024

Published: Jan. 6, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	2	$900,000
Biro, Brandon	2	$800,000
Clague, Kale	2	$800,000
Krebs, Peyton	2	$850,000
Richards, Justin	1	$775,000
Murray, Brett	1	$775,000
Mittelstadt, Casey	4	$6,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Okposo, Kyle	1	$1,500,000
Davies, Jeremy	2	$800,000
Brossoit, Laurent	2	$2,500,000
Forsling, Gustav	4	$5,850,000
Seeler, Nick	2	$2,300,000
Girgensons, Zemgus	1	$1,750,000
Joshua, Dakota	1	$1,500,000
Fitzgerald, Casey	2	$800,000
Gross, Jordan	1	$775,000
Richard, Anthony	1	$775,000
Poganski, Austin	1	$775,000
Hutchinson, Michael	1	$800,000
Kinkaid, Keith	1	$775,000

Trades

BUF

2024 3rd round pick (VAN)
2024 4th round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

2024 Trade Deadline Deal

VAN

Greenway, Jordan

Additional Details:

Greenway is a great bottom-six defensive winger.

++ Physicality
+ Defensive Positioning
-- Scoring Touch

BUF

2025 5th round pick (TBL)

TBL

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

Additional Details:

Luukkonen has been a mediocre NHL goaltender over the past 3 years, but Tampa Bay could bet on him since he's only 24 and has shown flashes of being a solid backup goalie.

- Blocker

BUF

2024 2nd round pick (SEA)
2025 1st round pick (SEA)

Additional Details:

2025 1st round pick is lottery protected, becomes 2026 unprotected 1st if Seattle misses the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs

SEA

Mittelstadt, Casey

Additional Details:

Mittelstadt is one of the league's top pure passers despite not being a high-end play-driver like the majority of elite playmakers around the league. He's best suited as a heavily supported 2C that will rack up assist numbers with ease.

+++ Passing
++ Stickchecking
+ Speed
+ Shot Accuracy
- Physicality

Buyouts

Christian Ehrhoff: $0

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$78,343,570	$0	$3,025,000	$5,156,430

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 3	Thompson, Tage $7,142,857$7,142,857 C M-NTC UFA - 6	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 LW, RW RFA - 1	Cozens, Dylan $7,100,000$7,100,000 C, LW UFA - 6	Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1
Benson, Zach $950,000$950,000 ($650,000$650K) LW RFA - 2	Kulich, Jiri $918,333$918,333 C, LW RFA - 2	Rosén, Isak $894,167$894,167 ($525,000$525K) RW RFA - 2
Girgensons, Zemgus $1,750,000$1,750,000 LW, C UFA	Krebs, Peyton $850,000$850,000 C, LW RFA	Okposo, Kyle $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW UFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Forsling, Gustav $5,850,000$5,850,000 LD UFA - 8	Dahlin, Rasmus $11,000,000$11,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 8	Levi, Devon $925,000$925,000 ($1,000,000$1M) G RFA - 1
Samuelsson, Mattias $4,285,714$4,285,714 LD UFA - 6	Power, Owen $8,350,000$8,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 7	Brossoit, Laurent $2,500,000$2,500,000 G UFA
Seeler, Nick $2,300,000$2,300,000 LD/RD UFA - 4	Clifton, Connor $3,333,333$3,333,333 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Joshua, Dakota $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW UFA
Biro, Brandon $800,000$800,000 LW UFA
Johnson, Ryan $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 1

Jan. 6 at 10:50 p.m.

theleano1

PDG over PDO

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Canucks pass we have enough bottom 6 wingers

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Jan. 6 at 10:50 p.m.

AntiAnalytics

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Sabres are gonna sign Mitts long term most likely
Start there

Jan. 6 at 10:51 p.m.

AntiAnalytics

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Quoting: theleano1

Canucks pass we have enough bottom 6 wingers

Sabres aren’t likely to trade Greenway anyways
A Bruins fan did this- I’dk why?

Jan. 6 at 10:54 p.m.

cooliny

BRUCE THERE IT IS

Joined: Nov. 2020

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I think a Greenway trade could happen in the offseason if Joshua walks

Jan. 6 at 10:56 p.m.

Erikkef

Thread Starter

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Posts: 111

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Quoting: AntiAnalytics

Sabres aren’t likely to trade Greenway anyways
A Bruins fan did this- I’dk why?

Bored that's why lol

Jan. 6 at 10:57 p.m.

Erikkef

Thread Starter

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Quoting: AntiAnalytics

Sabres are gonna sign Mitts long term most likely
Start there

What kind of deal do you think he'll get and what kind of role will he play with the team long-term?

Jan. 6 at 10:59 p.m.

AntiAnalytics

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Quoting: Erikkef

What kind of deal do you think he'll get and what kind of role will he play with the team long-term?

3C
My guess is something around $6mil per

Jan. 6 at 11:00 p.m.

Erikkef

Thread Starter

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Quoting: AntiAnalytics

3C
My guess is something around $6mil per

See that's around where I had in mind too, but $6M for a 3C is expensive especially with Kulich and Savoie coming up through the system.

Jan. 6 at 11:24 p.m.

LordStanlersCup

Joined: May 2023

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tampa is the wrong team for UPL, they already have alnefelt and johansson has been serviceable. Will probably be looking for more experience

Jan. 6 at 11:29 p.m.

#10

AntiAnalytics

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Quoting: Erikkef

See that's around where I had in mind too, but $6M for a 3C is expensive especially with Kulich and Savoie coming up through the system.

True, but Mitts has progressed nicely these last 2 seasons
I see us keeping him
If he is traded, it’s likely for that Top4 defenseman u have us signing. Don’t think we’d be looking for “futures” for him

Jan. 6 at 11:37 p.m.

#11

sabres89

Joined: Feb. 2017

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Greenway is staying, the Sabres coach wanted him and the gm traded a 2nd for him. He is one of our few defensive forwards, and one of our few players that push back. Moving him for a 3rd and 4th isn't happening. I'm fine with moving mittelstadt, but not for futures. I'd add to him to get a top 4 right shot d that plays well defensively and isn't afraid to throw his weight around. The Sabres aren't paying anything meaningful for a guy like Gibson or hart, so I'm not sure that the goalies that are left much better than upl. Fixing the defense and adding a defensive middle 6 center that can pk and win a draw would help whoever is in net look better. Okposo is done, pass on that, and forsling would give us a full house of puck movers, which has worked really well for us, so let's pass on that too.

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Jan. 6 at 11:37 p.m.

#12

wojme

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This is definitely not the next step

Jan. 7 at 12:10 a.m.

#13

Vancity2196

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I don’t see Canucks having interest on Greenway.

Jan. 7 at 5:51 a.m.

#14

BUFF36

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Don't see the Greenway trade happening, they like him. And would rather use Mitts as a piece to get a Top 3-4 RHD, we have a lot of future already. Girgensons and Okposo should not be here next year and at this point I don't think Kulich is Defensively Sound enough to play C in the NHL, really hurt losing Peca’s Coaching with that. Don't see a lot of this happening! Not trying to be a jerk.

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Jan. 7 at 11:14 a.m.

#15

Greysuits

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Quoting: Erikkef

See that's around where I had in mind too, but $6M for a 3C is expensive especially with Kulich and Savoie coming up through the system.

I don't think Kulich is a center at the NHL level, Savoie keeps getting hurt so it hard to tell.

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