Sabres TDL

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Created by: Boos

Team: 2023-24 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 3, 2024

Published: Mar. 3, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Should Buffalo still be in the hunt (even in their present [very] longshot scenario):

--Tokarski as an in-game, emergency goaltender
--Levi called up when UPL needs a break

E. Johnson and Reilly retention cancel each other out this season.

Free Agent Signings

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Okposo, retention		1	$1,250,000

Trades

BUF

2025 4th round pick (CGY)
2026 3rd round pick (FLA)

FLA

Okposo, Kyle

Additional Details:

$1250000 retained

BUF

2024 5th round pick (SEA)

COL

Comrie, Eric

BUF

Smith, Reilly

Additional Details:

$1500000 retained

PIT

Richards, Justin
2024 3rd round pick (BUF)

BUF

2024 7th round pick (CHI)
2025 4th round pick (TBL)

TBL

Johnson, Erik

Additional Details:

$1500000 retained

Buyouts

Christian Ehrhoff: $0

Buried

Tyson Jost: $850,000 ($2,000,000)
Riley Stillman: $200,000 ($1,350,000)

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
24	$83,500,000	$72,012,856	$0	$4,720,000	$11,487,144

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Greenway, Jordan $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	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
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 4	Mittelstadt, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Smith, Reilly $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2
Benson, Zach $950,000$950,000 ($650,000$650K) LW RFA - 3	Cozens, Dylan $7,100,000$7,100,000 C, LW UFA - 7	Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 ($32,500$32K) LW, RW RFA - 2
Robinson, Eric $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW UFA - 1	Krebs, Peyton $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) C, LW RFA - 1	Girgensons, Zemgus $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Jokiharju, Henri $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA - 1	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $837,500$837,500 G RFA - 1
Power, Owen $916,667$916,667 ($1,850,000$2M) LD/RD UFA - 1	Bryson, Jacob $1,850,000$1,850,000 LD/RD RFA - 1	Levi, Devon $925,000$925,000 ($925,000$925K) G RFA - 2
Johnson, Ryan $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 2	Clifton, Connor $3,333,333$3,333,333 RD UFA - 3	Tokarski, Dustin $775,000$775,000 G UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Okposo, retention $1,250,000$1,250,000	Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2	Samuelsson, Mattias $4,285,714$4,285,714 LD UFA - 7
Olofsson, Victor $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Clague, Kale $775,000$775,000 LD/RD RFA - 1

Mar. 3 at 10:02 a.m.

BUFF36

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Could see it, and agree on UPL

Mar. 3 at 10:08 a.m.

Boos

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Quoting: BUFF36

Could see it, and agree on UPL

I don't think any of those vets traded away would hurt the team in any way. We could throw Gus into the mix but he's really upped his game and I really like how that 4th line is playing. Girgensons and Robinson having a lot of chemistry while Krebs seems to have embraced a 4th-line center role.

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Mar. 3 at 10:19 a.m.

BUFF36

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Edited Mar. 3 at 5:22 p.m.

Quoting: Boos

I am not a big Girgensons fan, he is what he is. IMO should have been gone already.

Mar. 3 at 10:30 a.m.

JuanDamienNebraska

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PIT declines. That isn’t nearly enough in return to justify retaining for this year and next.

Mar. 3 at 10:32 a.m.

Boltsradynasty

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TB needs a left not right hand rental, and they don't need the retention.

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Mar. 3 at 10:50 a.m.

Boos

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Quoting: JuanDamienNebraska

PIT declines. That isn’t nearly enough in return to justify retaining for this year and next.

Point taken. How about no retention?

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Mar. 3 at 10:58 a.m.

JuanDamienNebraska

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Quoting: Boos

Point taken. How about no retention?

The starting point would be a 3rd, but you never know because TDL prices can sometimes rise if there is a bidding war or a dire need once other names start flying off of the shelves.

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Mar. 3 at 11:45 a.m.

Boos

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Quoting: JuanDamienNebraska

The starting point would be a 3rd, but you never know because TDL prices can sometimes rise if there is a bidding war or a dire need once other names start flying off of the shelves.

Smith has really struggled and was benched, if I'm not mistaken. Some in Sabreland think he's washed up.

Thoughts?

Mar. 3 at 12:00 p.m.

JuanDamienNebraska

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Quoting: Boos

Smith has really struggled and was benched, if I'm not mistaken. Some in Sabreland think he's washed up.

Thoughts?

I couldn’t care less. He’ll fetch a 3rd unretained.

Mar. 3 at 12:58 p.m.

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Boos

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Quoting: JuanDamienNebraska

I couldn’t care less. He’ll fetch a 3rd unretained.

I guess you're not a fan.

At least the Pens should get their 3rd rounder back.

Mar. 3 at 4:56 p.m.

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gretzkyghosts

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Edited Mar. 3 at 5:03 p.m.

Quoting: BUFF36

Could see it, and agree on UPL

Quoting: Boos

I am the eternal optimist.
"Should Buffalo still be in the hunt (even in their present [very] longshot scenario)"
Three games before the TDL, win then all, Tampa blows it against the Flames and the Sabres are 4 pts away from Tampa with 18 games left to play.
Then they will be buyers and even our pylon EJ will not be traded.
If Tampa tops the Flames and Buffalo loses even one, IMO it would be a very tall mountain to climb even with Luukkonen playing lights out since January first.
Even then it would be difficult to be sellers unless they were also buyers.

EDIT:
Let me add, Buffalo is not ready to give up major assets for a rental.
Last season TDL (or just before) 12 teams traded first round picks, none of them made it the finals.
At this point, I would settle for close again.

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Mar. 3 at 5:28 p.m.

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Quoting: gretzkyghosts

Like the Optimism, but the Devils, Islanders and Capitals could also take advantage of that. Sabres need help even if they crush it.

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Mar. 3 at 7:55 p.m.

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Boos

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Quoting: BUFF36

Like the Optimism, but the Devils, Islanders and Capitals could also take advantage of that. Sabres need help even if they crush it.

Buffalo is playing like a team that can jump the Caps, Isles and Pens, and maybe even the Devils. Is there enough runway to catch the Wings or Bolts. The odds are squarely against them.

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Mar. 3 at 8:04 p.m.

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BUFF36

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Quoting: Boos

Buffalo is playing like a team that can jump the Caps, Isles and Pens, and maybe even the Devils. Is there enough runway to catch the Wings or Bolts. The odds are squarely against them.

I agree, just saying they need those teams to falter to.

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