Offseason no1 32424

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Created by: Dmaz026

Team: 2024-25 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 24, 2024

Published: Mar. 24, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Going to do a small series of ACGMs throughout the offseason (Before playoffs, After Playoffs/PreDraft, After Draft, Aug 1st) and compare this one to the last and see what I get right (if anything lol)

Captains

Dahlin- C
Cozens- A
Girgensons- A

- I hoping after the absolute blunder of the PP this season we get new Assistant Coaches (pipe dream but i wonder if lindy would come home for a bench spot if he doesnt land a HC job)
- Savoie after a 71 point season in 34 games in the WHL makes the cut and is graduated to the NHL. Kulich would be first considered man up barring any injuries.
- Management loves Zemgus so i can see a 1 more year extension
- Based on spending habits of Upper management since KA took over i can see a Samuelsson trade happening this offseason. 4.285m to play bottom pair minutes is too rich for Terry and Adams blood. The cheaper option being Johnson on his rookie deal that *knock on wood* has the ability of availability.
- I like Benson and Quinn to take big steps next season.
- This roster (with extension of Bennett) will have us 8.3m under the cap ceiling and allows us around 23.5m to Resign Quinn, Peterka, Johnson, Byram, Levi and Greenway

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bryson, Jacob	1	$900,000
Jokiharju, Henri	3	$3,300,000
Krebs, Peyton	2	$1,800,000
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	3	$3,600,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Comrie, Eric	1	$900,000
Girgensons, Zemgus	1	$1,300,000
Robinson, Eric	1	$900,000

Trades

BUF

Bennett, Sam

Additional Details:

extension signed at deal
4.75m x 4

FLA

Samuelsson, Mattias

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
22	$87,500,000	$79,188,689	$0	$3,500,000	$8,311,311

Roster

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
Benson, Zach $950,000$950,000 ($650,000$650K) LW RFA - 2	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
Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 LW, RW RFA - 1	Bennett, Sam $4,425,000$4,425,000 C UFA - 1	Savoie, Matthew $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) C RFA - 2
Girgensons, Zemgus $1,300,000$1,300,000 LW, C UFA	Krebs, Peyton $1,800,000$1,800,000 C, LW RFA	Greenway, Jordan $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Byram, Bowen $3,850,000$3,850,000 LD/RD RFA - 1	Dahlin, Rasmus $11,000,000$11,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 8	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $3,600,000$3,600,000 G RFA
Power, Owen $8,350,000$8,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 7	Jokiharju, Henri $3,300,000$3,300,000 RD RFA	Levi, Devon $925,000$925,000 ($1,000,000$1M) G RFA - 1
Johnson, Ryan $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 1	Clifton, Connor $3,333,333$3,333,333 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Bryson, Jacob $900,000$900,000 LD/RD RFA
Robinson, Eric $900,000$900,000 LW UFA

Special Teams

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

Power Play 2
Peterka, J.		Bennett, S.		Quinn, J.
	Byram, B.		Power, O.

Penalty Kill 1
	Krebs, P.	Greenway, J.
	Byram, B.	Dahlin, R.

Penalty Kill 2
	Cozens, D.	Tuch, A.
	Johnson, R.	Clifton, C.

Mar. 24 at 9:39 a.m.

Tjm220

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I don’t hate this. I have my doubts that Bennett would want to sign long-term in Buffalo. Most people don’t think he would. It would hurt to lose Samuelsson, especially considering the team made long-term commitment to him, but the value is right if you can get Bennett back.

Mar. 24 at 9:42 a.m.

Hockey91

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Panthers decline cause Samuelsson can’t stay healthy. Yeah Bennett gets hurt too but not as much as samuelsson. Plus if that’s all Bennett’s extension is in Buffalo he stays in Florida.

Mar. 24 at 9:54 a.m.

Czu8iks

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Quoting: Hockey91

Panthers decline cause Samuelsson can’t stay healthy. Yeah Bennett gets hurt too but not as much as samuelsson. Plus if that’s all Bennett’s extension is in Buffalo he stays in Florida.

Panthers have to pay Reinhart, Ekblad, Montour before talking to Bennett. And none of the is taking paycut.

Yeah, it seems Samuelsson is made of glass, but he is still young, and was shut down for the season by Sabres, so probably some thing were put in place to hold him on the ice.

I really doubt Bennett signs that with Sabres, with taxes it is a paycut, at 27 you are not signing 4 yrs deal with paycut as Sam Bennett.

Mar. 24 at 9:58 a.m.

Dmaz026

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Quoting: Czu8iks

Contract value aside, Sabres have the cap to pay him what he might need to go. I just through out a value for ghits and shiggles.

Mar. 24 at 10:01 a.m.

Czu8iks

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Quoting: Dmaz026

Contract value aside, Sabres have the cap to pay him what he might need to go. I just through out a value for ghits and shiggles.

Sabres are run cheap, so that would be perfect deal for 3C for Sabres going forward, I would not hesitate to trade Sammy for Bennet with 5 yrs term under 5 mil.

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Mar. 24 at 10:33 a.m.

Ihopeigetit

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I have to think a Sammy deal happens at the deadline instead of in the offseason. His stock is at an all-time low right now - I guess it depends on whether KA thinks his stock will rise or if he just completely missed with that contract

Mar. 24 at 10:48 a.m.

Hockey91

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Quoting: Czu8iks

But you’re sending more money to Florida for less money so that argument doesn’t work here. Plus forsling just set the panthers market for dman contracts as he’s their best dman. If montour wants more than 6 they’ll let him go. Ekblad also doesn’t deserve a raise. As for Reinhart he’s not making more than 9 with Florida. He shouldn’t even get 8.5

Mar. 24 at 11:47 a.m.

Czu8iks

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Quoting: Hockey91

Actually no, Samuelsson is 4,2 mil, Bennett is 4,4. But thats irrelevant. I also missed, that Lundell is due raise from ELC, and they want to keep him. Guess it would all comes to what fails them in plaoffs - defense or offense. They are stucked with this goaltending unit.

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Mar. 24 at 11:52 a.m.

Hockey91

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Quoting: Czu8iks

And that’s okay. Bob is overpaid but at least playing great. I’d be okay letting Reinhart walk. Hes been great this year but his past few years with the cats have been just good and resigning tarasenko to a much smaller contract would be better than wasting half the cap space they have on one player

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