An optimistic next few months for the Buffalo Sabres

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Created by: sensonfire

Team: 2024-25 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 27, 2024

Published: Mar. 28, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

1. Florida wins the Stanley Cup, giving Buffalo a 5th round pick instead of a 7th round pick from the trade for Kyle Okposo.

2. Buffalo wins the draft lottery and selects Macklin Celebrini with the #1 overall pick.

3. After more than a decade of missing the playoffs, Terry and Kim Pegula make a pledge to the Sabres front office that they will work towards adopting a "hands-off" approach on how they operate.

4. Sabres GM Kevyn Adams sets off to make the Sabres a bigger, meaner and more physical hockey team that will not be pushed around, starting with a trade at the draft involving a team that needs some cap relief.

5. UPL is signed to a team-friendly bridge deal and is the de facto starting goalie for the Sabres going forward.

6. Sabres manage to get through the offseason and make their team harder to play against without sacrificing any of their 1st round picks or blue-chip prospects.

7. Around the start of training camp, Rasmus Dahlin is named Captain of the Buffalo Sabres.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka		2	$2,600,000
Själin, Calle		1	$775,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Celebrini, Macklin		3	$950,000

Trades

BUF

2024 5th round pick (FLA)

Additional Details:

Florida wins the Stanley Cup

FLA

2024 7th round pick (FLA)

BUF

VGK

Jokiharju, Henri [RFA Rights]
Krebs, Peyton [RFA Rights]
2024 2nd round pick (BUF)

BUF

Crouse, Lawson

ARI

2025 2nd round pick (BUF)
2026 2nd round pick (BUF)

BUF

McCarron, Michael

NSH

Claimed off waivers next Fall

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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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$87,500,000	$82,500,237	$0	$3,025,000	$4,999,763

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	Celebrini, Macklin $950,000$950,000	Crouse, Lawson $4,300,000$4,300,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
Greenway, Jordan $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Roy, Nicolas $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, RW UFA - 3	McCarron, Michael $900,000$900,000 RW, C UFA - 2

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 $2,600,000$2,600,000 G RFA
Power, Owen $8,350,000$8,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 7	Whitecloud, Zach $2,750,000$2,750,000 RD UFA - 4	Levi, Devon $925,000$925,000 ($1,000,000$1M) G RFA - 1
Samuelsson, Mattias $4,285,714$4,285,714 LD UFA - 6	Clifton, Connor $3,333,333$3,333,333 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Johnson, Ryan $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 1
Rosén, Isak $894,167$894,167 ($525,000$525K) RW RFA - 2
Rousek, Lukas $775,000$775,000 RW RFA - 1

Mar. 28 at 10:02 a.m.

sabres89

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Yes.

But if all of that is just too much, florida can keep the fifth round pick. And I think I'd rather see tuch named captain, especially with the changes.

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Mar. 28 at 10:10 a.m.

Lenny54

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Good Luck with #4 lol

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Mar. 28 at 12:35 p.m.

bwhsocal

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AZ laughs and hangs up

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Mar. 28 at 12:42 p.m.

SmoothMcCrimmonal

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Terrible trade. Wouldn't trade Roy alone for that package.

Mar. 28 at 1:08 p.m.

sensonfire

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sensonfire

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Quoting: bwhsocal

AZ laughs and hangs up

You're the same team that accepted a 6th round pick for Zucker ...

Mar. 28 at 1:09 p.m.

sensonfire

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sensonfire

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Quoting: SmoothMcCrimmonal

Terrible trade. Wouldn't trade Roy alone for that package.

You need cap space for next season.

Good luck finding it.

Mar. 28 at 1:27 p.m.

SmoothMcCrimmonal

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Quoting: sensonfire

You need cap space for next season.

Good luck finding it.

Don't worry we will without your god awful trade idea

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Mar. 28 at 1:39 p.m.

sensonfire

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sensonfire

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Quoting: SmoothMcCrimmonal

Don't worry we will without your god awful trade idea

Care to explain what your plan is ??

I bet your plan, if you even have one, for finding cap space for next season is even more "god awful" than this trade.

Mar. 28 at 3:19 p.m.

bwhsocal

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Quoting: sensonfire

You're the same team that accepted a 6th round pick for Zucker ...

hmmm zucker - a 30+yo UFA W not in future plans in AZ wasnt scoring alot didnt play D or crouse a 26yo physical F 20G, plays great D and on good contract w term and is major part of future plans (likely the capt next year).
I didnt see the comparision

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Mar. 28 at 4:05 p.m.

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Novistic

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Quoting: sensonfire

You're the same team that accepted a 6th round pick for Zucker ...

bwhsocal said it perfectly, plus zucker was making $5m, he's not worth a whole lot
plus crouse enjoys AZ and has been there for many years

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Mar. 28 at 5:03 p.m.

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sensonfire

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sensonfire

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Quoting: bwhsocal

It's not the comparison that's the issue.

The issue is AZ sold themselves short.

Which they've done on other players as well ...

And you're in the minority on whether Crouse is on a good contract apparently.

https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/628853/1

Mar. 28 at 5:05 p.m.

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sensonfire

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sensonfire

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Quoting: Novistic

bwhsocal said it perfectly, plus zucker was making $5m, he's not worth a whole lot
plus crouse enjoys AZ and has been there for many years

He did not say it perfectly.

Because Crouse is not on a good contract.

https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/628853/1

Mar. 28 at 7:42 p.m.

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bwhsocal

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Quoting: sensonfire

two year old internet poll yeah thats proof.
also who else have they sold short?

and if crouse is such a bad contract why would you want him?

bottom line this trade is awful for AZ and zero chance they do it

Mar. 28 at 8:06 p.m.

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Pompadour_de_Armstrong

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Quoting: sensonfire

Because Crouse is not on a good contract.

Correct. Crouse is on a great contract.

Mar. 28 at 9:48 p.m.

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sensonfire

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sensonfire

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Quoting: bwhsocal

1. Under your current GM, AZ has sold themselves short on ...

Dumba
Zucker
Chychrun
Gostisbehere
Timmins

2. I explain why Buffalo would want Crouse in the description.

3. The money that will be spent on Crouse for the remainder of his contract could go towards a new arena.

I heard AZ is in desperate need of one.

Mar. 28 at 9:49 p.m.

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sensonfire

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Quoting: Pompadour_de_Armstrong

Correct. Crouse is on a great contract.

The money that will be spent on Crouse for the remainder of his contract could go towards a new arena.

I heard AZ is in desperate need of one ...

Mar. 29 at 1:06 a.m.

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bwhsocal

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Quoting: sensonfire

dumba was awful, zucker was rental, timmins played 6 games in 2 years for AZ, ghost they got good picks for rental. chychrun would have liked better haul but think his injury history hurt alot.

yeah the 4m makes or breaks a 2billion project you are so smart

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