trade the first Kevyn

Created by: mac11_716

Team: 2024-25 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: May 8, 2024

Published: May 9, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Not in love with the Kane signing, but it feels like the Sabres will go after him again. Proved he could be healthy and produce, Adams and Ruff will want someone with experience, and they want a veteran. Again, don't love it and I wouldn't do it, but I think there is a better than 50/50 shot it happens.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	2	$4,000,000
Bryson, Jacob	2	$950,000
Korczak, Kaedan	6	$3,250,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kane, Patrick	2	$5,000,000
Biro, Brandon	2	$900,000
Murray, Brett	2	$900,000

Trades

BUF

Tkachuk, Brady

OTT

Kisakov, Alexander
Krebs, Peyton [RFA Rights]
Peterka, John-Jason
2024 1st round pick (BUF)

BUF

2026 4th round pick (OTT)

Additional Details:

Saw a trade like this from a Blackhawks related website. Obviously Skinner has to waive, but the article made the point that it brings a veteran top-six winger in for Bedard/Nazar and gives Skinner a chance to bring his production back up to potentially earn another contract. The benefit is obvious for the Sabres.

CHI

Skinner, Jeff
2025 2nd round pick (BUF)
2025 4th round pick (MIN)

BUF

Korczak, Kaedan [RFA Rights]
Roy, Nicolas

VGK

Rosén, Isak
2026 2nd round pick (BUF)

BUF

Cates, Noah

PHI

Greenway, Jordan
2024 4th round pick (PHI)

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	$87,500,000	$85,042,618	$0	$2,500,000	$2,457,382

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1	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
Tkachuk, Brady $8,205,714$8,205,714 LW UFA - 4	Cozens, Dylan $7,100,000$7,100,000 C, LW UFA - 6	Kane, Patrick $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW UFA
Kulich, Jiri $886,667$886,667 C, LW RFA - 3	Cates, Noah $2,625,000$2,625,000 C, LW RFA - 1	Benson, Zach $950,000$950,000 ($650,000$650K) LW RFA - 2
Biro, Brandon $900,000$900,000 LW UFA	Sturm, Nico $2,000,000$2,000,000 C UFA - 1	Roy, Nicolas $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, RW UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Power, Owen $8,350,000$8,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 7	Dahlin, Rasmus $11,000,000$11,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 8	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $4,000,000$4,000,000 G RFA
Byram, Bowen $3,850,000$3,850,000 LD/RD RFA - 1	Korczak, Kaedan $3,250,000$3,250,000 RD RFA	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)
Rousek, Lukas $775,000$775,000 RW RFA - 1
Bryson, Jacob $950,000$950,000 LD/RD RFA
Murray, Brett $900,000$900,000 LW UFA