New Identity Sabres explanations in desc

Team: 2024-25 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: May 15, 2024

Published: May 15, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Explanations:
Hathaway fits the role of what the Sabres are currently looking for.

Bennett has only 1 year left and probably will be too expensive for the Panthers to keep considering they need to resign Lundell, Montour, and Reinhart this year, as well as Verhaeghe and Ekblad next year (+Bennett if they were to keep him). Sabres get a guy that fits their new identity well. Panthers get a top B level prospect who probably can't differentiate himself enough from the likes of Quinn, Peterka, Skinner, and Tuch to crack a top 6 role. He could also fill in the gaps in the future for the Panthers when they run into more cap trouble.

San Jose takes Krebs because it's probably not a great year again for them, and he still has a decent amount of upside even though he has kind of lost in the shuffle of the Sabres lineup. Going to the Sharks would allow him to play in a more prominent role and potentially have a good couple seasons at a low cost for the Sharks. I feel it's low risk, high reward for San Jose.

Free Agent Explanations;
Looking for guys who can play physical, fight, win faceoffs, and play hard defense to fill out bottom 6 and bottom pair.

As always, please leave comments so that I know if I've messed up completely or actually gotten it right in terms of value.

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