Josh Allen looks good in shorts

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Created by: mac11_716

Team: 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 18, 2021

Published: Dec. 18, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

C - Dylan Cozens
A - Rasmus Dahlin
A - Alex Tuch
- OR -
A - Girgenson
A - Okposo
* I think there will be a changing of the guard next year. They mall roll with Girgenson and Okposo for another year until their deals expire and giving Cozens another year to grow into the role.

Draft:
#5 - Matthew Savoie, C/LW (Winnipeg Ice)
- I've seen him all over the place in the top-10, but the dude has so much skill. Currently plays center (at least that is what I've seen him listed as), but I have read he projects as a wing.
#8 - Conor Geekie, C (Winnipeg Ice) *trade with NYI - 2022 1st (FLA), 2022 1st (VGK), 2023 2nd (VGK) for 2022 1st (NYI)*
- The Islanders are an older team that doesn't have a ton of talent in the pipeline. If their window is really closing, they need to restock the cupboard. The Sabres can offer them picks to move up this year, plus futures.
- As for Geekie himself, he is big (6-4) and has plenty of skill but is a really solid two-way center. Seems very similar to Cozens in terms of size and style of play.

I went off of draft positioning from http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/
- I would imagine the team goes forward-heavy early. I doubt they trade up but it is fun to play around with as I have them with a ton of draft capital. I could also see them taking Ivan Miroshnichenko because he has a pro-ready frame and shot and is a power-forward that they lack.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Johnson, Ryan	3	$925,000
Bloom, Josh	3	$925,000
Power, Owen	3	$925,000
Rosén, Isak	3	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bryson, Jacob	2	$1,000,000
Murray, Brett	2	$925,000
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	3	$925,000
Biro, Brandon	2	$925,000
Olofsson, Victor	4	$6,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Pysyk, Mark	3	$925,000
Subban, Malcolm	1	$875,000
Malone, Sean	1	$750,000
Oglevie, Andrew	1	$750,000
Tokarski, Dustin	1	$750,000
Holtby, Braden	2	$3,250,000
Davidson, Brandon	1	$750,000
Schuldt, Jimmy	1	$750,000
Prow, Ethan	1	$750,000
Petrovic, Alex	1	$750,000
Jankowski, Mark	1	$750,000
Hayden, John	1	$750,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Savoie, Matthew		3	$925,000
Geekie, Conor		3	$925,000

Trades

BUF

2024 2nd round pick (PIT)

PIT

Collin Miller at 2021-22 TDL with half of salary retained

BUF

2023 3rd round pick (EDM)

EDM

Robert Haag at 2021-22 TDL with half of salary retained

BUF

2024 3rd round pick (WSH)

WSH

Vinnie Hinostroza at 2021-22 TDL with half of salary retained

BUF

Dadonov, Evgeni
2023 3rd round pick (BUF)

Additional Details:

Three-team deal that moves Dadonov to another team with Buffalo retaining salary

VGK

Bjork, Anders

BUF

2023 3rd round pick (CGY)
2024 7th round pick (CGY)

CGY

Dadonov, Evgeni ($2,500,000 retained)

BUF

Borgen, William

SEA

2023 3rd round pick (EDM)

BUF

2022 1st round pick (NYI)

NYI

2022 1st round pick (VGK)
2022 1st round pick (FLA)
2023 2nd round pick (VGK)

Additional Details:

Read description above, please

BUF

Seabrook, Brent

TBL

2024 7th round pick (CGY)

Additional Details:

Helps Buffalo get to the cap floor

BUF

Tarasenko, Vladimir

Additional Details:

Three-team deal

STL

2022 5th round pick (NJD)

10.

BUF

2022 1st round pick (WSH)
2023 3rd round pick (WSH)
2024 2nd round pick (WSH)

Additional Details:

Three-team deal

WSH

Tarasenko, Vladimir ($3,750,000 retained)

11.

BUF

Three-team deal

STL

2022 1st round pick (WSH)
2024 2nd round pick (WSH)

Buyouts

Cody Hodgson: $791,667
Christian Ehrhoff: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

Evgeni Dadonov: $2,500,000 (100%)
Vladimir Tarasenko: $3,750,000 (100%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$69,093,333	$0	$2,195,000	$12,406,667

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Olofsson, Victor $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Cozens, Dylan $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 1	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Skinner, Jeff $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 5	Thompson, Tage $1,400,000$1,400,000 C UFA - 1	Quinn, Jack $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 3
Krebs, Peyton $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) C, LW RFA - 2	Mittelstadt, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, C UFA - 2	Peterka, John-Jason $855,833$855,833 ($82,500$82K) LW, RW RFA - 3
Asplund, Rasmus $825,000$825,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Girgensons, Zemgus $2,200,000$2,200,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dahlin, Rasmus $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Jokiharju, Henri $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD RFA - 2
Power, Owen $925,000$925,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Borgen, William $900,000$900,000 RD UFA - 1
Samuelsson, Mattias $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 1	Pysyk, Mark $925,000$925,000 RD UFA - 1	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka $925,000$925,000 G RFA - 2
		Holtby, Braden $3,250,000$3,250,000 G UFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Bryson, Jacob $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Seabrook, Brent $6,875,000$6,875,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2
Fitzgerald, Casey $750,000$750,000 RD UFA - 1
Murray, Brett $925,000$925,000 LW RFA - 1

Dec. 18, 2021 at 11:30 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Calgary's absolute last need is middle 6 left handed wingers

Dec. 18, 2021 at 11:35 p.m.

palhal

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"Josh Allen looks good in shorts". As a Bills fan, I wish Josh Allen would look (play) better in a NFL uniform on Sundays.

Instead of worrying about getting to the cap floor by acquiring LTIR Seabrook, shouldn't the Sabres fans and players be rewarded with real hockey players to get them over the cap floor?

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Dec. 18, 2021 at 11:45 p.m.

mac11_716

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Quoting: palhal

I think Allen is the least of the Bills' problems. He can't help that he has a guy in his lap before the end of his drop, but that is a conversation for a different day.

At this point the Sabres have made it pretty clear that they are going to build from within by drafting, developing, and promoting. I believe most Sabres fans are on board with that and we don't really want them to go throw money at players when it doesn't make sense with the timeframe of a rebuild. With Power, Peterka, Quinn, Krebs, Samuelsson, and maybe one or two others most likely being ready for full-time roles next season, there won't be much room for free agents as they want those guys to get as much playing time as possible.

Dec. 18, 2021 at 11:51 p.m.

palhal

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Quoting: mac11_716

Not saying the Sabres should be signing expensive long term UFAs, but certainly there is room to sign a few quality guys to help the transition of the young guys. To leave 18m in cap space seems to be a slap in the face to paying fans.

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Dec. 19, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

bagelbob

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assuming florida and vegas’ firsts are mid 20s at least, i wouldn’t have much interest in that trade as the islanders. maybe if buffalo’s 2023 first was included instead of one of those two picks? but that’s a massive downgrade in quality of prospect.

Dec. 19, 2021 at 1:39 a.m.

mokumboi

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That's not getting you Tarasenko.

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Dec. 20, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

mac11_716

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Quoting: palhal

I don't fully disagree with you, but I think most fans watched management botch the Eichel era where they didn't really put much thought into what they were doing, so them deciding to conserve money and play the young guys, and then spend their money on resigning them is good. They're most likely promoting an entire line from Rochester, plus adding two defensemen so there is no real room for veteran guys.

If they paid a lot for an experienced guy like Letang, who is a veteran and good and they could give him a lot for a season or two, then I'm okay with that. Same with a goalie, but at the forward, I don't want a guy like Giroux who will help now but doesn't do much for the future.

To me, I guess it isn't that they need to show me they care by throwing money at players. I care more now because they have a plan and are going all-in on that by the picks they make, the players they acquire, and the front office people they are bringing on board. It is nice to have a plan for once.

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