Bolster 3rd and add vets on D

Équipe: 2022-23 Sabres de Buffalo

Date de création initiale: 21 déc. 2022

Publié: 22 déc. 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Both of these trades might need a bit more from Buffalo as deadline deals.. IDK. If the Sabres are real I think this helps them alot in the short term and also takes some decisions off their hands in 2 years when they need to make choices for 2 and 3 years down the road.

2023-24 cap space: (assuming reported 1 mill increase)
= 6.2 (current post's cap space)
- 5.8 (net when Tage contract kicks in)
- 3.4 (net when Sammy contract kicks in)
+ 6.0 (Okposo contract ends)
+ 2.2 (Girgensons contract ends)
+ 6.1 (Monahan contract ends)
+ 1.7 (Hino contract ends)
+1.5 (Anderson contract end)
+ 4.9 (Bishop contract ends)
+ 3.7 (Cozens/Jost/Asplund RFA contracts end)
+ 1 mill (cap increase)
= 24.1
Notable RFAs
- Cozens (8x$7.5 - high end estimate)
- Jost (2x$2.5 - slightly above qualifying offer)
- Asplund (2x$1.2 - based off Girgensons 2nd deal, minus significant playing time/impact. Aspy gets to fight for his spot with the kids at camp)
Fitzgerald (or Klague. Notable is a stretch, but he's been *Okay* as a fill in, on a minimum 2-way contract fight for 7th D spot with Myers)
= 12.9 before free agents
Notable UFAs
-Okposo (would he sign a 1x$4 AAV?)
-Girgensons (2x$2.5 - 10% raise for vet with mutual love between him and Buffalo)
- Schenn (1x$1 - expirement works, capable partner for OP, worst case solid vet 3rd pair)
- Monahan (wildcard, walks in this scenario)
- Hino (wildcard, happy to bring him back on cheaper deal if he's happy here but walks in this scenario. Hes fine filling in but don't want him in the lineup nightly)
= 4.6 after signing own UFAs

2023 lineup:
FORWARDS
53 - 72 - 89
77 - 24 - 22
71 - 19 - CG
28 - 17 - 21
Depth: kids fight for a spot on the big club
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DEFENSEMEN
23 - 26
25 - Schenn
Edmundson - 46
45 / Myers (note: option to waive for mutual termination? They're fine with the cap but doing him a favor like they did with Bogo)
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GOALIES
Comrie
UPL/Levi fight for backup job

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