Vanek Payback Time - Offersheet to Bouchard or Byram

Unfortunately offersheet almost never happen.

BUF is in prime position to make one happen.

It's not like they never happen:
Kesler 2006
Vanek 2007
Penner 2007
Backes 2008
Bernier 2008
Hjalmarsson 2010
Weber 2012
O'Reilly 2013
Aho 2019
Kotkaniemi 2021

That's 10 in the past 17 years. They happen, sometimes.

Issue is both Colorado and Edmonton match without thinking.

When it comes to offer sheets, they need to be 1 year in the modern league to be successful. Overpay majorly. Bouchard and Byram will be instantly matched so dial back the expectations. You're not going to get anyone of that qualify. Look at the successful offer sheets in the modern league. Kotkaniemi happened because Carolina offered him more than he's worth and then locked him up long term at a good cap hit.

Try someone like K'Andre Miller at 8.4. That's a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. It also takes away the Rangers ability to match with them still needing to sign Lafreniere. He can't play RD, but Owen Power can. Run
Samuelsson - Dahlin
Miller - Power
Joki - Lybushkin

And Adams is clearly not the person who will make the offersheet. The latter was between Montreal and Carolina, where it was more like a backlash after the Aho offersheet.

I'd expect them to match, but it won't be easy. Both are pressed right against the Cap. They would have to do a lot of maneuvering to be cap compliant. COL has $6mm to sign 10 players (if Landy remains on LTIR all year, then they have the room). EDM has $2.8mm to sign 2 players. It won't be easy for them.

Miller would be my next target, but $8.4mm is too much.

The 1-year signing might be the way to go, depending on how much. BUF can't be shelling out too much. Dahlin and Power are going to be making a lot more in 2024.