Get a proper goalie and right side

I'm fine with Ullmark. .915 save percentage

Also, the right side is fine too. Its easier to install a defensive system (which krueger did last year) and execute it than it is to find offensive talent. I am betting on the offensive additions helping the team quite a bit and it helps that they are good 2 way players.

At last -- a Tomas Hertl trade that seems realistic and fair!!

I like the rest of your trades, too. Not too fond of the Silfverberg trade because I like him so much, but if you have a certain opinion of Ristolainen's abilities, it's right on value.

Most realistic Sbres construction with a likely positive outcome I've seen yet. Very impressive.

I'm not fine with Hutton

Well, hes going to play a lot fewer games this year and will have a better team in front of him

I like the rest of the roster alot. Still think you may want to bury Huttons contract and use some of the 5 million cap space for a better backup free agent option on a 1-2 year deal

perhaps. wanted to avoid future commitments until i pay dahlin/jokiharju and before your know it Hertl.

Or he just fell off a cliff and his few games can be a problem. Ullmark is injured in every season and he has a history of concussions, if Linus gets injured again, then there is no hope for Hutton, and there is no near-term reserve. Johansson was not impressed, UPL even in the AHL so far looked pretty weak, this can be a problem. I would have found a more reliable partner for Ullmark in a free agency, goalie is too important a position to take such a risk.

Botterill definitely no longer has the right to make a mistake and he have to be an idiot to step on the same rake again.

well, if its a problem we can make a trade, if there isn't a problem then we have cap space at the deadline and for future major contracts.