1- Grubauer will not be signing for 4.9 million. Not a chance.

2- Erik Johnson cannot be counted on. If he is penciled in the top 4 the Avs are screwed.

3- Raanta and Newhook on the 3rd line? No thanks. Newhook needs to play wing and there is no chance Raanta is ready for 3rd line minutes.

4- Compher, Kaut and a 1st for Reinhart? Not a chance. If you were a Sabres fan would you be happy with that trade?

For grubauer, I think there is a chance that can happen. Comparables are varlamov and lehners deals at 5 per year, with the flat cap it's possible the price is slightly lower. Could it go above 5? Yeah, but I doubt by a lot.

For Johnson, I'm not sure what the choice is, I don't think he will be on IR, at least not to start the season. Maybe his spot in the lineup changes to third pairing, but he's going to play unless he gets hurt again. So start of the year line up has him in.

With ranta, I think he could make it work on the third line with the right training camp and off-season. Maybe he goes down to 4th line, or back to the ahl instead and mahltsev moves up and Sherwood moves in or something. It's a depth detail of the roster moves and wouldn't change the off-season moves. I think Colorado should at least try to play newhook at his natural center position to develop him long term into the 2nd line center. Bednar loves to juggle lines so I'm sure he will shield newhook in that role, but I think it's the right move long term.

For the Reinhart trade, yeah probably not happy as a sabres fan, but I just read a report on sportsnet indicating buffalo is asking for a first round pick and a prospect for Reinhart. That's why I built this was to see how that would look. Maybe that report is wrong on their ask, or Colorado's prospect needs to be better than this, or because the 1st is likely a late round pick they need additional picks to be added... Hard to say. That's my basis for the trade though.