Équipe: 2022-23 Sabres de Buffalo

Date de création initiale: 6 janv. 2022

Publié: 9 janv. 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

No players not currently under an NHL contract so no Owen Power or a new prospect Buffalo might get in the draft

First things first, Olofsson and UPL need to be paid. Olofsson, a reasonable sum for his talents. UPL? A Demko-like contract for the future of Buffalo goaltending
UFA signings to fill in the depth, I'm not sure if any pending UFA's want to return so I'll avoid Buffalo UFA's (with one exception in net), Rutta is a solid D whose stats are probably inflated from playing on Tampa but should be a solid depth plug; Stecher is having a slight a down year in Detroit and I'm not sure Stevey Y will bring him back. He can be brought in (hopefully) for a slight pay increase; Holden is a depth plug who's likely cheap; Sturm is definitely overpaid but could fill a solid role in Buffalo as a 2C if Thompson was just a flash. As for a new backup, I want to bring in Halak but I'm unsure if he will retire, Tolarski for 1 more year isn't a bad stopgap either

Finally, for some extra depth, Del Zotto wants out of Ottawa, we can probably get him in exchange for savings in Melnyk's wallet

Buffalo doesn't need to do too much this offseason, just fill in the depth, resign some key pieces moving forward, and stay the course