So you’d be getting all of these guys in free agency realistically. Or offseason.

Neither. They are just templates of players I would like to see in those roles. A talented physical power forward #1LW. An example of that was Lee or B.Tkachuk or Evander Kane.

Offer sheet Lafreniere, he’s like that type of player but needs to get physically stronger

Yea i was considering him. He would be the best young option for that type of player.

Zub, Clifton or Mayfield in UFA for top 4 RD. Jensen and Gudas as additional options.

I was about to say, I don’t think you realize just how much you would have to give up to pry Staal away from the Canes.

Obviously he is probably the best 3C in the league and is the ideal player for any lineup in the NHL. Which is why he was the guy I used as my example. Which is why I wrote this in my description
"I am just filling the gaps if the lineup with players who fit the type of player I would like to see in that position if that makes sense."

I would like Adams to sign one of Niederreiter or Marchment this summer.

Huh? Both those players are under multi-year contracts with their respective teams. The Sabres could try and TRADE for either player, but not sure why paying the acquisition cost to acquire either player makes sense for the Sabres at this time

Not interested in trading Kakko

No, I meant last summer when they were in the UFA and hadn't signed with Nashville or Dallas yet. We could give them more money since we have a ton of cap space.

Doesn't matter if you're down at the salary cap floor, the fact that there IS a salary cap floor in the first place should serve as a warning that if money is spent carelessly, especially long-term, cap space will dry up faster and next thing you know you've got a non-playoff team that's capped out. Look at Columbus, Philadelphia, San Jose, I'm still not entirely sold Seattle will make the playoffs either

1) You are new to our cap space. We have a great cap situation and the cap will go up.

2) Niederreiter and Marchment signed very reasonable contracts, not for 8 years and not for 8-9 million.

Nino signed with Nashville for 4M x 2Y, we could give him 5-6M x 2-3Y.

Marchment signed with Dallas for 4,5M 4Y, we could give him 5-5,5M x 4-5Y. We really will have a ton of space for all this and there is still a lot left. We only have one anchor Skinner contract that we can reasonably buyput in 3-4 years if need be.

We just have too soft and the same type of team. Here you need a balance of skill and some physicality and defensive play.

clearly your so exhausted you can't read. anyway, thanks for your opinion which isn't related to this post at all. please read the description and maybe some of the comments and get back to me. Thanks very much for your time and energy spent exhausting yourself posting unrelated content to random threads.

You thinking committing 1-1.5M more against the cap for 4-5 years than what other team's are offering those free agents is wise cap management? I dunno man

Not sure I agree with your logic

What could Buffalo offer for Lee?