Équipe: 2024-25 Sabres de Buffalo

Date de création initiale: 20 mars 2024

Publié: 20 mars 2024

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

For the Defense:
I obviously kept Jokiharju. He’s played well & i think him & Samuelsson could compliment each other quite nicely- especially if it’s just on the 3rd pair.
Added DeMelo for his defensive zone presence & grit to round out what i think could be a very good defensive group. I love Ryan Johnson as our 7th for when injuries occur, and when everyone is healthy he can rotate in.
Also brought back Stillman & Bryson to play in AHL to give us NHL quality depth

At Forward:
Idk that WPG really wants to trade Iafallo, but I’ve seen his name on here a lot & he makes all kinds of sense for the Sabres. He’s from WNY, and plays a strong 2way game. Our team defense can use some improvement at the forward position imo. He can also move up & down the lineup and play either wing, so that’s beneficial.
This bumps Greenway down to our “checking line” but he can also be moved up & Iafallo slides down- either way.
Sturm is a good 2way Center who can win faceoffs, which we obviously need.
And for the other checking line winger i looked for some physicality who can also forecheck & play defense. Duhaime could be an underrated target for us, but there’s plenty of others who work for our checking line- Lafferty, Trenin, etc etc

What to do in goal ?
With UPL taking such a big leap forward, but still no sure thing, i wanted to snag a decent backup who can play if UPL does take a step back.
That ideally keeps Levi in the AHL as the unquestioned #1 for a full season (unless injuries). He’s got the talent to surpass UPL at some point, but there’s no need to rush his development either.


Overall,
I think this looks more like a “team” as opposed to just a collection of great young talent.
A few tweaks here n there to fill specific roles & i think we could really be into something

GO SABRES !

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