2021-2022 Roster Speculation Thread, pt. 4

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[Jim Bob]

If the Sabres are worried about hitting the cap floor, I wonder if they look at trading for Phil Kessel?

He has a $6.8M cap hit and a $850k salary this season after the 15% retention by Toronto.

 

[jc17]

If the Sabres are worried about hitting the cap floor, I wonder if they look at trading for Phil Kessel?

He has a $6.8M cap hit and a $850k salary this season after the 15% retention by Toronto.

With 43 points in 56 games, I'd guess a contender would trade more futures for him at the deadline than we'd want to give up

 

[Djp]

If the Sabres are worried about hitting the cap floor, I wonder if they look at trading for Phil Kessel?

He has a $6.8M cap hit and a $850k salary this season after the 15% retention by Toronto.

With Eichel they will be at the floor

cap friendly us at $53M with Mitts, Joki, and Dahlin to sign. Low cost fir the 3 is $9M which puts thrm above the floor.

 

[Jim Bob]

With 43 points in 56 games, I'd guess a contender would trade more futures for him at the deadline than we'd want to give up

Probably.

I just figured that the big gap between his cap hit and salary would be attractive to the Pegulas since it would be an economical & efficient was to hit the cap floor.

 

[Jim Bob]

With Eichel they will be at the floor

cap friendly us at $53M with Mitts, Joki, and Dahlin to sign. Low cost fir the 3 is $9M which puts thrm above the floor.

I am guessing that Eichel won't be here for long.

 

[Djp]

I am guessing that Eichel won't be here for long.

if they trade him now they likely take salary back thst evens things out.

 

[Jim Bob]

if they trade him now they likely take salary back thst evens things out.

We shall see...

 

[Rowley Birkin]

I don't have much doubt we'll be at or above the floor.

Eichel isn't likely being moved for all futures & if Adams has any sense he will pay Dahlin market value for 8 years.

 

[ForsbergMoDo21]

Has there been any news about Buffalos remaining RFAs? Even around here the chatter has been nonexistent. Dahlin, Jokiharju, Mittelstadt? These are potentially franchise shaping deals depending on what happens (though Dahlin is the only one I can fathom they want to go max length on).

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

I SnuggaRUDE volunteer as tribute to sign any contract required by the Buffalo Sabres (or other NHL team) to reach the CBA mandated salary cap floor.

 

[Ehran]

I am guessing that Eichel won't be here for long.

Haven't we been saying that for quite a while though?

 

[Jim Bob]

Has there been any news about Buffalos remaining RFAs? Even around here the chatter has been nonexistent. Dahlin, Jokiharju, Mittelstadt? These are potentially franchise shaping deals depending on what happens (though Dahlin is the only one I can fathom they want to go max length on).

There was a report around the draft that the Sabres have started talks with Dahlin.

 

[Jim Bob]

Haven't we been saying that for quite a while though?

Sure, but I'm trying to be hopeful over here.

 

[TehDoak]

So, I'm a bit worried we aren't going to add any more pieces until after the Eichel saga is cleared up, mainly because salary has to be coming back now. So, we won't know how much is left in the 'budget' until the Eichel trade is over.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Buffalo might ice the worst NHL team in the last 50 years next season, if nothing huge doesn't happen.

Depressing.

 

[DJN21]

Buffalo might ice the worst NHL team in the last 50 years next season, if nothing huge doesn't happen.

Depressing.

why do you say that? Is it because unless Skinner rebounds with no centers ready on the team we wont have a single 20 goal scorer lol?

 

[Buffaloed]

Buffalo might ice the worst NHL team in the last 50 years next season, if nothing huge doesn't happen.

Depressing.

They're going to start the season like world beaters and the theme will change to "these guys are really good, we were wrong about them". Then around a month and half into the season other teams will realize how soft they are and start beating the crap out of them and they lose most of their remaining games.

 

[Sabres]

Buffalo might ice the worst NHL team in the last 50 years next season, if nothing huge doesn't happen.

Depressing.

We're gonna be bad, no doubt. But the 2013-14 and 2014-15 teams were worse.

And last year's Red Wings team was really bad as well.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

They're going to start the season like world beaters and the theme will change to "these guys are really good, we were wrong about them". Then around a month and half into the season other teams will realize how soft they are and start beating the crap out of them and they lose most of their remaining games.

I can’t wait for those threads, and us Sabres fans who venture on the main boards are telling those people to knock it off.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Buffalo might ice the worst NHL team in the last 50 years next season, if nothing huge doesn't happen.

Depressing.

I very much doubt we’re gonna be nearly as bad as 2013-2015.

 

[Paxon]

Buffalo might ice the worst NHL team in the last 50 years next season, if nothing huge doesn't happen.o

Depressing.

It won't even the worst Sabres roster of the past 10 years

 

[UnleashRasmus]

If the Sabres are worried about hitting the cap floor, I wonder if they look at trading for Phil Kessel?

He has a $6.8M cap hit and a $850k salary this season after the 15% retention by Toronto.

This goes against the purpose of our youth first approach. If they pay us to take him, sure. Otherwise eh.

 

[Der Jaeger]

I wouldn’t overlook youth and the hunger to improve that comes with them.

That alone will make next year’s team better than any tank year.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

Dahlin and Cozens are way better than anything we had during the tank years.