Buffalo Sabres assets (Players, Picks) - Updated 6/26

[Paxon]

Sabres are at 44+4 NHL contracts (17 UFA, 27 RFA (+4 SR Contracts[sup]1[/sup]))

Players under contract

Player|Position|Contract|2014-2015|2015-2016|2016-2017|2017-2018|2018-2019|2019-2020
{colsp=12} NHL Players signed through upcoming season (UFA):
Matt Moulson|F|1-way|$5,000,000|$5,000,000|$5,000,000|$5,000,000|$5,000,000| UFA
Tyler Ennis|F|1-way|$4,600,000|$4,600,000|$4,600,000|$4,600,000|$4,600,000| UFA
Cody Hodgson|F|1-way|$4,250,000|$4,250,000|$4,250,000|$4,250,000|$4,250,000| UFA
Evander Kane|F|1-way|$5,250,000|$5,250,000|$5,250,000|$5,250,000| UFA
Brian Gionta|F|1-way|$4,250,000|$4,250,000|$4,250,000| UFA
David Legwand|F|1-way|$3,000,000|$3,000,000| UFA
Ryan O'Reilly|F|1-way|$6,000,000|$6,000,000| UFA
Jamie McGinn|F|1-way|$2,950,000|$2,950,000| UFA
Cody McCormick|F|1-way|$1,500,000|$1,500,000|$1,500,000| UFA
Patrick Kaleta|F|1-way|$1,250,000| UFA
Matt Ellis|F|2-way|$550,000| UFA
Zach Bogosian|D|1-way|$5,142,857|$5,142,857|$5,142,857|$5,142,857|$5,142,857|$5,142,857| UFA
Josh Gorges|D|1-way|$3,900,000|$3,900,000|$3,900,000|$3,900,000| UFA
Mike Weber|D|1-way|$1,666,667|$1,666,667| UFA
Andre Benoit|D|1-way|$800,000| UFA
Andrej Meszaros|D|1-way|$4,125,000| UFA
Tyson Strachan|D|2-way|$650,000| UFA
Drew Bagnall|D|2-way|$550,000| UFA
Anders Lindback|G|1-way|$925,000| UFA
Chad Johnson|G|1-way|$1,300,000|$1,300,000| UFA
{colsp=12} Players/Prospects under contract (RFA)
Sam Reinhart|F|2-way|$925,000|$925,000|$925,000| RFA
William Carrier|F|2-way|$740,833|$740,833|$740,833| RFA
Justin Kea|F|2-way|$646,667|$646,667|$646,667| RFA
Marcus Foligno|F|1-way|$1,875,000|$1,875,000| RFA
Zemgus Girgensons|F|2-way|$1,400,000|$1,400,000| RFA
Daniel Catenacci|F|2-way|$806,667|$806,667| RFA
Nicolas DesLauriers|F|1-way|$637,500|$637,500| RFA
Colin Jacobs|F|2-way|$591,667|$591,667| RFA
Tim Schaller|F|2-way|$925,000| RFA
Johan Larsson|F|2-way|$870,000| RFA
Jack Nevins|F|2-way|$645,000|$645,000| RFA
Kevin Sundher|F|2-way|$870,000| RFA
Jerry D'Amigo|F|2-way|$850,500| RFA
Zac Dalpe|F|2-way|$700,000| RFA
Jordan Samuels-Thomas|F|2-way|$640,000| RFA
Phil Varone|F|2-way|$570,000| RFA
Brady Austin|F|2-way|$626,667|$626,667|$626,667| RFA
Evan Rodrigues|F|2-way|??|??|??| RFA
Rasmus Ristolainen|D|2-way|$1,775,000|$1,775,000| RFA
Jake McCabe|D|2-way|$925,000|$925,000| RFA
Chad Ruhwedel|D|2-way|$650,000|$650,000| RFA
Mark Pysyk|D|2-way|$870,000| RFA
Jerome Gauthier-Leduc|D|2-way|$870,000| RFA
Robin Lehner|G|2-way|$2,225,000|$2,225,000|$2,225,000| RFA
Andrey Makarov|G|2-way|$580,556|$580,556| RFA
Nathan Lieuwen|G|2-way|$571,667| RFA
Matthew Hackett|G|2-way|$750,750| RFA
{colsp=12} Prospects still in other leagues (RFA)
Jean Dupuy|F|2-way|$783,000|$783,000|$783,000| RFA
Nicholas Baptiste|F|2-way|$740,000|$740,000|$740,000| RFA
Justin Bailey|F|2-way|[sliding]|$925,000|$925,000|$925,000| RFA
Linus Ullmark|G|2-way|$775,833|$775,833|$775,833| RFA
{colsp=12} AHL Contracts

Prospects who have not signed an ELC or full time AHL contract:
F Christian Isackson (2010 Round 7) SR Univ of Minnesota -- rights until 15 August 2015
F Brad Navin (2011 Round 7) SR Univ of Wisconsin -- rights until 15 August 2015
F Connor Hurley (2013 Round 2) FR Univ of Notre Dame -- rights until 15 August 2018)
F Gustav Possler (2013 Round 5) Modo (Sweden) -- rights until 1 June 2017
F Sean Malone (2013 Round 6) SF Harvard -- rights until 15 August 2017
F Hudson Fasching (2013 Round 4, Acquired from Los Angeles 3/5/2014) SF U. of Minnesota -- rights until 15 August 2017
F Eric Cornel (2014 Round 2) Peterborough (OHL) -- rights until 1 June 2016
F Vaclav Karabacek (2014 Round 2) Gatineau (QMJHL) -- rights until 1 June 2016
F Max Willman (2014 Round 5) FR Brown University -- rights until 15 August 2018
F Christopher Brown (2014 Round 6) USHL, committed Boston College -- rights until 15 August 2019
F Victor Olofsson (2014 Round 7) Modo (Sweden) -- rights until 1 June 2018

D Mark Adams (2009 Round 5) -- rights until 15 August 2015
D Anthony Florentino (2013 Round 5) SF Providence -- rights until 15 August 2017
D Brycen Martin (2014 Round 3) Swift Current (WHL) -- rights until 1 June 2016

G Calvin Petersen (2013 Round 5) FR Univ of Notre Dame --rights until 15 August 2017
G Jonas Johansson (2014 Round 3) Brynas (Sweden) -- rights until 1 June 2018
G Jason Kasdorf (Acquired in Kane/Myers trade) RPI -- rights until ???

Picks

2015
1st (BUF) Dat Eichel
1st (NYI/STL) - (Acquired in Vanek trade/Acquired in Miller,Ott trade) - Lower of two sent to WPG in Kane/Myers trade Traded to OTT for Lehner
2nd (BUF) Traded to COL for O'Reilly
2nd (LA) - Acquired in Regehr trade - Traded to LAK in McNabb trade
2nd (NYI) - Acquired in Vanek trade
3rd (BUF) - Traded to WSH in Halak trade
4th (BUF)
5th (BUF)
6th (BUF)
7th (BUF)

2016
1st (BUF)
2nd (BUF)
2nd (MIN) - Acquired in Moulson trade, traded to MTL in Gorges trade
3rd (BUF)
3rd (DAL) - Acquired in Enroth trade, becomes a 2nd if Enroth wins 4 playoff games
3rd (STL) - Acquired in Miller/Ott trade
3rd (NYI/VAN) - Acquired in Neuvirth trade. Conditional, higher of the two. Sent to PIT as compensation for hiring a coach they fired a year ago
4th (BUF)
5th (BUF)
5th (MTL) - Acquired in Flynn trade.
6th (BUF)
7th (BUF)
7th (MTL) - Acquired in Mitchell trade.


2017
1st (BUF)
2nd (BUF)
2nd (MIN) - Acquired in Chris Stewart trade
3rd (BUF)
4th (BUF)
5th (BUF)
6th (BUF)
7th (BUF)



PROSPECT THREAD LINKS:
2015 Draft Picks:
C Jack Eichel
D Brendan Guhle
D William Borgen
D Devante Stephens
C Giorgio Estephan
D Ivan Chukarov

2014 Draft Picks:
C Sam Reinhart
RW Vaclav Karabacek
C/RW Eric Cornel
G Jonas Johansson
D Brycen Martin
C Christopher Brown
RW Victor Olofsson
LW Max Willman

2013 Draft Picks:
C/LW Connor Hurley
RW Justin Bailey
LW William Carrier
RW Nicholas Baptiste
D Anthony Florentino
C Eric Locke
LW/RW Gustav Possler
C Sean Malone
G Cal Petersen

Other Drafts + UDFAs:
D Jake McCabe
G Linus Ullmark
C Justin Kea
RW Evan Rodrigues
G Jason Kasdorf
D Brady Austin

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[Myllz]

Their 4th in 2014 is gone (to the Wild).

2013 -

1st Round - Sabres
1st Round - Wild, from Pominville
2nd Round - Sabres
2nd Round - Blues, from Leopold
3rd Round - Sabres
4th Round - Blues, from Leopold (Conditional if Blues reach round 2 of playoffs)
5th Round - Sabres
5th Round - Blues, from Leopold (Conditional if Blues don't reach round 2 of playoffs)
5th Round - Devils, from Brennan
6th Round - Sabres
7th Round - Sabres

2014 -

1st Round - Sabres
2nd Round - Sabres
2nd Round - Kings, from Regehr
2nd Round - Wild, from Pominville
3rd Round - Sabres
5th Round - Sabres
6th Round - Sabres
7th Round - Sabres

2015 -

1st Round - Sabres
2nd Round - Sabres
2nd Round - Kings, from Regehr
3rd Round - Sabres
4th Round - Sabres
5th Round - Sabres
6th Round - Sabres
7th Round - Sabres

 

[couture23]

Thanks for putting this together guys.

Gotta love those draft picks. I wonder how long McCabe will stay at Wisconsin for.

 

[jfb392]

Jacobs hasn't signed an ELC.

 

[vcv]

Jacobs hasn't signed an ELC.

Wasn't sure, thanks

 

[Paxon]

Thanks for putting this together guys.

Gotta love those draft picks. I wonder how long McCabe will stay at Wisconsin for.

There was some recent discussion of that in the prospects thread (he indicated he wants to return for his junior year and I think insinuated he wanted to be there the full 4 years)

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Isackson and Roo Adams are missing--since they went the college route, their rights are still the Sabres

 

[vcv]

Isackson and Roo Adams are missing--since they went the college route, their rights are still the Sabres

I didn't expect either to sign. I'll add them though.

 

[nate1988]

I'm a long time lurker, and a first time poster and finally decided to join the dark side..

anyhow, wasn't sure exactly where to put this, but does anybody think with so many draft picks we may try and offer sheet somebody either this draft or the next? I know it's looked down upon etc. but right now sacrificing picks to get that sure fire RFA, now would be the time to do it with all of the draft picks we have. Thoughts? and no, I don't have anybody in mind, I just wasn't sure if anybody had touched on this and if anybody thinks its a possibility

 

[Ralonzo]

The reason hardly anyone goes the RFA route is that the primary benefit of signing a free agent to big bucks is you're not giving up other assets to do it. RFA has the asset cost of making a trade and the cap cost of a (presumably) large contract.

It's just not the way you want to build unless it's a very special situation.

 

[nate1988]

The reason hardly anyone goes the RFA route is that the primary benefit of signing a free agent to big bucks is you're not giving up other assets to do it. RFA has the asset cost of making a trade and the cap cost of a (presumably) large contract.

It's just not the way you want to build unless it's a very special situation.

I understand the asset cost and so on, and figured it could be a way to try and pick somebody up if we find that player we want/need. Dealing from your strength. We have a buttload of draft picks the next 3 years in the top 2 rounds

 

[Chainshot]

I didn't expect either to sign. I'll add them though.

I could see Isackson but not Adams at this point, even if it is simply a farmhand signing.

Nice job on the list.

 

[Ralonzo]

I understand the asset cost and so on, and figured it could be a way to try and pick somebody up if we find that player we want/need. Dealing from your strength. We have a buttload of draft picks the next 3 years in the top 2 rounds

I would counter that by asserting, if your team is a competitive playoff team and you have a buttload of draft picks, then you deal from your strength to take a shot at the brass ring. If your team has a distinct lack of talent, then you may want to use those picks to restock, and especially in this draft. I want every 2013 draft pick I can lay hands on if I'm a GM, which is why I'm thinking pre-draft might see another (or both) remaining members of the Big 3 move on.

 

[Djp]

I understand the asset cost and so on, and figured it could be a way to try and pick somebody up if we find that player we want/need. Dealing from your strength. We have a buttload of draft picks the next 3 years in the top 2 rounds

trades of Vanek, Miller, Stafford, and Ott will add 1st and 2nds to this list.

 

[vcv]

Had Ennis twice accidentally.

Converted the list of players under contract to a table with cap hits + RFA/UFA status/year.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Does Girgensons's contract slide because he didn't play in the NHL or do AHL games count as well?

 

[vcv]

Does Girgensons's contract slide because he didn't play in the NHL or do AHL games count as well?

AHL games count, so his contract does not slide. A contract only slides if the player doesn't play in the NHL/AHL at all, or the player is playing in the AHL on an Amateur Try-Out contract.

 

[1972]

AHL games count, so his contract does not slide. A contract only slides if the player doesn't play in the NHL/AHL at all, or the player is playing in the AHL on an Amateur Try-Out contract.

Girgensons slides, he needs to play 5 NHL games for it to count as a year.

I believe it could slide next year if he doesnt play 9 NHL games.

Could essentially be a 5 year elc

 

[Meichel Kane]

Does Kea sign an ELC soon?

 

[vcv]

Girgensons slides, he needs to play 5 NHL games for it to count as a year.

I believe it could slide next year if he doesnt play 9 NHL games.

Could essentially be a 5 year elc

Wow, I did not know that.

Totally got that wrong.

 

[Sean McG]

I'm a long time lurker, and a first time poster and finally decided to join the dark side..

anyhow, wasn't sure exactly where to put this, but does anybody think with so many draft picks we may try and offer sheet somebody either this draft or the next? I know it's looked down upon etc. but right now sacrificing picks to get that sure fire RFA, now would be the time to do it with all of the draft picks we have. Thoughts? and no, I don't have anybody in mind, I just wasn't sure if anybody had touched on this and if anybody thinks its a possibility

It's definitely a possibility, and even though Regier never really does them he's desperately trying to improve his roster, so he could do something out of line and go after one. However, there have only been eight offer sheets since 2006, and only one, Dustin Penner, wasn't matched. There are a lot of good RFA's this year (Here's a CapGeek list of them), but basically the only way a team won't match a contract is if it's overpayment by the other team in terms of both salary and picks. It also seems to damage relationships between GM's when they offer sheet someone's player, so the better route to go is to just try and trade for the guy.

 

[ceky]

interresting question about offersheeting..... would RFAs even be inclined to sign in buffalo if the team is a clusterf*** next season?


PS i really hope we sign hogdson early and don't have to match anything eypensive

 

[vcv]

Removed 2012-2013 season

 

[Chainshot]

Removed 2012-2013 season

Up for updating with Jacobs deal and removing Lepkowski?

 

[Paxon]

Up for updating with Jacobs deal and removing Lepkowski?

And reflecting that St Louis didn't win a round (********!), thus the pick's a 5th.