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Sabres' GM for a Day: Plotting a course for 2020 offseason
THE PLAN:
Retain rights to Sam Reinhart, Victor Olofsson, Dominik Kahun, Casey Mittelstadt, Tage Thompson, Brandon Montour, Linus Ullmark, Jonas Johansson, Andrew Oglevie and Brandon Hickey. Aside from Reinhart and Ullmark, I signed each player using their respective projected qualifying offer, according to CapFriendly.com.
UFA's
Re-sign Larsson 3 years @ $3M per.
Girgensons, Frolik, Simmonds, Vesey, Hunwick OUT
(LL notes that evolving hockey projects Girgs to receive less than $2M per)
RFA's re-sign Reinhart @ $4.25M per (projected arbitration award)
Trades:
Montour's rights for Neiderreiter ($5.25M)
2020 2nd, a 2021 4th, Rasmus Asplund and Jonas Johansson to CBJ for goalie Joonas Korpisalo.
Korpisalo has 2 yrs remaining on contract ($2.8M per)
Hutton to Blues for 7th (Sabres retain $1.5M)
Sign:
Matt Nieto $3.25M 1 year to replace Girgensons
Matt Borowieki $2M 1 year, pair with Joker
My thoughts:
Oloffson is arbitration eligible. No way he's signing for QO.
Nino - not sure about that one. I'd let Krueger decide. He's got that Swiss thing going on.
I prefer Girgensons to Neito. Production is similar, he's allegedly will be cheaper, and there's the chemistry factor.
I wouldn't pay that much for Korpisalo. He's a mediocre goalie who got hot for a few playoff games.
I'd be talking to Arizona about a goalie. Maybe they'd take Hutton back if we picked up salary.
I agree with signing Matt Borowieki.
THE PLAN:
Retain rights to Sam Reinhart, Victor Olofsson, Dominik Kahun, Casey Mittelstadt, Tage Thompson, Brandon Montour, Linus Ullmark, Jonas Johansson, Andrew Oglevie and Brandon Hickey. Aside from Reinhart and Ullmark, I signed each player using their respective projected qualifying offer, according to CapFriendly.com.
UFA's
Re-sign Larsson 3 years @ $3M per.
Girgensons, Frolik, Simmonds, Vesey, Hunwick OUT
(LL notes that evolving hockey projects Girgs to receive less than $2M per)
RFA's re-sign Reinhart @ $4.25M per (projected arbitration award)
Trades:
Montour's rights for Neiderreiter ($5.25M)
2020 2nd, a 2021 4th, Rasmus Asplund and Jonas Johansson to CBJ for goalie Joonas Korpisalo.
Korpisalo has 2 yrs remaining on contract ($2.8M per)
Hutton to Blues for 7th (Sabres retain $1.5M)
Sign:
Matt Nieto $3.25M 1 year to replace Girgensons
Matt Borowieki $2M 1 year, pair with Joker
My thoughts:
Oloffson is arbitration eligible. No way he's signing for QO.
Nino - not sure about that one. I'd let Krueger decide. He's got that Swiss thing going on.
I prefer Girgensons to Neito. Production is similar, he's allegedly will be cheaper, and there's the chemistry factor.
I wouldn't pay that much for Korpisalo. He's a mediocre goalie who got hot for a few playoff games.
I'd be talking to Arizona about a goalie. Maybe they'd take Hutton back if we picked up salary.
I agree with signing Matt Borowieki.