The Jack Eichel trade rumors have been been constantly popping up, so I will look into what would happen if the Buffalo Sabres did indeed trade Jack Eichel.
Trading Jack Eichel is the last resort for the Sabres but it would allow them to totally retool their team.
Before the 2020 draft, Buffalo Sabres make a few trades:
Buffalo Sabres trade Jack Eichel to the New York Rangers for Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Vitaly Kravtsov, Libor Hajek, 1st round pick 2020.
The New York Rangers add a superstar in Jack Eichel to add to pair with either Panarin or Lafreniere; while the Sabres get Mika Zibanejad, a star center in his own right, Chris Kreider, top 6 winger, two prospects in Kravtsov and Hajek and a 1st round pick.
The Sabres also trade Rasmus Ristolainen, Casey Mittelstadt to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Ilya Mikheyev, Timothy Liljegren, 2nd round pick 2020.
The Maple Leafs need a top 4 defenseman and Ristolainen fills a need at a relatively low cost, Mittelstadt never quite fit with the Sabres, maybe a change of scenery will help. For the Sabres, Ilya Mikheyev can be a solid top 9 forward and Timothy Liljegren can be a top 4 defenseman; as an added bonus Buffalo also gets a 2nd round pick.
Buffalo also trades Colin Miller, Dominik Kahun, 2nd round pick 2020 to the New Jersey Devils for Michael McLeod, Joey Anderson.
The Devils add some depth on the roster with the additions of Kahun and Miller and also get a 2nd round pick out of it, while the Sabres get a very talented center in Michael McLeod and a gritty winger in Joey Anderson.
2020 draft results:
8-Marco Rossi
22-Mavrik Bourque
38-Ty Kleven
The Buffalo Sabres draft a blue chip prospect in Marco Rossi, another top notch center prospect in Mavrik Bourque and a good defensive prospect in Ty Kleven.
Buffalo Sabres re-sign Sam Reinhart to a 7 yr deal worth 5.75 million per season, Victor Olofsson to a 5 yr deal worth 5 million per season.
Brandon Montour is re-signed to a 3 yr deal worth 4 million per season, Ilya Mikheyev to a 3 yr deal worth 3.5 million per season;
Linus Ullmark is re-signed to a 2 yr deal worth 2.5 million per season.
Buffalo Sabres re-sign Jimmy Vesey, Johan Larsson, Zemgus Girgensons to a 2 yr deal worth 1.5 million per season;
Michael McLeod, Tage Thompson, Joey Anderson are re-signed to 2 yr deals.
All other RFAs are re-signed by the Buffalo Sabres.
Buffalo Sabres finish the 2020-21 season with the 5th worst record in the league but end up winning the draft lottery and have the 1st pick in the 2021 draft.
The Buffalo Sabres lose Eric Staal in the expansion draft to the Seattle Kraken.
Buffalo Sabres buyout Jeff Skinner, which costs them a cap hit of 2.47 million per season.
They also buyout Kyle Okposo, which costs them a cap hit of 1 million per season
At the 2021 draft, Buffalo Sabres trade pick 1 to the Ottawa Senators for picks 4, 35, 38, 51.
2021 draft results:
4-Brandt Clarke
35-Sasha Pastujov
38-Simon Robertsson
51-Sebastian Cossa
63-Tristan Lennox
The Buffalo Sabres land 5 top notch prospects in the 2021 draft; Brandt Clarke will be a top pair defenseman for a long time, Sasha Pastujov and Simon Robertsson a very good top 6 wingers and the Sabres greatly improve their goaltending with Sebastian Cossa and Tritian Lennox.
Buffalo Sabres re-sign Rasmus Dahlin to a 8 yr deal worth 7.5 million per season;
Libor Hajek to a 3 yr deal worth 2 million per season, Henri Jokiharju is re-signed to a 2 yr deal worth 2.6 million per season.
All other RFAs are re-signed by the Buffalo Sabres.
The Buffalo Sabres finish the 2021-22 season with the 6th worst record in the league but end up with the 3rd pick in the draft.
Before the 2022 draft, Buffalo Sabres make two trades:
Buffalo Sabres trade Mika Zibanejad to the Vegas Golden Knights for Peyton Krebs, Nicolas Roy, 1st round pick 2022.
The Golden Knights need a top line center and Mika Zibanejad will fill that need for them; on the other side of the trade, the Sabres get a great top 6 forward in Peyton Krebs, a top 9 forward in Nicolas Roy and a 1st round pick.
Brandon Montour, Victor Olofsson are traded to the Dallas Stars for Denis Gurianov, Ty Dellandrea.
The Dallas Stars get a top 4 defenseman in Brandon Montour to pair with Miro Heiskanen and a sniper in Victor Olofsson, that can play in the top 6. For the Sabres, they get a sniper in Denis Gurianov and a top prospect in Ty Dellandrea.
At the 2022 draft, Buffalo Sabres trade Tage Thompson, picks 24, 38 to the Florida Panthers for pick 10.
2022 draft results:
3-Matthew Savoie
10-Simon Nemec
The Sabres draft two blue chip prospects in the 2022 draft in Matthew Savoie and Simon Nemec, both will be an important part of their core.
Buffalo Sabres re-sign Denis Gurianov to a 5 yr deal worth 4.25 million per season, Vitaly Kravtsov to a 4 yr deal worth 3.5 million per season.
Timothy Liljegren is re-signed to a 3 yr deal worth 2.5 million per season, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is re-signed to a 2 yr deal worth 3 million per season.
Nicolay Roy, Joey Anderson are re-signed to a 2 yr deals worth 1 million per season.
All other RFAs are re-signed by the Buffalo Sabres.
The Buffalo Sabres make the playoffs in the 2022-23 season but they lose in the 1st round of the playoffs to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
After the season, two trades are made:
Buffalo Sabres trade Dylan Cozens, Henri Jokiharju to the Minnesota Wild for Kirill Kaprizov, 2nd round pick 2023.
Minnesota Wild need a first line center and Dylan Cozens has the potential to be one but he won't reach that potential on the Sabres; The Sabres get a Top line Left winger in Kirill Kaprizov and a 2nd round pick.
Denis Gurianov is traded to the LA Kings for Jaret Anderson Dolan, 2nd round pick 2023.
The Kings need some scoring help on the Wings and Gurianov will provide an instant boost of offense to the team. Jared Anderson Dolan will likely be the Sabres 4th line center but he is a very talented scorer with third line potential.
Buffalo Sabres re-sign Kirill Kaprizov to a 7 yr deal worth 5.75 million per season.
Peyton Krebs to a 6 yr deal worth 4.5 million per season, Ty Dellandrea to a 5 yr deal worth 4.25 million per season.
All other RFAs are re-signed by the Buffalo Sabres.
By the 2023-24 Season, the Buffalo Sabres have put together a stanley cup caliber team:
2023-24 Buffalo Sabres
P.Krebs-M.Savoie-S.Reinhart
K.Kaprizov-M.Rossi-V.Kravtsov
S.Pastujov-M.Bourque-T.Dellandrea
N.Roy-J.Anderson Dolan-Jy.Anderson
R.Dahlin-S.Nemec
T.Kleven-B.Clarke
L.Hajek-T.Liljegren
S.Cossa
U-P.Luukkonen
Top Prospects:
T.Lennox, S.Robertsson
The Buffalo Sabres now have a team that has a really good young core and can contend for a Stanley cup for at least the next 5 years.
Comments
Post a Comment