darksabre

I expect it would be trades.

I know I know. But I really don't think we can talk about the Sabres lineup this season without talking about the lineup next season. The Sabres currently have the following roster players under contract or with RFA status for the 2020-21 season: Eichel Skinner Okposo Johansson Reinhart Mittelstadt Rodrigues Ristolainen Miller Dahlin Montour McCabe There are depth players at Forward and D that we might consider, but I wouldn't necessarily pencil them in as definites: Cozens Ruotsalainen Asplund Olofsson Thompson Pilut Jokiharju Borgen Fitzgerald Obviously a lot hinges on things that happen this season with respect to players who make the jump. It's possible that the top 9 in the forwards fills out all on its own by October 2020. I would expect, after RFAs like Reinhart and Montour sign, that we're still looking at a good 20k in Cap space. Summer of 2020 could be wild and be a huge opportunity for Botterill to build off of any progress that happens this season.

Why wouldn't he? That's what it's for.

Sure, but you need the Cap to cooperate. The Sabres Cap is going to be great for the first time in YEARS. Just look at it. It's like paying off a mortgage. https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/sabres

Bumping this thread because of a discussion in another thread. I have a question about how contracts are handled in a lockout. I've never given it much thought before. How do lockouts affect free agency status for players? Say I have a player who will be an RFA at the end of the coming season, then the season gets locked out. Do I have to negotiate a deal with this player as if they had played during that lockout season? If so, does that help or hurt me as a GM?

Some of it has been performed. The roster will be different this coming season. Major surgery was out of the question from the start though with the Sabres saddled with so many immovable UFAs. We really need to think about things that Botterill is doing right now in terms of the team after this season. The Sabres could be huge trade market players next summer and we shouldn't discount the importance of that in decisions being made now.

Maybe we need a separate thread about what we expect the lineup to be for 2020-21. The next off-season may have a huge effect on this roster.

Let's not count the chickens yet lol

That's the Turkish spelling.

Don't be surprised if the best Botterill gets for Risto is an upgrade at any forward position where a player will be walking off into the sunset as a UFA after this season. The only rostered forwards the Sabres have after this season are (I'm including RFAs): Eichel Skinner Okposo Reinhart Johansson Rodrigues Mittelstadt 7 players in the forward corps. They can and should trade Risto for literally anyone who is under contract for more than one season, or an RFA, and fits in with that group.

Gomez Addams

Blue checkmarks ain't *****.

I don't think they were ever interested in him anyway. The only reason Tampa was ever in this conversation was because the fans saw shiny things they liked on Tampa's roster.

I think everyone needs to be prepared to be disappointed in Risto's return. Because I think the narrative that other GMs might think he's good is a bit of a lie we have been telling ourselves. I also think most of the places he could go are going to leave him exposed for the expansion draft. Which sorta diminishes his value.

OH! OH OH OH! Go to Cochon Butcher. For the love of god, go.

We had a great dinner at Commander's Palace if you want to get more bougie (there's a dress code) and enjoy drinking a Sazerac or six.

Hell yeah Ruby Slipper

Anaheim

*****, Korn was even good.

Alice in Chains just finished their set at Darien Lake and it was ***** great. The new singer might as well be Layne. Just outstanding. It made me weirdly emotional?

Seems to be the trend. I'd put him at 2.8 x 2.

I have one but it's really not worth it. You can't really do anything with it. I have an Actron that's far more useful.

I am deceased