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Originally Posted by Wolven
The Sabres are possibly going to need to part with Byram whether they want to or not. As an RFA in need of a contract with stats that are very comparable to Power (Byram's stats are arguably better than Power over the last 3 years), you have to think that sets the mark for his next contract around $8.35M.
At the same time, they also need to sign half of their top 6.
Peterka is going to seek big money considering he is #3 on the team for both goals and points. Does he get 8M or 9M based on the rising cap?
McLeod had a good season and 20 goals as a top6 C. You have to think he gets at least $7M
Quinn has the least leverage with only 15 goals. Maybe he only gets 5?
The Sabres have $24M in cap space for next season but Byram, Peterka, and McLeod could make that disappear quickly. They need to re-sign these guys plus a few more RFAs, add a backup goalie, and promote 1-2 players to the NHL pressbox so that they are not running with 12 forwards on the NHL roster.
Something is going to have to give in the Sabres salary cap structure this summer and they are not going to have room to take back an expensive asset.
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Right. Which of course makes Anderson a terrible target for them.
As someone mentioned, Coronato would likely be their target if they moved a dman.