NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators, and a Top 50 Trade Bait Board

The Buffalo Sabres have cap space to help teams. Ottawa Senators to-do list for now and the offseason. Top 50 NHL trade bait board.

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Sabres have cap space to help teams

Lance Lysowski: Buffalo Sabres GM said that he’s let teams know that he has salary cap space to work with ahead of the trade deadline.

He also said that they are open to a ‘hockey trade’ that would improve the team beyond this season.

Senators to-do list for now and the offseason

Shawn Simpson: The Ottawa Senators to-do list should include:

Re-sign Nick Paul 3 or 4 years.
Re-sign Anton Forsberg 2 years.

In the offseason they should:

Extend Artem Zub 5 years.
Extend Connor Brown 4 years
Trade for top 6 winger.
Trade for top 4 D.
Buyout Colin White.
Extend Joshua Norris 6 years.
Extend Alex Formenton 5 years.

Top 50 NHL trade bait board

TSN:  The top 50 players who could be traded by the March 21st NHL trade deadline.

PLAYER Team POS YEARS CAP HIT
1. Jakob Chychrun  Ari LD 3 $4.6M
2. Claude Giroux  Phi C UFA $8.275M
3. Ben Chiarot  Mtl RD UFA $3.5M
4. John Klingberg  Dal RD UFA $4.25M
5. Mark Giordano  Sea LD UFA $6.75M
6. Jake DeBrusk  Bos LW RFA $3.675M
7. Justin Braun  Phi RD UFA $1.8M
8. Alexandar Georgiev  NYR G RFA $2.425M
9. Colin Miller  Buf RD UFA $3.875M
10. Rickard Rakell  Ana RW UFA $3.8M
11. Max Domi  CBJ LW UFA $5.3M
12. Phil Kessel  Ari RW UFA $8M
13. Brandon Hagel  Chi LW 2 $1.5M
14. Hampus Lindholm  Ana LD UFA $5.2M
15. Josh Manson  Ana RD UFA $4.1M
16. Andrew Copp  Wpg C UFA $3.64M
17. Toronto First-Rounder
18. Nick Paul  Ott C UFA $1.35M
19. Braden Holtby  Dal G UFA $2M
20. Tomas Hertl  SJ C UFA $5.625M
21. Nick Leddy  Det LD UFA $5.5M
22. Brock Boeser  Van RW RFA $5.875M
23. Conor Garland  Van RW 4 $4.95M
24. Artturi Lehkonen  Mtl RW RFA $2.3M
25. J.T. Miller  Van C 1 $5.25M
26. Ilya Samsonov  Was G RFA $2M
27. Marc-Andre Fleury  Chi G UFA $7M
28. Robert Hagg  Buf LD UFA $1.6M
29. Michael Del Zotto  Ott LD 1 $2M
30. Buffalo Cap Space
31. Arizona Cap Space
32. Pavel Zacha  NJ LW RFA $2.25M
33. Jack Roslovic  CBJ C RFA $1.8M
34. Jeff Petry  Mtl RD 3 $6.25M
35. Damon Severson  NJ RD 1 $4.2M
36. Calle Jarnkrok  Sea C UFA $2M
37. Zach Sanford  Ott RW UFA $2M
38. Johan Larsson  Ari C UFA $1.4M
39. Mark Pysyk  Buf RD UFA $900K
40. Calvin de Haan  Chi LD UFA $4.55M
41. Joonas Korpisalo  CBJ G UFA $2.8M
42. Owen Tippett  Fla RW RFA $863K
43. Mike Hoffman  Mtl LW 2 $4.5M
44. Rasmus Ristolainen  Phi RD UFA $5.4M
45. Marc Staal  Det LD UFA $2M
46. Nicolas Deslauriers  Ana LW UFA $1M
47. Paul Stastny  Wpg C/LW UFA $3.75M
48. Nils Lundkvist  NYR RD 2 $925K
49. Luke Schenn  Van RD 1 $850K
50. Travis Dermott  Tor LD/RD 1 $1.5M
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