Numbers according to CapGeek.com

Pre trade salary cap numbers

Buffalo
PROJECTED FINAL $55,912,525
POTENTIAL BONUSES $905,000
CUSHIONED FINAL $55,007,525
CAP SPACE $1,804,728
BONUS-FREE CAP SPACE $1,804,728

Florida
PROJECTED FINAL $54,086,985
POTENTIAL BONUSES $1,462,500
CUSHIONED FINAL $52,624,485
CAP SPACE $4,192,872
BONUS-FREE CAP SPACE $4,192,872

To Buffalo
Nathan Horton
Stephen Weiss
5th rd pick

To Florida
Drew Stafford
Clarke MacArthur
Toni Lydman
1st rd pick
(consilation pick from the Paille to Boston trade or Buf's 3rd pick)

Post trade salary cap numbers

Buffalo
PROJECTED FINAL $56,113,820
POTENTIAL BONUSES $905,000
CUSHIONED FINAL $55,208,820
CAP SPACE $1,591,180
BONUS-FREE CAP SPACE $1,603,433

Florida
PROJECTED FINAL $53,885,690
POTENTIAL BONUSES $1,462,500
CUSHIONED FINAL $52,423,190
CAP SPACE $4,376,810
BONUS-FREE CAP SPACE $4,394,167


Another trade to land the D man Buff would be looking for can come in the form of Zidlicky from MIN. or Yandle from PHX.
Would Florida part with Horton and Weiss? Yes, I believe they would. Would this package be enough? I don't know, what does your package look like to Florida and what players would you be looking to land?

There are other possible trading partners, but I sure would like me some Horton and Weiss looks like he could use a change too. We need a Center, if not Weiss then maybe some Frolic? Who would replace MacArthur as a LW?

Potential line up
Vanek-Weiss/Roy-Horton
Hecht-Connolly-Pominville
Kennedy-Roy/Weiss-Grier
Ellis-Gaustad-Kaleta
(Press box-Mair)

Rivet-Butler/Zidlicky/Yandle (disaster in the making? If this is where the change needs to occur, insert your choice)
Myers-Tallinder
Montador-Sekera
(Press box-Paetsch)

Thoughts on this?

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I'm not expecting Regier to make a move that big.

That isn't his MO.

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I agree I don't expect Regier to make a move like that even though I would like to see Weiss and Horton or even Booth in a Sabres Uniform. Just don't think Regier is going to do much of anything. His trades in the last couple of years have been shit.

i like the idea of getting horton....he's just the kind of player we could use....gritty, tough, a leader, and puts points up.....

however, i would rather not trade lydman.....i would rather trade montador, butler, or shall i say.....

Rivet ! Gasp !!!

and i am all for putting sekera back in the line up full time....i think he will blossom offensively once given full time playing duties.....i just hope he can hold his own in the defensive zone....

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Manning the machine gun on the Tyler Myers Bandwagon - just in case any teams have an idea of prying him away from us (3 GM's shot already)

Connolly/Roy - 2 goals in the last 47 playoff games