Sunday Hot Takes III The idea here is fairly straightforward | Forum

 (yet will still probably be misunderstood and argued about) - in order to generate some conversation for the next few weeks I'm going to post 5 questions once per week that are designed to be a little controversial - but hopefully in a good way https://www.buffalofanstoreonline.com/Danny_Gare_T_shirt-6. You are GM/owner/coach of the Sabres here - so what will you do? The only catch is that in answering the question https://www.buffalofanstoreonline.com/Riley_Sheahan_T_shirt-43, we're going to assume the premise (i.e. you have to do what the question asks).I think it will be most fun if people try to keep things realistic as possible - despite the questions being entirely unrealistic - but to each their own.I've done a poor job so far of framing these questions, hoping to keep it brief but instead just opening loopholes for all you crafty GMs/coaches/owners. This week the questions are going to be air-tight! I'm only doing 3 instead of 5 though, to cut down on having to read my nonsense.So, without further ado - April 26th's 3 questions:1. You're GM - the owner has explained to you he's tired of losing and wants real roster surgery.You must replace half of the players on the team through either trades, promotions, or the draft.Only 10 total players on this team can have played 25 or more games for the Sabres last year (i.e. the 2019-2020 season). Mitts, Ullmark, Lazar, Hutton, and Asplund all played at least 25 games - if you're wondering. So you must develop a 20-player roster with 12 forwards, 6 defenders, and 2 goalies - only ten of which are returning players Buffalo Sabres Pillow Covers.How do you build your roster?2. You're a magic sports genie (and Sabres fan) - you can undo one single move from Botts' tenure at the helm of the Sabres, but you're only powerful enough to undo a non-ROR move. Also, you're not powerful enough to make a move better, you can only eliminate it.Therefore, you could undo the Skinner contract, but then you would have to assume Skinner signed elsewhere - you couldn't magically convince Skinner to sign for $8M https://www.buffalofanstoreonline.com/Drake_Caggiula_Pillow_Cover-140.You could undo the Montour trade, but you couldn't magically make the trade for Montour only cost a 2nd rounder instead of a 1st https://www.buffalofanstoreonline.com/Danny_Gare_Flag-133.You could un-sign Hutton, but could not get him to sign for shorter term or at a cheaper price.What move do you undo? (Bonus points if you lay out what Botts could realistically have done instead)3. You're coach - You've learned the GM has talked the owner out of the scenario described in #1, so there will actually be no trades and the only new players on the team will be promotions from within.But as part of the deal https://www.buffalofanstoreonline.com/Dominik_Hasek_Face_Mask-138, the GM promised that the lines would look totally different next year - and that's on you now.The GM gives you the lineup below and indicates none of the forwards can have the same line mates and none of the defenders can have the same partners:Olofsson - Ike - ReinoSkinner - MarJo - KahunVesey - Lazar - SimmondsZ - Lars - OkDahlin - MillerMontour - RistoMcCabe - JokerHow do you draw up new lines and pairings (remember, you can promote but not trade for new players)?