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Mrtka received the following 'superlatives' from EP for the 2025 draft: #1 : best shutdown defender #2 : best neutral zone defender #4 : best puck moving defender #5 : best offensive defensemen

Kind of. Definitely not Chara. He genuinely looked sad though when his name was announced. I don't know the details on all these other teams but how many of them had their owners in the welcoming/draft group? I don't think many.

I will say that he beats Brady Skjei on the consonant scale.

It was sarcasm, though I don't think anyone caught it.

It is. It's just not sexy. Lots of... "that's fine" in the Sabrehood this week.

Pretty good chance he plays a dozen years on an NHL second pair. Pretty solid sensible pick for this spot in this draft.

I would be all about Nestrasil in the second round.

Here's Mrtka smiling since apparently that's a talking point or something.

No idea what the thumbs down is for Thorny. Is it the Kevyn Adams joke or telling you Cole Reschny's height? Maybe we'll get lucky and Nestrasil will fall to us.

Fair speculation, I'm just looking at guys in the forward group that offer more than just generic skill. A nasty bit of bite, is sorely missed. We have a group of soft ass players.

But the NHL is trading 23 year old 70 point forwards to get their hands one!! 😏

Ok now trade Byram to St Louis for Kyrou and Carbonneau

I don’t think they would have been more inspiring. Just personal preference of certain fans. Anything the Sabres do is just looked at with a negative lens and it’s well earned with all their garbage we have sat through.

Another really good pick.

I think mrtka competes. Energy... not like the 2 you mentioned. Skill, idk I go back n forth on his skill. Yes he does.

Equal opportunity sarcasm

He scores like crazy

Truth!

Over zoom or whatever, no less.

A Ristolainen B Myers C Chara What will he become? And wouldn't it have been more useful to trade it? (Granted, we don't know what offers were around.)

Carter Bear, or Eklund, someone who brings energy, compete and skill.

Carter Bear

Pipeline. No peach fuzz kid was helping us in the fall. Now make trades.

Who would have been an inspiring pick at #9?

Kinda like Kevyn Adams He's also only 5'10.75" and 180lbs.