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I disagree with the experts about this draft. It might not have a generational player like McKenna, but it's just as deep as any other draft. Keep in mind Misa played up his whole minor hockey career and was taken number 1 in the OHL draft as an Exceptional Status player. He had beaten McDavid's record for most points in an OHL cup. Schaefer was head and shoulders the #1 D man on Team Canada at the WJC (until he got hurt) which included last year's #11 overall Sam Dickinson who was touted as one of... if not the best defenseman in the CHL. Are the players 3 through 15 any different than any other year? I think there's a similar fall off from the top 2 as you'd see any other year. Remember, everyone thought 2015 was the big draft compared to 2014, but as time goes on the players from 2014 are looking better and better (ignoring that McDavid guy anyways). 😀 I think the "experts" just look at the top 1 or 2 guys, and extrapolate from there. These are all the same "experts" who had Brady Martin as a late first rounder, but overnight put him up to mid single digits after one U18 tournament. The same "experts" that completely ignore a guy like Carter Bear and his 40 goals in 56 games and despite @LGR4GM's insistence that he's one of the best motors in the draft. Meanwhile they consistantly place Jake O'Brien above him even though he has less goals in more games, about the same PPG, much lower motor, and has played on a really stacked team that would completely inflate his point totals.

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Point well taken and I can truly appreciate that. Perhaps I’m a bit too critical of Byram, but he just hasn’t impressed me as much as I’d hoped to this point.

I think the deal with this draft is there’s one stud in Schaefer, one top 5 guy in Misa, about 10-15 similar guys that would typically go in the 5-15 range. No worries about quality in the area the Sabres are picking.

And of course, in Seattle there are no income taxes and we can grow palm trees.

I think it’s 14 players signed, essentially Marchments contract under the cap. Good GM’s find a way but there’s also Robertson raise to consider

Byram and Power have played exactly the same amount of NHL games. Not many NHL defencemen have hit their peak before they turn 24 and play 250 games.

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We shall see whether Bryam still as runway to grow. Byram JUST turned 24 a couple of weeks ago. Personally expect him to still improve this year and likely the next year or 2 as well. D-men usually seem to hit their peak around 26 and then stay there for a while. Which goes back to my big complaint about the trade of Mittelstadt for Byram. We traded Mitts away right at the point in time he was coming into his prime for a player that was still 2-3 years away from his prime. For the love of all things good an holy, Buffalo, stop being a friggin' development program.

Imo, Byram is already at his ceiling and we need better. I was ok with moving him at the deadline. I don’t buy the Peterka rumors and that said, while he has a higher ceiling, it’s that high ceiling that fetches the better asset in a trade. But his high ceiling can’t be compared to Power’s imo, because Power plays a more critical position.

I think perspective matters. For the league, having a team win on the ice doesn’t matter. It’s a zero-sum game and someone is always going to win. “Winning” to the league means are revenues rising. For owners, winning probably means something. Mostly as a status symbol. They usually make money anyways (see TOR). For players, until they get older, yes, winning is almost everything. If we had a winning team, they would flock here, palm trees or not. For fans, I think entertainment is higher on the list, but winning gives you that warm feeling, even though you had nothing to do with it. For Pegula, no, winning doesn’t matter.

And if they keep the pick to try to backfill for Östlund or Helenius, cool. But if they keep the pick and all their prospects, then what is the game plan? See what they can get next off-season when Dahlin and Thompson throw in the towel? Wasn't that the point in the movie where Bill Murray drove off the cliff with the groundhog to see if he could make the nightmare end?

Have said MANY times, personally don't want Peterka traded. BUT if he is going to be traded, bringing back a player that's actually better than him NOW would make it acceptable IMHO. And Robertson IS a better player than Peterka NOW. Will he still be better than him when the Sabres are actually ready to rejoin the NHL? Wtf knows. But if they decide to try to do that this year, the answer will be yes, he still is.

I will believe that more if I hear Peterka say it. Miller is most definitely less than ideal but he would fill a hole and it's a deep and glaring hole. Cuylle is a physical presence and I'd say 20 goal scorer where Peterka could be looked at as a 30 goal scorer. like every off season I want to add more physicality to the roster because as always I think it's a need. I do of course expect very little to happen that I will be happy with.

And yet the expectation is that both Peterka and Byram will be ex-Sabres by October.

idk, and it's been a long time since I lived around there so times and type of ticket buyers does change. If Buffalo is like Canada though (and to some extent I think it is) then they should sell out with a winner. Canucks are not much better than Sabres and they don't provide much extra entertainment and yet that's a really hard to come by ticket. Is it really that different?

and we could use Tanner Jeannot. Point being we need to change the construction of the roster and the type of players we have to make a better rounded team. We do not need flashy perimeter players, we need grit and physicality to balance the perimeter shooters we already have.

My final thoughts on this are: Martone (who will already be gone but you never know) Martin (might still be there and he fills a need big time) Bear (a reach but also fills a need) Mrtka (if somehow all 3 are gone he's 3 years away but eventually might pair with Power) If Martin is still on the board and they take somebody like Eklund or O'Brien I will scream and I might just quit.

If you are having fun while not winning, think of how much more fun you would have if you were winning.

It’s becoming more obvious that there is no real plan and the only plan is Adams doing whatever whim Pegula mentions. It will be interesting to see if Jarmo has any sway at all.

That contract is gonna look mighty good in a couple years. GMs also don’t like trading players with very high ceilings, too.

Really? I have not seen a Sabres home game victory in about 12 years. I have not attended a Sabres sellout since 2007-08. Most Sabres games feature dejected fans, cursing and complaining , and are not fun at all. Good players do not want to be there, even most average players do not want to be there. But you can get out the door and get home faster, as you drive home you wonder why you spend any money on them. I made a decision to stop going to their home games last year, no regrets. Bills home games are massive events and require a full day commitment. Fans attend from all over the country. The Bills and their fans get positive national media attention. They win almost every home game and they are an NFL powerhouse. It’s a team good players want to be on No comparison.

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