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While Skinner may have deficiencies on defense, he is better than VO in that regard while being far superior along the boards in the offensive zone and is a much better playmaker as a result. VO is a one trick pony.

They’re all good prospects. Beyond that? No. They’re just athletes subject to potentially being negatively impacted as hockey players due to political issues far beyond their control. They wouldn’t be the first athletes to pay the price and they won’t be the last should that come to pass.

This idea of “just shut up and dribble” is remarkably naive given the platform and audience prominent athletes have. Same goes for any famous people in other popular walks of life. If Hasek weren’t well known internationally, nobody would begrudge his right to expound on political matters.

While I don’t agree with is stance on barring individual Russian athletes from competitions, I can’t blame Hasek at all for feeling the way he does about Russia. After all, his generation grew up under the yoke of Soviet oppression when Russia led other Warsaw Pact nations in the invasion of Hasek’s homeland in ‘68. The Czechs I’ve known have never forgotten or forgiven that Bloody Sunday.

Same here. Really looking forward to seeing him with the Amerks.

Benson is a playmaker, pure and simple. Great vision and a dog on the puck. Methinks we are gonna love him.

From top to bottom, this seems like the deepest group of prospects I’ve seen at a development camp in a while.

Really looking forward to seeing JJP coming off that strong showing at the IIHF world tourney. Hoping it’s like Cozens’s was last year.

Is Lindgren’s mom gonna be there?

Imo, the PK cost us at least a dozen games last season. Analytically, Clifton is one of the best penalty killers in the league. I love this signing for that reason alone.

Per KA in this morning’s Harrington piece in the BN:

I need to know if the Sabres insisted on Quinn having achilles fusion surgery or if they allowed him to have his preferred artificial achilles replacement procedure performed instead.

He’s still considered a good skater with speed, so it doesn’t appear as though the injury caused any issues. But as someone pointed out, not all achilles injuries are the same.

Peyton Krebs

My first blush sees them going 79-1-2, but I’m sure that’ll change once I break it down scientifically.

He’s worse than a loser; he’s a quitter. I hope loyal Blackhawks let him hear it when he goes into self preservation, low effort mode in order to save himself for another trade.

Playmaker is always a position of need. Always.

Absolutely. He and the rest of the forwards are fortunate to have Granato’s insistence that they play free and unencumbered on offense. He’s the antithesis of Krueger in that regard and it’s not a surprise that so several players are now flourishing in his system.

Skinner followed up his 33 goal, 30 assist “good” year in 2021-2022 with an even better 35 goal, 47 assist “good” year in 2022-2023, so the bold doesn’t hold water. Simple fact is he has never played on a line with as much talent at both center and wing as he has the past two seasons.

Where have you been? The Sabres have already been eliminated from playoff contention.

That’s really up to Power and what he prefers to do. Might be smarter for him to take a bridge in favor of a monster deal later on when the cap is higher as well.

Noah Hanifan? As in Eichel’s bff? That Noah Hanifan? Why not. I’m sure Eichel would give a glowing recommendation. 😂 Hard pass.

Kelly threw passes to Moulds in Moulds’s rookie year in ‘96. Including a couple TD passes.