North Buffalo

Nice scrnario unless Sabres make the playoffs, guess they'll have to assess that issue around the trade deadline. If Sabres are nowhere near probably a good idea and if they are keep he will be needed.

at eighteen thats what i was, now 6'1 - 200 gotta lose abt 15 lbs myself, I'll give it to him :)

Wipe the saliva off your chin, its embarrassing... saying that with a bronx accent... embairrassing...

Lol and between Blue, me and you wild those were my next 3 picks in that order, wow.., respect to both.

Sorry True answered before I saw your post flame on anyway.

Hey that was gonna be my neext pick, nice job so my alternative is Winnepegs Scheifele.

? does he float?

ill be ready once they pic so if true goes fast we should be able to get to wildcard shorty thereafter..

Interesting, I have Kadri in front of both at 60ish followed by Marner and and Nylander both closely now in the low 80s. I do think Nylander will be much better in time imo.

Hell Marner isnt even top 20, look at our ranking board. I have my top 75 Marner nor Nylander anywhere in sight... lol.

Leave fans have a little grandiose sense of their team. If 3 top ten players, why didnt they win the whole thing. I piss on leaves..I could name 20 better players then Nylander, hes good but not in top 20, other than Matthews, who else there cracks the top 50?

Jamie Benn

Middlestadt name comes from Bavaria meaning "middle town or place" Dont know why im posting but German roots intrigue me.

I have my choice ready

Is he a witch?

You better duck... man the torpedos boys, get the drones up, activate the satellites.

Any relation to Robert Haas US Poet laureate? Use to hang out with his son, when he taught at UB a colleague of my Dad.

Nylander yes, Pu maybe, or another of say Bailey Baptiste or Erod and Pu is the replacement.

Why Pi, because your not in control, or waiting on people to make decisions... another control issue... ease up and just reeelax.... ohmmmmmm ohmmmm.

looks like I am goona have some tough decisions D- Hedman, Doughty and Risto out there... forwards Benn, Laine, Backstrom, Schefelee, Tarasenko, Seguin. Jeez there are a lot of good players out there. Also thinking Sheary and Drouin may have big years too... Pastrnak Hoffman Barkov too and there are streaky guys like Kessel and Spezza and emerging D like Josi and Hamilton

Flagg, what an explanaition of measuring players worth and I got where you are coming from. As with Pi, I think there are many variables that measure a players worth... line, variable of teamates, goals for personally and line he plays on and against, situational use, injuries to himself or linemates, line combination consistency and even things like on ice time protecting a lead or leading or just on ice leading a comeback..., who steps up and when? My problem with stats have always been two fold, sample size creates anomalies and trying to boil down to a few variables creates intended or unintended bias and thus skewed misued stats.

any list update?

Your forgetting Pu. If he continues to develop, I think he fits in here somehow and you left out Pominville. Generally I like those lines. Thinking there is room to move a winger or Larsson once Pu develops... Again, nice problems to have and who knows who comes out of next year's draft.

Now that is a thought... Gil would have blown McDavid outta the water imo as much as I think McDavid is incredible. Not sure who is comparable and guys aren't able to skate up the middle like he once did, but think more Patrick Kane with McDavid's drive and toughness or Crosby's toughness in this last playoff run.