sabre snipe
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So the Caps selected an Aussie. I believe that means that every continent now has had at least one young man drafted by an NHL team.
Antartica?
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Anton Karlsson still there, right?
Yup
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LISTEN: #Sabres GM Tim Murray addresses the media after tonight's 1st round http://goo.gl/kUIw8D
SOLD! He looks like girgs flying around the ice poke checking and tossing guys when the poke check fails. I wonder why he dropped
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Sabres GM Tim Murray says he offered a team all three of his second-round picks for their first-rounder and was turned down.
How high was he aiming?
Mike Harrington @BNHarrington 29s
Murray confirmed he talked to Edmonton and Calgary about moving down if a player (clearly Reinhart) was taken at No. 1. #Sabres
Has to be the 15-20 range I'd guess
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Must've been pretty high in the first considering other teams were able to trade up? And I guess he doesn't have a guy left he really wants at 31 :(
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Well everyone wanted to trade up for barbashev... It's going to be funny to watch everyone lose it if we don't take him at 31 haha
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U gotta believe Murray had ample chance to trade up if he felt there was a player worth trading up for...still I'm disappointed
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Wow, Barbashev keeps falling. He seems like he'll be a NJ pick, which would really suck. One pick before ours.
And it's a pick they shouldn't have had...
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I'm gonna be pissed if New Jersey takes barbashev at 30. Or ho sang even
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I'm in the don't trade Myers unless it's top 10 camp. Or for 24 this year, one of our seconds this year, and for their 1st rounder next year but that's me dreaming
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@DarrenDreger: Canucks and Panthers still talking. Van offer for 1st pick believed to be 6th, 24th and last years 1st rnd pick, Hunter Shinkaruk. #TSN
Starting to believe that he's just trying to drive up viewership...
That's a lot
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Anyone wishing we hired Benning?
No, definitely not now
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I dont know where it was mentioned, but somebody said that the "smoothing" would make the worst team have a 12.5% chance and the best lottery team have a 6% chance. That's pretty... Smooth.
It works out that way if u decrease by .5% for every non-playoff team. Not sure if that's how they'll do it tho. Cutting the last place teams chances in half? If was already just a 1/4 chance it's such garbage. I swear if Boston misses the playoffs this year barely and lands mcdavid I will absolutely lose my ######. Something else that would piss me off would be if Detroit misses the playoffs for the first time in 20 something years and lands mcdavid. Will be exactly like the colts and andrew luck
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Heckuv an interesting read, so I am now officially off the Reinhardt bandwagon and probably just jumped on the Bennett one. The other question is whether any of those lower rated forwards make it towards the back into the 1st round, or early 2nd for another Sabre pick. Except Goldobin, Sabres don't need a questionably motivated Russian to go along with Grigs.
If I were considering a Russian to help motivate Grigs then I go after Barbashev. If the Sabres take Draisaitl then I assume they keeping Erhoff for another year to mentor the German makes sense. Hmm 12 hours to go.
Yep a couple of us were arguing the even strength points and points per 60 minutes stats the other day on here -- Bennett is at the top and reinhart is quite a ways below him. I also found it interesting that Bennett didn't have a single EN goal or assist...bad luck or was he not on the ice? His point totals are a little more impressive in that regard (reinhart had 6). This analysis also puts more value in the younger player, which I've tended to do also. this article agrees with me that Bennett is the best forward in this draft but obviously it doesn't take intangibles into the equation and scouts are paid for a reason. Still I wouldn't be surprised if we took him. Can it be 730 jeez
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There are rumors that they'll go to a three-year lottery system (meaning the results from the last three seasons apply). If that's the case, as WGR pointed out, we'd start the year seven points ahead.
Seven points ahead of Edmonton? (I'd assume they're last or close to it)
If I had to guess id say maybe the changes won't go into effect until the 2016 draft. Especially considering trades have been made for the 2015 draft that this would greatly effect. I mean the islanders made the playoffs last season. That would hurt us since we have their pick
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Damn! Could've tied there gotta finish those
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Portugal goal!!!
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Germany goal. Ghana goal. Uh oh
If Ghana wins 2-1 and we lose 1-0 we are out
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Will be home in a little bit. Have been following the game by checking stats online. Possession said 64% for Germany. Have they been that dominate?
I literally don't think we touched the ball other than a deflection or a goalie save for the entire first ten minutes. So that definitely hurt us there. Definitely played much better after that although I'd say the Germans still controlled play
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I'm not really a Bradley fan. Jones is a favorite of mine. Just keep it nil-nil and we advance.
I'm loving Jones! Far and away our best player in the tournament so far. He just needs to avoid a second yellow card
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Bradley with some good through balls but his touches have been horrible near the Germans box-- just keeps giving the ball away. Germany dominated play early but I like how we responded. Had some decent chances.
Portugal up 1-0 which is good for us
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This may be a stupid question but hypothetically speaking could we sign a guy to a one year, 8 million dollar contract and then trade him to a contender at some point during the year or even right away and retain 90% of the salary just to help reach the cap floor and get something out of it at the same time?
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I still cannot understand why people want Sam Bennett? Out of the three forwards, he chipped in the least, on his team's goals...at something like 74%, or somewhere around there. Whereas Draisaitl contributed on 91%, and Reinhart at 84%...and they say Draisaitl played on the weakest team.
(I still want Reinhart...you cannot deny pedigree and a kid who grew up around the NHL.)
The other way I look at it is...we need skill, not "potential"...we have plenty of that in the organization, and we're still waiting to see it. Feel free to try and sell me on Bennett, though? But to me, and plenty others I have heard/read, he is the 4th best prospect, behind the Ekblad, Reinhart and Draisaitl.
*EDIT: I forgot where I saw those "contribution percentages," but the numbers are pretty close and in the correct order.
One more thing...from everything I have read, I am absolutely sold on taking chances on Ho-Sang and DeAngelo, especially if they are available with any of the Sabres' second round picks. The talent is undeniable with those two. It's worth the risk for a team like Buffalo, without a doubt.
I really don't care who we draft as long as Murray gets who he wants ill trust the decision. But Bennett had the highest points per 60 minutes average out of everyone (by a good amount), is younger and is only in his second season compared to reinharts third. he is also a more explosive skater and is a relentless attacker. Those are a few reasons I could see Bennett being the pick, but I'll admit I don't know jack and would rather trust the general consensus rankings that have reinhart first haha
Oh and I agree with u 100% about ho sang in fact I advocated the same earlier today in this thread
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I've also read a few article on him in the last few days. Is his attitude really that bad? Does he have an ego problem? I'd love to have a player that loves to get pushed, that can take being constructively criticized. But is his push back really that bad to the point where he might end up going in the 2nd round of a weak draft while some people say he has the talent of a McDavid? I don't like players that become a distraction, one where the ego gets in the way of the team and winning. Is that the kind of player he is?
That's the question...we can't answer as well as any GMs can, but this guy could end up being the biggest steal of the draft-- he has that much talent. Could see a team like Pittsburgh taking him and him flourishing. I definitely could see some old school dominant gms, owners, scouts whatever getting rubbed the wrong way by him because he isn't showing them enough respect, but if he can play and learn they need to look past that. Put him on the wing after getting a reinhart (safe pick) and that's potentially 2/3 of a talented 1st or second line for the next decade. Get mcdavid or eichel next year and look out. Certainly worth the risk of using a second round pick on him IMO
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