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I'm retracting my previous statement, I think this draft does have potential to be deep. It's certainly deeper than 2022 I think. Obviously that can change but it's got more promise I think.

I dont get the trade either but I feel like it might show us that Olofsson isn't worth much. Smith is better.

Penguins discussing their roster: Are we old enough yet? General Manager: nope, get older!

The variable here is when are we saying this "2nd" rebuild or just rebuild (because it being Buffalo's 2nd is irrelevant to the success) began and what has happened. We have established that they both started in 2018-2019; that is our starting point. The before is only relevant when we look at assets going into it. I just don't think we have a conclusion to who did it the correct way yet. Right now, NJD look like being aggressive last couple years to add pieces was the smarter move and has them ahead. What happens when Buffalo's JJP and Quinn and Power age into the players that NJD had to trade for? Should be interesting this season if Adams goes out and gets a quality top 4 defender and a depth piece on defense. With that and Levi, I think the gap between the teams will look closer.

Check back with me when they (NJD) win the cup.

I like this. I just get this feeling that Benson is going to slide because in that Seattle playoff series teams saw how Savoie and Benson could be pushed to the outside and then you have Vegas winning with big defenders. I think the recency bias will kick in especially because Benson came in at just under 5'10" at the combine.

1) Chicago - Bedard 2) Anaheim - Carlsson 3) Columbus - Fantilli 4) SJ - Smith 5) MTL - Reinbacher 6) Arizona - Leonard 7) Phildelphia - Michkov 8. WSH - Dvorsky 9. Detroit - Honzek 10. St. Louis - Danielson 11. Vancouver - Barlow 12. Arizona - Willander 13. Buffalo - Moore

It was from a parody account

I would rather have Zemgus and Okposo for 1 year than this: my issue here being a 4yr term

I agree, I think they should be. That said, it basically means either putting UPL as the 3rd goalie or trading him.

I don't think they are in the market for a goalie and if they are, 1 or both of Comrie and UPL are out.

What is Casey Mittelstadt for 1,000 Alex. Also, this is laughable. Seriously. The Sabres have 14million in capspace with basically the only thing left to do is sign a top 4 RHD. To replace Kyle and Zemgus you are looking at paying someone else at minimum 1mil so that covers 2mil of the 5mil they are getting for 1 year. You are essentially saying that we couldn't sign a 3c because we don't have 3extra million bucks on top of the 14million we currently have. It makes no sense. We could sign any 3c on the market right now for 8million bucks and still have money left over.

I changed my percentages, I think there is a 35% chance that Benson is available at #13 for Buffalo.

Pronman releases his final mock draft: Sabres take Gabe Perrault. Reinbacher, Willander, and Simashev were all taken before Buffalo's pick. Matthew Wood also drafted already.

2" but similar games. The 20lbs will get closer in time. It is just really interesting to me how much value teams put on height. Obviously and especially for defenders it has advantages but I think that in the 5'10"-6'1" range it is all basically the same. 5'9" and smaller is an issue and once you start getting into the 6'3" range I can see where it comes as a benefit... until about 6'6" where limbs start to become to big with a few exceptions (Owen Power).

Jost, Krebs, Mitts, Savoie. There isn't more value in using a 13th overall pick to upgrade over any of those 4. For the 45th overall pick, sure but using a 13th overall to upgrade Mitts or Krebs to ...idk declining ROR type is just meh.

Unless the 3rd line center is Patrice Bergeron. That's it, that's the entire list.

There's like a 2% chance that Ryan Leonard is available at 13. There's probably a 15% chance Benson is. The difference? 1inch...

If you are giving out free drinks it explains trading a 13th overall pick for a *checks notes* 3rd line center. Top 4rd though, I am there. They signed Seth to his 8yr 9.5mil deal. I hope Chicago continues to give out crap deals like that. That franchise can rot.

Pretty much. Newhook has a little more pop to his game but yea.

OEL for Team President and Owner 2023!

Nope. But that's me.

Jones is a left shot but I believe he played a bunch of right side in Chicago. Honestly for a 26yr old defender with size, I have no idea what Chicago is doing. He's 6'1" 194lbs so I should rephrase that and say "average size"

Pesce.