Crusader1969

when healthy, there were only 4 forwards in the entire league that got more Hart trophy votes than he did - but no, not good enough to play on Team Canada

Now let’s add Cozens and Borgen into this mix. Love the youth leading the way! Learn to win without Eichel and then bring him back at 100%. Things could turn fast next season won’t be able to start soon enough

More on Guenther https://sports.yahoo.com/dylan-guenther-top-ten-2021-173215593.html

Thank you.

I think he still has a way to go but it i thought it was a ":bump" for him as its another example that it takes time for these guys to reach their potential. Im on the Dahlin train as well, eventually will be the most important and best player on the team.

Looks like Chychrun has broken out and has that " future Norris trophy winner" look to him Not to bring up the 2016 draft again but there were many of us on this site who wanted the Sabres to take Sergachev or Chychrun. Chychrun is breaking out at 23, Rasmus is (or will be soon) 21. I believe it will be sooner rather than later that we see Rasmus look like the Dman we all envisioned. As for this years draft, its exactly the reason why I don't draft Powers. Not that he won't be great, they just cant afford to wait 5 years for him to develop.

https://dobberprospects.com/podcast/draftcast-31-taking-a-look-around-the-whl-with-joel-henderson/ fast forward to 35 min mark to hear a bit about Guenther. Here are a couple of his attributes: "good in tough areas, good play maker, always a threat, size and smarts. Not afraid to move into high traffic areas." "jack of all trades but not just avg at all traits, he is really good at all of them" "not a guy who is a burner, he is a guy that is matching pace and manipulating pace" "comparable to Dylan Cozens, plays really hard, a guy you want in the playoffs"

Thanks! Can I infer that you prefer Eklund to Guenther as a Sabre pick at this point?

i feel 90% confident that either Guenther or Beniers will be a Sabre next year. I would venture to guess that most teams near the bottom would lean D over F, so its unlikely both are gone if Sabres draft 3rd. Am i wrong that CGY , LAK, NJD, DET, OTT and ANA would look at Power as their #1 target? Detroit and Ottawa are the only ones i think there could be a debate about

Not sure to be honest. Who are comparables? I’d take guys like this in UFA over guys that can cost $9 million plus.

2 UFA’s I’d be interested Hyman and Laughton

All other goalies 22 decisions - 5 points.

Here is a paragraph “I thought he was better than people gave him credit for at the world juniors, he then impressed in the Sabres’ training camp and he has been fine in the AHL. So this has more to do with where he was picked and the play of those selected immediately after him than it does him playing poorly in an admittedly small sample size.” wheeler had him at 15 prior to the draft , so has never been a big fan of him. Think the article has to be taken with a grain of salt

this! the guy tried to gut it out with injured ribs. He wasn't close to the player we've seen. I think, if it was detailed exactly what he was going through in order suit up this season, there wouldn't be any of the questioning of his "leadership" or "competitiveness"

I would hope he would play well enough next season to be one of their call-ups due to injuries but most of his time should be playing in all key roles in Rochester.

you forgot UPL and Berniers

Canada's U18 Roster #30Tyler Brennan (G)172003Winnipeg, MB, CAN6'3"192LWHL #29Benjamin Gaudreau (G)182003North Bay, ON, CAN6'2"165LOHL #1Thomas Milic (G)172003New Westminster, BC, CAN6'0"154LWHL DEFENSEMEN #2Nolan Allan (D)172003Davidson, SK, CAN6'2"190LWHL #4Corson Ceulemans (D)172003Regina, SK, CAN6'2"196RAJHL #5Brandt Clarke (D)182003Ottawa, ON, CAN6'1"181ROHL #14Ethan Del Mastro (D)182003Freelton, ON, CAN6'4"205LOHL #28Carson Lambos (D)182003Winnipeg, MB, CAN6'1"201LWHL #27Jack Matier (D)172003Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN6'2"194ROHL #25Guillaume Richard (D)182003Québec, QC, CAN6'2"170LUSHL #3Olen Zellweger (D)172003Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN5'9"165LWHL FORWARDS #17Connor Bedard (C)152005North Vancouver, BC, CAN5'10"179RWHL #22Dylan Guenther (LW/RW)172003Edmonton, AB, CAN6'1"181RWHL #8Brett Harrison (C)172003London, ON, CAN6'1"172LU20 SM-sarja #19Wyatt Johnston (C)172003Leaside, ON, CAN5'11"161ROHL #23Mason McTavish (C)182003Zürich, SUI6'1"196LSL #7Brennan Othmann (LW)182003Scarborough, ON, CAN5'11"165LSL #9Francesco Pinelli (C)172003Hamilton, ON, CAN6'0"176LOHL #12Conner Roulette (F)172003Winnipeg, MB, CAN5'11"161LWHL #16Cole Sillinger (C)172003Columbus, OH, USA6'0"187LUSHL #11Logan Stankoven (F)182003Kamloops, BC, CAN5'8"174RWHL #6Chase Stillman (RW)182003St. Louis, MO, USA5'11"170RDenmark U20 #21Ryan Winterton (F)172003Markham, ON, CAN6'1"174ROHL #15Shane Wright (C)172004Burlington, ON, CAN6'0"183R #10Danny Zhilkin (C)172003Moskva, RUS6'1"185LOHL

the numbers are similar but hopefully the competitiveness isn't I still believe Quinn is going to be just fine

the interesting question is - would you be happy with this trade? I think i would be a yes

you've seen them with AHL level goaltending, correct? its the most important position on the team. if it takes $5mill to get it done, so be it

can you remind me how good this team was prior to the tank? Its not like they blew up a team that was a player or two from winning the cup. They were mediocre at best.

All you need to know about Ullmark this season. 14 decisions - 15 points earned. plus was winning the game he got hurt, we all remember the softy Hutton gave up in OT all other goalies 21 decisions 4 points Almost hard to believe

If this is where we are at, maybe trading Eichel for a center like Dach or Byflield, plus 2 first rounders is the right move? Build around Dahlin, UPL, Cozens, Berniers other young players. Im not there yet, but I see it being an intriguing option if Eichel does eventually demand a trade.

he seems like the antithesis of Berniers - afraid of the high traffic areas and unwilling to use his physical advantages. Scratch him from any Sabres draft boards

I'll say the improvement in Goaltending (UPL and Ullmark??), Dahlin and some of the other young players will lift this team to be a playoff contender by then. Sorry if this was already Posted What happened to Raty, who was the odds on #1 coming into the year. https://dobberprospects.com/2021/03/26/what-happened-to-the-aatu-raty-of-2018-19/