Crusader1969

Looks pretty tough at this point I'm almost to the point of just putting the best hockey players from a skill standpoint out there and seeing what happens. OLofsson Eichel Nylander Skinner Mitts Reinhart Vesey Erod Cozens Sheery Aspund Okposo Dahlin Montour Pilut Risto McCabe Miller May not be a playoff team but at least they can see what they have with a few of the young guys and it can't be much worse than what we have seen over the last 7 years

thanks was just about to post the same thing plus not sure I would want but small snipers on the same line.

This team should have been flush with young prospects filling in the depth forward ranks, so many traded away by Murray. Unfortunately, unless one of the goalies has a "career" season, I think we are again talking about a top 5 pick. Then again, there is a long way to go before training camp. Lets see what other teams need to move out a contract or two.

should we start the 2020 Draft thread?

What’s Risto worth? A 2nd and 3rd? If we can get a legit top 6 forward for him, I’m all for it but that’s looking unlikely

Everyone seems to want to trade Risto but do we remember Scandella is still on the team?

I dont like having him and Skinner on the same line. Two undersized forwards, maybe its old school thinking but you need someone to win some puck battles along the wall.

there has been a lot of talk about this but its not that easy. how do you handle the first year? none of the "top" prospects would be eligible, you'd have a draft of complete over-agers.

i think being cautious and conservative is exactly the right thing to do. Let the GM"s who are willing to pay Tyler Myers $7mill or so do their thing. Add a couple of decent UFA's once the feeding frenzy ends and then see if they can work out another deal like Skinner. Make sure you have the Cap room to sign your own...Dahlin in particular and then maybe make a big splash when the team shows they are ready to compete.

Remember when we rushed things and brought in Kane, Bogosain, ROR and Lehner? Good times, we got all the way up to 8th last, followed by last overall. Let’s do this the right way, this time

I think Borgen will be a player for them soon. And last couple of years, his later round Finnish picks are on track to be excellent picks

From the athletic draft preview. Pronmans skating Top skating grades of his top 45 rated prospects 70 - Jack Hughes, Philip Broberg, 65 - Alex Newhook 60- Alex Turcotte, Bowen Byram, Dylan Cozens, Philip Tomasino, John Beecher, Tobias bjornfoot, Ryan Johnson Of course skating isn’t everything but adding 2 of the top 10 skaters isn’t the worst thing in the world

My first thought is that there is still a lot of work to do. I don’t mind botts staying away from the high end UFA market but he definitely needs to add some more pieces. Let a few more teams enter cap jail and make a run at Hall next year. I’m hopeful that by 2020 Borgen is ready to be paired with Dahlin, opening the door for a Risto trade at some point i don’t think we can understate how important Mitts turning into a #2 center is for this team hopefully, Nylander can surprise us all and be that top 6 RW that they desperately need Thompson, will be a part of the starting line up in 2020 as well

Ok. Get a guy who puts the puck in the net now Beecher is gone. Kaliyev is the pick.

I’m looking at Beecher at this point

If sabres are thinking of trading up. I’d do it for Kerbs.

This has to be Zegras.

if we 100% knew Casey would be a 2C, id be much more open to drafting Caufield but since we don't, you have to continue to build Center depth.

Good for Kris! he knows his stuff.

Since I’d take Newhook at 7, let’s do it!

I’d take every player on this list over power play specialist

Don’t forget Newhook, he’s a BCHL guy and will go NCAA route

If Caufield was a right wing for the Guelph Storm, is he a 1st round draft pick ? That’s the impossible question the scouts have to figure out How much was he helped by playing on the wing of the best 17 year old player in the world?

I was about to congratulate Sabrespace for not falling into the Caufield trap as Sabres twitter definitely has. Disappointed to see this mock draft and 3 picks of Caufield Don’t want to say it’s a bad pick but I’d much prefer a center and a guy that can skate and drive a line Caufield can’t do anything without help from someone else

Check out Zegras when Turcotte was hurt and Hughes was hurt and then at the WJC.