Crusader1969

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.

Thought he would be a great pick for sabres in 3rd. Today Pronman has him going 30th overall

Please be right. In his q&a on the athletic yesterday, Pronman said that he is hearing Caufield is dropping a bit. No longer a top 10. Teams are worried that if he doesn’t become an elite goal scorer in the NHL he will have no value at all as he can’t play down the line up.

Defenseman Jayden Struble took full advantage of the opportunity. According to NHL Public Relations, the 17-year-old finished first in five of the 18 physical fitness tests: Ranked 70 by Pronman "Skating 60 Puck Skills 55 Physical Game 55 Hockey Sense 50 He's a very good skater who projects as a puck-rushing Dman. Loves to play the body, he's often a force with his body checks. Reputation as a hot temper, and while he plays physical, he can go over the line at times."

yes, I would definitely take him in round 1. Wanted him when the Sabres looked to have a pick around 15 - 17, now he will be long gone by 31. Sabres definitely need to add another Goaltender to the prospect pool 6'0 and 1/4 inch to be exact.

he just got measured at 6'0 at the combine. That being said, he is still #1 on my board for guys that could be there at 7.

not sold at all on him. doesnt drive play at all and is an average skater. Sabres could use some size, speed and skill at center. Dach, Cozens, Newhook or Zegras need to be the pick. Dach provides Size and Skill, Cozens size and speed while Newhook and Zegras bring speed and skill.

Have a hard time with any rankings that would have either Turcotte or Byram at 10

No, but position matters I think when prospects are tightly ranked. with Zegras and Cozens you have the option of center or song. I fully expect Turcotte and Byram to go before Sabres pick. The guy I will be most disappointed to hear his name called before Sabres draft is Zegras