Crusader1969

There should be a couple of puck moving Dmen available at 32. Next steps, is to clinch a top 4 pick and then off to the lottery!

From Elliotte Friedman - Schuldr to decide if leaving school, MTL is interested.

Hughes sold me this past weekend, thought he had a great couple of games. Plus, wouldn't adding him be good Karma for next years Jack Hughes lottery?

I won't be unhappy with whomever they choose (unless they go way off the draft board). If Nylander wasnt a big "maybe" i could see drafting Tkachuk. I don't see Tkachuk helping the Sabres biggest need - skill and speed. I feel confident that Mittestadt will help make any of his wingers really good. Though, I can see him being on Jack's wing next season.

Now that Mitelstadt is in the fold, im even stronger in my conviction to draft either Boqvist or Hughes at 4.

i really really like Dobson but he doesn't skate like Hughes. Think Hughes skating is a dimension that the Sabres desperately lack at the moment. That still leaves Jack without any wingers but that can be solved when Mittelstadt leaves Minnesota. I should have added the Caveat, assume the pick isn't traded.

yes the Notre Dame goalie Cal Morris. And the Sabres can get all the help they can get!

At this point, its likely that the Sabres end up in last and draft 4th. (50.65%) Assume the draft goes as expected - Dahlin, Svechnikov and Zadina. Who do you take at 4? Im leaning Hughes at this time. PP Qb, Offensive Dman who may be the best skater in the draft. Still has much to work on in his own end but not many 18 year olds don't.

The "crown Jewel" of the UFA's is gone in Brickley, Borgen's D-Partner Schuldt should be next on the list.

Nolan Stevens signs with the team that drafted him - st.louis blues CJ Suess signs with Winnipeg

Love the fact we got Borgen to leave school early, still need a significant College UFA signing. Brickely is the grand prize but there are others.

his Twitter profile still say St.Cloud Uni. I agree it looks like good news but .... ok Confirmed now by news reporter in Fargo. Thank GOD for a sliver of good news for Sabres fans!

just wait for confimation. ST.Cloud Insiders arent exactly Bob Mckenzie Though better than the Buffalo News?

reports say Borgen is signed. https://twitter.com/BradyRegimbal/status/977953058360627200 St CLoud Insider - just would pay to be cautious for the moment

Not for me, any of the top 3 will be amazing. The reality is that even drafting 4th or by miracle 5 (having to pass Vancouver), that player will be just as important as mittelstadt .

Kings believed to be one of the teams Sikura is expected to sign with the Black Hawks and not hit UFA status on Aug 15

I hate that GMs have to "lure" their prospects to join them. Hopefully this gets resolved in the next CBA. And yes if both go back to school, the only thing to save them is a top 3 draft pick

Brickely is down to 5 teams to decide between. I'm really hoping not to hear the Sabres were on the shortlist but are once again bridesmaids

1 of Mittelstadt or ERod depending who becomes the 3rd line centre the other will be either Nyander, CJ Smith or their #1 pick in 2018,.

surprised nothing has been leaked either way, even if its just which way he is leaning.

IMO, his 2 wingers for the future aren't currently on the Sabres roster.

what possibly could be taking so long?

think thats pretty amazing when considering the team he plays for.

1) I can't believe we are still talking about the 2015 season. the Tank worked, we got our two best players, the re-build has failed to this point but there is still hope as the prospects that we actually did draft from 2015-2017 are getting closer to being NHL ready 2) what exactly did the Sabres blow up? the team was mediocre at best in 2012 to 2013 and wasn't going anywhere. All players traded were on expiring contracts and their time was up in Buffalo. Can you look back and say "wow, i can't believe we traded that guy!" not one guy who was traded away amounted to anything, most are already out of the league or on their 2nd team since leaving Buffalo. 3) what are you basing Jack isn't good enough? are you the same people that said Reinhart is a bust? probably saying Nylander is a bust as well. Sometimes, it pays to be patient...Except when waiting on the Mittlestadt decision! please let today be the day we find out, one way or the other. how much more exciting is it to be a Hurricane fan? team continually drafts around 10th and is stuck.

If I knew Nylander was going to be a success at the NHL level, I would think Tkachuk is exactly the type of player they need to create space for the skilled players. Since Nylander is still very much a wild card, I can get on board with placing Wahlstrom ahead of Tkachuk. How much longer to the lottery?