DarthEbriate

He'll be a Sabre (unless he says he doesn't want to be here). The question is whether he is gone before he reaches his peak. (In addition to whether he ever really reaches full potential.) I think Mrtka will be a good player, but for the record, they need centers in their pipeline -- real top-flight centers like they once had with Eichel. McQueen might never be healthy, but his ceiling is a 1C. He was the BPA for me. And now, I hope Mrtka makes me eat it forever and wins multiple Cups in a Sabres sweater.

Before anyone noticed??? Damn it.

And Dahlin plays on the right side just fine. But the center spine is Helenius and Östlund. I like the Isles draft. 3 picks helps, but I really like Aitcheson. Eklund is great at 16. And Schaefer. Schaefer, Schaefer, Schaefer. Mental miss there. Edited and fixed... before anyone noticed???

As a recap from earlier this year... his Star Wars equivalence: Radim Mrtka - MRK-3 Assassin Prototype. The MRT-K Assassin droid. It's a prototype. Joins BB-4, R2-D6, and Muel-PO. Makes total sense.

McQueen. Get the big center to go with the smaller center. Malkin-lite and Crosby-lite.

Just depends on whether he still wants to be here, I suppose. Or if Adams is afraid of paying him the future contract he might very well have earned by then.

Should've seen if NYI was willing to move 16 & 17 for 9. Could've gotten Aitcheson, Carbonneau. Eklund is going to be a very good pick in the late teens.

The Adams-No-Blocking-System can get him here in two, right after Kesselring is traded for another pending RFA.

Nah. Mrtka is right there. Just move Dahlin to his natural handed side. Done. Bear is a Red Wing. Damn.

Just like Power... who has totally learned. Bucci just said, "McQueen, Bear, Eklund..." yup. One of those should be off the board.

Now I have the excuse to go watch more T-Birds games this season. That's cool.

He doesn't have Myers' offense. He does not rush the puck (at least with the T-Birds thus far).

<le sigh> He does not bring gnarliness.

Look at all those folks hanging out at the Bills' facility!

The Sabres always have a place for a #1 in their lineup this year.

Back injury, then a muscle injury during the recovery. Seems to have cleared it at the combine, but it still dropped his top-3 potential down to... at least 9. It's all about whether the medicals clear him. If not, Bear, Smith, or Aitcheson for me.

I go McQueen. Risky, but the Sabres have no 1C, and he's got that ability (if healthy). They can LTIR either him or Norris and then unleash them both during the playoffs.

Adams is going to love O'Brien or Eklund, isn't he? (and they're both good yes, but... McQueen or Bear, Smith or Aitcheson.) Bruckheimer is thrilled to be here. Yay! O'Brien off the board. Thank goodness.

The off-color Philly nameplate is the worst jersey foul in hockey. It's awful, and they stick to it. It's why they'll never win ever again.

Martone is the right choice if you're not taking a center.

Would have loved to draft him. Now I hope his ceiling is Tanner Jeannot.

Ani DiFranco... (would have absolutely nothing to do with this mess, but at least would say something interesting about the world at large)

Utah guys, you're getting some echo. Mute your other speaker.

The other silver lining... at this rate, they'll be done in two hours. No frills, filler, or garbage except a single awkward 15-second interview.

So... the Mammoth battlecry is the Goofy's cry in that 1960s Disney Winter Games cartoon? Ya-hoo-hoo-hooey?