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Amy I missing something on Kulda? He had a good Memorial Cup run and a solid year...hitting 30 goals.

My bad on the fourth heh.

I have to do it the old fashioned way. Watch the stream on NHL slowly as the picks come in. (At work) and do my silent pump fist. Go Blue and Gold!

Exactly! TEAM USSR ######! Just kidding. At this point it is all about upside, and picking. The guy that everyone wanted at #2 for the most part (Sam Bennett, Really?!?) was selected. So now its about the Lemieux vs Barbashev vs MacInnis vs McKeown types.

The forward group from 11-60 have similarities and vast differences. Kempe who is a very good talent slid to 29, when he was shown in mocks to go between 10-20. Vrana who went to Washington at 13, was rumored to be in the back end of the first round. It's all based on how your board lines up. I hope Barbashev is a target. He skates very well, and confidently. I love the upside.

For the love of god, just hold off until 2016 please! I know that Buffalo isn't the hockey market of markets, but it has a starving fan base who just wants to get back to the 2007-2008 feeling. No need to go chopping Murray off at the knees once he finally has the chance to rebuild the supports of HSBC arena. New life into the market, a new feeling and something to feel happy about going forward. Especially in a draft that Buffalo has 3 1sts, 2 seconds.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/buffalo-sabres-fill-key-need-by-selecting-sam-reinhart-with-no-2-pick/article19384029/ His presser was refreshing. The maturity coming from the 18-almost 19 year old was impressive. The fluidity of his game is also impressive in every sense. Got the guy I wanted, after so much useless suspense. Tim Murray said it best "paraphrasing", there were so many rumors at the end of the day, you just do your homework and let it play out.

Those are all good names. Barbashev and one of Lemieux, Karlsson or MacInnis would be nice. I like Doughtery a bit too. I think waiting until round three or four (depending on the drop off) it would be fine to wait on Ville Husso. He's my favorite goalie in the draft, though there are other options.

If Barbashev is taken, zomg, amazing start at the forward class. He has size, skating and the talent. Everything that the Sabres need. If he's picked, its an awesome start....Please! Barbashev at 31, and Demko/Dougherty/Lemeiux at 39?

Wow, Barbashev keeps falling. He seems like he'll be a NJ pick, which would really suck. One pick before ours.

Wow Kapanen is still there. Crazy. Feel bad for him. He has a lot of talent.

I liked Schmaltz a lot at 39. But that's me. He was a second round talent. But, he's got a lot of talent. Love the size.

Virtanen was what I thought they'd be doing. Ehlers was consideration, but I doubt they had anyone else.

I love how Murray asserts himself and his organization. That's great.

YES! There we go baby!

SAMSON! LETS GO! None of this Bennett vs Reinhart stuff. It's all Reinhart all the time!

Ready, got my parmesan wings and my rum and coke.

Draft day! Finally. Getting my wings after work, and settling in. Ready to view all the craziness!

If Perlini were to fall into the teens, I would pray to the Hockey Norse Gods to bring him to Buffalo. Aside from Reinhart and Draisaitl, he's my favorite prospect in the draft. Poile might have some interest in Stewart, but wouldn't it likely be from the center position? I could be completely wrong on that of course. I bet they most likely settle on McCann, Fiala or Fleury if he falls.

Completely agree here. Ritchie is a nice player, but I would personally also take Perlini over him. He's a 8-11 type guy IMO (Ritchie).

His size and scoring prowess marks him high in my books. He reminds me a bit of Buchnevich a later round pick of New York. A little bit bigger obviously, in the second round you cannot go wrong with that type of a player. However, if a guy like Schmaltz, Lemeiux, and a few others fall even slightly I prefer them to Kamenev. I would love Demko in the second round.

The guys I would love to somehow trade back into the first round for: Perlini, Barbashev, Kempe, Milano. I wouldn't trade back into the first round for Demko. He could slip to the second round, unless someone is really in love with him.

That's kind of cool.

I agree, I loved every moment I spent up there for the week plus I was in the area. Womens world championships U-18, snooze...

Well I think McNabb would fit their bottom pair with Martinez well. I doubt they bring both back in my opinion.