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I am not a fan of Hughes, puny waterbugs are not my favourites. He will get stronger and approach the expectations. Kakko hasn’t shown much yet, I much prefer Cozens so far. Dach reminds me of Getzlaf, he may end up as the best of this class. Byram may become Duncan Keith. I like this kind of Dman. I loved Turcotte pre draft but I think Cozens and Zegras are better now. Seider is supposed to be developing well. I have not kept tabs on him but I trust Stevie Y still likes him. Cozens is a Sabre and I hope he has a long career in Buffalo. Love his game and the hustle. I think he could be top three. I don’t know anything about Broberg. Zegras was very impressive at the World Juniors and will have a great mentor in Getzlaf. He could end up with the best stats in this class. Podkolzin looks good and has size for the pro game. There is less defensive responsibility for a winger so he may make the jump next year. My two cents.

Thanks for bringing back the “painful” Gold medal game memories. Lol. I forgot he was the youngest guy on that team.

C’mon boys, win it for Jason K. Keep the momentum going and put your best effort out there. Dahlin with his best game of the year and the PP gets 2. Sabres win 5-4.

Jack is not my favourite Sabre but his ability is great. I hope he is watching this run and getting motivated to be 100% and assume the role of leadership of this young group. With Hall and Stall gone, Eakin, Irwin and Rieder on the fringes as well as Okposo and McCabe’s statuses unknown, he is “the” veteran. I go back and forth on whether he should be traded but I think it boils down to how badly he wants to win in Buffalo. If he is in then so am I. The youth has taken the next step and now he needs to do it too. His maturation as a leader is very important.

Correct, it was Montreal inquiring about him.

I am French and can help with this. It quotes Bowman in saying that Irving Grundman of the Habs offered Guy Lafleur for Gilbert Perreault in the summer of 1982. The offer was made to the Knox brothers without Bowman knowing about it until months later. He goes on to say how much he loves Lafleur and would have tried to get him to play with Perreault.

Kyle loves the game and he seemed to be a part of this turn around. If this is another concussion he needs to seriously consider his health now and in the future and make informed decisions. The LTIR decision would greatly help the Sabres for the next few years. There would be money for Dahlin and Reinhart plus. The possibility of making hockey trades for talent while taking on salary would exist as well.

Granato deserves to be considered simply because of the rejuvenation I have seen and the growth of the young guys. I worry about a Julien, Boudreau, Babcock or Gallant coming in and giving ice time to Eakin types because they can “rely” on the vets.

Look at this goalie if he is available past the second round. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/475275/benjamin-gaudreau

Buffalo has the chance to be a major spoiler here and they are gaining some confidence. There is no need to grip the sticks tightly as the streak is over and they are not in the hunt. Dash the Bruins’ playoff hopes and show them that they lost the trade!

Could he be a speedier Patrice Bergeron?

A centre spine of Eichel, Cozens and Mittelstadt is young but could be a handful for other teams next year. I know Asplund is playing well on Mitts’ wing but he could be a solid 4C. Bury Eakin.

I like Lundell as well, he sounds like a scaled down Barkov. R2 scored 27 points in 19 games in his last season in Liiga, that’s tearing it up.

Married to Carrie Underwood?

Rangers won tonight, only two points behind the Bruins.

Bruins are not making a deep run this year. There are many other teams more impressive than them.

My head says Tampa while my heart says Colorado.

Sad to see Lazar go, he cared. Hall was probably only going to get a 2nd. Let’s keep playing better and beat these guys a few times and dash their playoff hopes, showing them what Hall really is. Bjork needs to revive his career, hope is all I’ve got.

That was probably the difference between a second and a third.

The Krueger anchor.

Irwin playing forward with Eakin, that should generate some offense.

Tokarski looks like an 80’s goalie, tiny and scrambling around.

Sick Mitts, nice forecheck by Asplund.

Eakin with a Forsberg type hit, his best play in months.

Okposo should have drilled Hughes instead of poke checking. Kid weighs about 160.