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  1. Future Consideration: "A smart, quick and highly skilled center…has a tremendous first-step jump, change of pace and ability to make defenders miss…though not the biggest or strongest player on the ice, he finds success in loose puck battles by using his smarts and insane ability to shield the puck from defenders…never takes a shift off, and has added noticeable muscle and speed this season…will finish chances with a quick release on a wrister or powerful snap shot…puckhandling skills are excellent and he is able to create scoring chances in almost all of his offensive-zone shifts using his great vision and understanding of the game"

     

    Our best prospect, no?

  2. Make no mistake, we need immediate improvements to defense. But unless you're taking generational talent, that draft choice won't improve your D the first year.

    Take the best player available, fill up the pipeline in later rounds, and address your immediate needs in FA and trades.

    As long as the pipeline is addressed in the later rounds, as you say, that's gotta be the approach.

  3. And in '87 the 'Nucks had Super Mario on Wayne's wing vs the Russkies. The team was better for moving their 2nd best C to W so their 2 best players could be on the ice together.

    Not sure if the best lineup for Buffalo is 3C's, Sam on Jack's wing,or running O'Reichel. Definitely willing to give Jack & Ryan a look together & also looking at Sam on 3rd line (& 2nd). Sooooo miffed that Goober never let us see how those might work. So, let's experiment now.

     

     

    Good post.

     

     

    It took Sedin until he was 25 to have a season in which he scored as many points as Sam did this year. Sedin was not fast, Sedin was cerebral. 

    No reason to trade Sam at 21, and no reason to not let him play a LOT of time at center to see if he can figure it out, while he's still 21. 

     

    Twenty one.

     

    Agreed.

  4. He's going NCAA which means the Sabres can lose his rights very easily.

     

    He can't do a ###### pull-up which means he might never play in the NHL.

     

    I'm guessing, I don't speak for Saratoga, but I'm guessing these are the ways he got to that place.

    I don't think it says anything about his hockey ability necessarily. But I'll give you that it's pretty ridonkulous that a 17 year old kid athlete can't do a pull-up.

     

    But again, don't think it affects his hockey future one way or another

  5. You haven't said why at all.  You have said move Sam to 2nd center, which means ROR moves to wing (I assume).  I am asking why you would move the better center to wing.

    Short term pain for long term gain. The idea that Sam Reinhart, a guy drafted #2 overall and led the WJC in points, on a team with the likes of McDavid, has the ability to develop into a better offensive centre than ROR.

  6. Per Washington Post

    Caps re-sign T.J. Oshie for eight years. AAV of $5.75 million.

    Holy hell.

     

    On the plus side for the Caps, "Skin Irritation" is written into the 5th year of his deal.

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