FogBat
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7 minutes ago, SabresVet said:
Davidson isn't there just to announce picks. Not after CBJ is now on their 3rd HC since 2013. Or missed the playoffs 4 of 9 seasons and not advanced past the 2nd round in that time.
John Davidson has never impressed me as a good hockey executive. IIRC, his stint in STL didn't go well. It doesn't appear to be producing positive results in CBJ either.
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7 minutes ago, SabresVet said:
Columbus had the same scenario happen today and they keep having to unload elite players. Little wonder some teams are entrenched in the basement of NHL standings.
I'm surprised that Jarmo Kekäläinen is still the GM over there.
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4 minutes ago, Norcal said:
Only jersey I own it will likely stay that way tbh
My only jersey has Ristolainen on it. I know how you feel.
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25 minutes ago, jad1 said:
Right, because a 24 year old Eichel is the same as a washed up 38 year old Staal, or a 40 year old Gionta.
And a I would take Dunlop as a player coach if he wasn't, you know, dead.
Well, you brought up Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane. Most teams will have their age differences in the roster - regardless of their power rankings or the lack thereof.
Many years from now, you'll look back at this and see that the Sabres will have a season or two of a similar Keith/Kane combination, along with a Stanley Cup Champion banner.
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34 minutes ago, Andrew Amerk said:
What’s wrong with a garbage plate?
I've had one - a long time ago. I'd rather eat haggis.
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14 minutes ago, pi2000 said:
It's the right way to build a team. Draft picks take time to develop but if done correctly can result in lasting success.
So true. I can't get it out of my head how much Eric Lindros cost himself out of a Stanley Cup Championship simply because he refused to play for the Quebec Nordiques. With everything it took to get him traded out of Quebec City, and with all of the pieces that came together going back the other way (complete with a franchise relocation, along with getting one of the most feared fighters at the time in Chris Simon), he lost out big time.
So, yes, Isak Rosen may be a bit small. However, Owen Power is much bigger.
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1 hour ago, Randall Flagg said:
I don't know what on God's green earth you mean by analytics. I'm quite sure the Sabres used metrics, numbers, regressions, and more that are not publicly available
It goes without saying that some forum members are way more inside hockey than others. The others embarrass themselves by pretending to know more than they really do, and insult the intelligence of those who really know what's going on. Having said that, I'll be one of the first to acknowledge that I don't have nearly the hockey smarts of the inside hockey guys - and I probably never will. Nonetheless, I'm not going to sh!t a brick in my pants just because we didn't get the right player - unlike someone else on the draft thread who might as well as taken a dump in his trousers before having a stroke followed by a meltdown over our first round picks.
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52 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
You're delusional dude. I'll gladly eat humble pie when this team turns it around. I don't see it happening in the next 5 years.
Have yourself a good night.
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1 minute ago, Claude Balls said:
No it's not, I've been a Sabres fan long enough to know how this story ends. It's like I've been branded with a big "L"
Wow.
If that's how you feel, then all the best to you. However, I have a feeling that this conversation may be revisited soon, and you may be forced to eat some humble pie.
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1 minute ago, Claude Balls said:
I'm having deja-vu when it comes to Sabres GMs. Team is gonna suck FOREVER!!! I'm 53 and I might just be young enough to see the Sabres actually make the playoffs one year. Although, the way I've treated my body in the past, I'm not counting on it.
And then there are some who are quite a bit older who yet have a glimmer of hope that we'll be back in the thick of things.
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3 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
Nope, but my faith in Kevyn Adams did.
It's way too soon to have a meltdown over these picks.
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Just now, Jävə Keith said:
The pre draft presser they said it was all about how they rate the players PROJECTION longer term. Adams and Co. must have really liked some specific projection (also character/compete which is high on their list for building culture). We won't know for a few years. I'm giving Adams the benefit of the doubt on this one until he proves me wrong. Go Sabres!
Thanks for the reminder. We have to wait and see. It's not the end of the world.
Just now, Claude Balls said:Thank you! Adams robbed the Flyers, then hours later ruined the draft. ***** clown.
Did your dog die?
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1 minute ago, Claude Balls said:
That home run Adams hit with the Risto trade just turned into a foul ball.
I think you're overreacting. This isn't the 3rd OT in Game 6 of the 99 Cup Finals.
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1 minute ago, Hoss said:
I would've taken that deal to get down to 23 with Detroit. 23, a 2nd and another late pick.
In retrospect?
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Dallas and Detroit swapped picks. 15 to 23.
2 minutes ago, nfreeman said:Me too. He looks like he could be an exciting player, maybe like Caulfield on the Habs.
Interesting.
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7 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:
If we believe in our goalie prospects, go forward. There's only so many reps/games available for goalies. Take a flier in the 4th/5th on the goalie Rasmus Korhonen.
You called for a forward. You got him.
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1 minute ago, SDS said:
Talking to these clowns is the worst. Like interviewing paint.
Depends on the color of paint.
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3 minutes ago, Let's Go B-Lo said:
Don't want Raty. Not interested in anyone who already had "joy of the game" issues
Yup. We've been there and done that. We don't need a redux.
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1 minute ago, LTS said:
Emily Kaplan. I like her.. but she has some Gary Bettman genetics and mannerisms?
Stiff and wooden?
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Just now, LGR4GM said:
id guess we take a goalie
Chaz Lucius, Jesper Wallstedt
I say Wallstedt.
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2 minutes ago, LTS said:
I’m not getting over the crappy studio lighting on the ESPN set. Even after a few drinks… 🙂
The ugly XX isn't turning you on, huh?
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4 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:
Very true.
But we had a hunch that Risto would be gone, and he was.
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4 Dmen picked in the top 8
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Just now, Gatorman0519 said:
Well the possible Eichel/Reinhart trade got interesting as the board is running out for this draft.
Or they might not go anywhere.
Reinhart traded to Florida for G Devon Levi (7th rd pick in 2020) and a lottery protected 1st in 2022.
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