Derrico

Now that we've recognized he's more effective as a top line winger than third line center I love the way his game has taken off. He's a good winger on a team very very shallow on the wing. Would need any trade to be core altering before I move him. He should be part of this new core.

I'm as optimistic and excited about this kid as anybody. But mcdavid? Come on. Trade in a heartbeat.

Fair enough. Only other one I read the whole thing after drafting was Mittlestadt and he only had a part one. A few Swedish posters who were going on about him from the start said it's because he's from Sweden and nobody in North America ever sees him play. They say if Dahlin was from Toronto or Red Deer, or even Arizona the hype would be out of control. I've heard a couple analysts also saying this. But who knows.

I'm not here to argue with you on EK being his floor. Especially prior to the injury EK was unreal. That's a crazy point. However, I would dispute the hype not being there until after the lottery. I would never have those prospect threads open as to not lead to disappointment. But I've done f all at work the past week and a half and read every one of the 90 plus pages of Part 1 and 2 on Dahlin and the hype has been incredible and it started in 2016.

Oh my God this. A million times this. Honestly I think many fans were like me. We've lost the lottery several times in the past and the odds of not winning were better than 4 in 5. I wasn't going to start investing hype or interest and be disappointed. I heard the noise. But I refused to look into it and thus end up another bridesmaid. Search the Rasmus Dahlin prospect thread on hf. Including part 1 (which started when he was 16). The hype has been unreal the past two years but I think many Sabres fans refused to invest time researching a prize that would likely never come....

Lol was posting the same time as smell. Was referring to Roger Ronnberg. Reminds me of Ron Burgundy.

Suppose to be a deep draft. Pick 32 has high value. I know you have to give to get but I don't want to trade that pick. Would they take something and next years second?

It sure was!

Thanks Buddy! Listening to your son sing happy birthday and begin the 'are ya one, are ya two' all the way into the thirties was very amusing. He said 'that's how they sing it in my class.' Goes a bit quicker when everyone in his class is turning 5 lol.

Listening to wgr on the way in interviewing the director of European scouting. Paraphrasing....he doesn't like doing player comparisons but they have not been this excited about a prospect coming out since Alex ovechkin. If your point is you would trade the pick for an elite, 24 year old that is already provenance then I probably agree with you. Just don't want casual observers thinking this is a Grigorenko type prospect Sabres fans are trying to pump the tires for.

Well sure. Ofcourse nobody can definitively 100 percent say he will be better. I can't even say he will be better than Antipin. But there are many scouts with some very high praise.

Ya that's the stuff I've been reading. Nick Lindstrom commented how Dahlin is better than he was at that same age. Several Swedish scouts quoted as saying he could be the best Swedish defensive prospect ever. I'm sure some is just hyperbole. But these arnt Sabrespace posters or even Kris Baker saying these things. Ofcourse he's a prospect and anything can happen. But the hype of Dahlin being better than Karlson eventually is definitely out there and not just from message board posters.

To the first point, from everything I've read there are many who believe he has the potential to be better than EK. I don't think majority could be quantified as I don't know how many qualify under that description tho. I'm not sure what your second point means. There are many saying he could be at and possibly pass that level which is what you state. Isn't that contradictory to your first point? No scout will ever say definitively he will be better than player x. Dahlin is further ahead of where EK was in his draft year. I don't think that's even debatable. The question is, has Dahlin maxed out potential or will he take the next steps similar to what EK did his first few years in the league?

Agree on power, disagree on accuracy.

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Don't u be talking like that. I still have to get out to Nova Scotia again and actually meet up for a coffee this time!

Tuesday the 8th!

Can't wait for the infamous NS shout out soon ;)

I've been burned by prospects before. But it's hard to contain the hype. Great Weber interview.

Thanks Liger!

Gentleman and a scholar. Thanks Liger.

Hey Liger, any chance you could link the audio of the Webber interview?

Listen. I'm excited and I'm not going to have you or Doohicki pissing on my parade!! (emoticon with tongue sticking out).

So this maybe a bit creepy but I found the footage from a game Dahlin played in where he scored the 36 points in 5 games. It really did happen. Sure he's only 14 or 15 but looked amazing there. PS you have to be really board to watch this lol. He's #3 in white. http://sports.livearena.com/Content/Index/34624

This was more my thought. Not like Nelson is projected to play with Dahlin.