Derrico

Finally made it back home and tourney was streamed so not sure if it's necessary to throw out my observations but here they are: *Dahlin looked fantastic the first two games but seemed to tire as it went on. He is such a fluid skater, my wife says he looks like a gazelle out there. *Mittelstadt, what can you say? His hands are elite. Just elite. He was worth the price of admission today (ok it was free but still). I've been wrong about prospects before but he looks to have that high end skill but unlike Nylander you don't just see it in warm ups and shootouts. He played his best in semi and final game. Which seems to go with his career m.o. so far that he rises when the games get bigger. *Pekar is one of my new favorite prospects. If you are just some goon taking shots at our top prospects than I have no time for you. But this guy has some skill. If I didn't know he's a recently drafted 4th round pick I would think he's an older, decent prospect. Watch for him moving forward. *Sheppard, atleast I think that's his name. He looked really good. I checked his gaa and sv percentage from last year on the program and they were great. I think NCAA numbers too. Hope he gets a contract. *Guhle looked really good. One of the best, if not, the best skater in the organization. He looks ready to be in the top 6 this year but let's see what JBott does. You can tell he's a step above the competition today. *Oloffson (too lazy to look up spelling) was also excellent. I know he's 22 and therefore should look good but that shot is elite. I hope he gets a long look in training camp. I give liger credit for Pumping his tires the last couple of years. Could the Sabres finally hit on a late round pick? *Asplund was solid. Nothing noticeable but smart plays and that's his game. Sorry for the long post.

Loved him today. He has the attitude we need and kid has some skill to go with it. I'm really going to keep an eye on his development.

After Dahlin and Mittelstadt I would put guhle and those two swedes as next best. I realize they are both older players but they looked great!

Any interest from us? I guess an extension for karlsson would have to be in place which couldn't happen before July 1.

Good moment to again express my appreciation for you running this little corner of the Internet. Greatly appreciated.

Hahahhahah have fun man. I'll also be there!

Nice

This. I guess Pekar hit Dahlin pretty good in yesterday's session.

I do agree I'd rather they get tavares then doughty (I think) but I would still rather neither one.

So in one thread I'm still stressed as ###### the leafs are going to get Tavares, but this is extremely reassuring. Thanks for the update.

Right?!

I've read San Jose, Isles or Toronto. FML if the leafs get him. I guess he met with management again in Toronto. But also heard SJ is real possibility too.

But our only options to choose from in the poll were Islanders or Islanders....

Today we have Mittelstadt Cam https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1PlJQrlorDZxE

Despite others having reservations, I think this is a great add. I guess the caveat is I would prefer 2 years but if it's 3 I think I can live with it. Goalies are an odd breed (looking at you dark :P ) and many seem to be the late blooming variety. His age doesn't bother me and I would prefer a little older goalie to be paired with Ullmark. Ullmark's the young guy who will hopefully be the future. I have no problem pairing him with a 32/33 year old who has been around the block. Let's just hope the money isn't crazy and the term is 3 years or less (preferably 2). The Athletic had a nice piece on him yesterday.

I thought the deal was already in place Jeremy?

Yep, me too. His sources have been right before, it's definitely someone in the organization.

Damn.....

The more I read Blues fans freaking out it could be Thomas, the more I want Thomas in Blue and Gold.

Cap hit stays the same for the length of the deal. I think it's 3.5 hit the next two years.

Re-reading the tweet from White there's reference to a 'cap clearing' type deal. Seems like a guy like Sobotka could also be part of a trade?

Sabres message board - Everyone freaking out the return isn't enough for O'Reilly. Blues message board - Everyone freaking out with the thought of giving up Thomas for O'Reilly.

Oh I know. The pricing for that tournament was so dumb. I was gonna head down to a game but not at some of those prices.

I agree that I would rather Parayko but that's mainly due to position. I haven't watched a second of Thomas (although maybe I did during WJC) but any prospect ranked 6th overall is someone that should be a top 6 forward very soon. From what I've read, Blues fans think he's ready for full time this season.

I want to start winning bad. I really do. But I want this damn thing turned around the right way and in a sustainable way. Tim Murray was always trying to improve the team based on the upcoming season and it set us back atleast 3 years IMO.