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This is a very real possibility.

He has a good name.

Very interesting.

Neighborhood HOA meeting. Mrs. McCarthy - "So Kevyn, what do think about Gavin?" KA - "He's developing into a fine player Mrs McCarthy." Mrs M - "Any thoughts about where he'll go in the draft?" KA - "Our scouts are building the list as we speak." Mrs. M - "Where do you think Gavin falls on the Sabres list?" KA - "Not sure Mrs M at this point, but he is on our radar," Mrs. M - You know he'll be devastated as will the whole neighborhood if he isn't drafted by the Sabres." KA - "I understand, but there are 31 other teams that probably have Gavin on their boards as well." Mrs. M - "Well that's good to know." "Just so you know, I'm now on the architectural committee for the HOA and the new paint color your wife wants is a little sketchy" KA - "Gotcha" "I'll let my wife know, and Don't worry Mrs M, Gavin will be just fine" Mrs M. - "That's great!" "I'm sure that we'll get that Blue and Gold color scheme approved sometime on Friday, June 30th."

I'm very happy with the draft. I think Benson is a huge steal at 13. I really like Strbak at 45. Wahlberg and McCarthy have the potential to develop into players who outperform their draft positions. I also think Raztlaff is a steal in the 5th rd. I agree with others that Benson is now our top prospect. All in all, I think KA and his team did a fine job.

Probably JJP's cousin.

Mon grabs Luke Mittelstadt with pick 197.

Suchanek may go undrafted. Sounds like a perfect UFA signing post draft. Milic went in the 5th rd (151) to WPG. Might even be a good idea to use our 7th rd pick on him.

Wahlberg's contract has only one more year in Sweden.

https://www.hockeyjournal.com/dexter-southfields-sean-keohane-focused-on-prep-defers-ushl-journey-until-2023/ Apparently playing for Tri-City in the USHL next season before heading to Harvard.

High School kid out of Mass.

Does this remove VO from the trade block?

The Funky Cold Miedema?

Yep. He'll also probably represent Canada at higher level Int tournaments. Levi played for Canada in his D+1 season at the U20s and went 6-1-0 with a .75 and a .964.

WHL standout with Seattle. 25-8-0 with a 2.15 and a .918. Represented Canada in the Hlinka Gretzky last season 4-0 with a .50 gaa and a .976 save %. This is a very athletic goalie. Sound familiar?

Another 6'0" goalie. I love this pick. I had him as a late 3rd rd pick.

McCarthy lost 8 weeks of last season because of an injury. This pick could end up being a huge bargain.

“He knows he’s a strong defenseman that’s a pass-first guy, gets the puck out and is efficient defending, and then his offense is secondary,” Rud said. “Not that he’s not concerned about (offense), but I think he takes care of everything in his own zone first, and then if he can join the offense and lead in any way, he certainly likes to do that.” https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/11080821-2023-nhl-draft-profile-maxim-strbak-a-warrior-defenseman Sounds a great deal like Samuelsson to me, although Samuelsson because of his huge size maybe even more aggressive physically.

He says that but doesn't always follow that rule. No other way to explain that goaltender pick last year. He clearly wasn't the BPA.

I had him 102 on my board.

This maybe the deepest I’ve ever seen the Sabres forward prospect pool. 5 1st rd picks - Benson, Savoie, Kulich, Östlund and Rosen 3 2nd rd picks - Wahlberg, Kisakov and Poltapov 1 highly thought of 3rd rd pick in Neuchev. Now add in intriguing later rd players Nadeau, Kovak and Rousek and you have depth like never before even without considering 4 guys under 23 in the NHL in JJP, Quinn, Cozens and Krebs. It will be interesting to watch this sort itself out.

Even if he wasn’t KA’s neighbor. I really like the player. Every write up I’ve seen said this kid is very talented. One article said he compared favorably to guys with much higher ratings. If I find it again, I’ll post a link.

Just thought I’d add that I like the player just don’t love the pick.

Akey finally drafted at 56.

4 goalies so far in the 2nd.