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I’ve updated the depth chart to reflect Reinhart’s departure and the addition of Power. I’m assuming Power signs a deal and comes to Buffalo, but there is a good chance he returns to school.

Yes, Cozens, Dahlin, Power, Mitts, and hopefully a couple of others emerge like Jokiharju, Samuelsson, R2, Rosen, Quinn and JJP.

Not surprising the movie is a comedy because this organization is a joke.

Power, Rosen and probably a bunch of guys we’ll never see in the NHL is my reaction to this draft. My second reaction was this is a TM draft. High risk and low odds of actually succeeding. My third reaction was why no centers until the 7th round? We used 8 picks on wingers and in his 2 drafts KA has drafted 1 D, and 7 wingers in the 1st 3 rounds. It was interesting to see 4 Russians drafted. It also looks like international experience was a factor in our draft selections. All in all I think we’ll look back on this draft as another missed opportunity and a self inflicted one because of our lack of scouting resources.

I’ve already cancelled my center ice package.

Not a center. He is a winger please update the thread. Not that it really matters. This kid will never playin the NHL. I shouldn’t say never, i should say he has a 10% chance.

I see you didn't mention the centers.

Guess not.

You’re no fun anymore.

and sadly with likely the same results. Hard to have D and centers in the pipeline if you don't draft any.

I had him 40th on my board. Also the NHLNetwrok had him 38th on their consensus board on their draft coverage.

This is beginning to look like a TM draft.

Lol. This is so bad it’s just further proof of the incompetence of our organization.

Can someone explain why you’d draft 5 wingers with 6 first and second rd picks over the last two drafts and no centers when your about to trade your two best centers. Fire Kevyn Adams now.

I hope so. I guess it will get done when Ullmark re-signs

I'll be travelling when this pick is made, can SDS or one of the Mods update the thread. Thanks

Possibly, but you add the possibility of a bidding war at the deadline or a desperate team making an in season offer like the Vanek deal. Even if KA's goal is another tank year (yes I said it), by saying no to a bad deal he shows he isn't a pushover and isn't desperate. Accepting this deal as described says the opposite.

You forgot the bag of donuts and an old Hagg.

Then don't make the deal.

Correct. He says no, we get Sam for much of the season and then get the same package at the deadline. Poor judgement and worse asset management. Just stupid.

First, Risto only has one year on his deal so it's effectively the same situation Second, If all you can get for a 25 year old 25g scoring winger with one year left is a cap dump, a draft pick and a medium prospect, and traded in your division, your an incompetent GM. The guy said he wants to go back West. You can't tell me that Calgary, Van, Sea, Edm, etc couldn't have put a similar package together? Third, a competent GM can say no. We have the season up until the trade deadline to trade him. This same kind of failed package would be available then. If the package is only this and Sam signs an extension, what more evidence do we need that KA is incompetent at his position.

If that is all we get for Reinhart, KA needs to go asap.

That's what I was worried about.

Friedmann thinks there is more going on with Pittsburgh also involved. Could Tristan Jarry be headed to Buffalo as part of this deal?

No that is incompetance.