Flashsabre

One guy has Simashev at the end of the first round and Musty out of the first round.

Roy stepped down in Quebec. Rumours he might be going to Ottawa

I have no idea what the Sabres will do this offseason but for me my most realistic offseason would be signing Freddy Andersen for 2 years and Ryan Graves for 4-5 years. Move on from Girgs, Hinny, UPL, VO, Bryson. See if Johnson can challenge Stillman for a 3rd pairing spot.

Hey it can’t hurt if Freddy does make it to July 1st.

And what was Hagg’s goal song?

Johnson has no reason to sign here this late in the game. He could have walked to UFA and chose anywhere to play. He signed here because he liked the organization and how things are going within it. That wouldn’t have happened a few years ago.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/scouts-analysis-observations-from-the-2023-nhl-draft-combine/

Seravalli is reporting that Orlov wants $8 million per year. No thanks

I think Graves is the best fit OA. I know he is a lefty but he just checks so many boxes. Big, physical, strong defensively and on the PK. Has excelled on two high tempo transition teams (Avs, Devils) If he is not looking for Severson term then throw a pick at the Devils for his rights and lock him up.

My dad found the 2017 Hockey News draft preview at his place and gave it to me last night. Looking through it I was blown away by how many guys just never make it at all and how bad the rankings look 5-6 years later. They had Mitts 4th and Makar 5th. And nolan Patrick has to be one of the big draft busts of all time. Injuries just shredded his career. Just hope your scouts are good at their jobs. The last couple drafts are looking promising for Buffalo.

Does anyone know what Andrew Peeke’s metrics were like. I know his +/- was bad. You have to think he will be on the block if Jiricek is ready to go there.

Is Will Borgen ready for a #4 role? Had a very good year in Seattle. He is the type of dman that would pair well with Power. Size, skating, defensively aware. Kind of like the Muel to Dahlin. Just another option to look at. I don’t know what you were watching but in no World was Boosh a downgrade to Hagg.

Sudbury had a coaching change and Musty took off afterwards. Completely different player. Wouldn’t be angry if he was the pick.

Wood giving the “vibes” Adams ears must have perked up😁

I would trade for a legit top 4 D man and then trade for Freddie Andersen’s rights and sign him before free agency for a couple years if Carolina isn’t going to keep him.

https://twitter.com/NHLNetwork/status/1667909560076734465/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1667909560076734465&currentTweetUser=NHLNetwork Jackets could be going after Parayko. Looks like Babcock wants vets on the backend. Could Jiricek be pried away?😛

He’s still deciding if he’s going😛

You’d have to have an extension in place for Hanifin. He would really round out the top 4.

Friedman says teams are talking to Calgary about Hanifin. Have to believe Adams is one of them. He fits the profile, fits the system and Granato coached him

LeBrun reports that Hellebuyck has informed the Jets that he will not sign any extension in Winnipeg and doesn’t want to play in Canada. He will be moved. Would I trade Levi for him? No He is 30 and will want a big $ extension. I would rent him for a season if the deal was fair to pair him with Levi for a season and get a good playoff run.

https://www.expectedbuffalo.com/buffalo-sabres-mock-offseason-3-0-matvei-michkov-edition/

Benson is a wildcard for me in the top 10. Like Savoie he could drop because of his size but the talent is world class. I can’t see him making it to 13. He is from BC and if he makes it to 11 Canucks should be running to the podium. But stranger things have happened. Adams likes his family connections so I would imagine Perrault is an option for sure as well as MaCarthy later in the draft.