Flashsabre
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46 minutes ago, pastajoe said:
He plays big when it counts.
Heâs  Stiff competition.
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6 minutes ago, Taro T said:
And it'll be interesting to see how effective adding that "character" component to the selection process will turn out to be. The Sabres w/ their full analytics department & nearly complete scouting & development departments should be able to identify guys that meet their criteria. 3 years from now, we'll get an idea of whether it worked or not.
And "character" was put in quotes because it was used to cover a bunch of other traits besides just what is traditionally thought of as character.
I would have to think McGroaty is on their list. That guy screams character. Ohgren too.
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15 minutes ago, North Buffalo said:
Is it weaker overall or is it not determinate because of all the lost covid time... Scouts and teams have their work cut out for them. Â I do think it harder to project these guys below the top 5 and the ability of these guys to grow and develop a la a Quinn type. Â Im betting more than a few surprise people, hoping those surprises end up on the Sabres.
This is a scoutâs draft. There is no absolute difference makers at the top of the draft like next year but there are a lot of solid guys right thru the second round. Most of the guys are kind of squeezed together so like others have said it is about picking the right guys. This is where the good scouting staffs make their hay. The last couple drafts are trending well so letâs hope the Sabresâ scouts have a good weekend.
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1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
We all know most of the a available UFAs. Iâd like to add one to the conversation. Â 26 year old Eric Comrie, who finally got a chance to play decent NHL minutes and performed well. Â In 19 games he had a 2.58 gaa and a .920 save %. Â This is coupled with gradual improvement at the AHL level makes me think he could be a real value find. Â
I also compiled a list of NHL trade targets with varying levels of availability based on term remaining on their contracts
1 yr left - Quick, Varlamov (M-NTC), F Anderson (M-NTC), Bernier, Talbot, Jarry, and Allen. Â With Price back for Mon, is Allen now available? Â Not real interested in Bernier. Â Talbot, Anderson and Jarry arenât available. Quick and Varlamov probably wonât come here.
2 yrs left - Murray (M-NTC), Hellebuyck, Sorokin, Mrazek (M-NTC) and Dreidger (M-NTC). Iâm interested in Dreidger. Â Hard pass on Murray and Mrazek. Doubt Saros and Hellebuyck are available.
3 yrs left - Shesterkin (M-NTC), Petersen (M-NTC), Saros, Ullmark (M-NTC), Lehner (M-NTC), Forsberg, and Vejmelka. Â No on Lehner and Petersen. I wouldnât mind getting Ullmark back. Â The rest are probably unavailable.
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Comrie is an interesting name to look at. That entire Jets organization will be interesting to watch this offseason to see where they go with that roster.
Problem is the Sabres have to spend big money somewhere so throwing coin at a good goalie is the logical option. If thy spend somewhere else then Comrie would be someone to look at. He fits the age range that goalies come into their own.
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31 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
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That whole line was impressive. Lekkerimaki was the sniper, Ăstlund the brain and Ohgren the leader. They all meshed to make a very good, complete line.
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Is Adams doing an end of season talk?
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Muel says he has an ankle/foot thing and is not sure if he will play game 1.
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What are peopleâs opinion of McGroaty?
Guy is a leader and warrior type player. The skating will hold him back some. Thought he had a good tournament for the U.S.
Do people see him going in the teens or late 20s?
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30 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:Agreed There is not a draft to move up. Â Could be the best players who come out of this draft arenât picked in the top 5Â
This draft is reminding me a lot of the NFL draft this year. No dominant guy at the top and a whole bunch of guys that can be grouped closely together. Rather have more kicks at the can in a year like this.
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Sounds from Mitts PC that his focus is on going home and resetting for the summer.
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34 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
Nazar probably doesnât last until 9
I wouldnât draft him with Vegasâ pick. I donât see the hype. I see a lot of Eichel vibes with bad body language on the ice, as well as dumb penalties and not doing much to get involved in the play.
There are so many players I like more then him. I would take any of the 3 Swedish forwards before him, Gauthier, Kemell, Savoie, Kulich etc
Not a fan.
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Tage, Tuch, Cozens, Mitts, Power, VO, Asplund are guys I could see playing for their countries this year. Forgot about Skinner
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I watched Wright and Kingston lose to Oshawa tonight. This is a year I wouldnât want to win the lottery. Absolutely no assertiveness from Wright whatsoever. I donât know how to describe it but it always looks like he is holding back but he just might not play with the pace necessary to be that impactful at the next level.
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1 minute ago, steveoath said:
Great result. Hope Quinn goes stratospheric. Can we send Mule etc down? I have no idea of the rules.
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Players have to be on the Clear Day roster to be eligible to play in the playoffs. Sabres put Krebs, Muel and Fitzgerald on it so they can all play.
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Great news. Quinn, JJ, Krebs etc get some invaluable playoff experience. I hope UPL is able to play.
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Adams played the whole situation perfectly.đđđ
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16 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I donât think he needed to be a leader here. We have KO, Pysyk, Z, Anderson and then Tuch. Â Sam could have just been Sam. Â This is the one major trade I donât think KA got full value. Â
Sam had one year to UFA which hurt his return somewhat. He got a 1st and one of the best goalie prospects around. The first will be late though. I think one more piece would have been nice but I think Levi becomes the guy here in a couple years.
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As someone who lives in Ontario I have to point out the spelling here: Belleville
and we are all rooting for Belleville todayđ
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Ducks had to use emergency goalie for 3rd period as both Gibson and Stolarz got injured.
Goalies are dropping like flies the past few weeks.
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Just thinking of where I was with this team at the end of the past few years and how much more hope and excitement for this offseason and moving forward.
Really hoping for:
1) Amerks sneak in and the kids develop some more.
2) Have a good draft and add some more highs end young pieces.
3) Spend the money smartly. Really upgrade in net and add a good piece on the back end.
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WHAT A PERFECT ENDING FOR THE YEAR AND RJ!!!!!!!!!!đđđđđ
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Love this. If he can be a weapon in the backfield then it is another thing for defences to worry about. Look like he is deadly in the pass game.
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6 pack JJ hatty
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The team looks sluggish, tired from the back to back but probably tired from the season.
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âSubban you need to earn your keepâ
Awesome job Malcolm! The team is loving it!!!!
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NHL Playoffs 2022 - Rnd 1
in The Aud Club
Posted · Edited by Flashsabre
Oilers are Charlie Brown, Lucy and the football. They keep telling themselves it will be different with Mike Smith in net this time, and it never is.đ