CTJoe
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What's the phone number for Chicago? That article is actually saying to trade a 2nd and a small prospect for Skinner (nothing retained.) Hell yes - i thought we'd be sending the 2nd and a prospect with Skinner for nothing.
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46 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Let's talk about Berkly Catton, the 5'11" 163lb the 54g, 116pts Assistant Capt. of the Spokane Chiefs. First, I honestly hope he slides simply to watch this place meltdown over the fact he is 160lbs and only 5'11". Please let me have that. He was the best player on his team but sadly his team didn't make it out of the first round of the WHL playoffs. Catton had 8 more points than his linemate Roulette but 45 more points than the 3rd player on his team. He is the offensive engine, the driver of his team. Really, quick a stat that pops up in a couple of place (I didn't find this on my own) is that Catton sits 3rd for PtsPG for draft eligible players in the WHL over the past 25 years. Bedard (2.51) and Reinhart (1.75) are the two players above Catton (1.71) with Jarvis (1.69) and Draisaitl (1.64) coming just after. That is some really good company to be a part of.
Let's start with the shot because his shot is one of the best in the class and it will only get better as he gets stronger. Quick release that is accurate and already hard, he has that ability to get his stick loaded and fire. He really can fire rockets. You don't get 54 goals if you can't and he can. But if you are just a shot threat, that becomes easier to take away, so maybe we should look at what might be the best passer in this class not named Celebrini or Demidov. Because he has such great hands and a threatening shot, Catton really can manipulate opposing defenders. Once he does that, he has great vision and can make any pass you want. He loves to work pucks inside and find guys on the inside. Watch his reels and you can see him manipulate plays and either speed things or slow them down depending on his feels, which are basically always correct. He reminds me of Jack Quinn in some ways as he can do a bit of everything.
Now his skating his just fun to watch. He builds speed with crossovers, he has agility, quickness, and overall great skating. His pull away speed is there but should improve with added strength. He really uses his skating to link his other skills together as he keeps his hands high on on his stick and then uses those dekes while moving to really open things up. Every report talks about how good he can be on the rush and I fully agree. Flies up ice, manipulates the defense, can load up a shot, or make a great pass. Love it.
Alright, he isn't all sunshine and sparkles. His defensive zone coverage is meh. It isn't terrible but I wouldn't call it good either. He sometimes loses his guy and even if Spokane is playing more of a zone, he seems to not understand exactly where to be or how to defend it all that well. He does backcheck and forecheck well but needs to get stronger. I think in the NHL, he might end up a winger over center because of that less developed defensive game. Really quick, he will play defense and I think he does try physically but they are underdeveloped aspects of his game that need work. Not surprising for an 18yr old. Overall I would like to see him stronger on pucks in the D zone and to see that offensive hockey IQ translate to the D side of things.
I like Catton. He has the skills you want in a first line forward coupled with the IQ to make it all work. His size can be questioned as he physically needs another 15lbs or more of muscle mass to be able to handle some of the rigors he will face as he goes up a level. I think the overall package is nice and when, not if, he develops physically, you could have a nice player that can really break games open offensively while not being a liability defensively. I think Catton slides on draft day if he clocks in at under 6ft and 175lbs because that is the trend in drafts. He shouldn't be available at 11 but could be.
Great write ups!! How about Cole Eiserman? Any others ranked in the top 8, or so, that you think could drop?
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6 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
I'd draft McConkey if the Bills stay at 28 personally.
Yep and I take a bigger/fast receiver later on, even maybe as early as mid 40s with a trade up. Josh isn't an anticipation thrower (doesn't have to be) and Ladd separates better than anybody in the draft. Seems like a perfect fit to me.
28 Ladd
60 Legette, Franklin, Polk, Fla St guy, if any of them fall (or with a trade up); otherwise Walker, Baker would fit nicely
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so whom are we taking at 11?
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3 minutes ago, bunomatic said:
Well. This ones on Donnie. At some point you have to coach. That was a meltdown of epic proportions. Nada from coach except a bewildered look. On to the next one.
Yet Granato isn't held accountable. I think every other team/owner/gm would have fired him a long time ago.
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1 minute ago, Second Line Center said:
I’m going to need to hear UPL call this team out or something.
UPL has been great since January but in all honesty he was hideous tonight. When the game was close, he let in really bad goals (1,2,4). If he played well, the Sabres might have been up by 2 or 3 goals = different game. Offense was also MIA other than line 1. Not sure why Granato kept sending out the Rousek line,Skinner was MIA and Cozens tries but he's a liability at this point.
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BAD TURNOVER but wasnt that a highstick or off the glove? does the nhl not automatically review those things as they review kick in goals?
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Would have been nice if they showed up before the third and any forward showed up at all. Problem with this team is (a) coaching and (b) they have guys in their lineup that our borderline useless and no threat at all offensively: Krebs, Jost, Robinson, Bryson, Clifford, Oloffson. That's 6 guys that shouldn't even be in the NHL must rather playing meaningful minutes and that's on Adams. Most of our forwards (Skinner, Peterka, Oloffson), are soft - hit them and they disappear. Skinner was MIA today. Not sure the power play got a SOG
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17 minutes ago, Cityo'Rasmii said:
Outcoached
22 or so sOG is a poor effort in a must win game. The 3rd UPL goal was weak, but, Dahin screened him for no reason. Same Sabres to a certain point, getting hopes up high then failing. BUT this team is much better with Bo on it. The fact Granato had Robinson, Jist, oloffson, and Krebs playing meaningful minutes is ridiculous. Maybe the GM will realize this offseason that it's not acceptable to have another offseason with the UFa signings being Clifton, Johnson, Jost, Girgensons and Okposo. Absolutely terrible GMing last offseason.
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why did we get two penalties on the Benson penalty play? Granato get an unsportsmanlike call? I seem to be in the minority here in saying that shouldn't have been a call on Benson. Montour interfered with benson, causing him to fall into the FLA player. Should have been a non-call. Refs were horshat again.
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very solid win, still would like to see the scorers score, but a win is a win.
On a side note, maybe we haven't "earned" proper calls from referees if that is something to be earned....but the refereeing, was pathetic. In the last 10 minutes, 2 calls were made vs. Dahlin in which weren't penalties by Dahlin and could have been easily called vs. Carolina. The the same referee who made both calls, ignored the blatant slash on Greenway and the trip on UPL in OT? Are these guys graded and held accountable?
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6 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:
Victory! 3 out of 4 in 24. That's not bad. Onto the next one.
UPL was ok tonight, was he good enough to take control over the net ?? I might play Levi next game but that's his last chanceUPL was good, 3rd goal was very weak, otherwise solid.
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16 minutes ago, FrenchConnection44 said:
Another turnover, another goal. Oh, wait, another turnover, another goal.
Levi should stop that 5th goal.
Terrible game by Jokiharu. Turnover, penalty, goal. Turnover, goal. Two goals directly attributable to his sloppy and not smart play.
No way he should be starting over R Johnson - it's a joke
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7 minutes ago, LTS said:
The fact that people still have hope for this team is amusing. They win with the lowest probability events happening and fail on the high probability.
I don't know how you look at that team today and have any level of confidence they can be successful.
Cuz they win next week and get the 2 seed. McDermott also has a weird-type success against Jackson. Look around the league, a lot of "amusing" things going on to good teams. PHI just lost to ARI at home.
7 minutes ago, LTS said:Define OK? He looked like crap before the apparent injury.
F*ck - I'd hate to read your posts after a loss. Ugly win but a WIN
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2 hours ago, Marvin said:
Thanks. And with VO doing a lot of pine-riding, that is about $11M being frittered away.
Great way to build a team! Really horrible UFA signings by KA
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Comrie to Rochester
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For the last 45 seconds, Granato had Joker, Okposo and Krebs on the ice. I need say no more.
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Is it too much to ask for ONE quality, goalie?
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It's easy to see in retrospect, I get that, but relying on a 21 year old college goalie and expecting things to change with the UFA's KA signed is ridiculous. KA failed the offseason miserably.
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stupid fkn tunrover by samuellson. and other than Okposo's post (do we really think Okposo is scoring a goal this season anyway??) I can't think of another good chance that we had. Donny - tell the team it's a 6pm start not a 7pm
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Benson is clearly one of the Sabres top 4 to 6 forwards, analytically and eye-ball test. If they send him down, it clearly shows they're not interested in winning this year yet again
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3 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
They outshot the Jets 27-18 and lost. Where's the goalie Kevyn???
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Who needs a goalie when you can place unrealistic expectations on a rookie goalie? And contemplate this for a minute; KA thought a good offseason was spending $13.6m on Okoposo, Girgenson, Jost, E Johnson and Clifton. Fukking horrible
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1 minute ago, John Tucker said:
I’m more pissed that Granato didn’t stick up for his guys there. Like you said, take a fine and show some emotion.
Don't hold your breath waiting for Granato to question that call
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watched the replay numerous times, have no clue why Benson got a penalty and the only penalty when he was mugged by 3 guys?? AND THE BLOWHARD ref makes that call with 2:16 left. Refs can suck me. Fukking incompetence is sickening
Sabres Prospect Updates 23-24
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Agreed- you'd be hard pressed to find another 18 year whos every killed penalties in the NHL. The kid may never be a Point per game player (although he may be) but his intangibles are off the charts