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  1. pi2000
    This guy has very good hands and skating ability. He's killing it in the OHL. With all the defensive prospects the Sabres have, I would consider moving Zadorov to the wing... ala Brent Burns.
  2. pi2000
    well, it used to be you could move up no more than 5 spots. this year, any of the non-playoff teams can win the #1 pick.
  3. pi2000
    I'm OK with Bennett or Reinhart. This is a wash. Next year however... McDavid or bust.
  4. pi2000
    I like that they do the lottery immediately after the season ends. Gives us something to get excited about I guess. At the conclusion of the regular season, the 14 NHL teams not qualifying for the playoffs are entered in a weighted lottery to determine the initial draft picks in the first round, seeded according to regular season standing. The 30th-place team has the best chance of winning the lottery (25%) while the 29th-place team has a 18.8% chance of winning, with odds diminishing to a 0.5% chance for the 17th-place team. A single selection from the lottery pool is made, with the winning team improving its draft position to the number 1 spot, and no team dropping more than one place.
  5. pi2000
    I wish they'd let players get custom paint jobs on their helmets
  6. pi2000
    McDavid + Reinhart/Bennett + NYI first rounder + some FA's and prospects developing = a legit Cup contender (see Crosby/Malkin, Kane/Toews, Kopitar/Doughty, etc..) The league already as a salary cap floor and a draft lottery, this is as anti-tank as they should get. Just 10 years ago there was no lottery and no cap floor.... how fair was that? But I don't recall anybody complaining about it then. Parity used to be the priority. These proposed adjustments to the lottery are anti-parity. The worst team in the league only getting pick #6? Makes no sense.
  7. pi2000
    Nobody is forcing the fans to buy tickets, watch the games on TV, or buy merchandise. If you don't like the product, then don't spend your hard earned dollars on the Sabres. Again, it's a free marketplace. If they believe the Sabres are a poor product, then don't sponsor them. If the Sabres draft McDavid next season and win a Cup at some point in the next 10, it will make one or two years of tanking worthwhile. It's smart business. And IMO the league would love to see a hockey crazy region like western new york raise the Stanley Cup, which is not likely to happen if they continue to field a mediocore team with no elite talent.
  8. pi2000
    They should keep it simple and use 5 point buckets. ie, teams finishing with 60-65 points in one bucket, teams with 65-70 points in another bucket... and only allow re-ordering of teams within the same bucket. ie, Sabres finish all by themselves in the lowest bucket... they get the first pick. FLA, EDM, and NYI finish in the next bucket.... they get assigned picks 2-4 at random. Basically, just group teams by how bad they are. I don't understand why the league is so anti-tank. I mean, it's part of sport... if you're willing to sacrifice now to be rewarded years down the road, then so be it. That's a large part of fan interest in the game, taking solace that your last place team at least gets to add one potential stud for the next season... and there's not even an guarantee that player will pan out. But to finish last by such a wide margin, and not even get a top 3 pick is just dumb.
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  10. pi2000
    here's a better view of the McDavid goal...
  11. pi2000
    The most you can move down is 1 spot. So if NYI defer (iirc they already have), and Buffalo or NYI finish in last, then at worst we get the 2nd pick (Eichel).
  12. pi2000
    That's why there's a draft lottery these days. If you finish last, at worst you're picking second. Assuming Reinhart this year... then McDavid/Eichel, I'd be OK with either in 2015. Plus NYI's first in 2015 (Strome, Barzal, Hanifin?). IIRC, they said they're keeping their pick this year as it's a top 10, but I can't imagine them being improved next year without Vanek, Moulson, or anthing to show for them.
  13. pi2000
    wait McCormick went to MIN too?
  14. pi2000
    fake sabrespace account.
  15. pi2000
    it's go time! Ryan Kesler reportedly traded to #Penguins
  16. pi2000
    Andrew MacDonald to the Flyers.
  17. pi2000
    haha... we're heading that direction tho.
  18. pi2000
    Halak, Myers, Grigorenko, and Zadorov to the Capitals for OV... deal not imminent.
  19. pi2000
    I still think the Wild are in play for Halak and Brodeur. Bryz is just a failsafe should both those deals fall through tomorrow. IMO it changes nothing.
  20. pi2000
    They still have Andersen.
  21. pi2000
    what?! Bryz to the Wild? I take back my top 8 comment.... what a downgrade.
  22. pi2000
    Ducks wanted D, wonder who they got in return? Erskine maybe?
  23. pi2000
    With Halak + Vanek in 2015, MN will be top 8 in the league.... no question.
  24. pi2000
    IMO MN will not be anywhere near the lottery next season. They're going to sign Vanek in the summer after launching Heatley. That's a done deal. If they get Halak and keep him around, they can be top 8 next season. I'd still take their 2015 first tho. Gimme gimme.
  25. pi2000
    Let's look at some teams that finished in the bottom 5 of league standings over the past decade or so: In 2005-2006, the bottom 5 were Boston, Washington, Chicago, Pitt, and St. Louis. 3 of those teams are in the top 4 of the league this year. The following year you have Chicago, and Washington again in the bottom 5, along with LA and Philly. Then LA again finishing tied for last in the entire league in 07-08. 08-09, LA again was in the bottom 5 along with Colorado. Colorado then finished 2nd to last in 10-11'. And just two years ago Anaheim was in the bottom 5 again, last year Colorado next to last. Anaheim, Chicago, St. Louis, Pitt, Colorado, and LA make up 6 of the top 7 teams in the league this year. Bottoming out works if you draft wisely, and a quick turnaround is not out of the question. It doesn't have to be a 5 year plan, it can be 2 or 3 if you manage your roster correctly and draft well.
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