Hoss Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I'm pretty sure this doesn't include guys who have already made it, like MacKinnon, but the scouts think there may at least one guy you missed. http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/future-watch-2014-update-alex-wennberg-rockets-near-top-5/ Always look forward to that issue, eager to see if the Sabres are rated as strongly as we would hope. Forgot that Wennberg is having such a strong year. Would put him somewhere in the bottom of my top ten. I still think Mantha was so underrated. I had him in my top ten rankings going into the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Wennberg was a player I really wanted last year. Not sure if I would trade Zadorov for him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabre snipe Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Grigorenko had 2 goals and 2 assists tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 It's a definite positive that he's performing so strongly there. I honestly feared that all this drama would turn into him slacking. Hasn't happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnkirishone Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 It's a definite positive that he's performing so strongly there. I honestly feared that all this drama would turn into him slacking. Hasn't happened. he has already dominated there, so I am not really impressed. I am much more interested in how he comes into camp and how he plays in the AHL/NHL next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabre snipe Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 he has already dominated there, so I am not really impressed. I am much more interested in how he comes into camp and how he plays in the AHL/NHL next year True I think everyone is. But it's definitely better than him sucking in the Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) he has already dominated there, so I am not really impressed. I am much more interested in how he comes into camp and how he plays in the AHL/NHL next year I'm not impressed. Just satisfied that he hasn't slacked off or gotten discouraged. Edited February 19, 2014 by Tankalicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 I've never understood this idea that he has nothing left to prove at that level. You know what he hasn't done there yet? Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 I've never understood this idea that he has nothing left to prove at that level. You know what he hasn't done there yet? Win. I agree. We had unrealistic expectations for our 12th overall pick and he should not have been in Buffalo at all during the lockout year and probably should have just sniffed the NHL for 7-8 games this year. A year in the AHL, maybe 2 and we will see where Grigorenko is at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 I agree. A year or two in the A.H.L. is what he needs. Make him hungry for the big show. Watching lesser talents get the call up because they outworked him wouldn't hurt also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 I think a full year or nearly a full year in Rochester next year is the best route. I think he'll be good to go after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Back at 100 percent, Armia's game progressing in Rochester @matthewwgr ReportingMatthew Coller Since Day One of his first season in North America, Joel Armia has been battling a hand injury. The Buffalo Sabres' 2011 first-round draft pick missed the opening stretch of the season after getting hurt in the pre-season. It took until mid-November for Armia to make his debut. It wasn't until after the American Hockey League All-Star break that the hand was 100 percent. Now that he's at full strength, the 20-year-old is starting to make progress in his all-around game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Jerome Gauthier-Leduc got assigned to the Gwinnett Gladiators in the ECHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Jerome Gauthier-Leduc got assigned to the Gwinnett Gladiators in the ECHL. Well as an offensive defensemen he isn't putting up in points in rochester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Well as an offensive defensemen he isn't putting up in points in rochester. Falling behind Matt Mckenzie and Nick Crawford on the depth chart isn't promising for a professional career at this point for JGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Jerome Gauthier-Leduc got assigned to the Gwinnett Gladiators in the ECHL. The last QMJHL prospect to pan out for us was Pominville, drafted in 2001. Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 The last QMJHL prospect to pan out for us was Pominville, drafted in 2001. Brutal. I'd avoid them all like the plague. Stats just don't relate to NHL success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 I'd avoid them all like the plague. Stats just don't relate to NHL success. Agreed. It's not to say that fantastic prospects can't come from the QMJHL. Last year was loaded with fantastic prospects from the QMJHL like MacKinnon/Drouin and more. This year's draft seems to lack top prospects from the Q. Maybe one in the top ten if Ehlers can move his way up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 I'd avoid them all like the plague. Stats just don't relate to NHL success. Unless it's some consensus Top 5 pick type of player, I basically have no interest in that league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Ivan Barbashev and Nikolaj Ehlers are the only two players on ISS top 30 from the QMJHL. I am not sure at this point I would want either in the later part of the 1st round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Ivan Barbashev and Nikolaj Ehlers are the only two players on ISS top 30 from the QMJHL. I am not sure at this point I would want either in the later part of the 1st round. I posted in the draft thread that I want Ehlers drafted by the Sabres. I have watched him play plenty this year. He is, IMO, a top 20, or 30 pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 SABRES PROSPECTS REPORT - 2/24/14 Nikita Zadorov and Brady Austin are dominating the defense in London By Kris Baker - SabresProspects.com A pair of Buffalo Sabres defensive prospects have being playing a key role in helping the OHL’s London Knights put together a seven-game winning streak entering the final week of February. On Saturday, Nikita Zadorov (2013, first round) scored on the power play with 5:35 left in regulation to thrust London to a 4-3 win over Plymouth. Zadorov's second game winner of the year gives him nine goals in his last 14 games. By virtue of the productive spike, Zadorov has amassed 26 points (11+15) in 28 appearances, eclipsing his total of 25 posted a season ago in 63 games. London defenseman Brady Austin (2012, seventh round) scored his career-high ninth goal of the year Saturday in the Knights’ win over the Whalers. The big defender, who has nine points in his last nine games for a total of 30 on the year, has amassed a sparkling plus-42 rating this season, good for fourth overall in the OHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 ISS top 10 NHL prospects that have been drafted but haven't played a game in the NHL: 1. Jonathan Drouin, F, Tampa 2. John Gibson, G, Anaheim 3. Curtis Lazar, F, Ottawa 4. Tuevo Teravainen, F, Chicago 5. Griffin Reinhart, D, NYI 6. Bo Horvat, F, Vancouver 7. Andrei Vasilevski, G, Tampa 8. Darnell Nurse, D, Edmonton 9. JOEL ARMIA, F, BUFFALO 10. Scott Harrington, D, Pittsburgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakish Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Tank, don't the Caps have a Russian kid who is good? Kuznetsov. I thought people were excited about him Edited February 26, 2014 by RCentered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Tank, don't the Caps have a Russian kid who is good? Kuznetsov. I thought people were excited about him There are some other names that aren't on the list that I'm pretty surprised by, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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