WildCard Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Draisaitl is slightly bigger than Lucic at the same age Jesus, really? Imagine having a guy Lucic size with that skill...aka Malkin :ph34r: I'd still rather take Reinhart, though I think Murray's list is something as follows 1)Bennett 2)Draisaitl 3)Reinhart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Schnitzel, Wurst, and ###### Seriously? ######? The shorthand for sauerkraut? Are people of German heritage so disadvantaged that 50-year-old antiquated slurs need to be censored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Zibanejad, Zack Smith for Ottawa... all of the deadline moves that brought back young forwards were for bigger guys (Deslauriers, Carrier, Fasching)... again, this is pure conjecture, but I think he likes size up front. I think he said at the time he was hired - or shortly thereafter - that he preferred players with size.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 I think he said at the time he was hired - or shortly thereafter - that he preferred players with size.. Everybody prefers players with size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Jesus, really? Imagine having a guy Lucic size with that skill...aka Malkin :ph34r: I'd still rather take Reinhart, though I think Murray's list is something as follows 1)Bennett 2)Draisaitl 3)Reinhart I am wondering if Draisaitl is Murray's #1 and he is waiting to confer with his scouts first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 @BuffaloSabres #Sabres GM Tim Murray speaks exclusively with @dan_dunleavy following tonight's draft lottery. WATCH: http://bit.ly/1eGPCrO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony P Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Vogel just wrote that Sabres are the 13th last place finishing team to get booted out of the top spot in 19 lotteries. I really don't care if they pick first or second but it seems to me that this system is messed-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 @BuffaloSabres #Sabres President Ted Black speaks exclusively w/ @dan_dunleavy following tonight's lottery: http://goo.gl/BBY1aR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 I am wondering if Draisaitl is Murray's #1 and he is waiting to confer with his scouts first. Nope. He said that the group already has a consensus number one forward. He's already talked it over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Sad, but I'm pretty sure that when it got down to the final two, my heart rate picked up for the first time this season. I can't wait until it does that during games again ... in 2015-16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 That'll make Murray get that forward. I may be happier now. I said the exact same thing to a couple of friends when it happened. Schnitzel, Wurst, and ###### For us non-Germans, what is the word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 I said the exact same thing to a couple of friends when it happened. For us non-Germans, what is the word? Erhoff or Hecht .......not sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 04/15 – NEWS: Sabres will pick second at 2014 NHL Draft in Philadelphia (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 As far as changing the lottery goes, I think there needs to be less teams in the lottery for the first pick. I still think the "pockets" lottery idea is best. And it would make for much better tv. It would work like this: Teams 1-5 are in a lottery together. Any of the top five teams can pick in any order. So the third team could pick 1, fourth could be 2, 1 could pick 3... And so on. Worst team gets a 29% shot at pick one, second gets 25%, third gets 20%, fourth gets 15% and fifth gets 11%. Teams 6-10 are in the second lottery together. Same concept. They could end up in any order. Sixth gets 29% shot at the sixth pick, seventh gets 25%, eighth gets 20%, ninth gets 15% and tenth gets 11%. Teams 11-14 are in the third lottery. Same. Eleventh gets 34%, twelfth gets 28%, thirteenth gets 22% and fourteenth gets 16%. The show would be so much better. Since teams can be in any order in each pocket then it would start off with the 11-14 pocket. They would reveal 14 then 13 then 12 then 11... Then have a discussion about that. Then they would move to the 6-10 pocket. Then to the 1-5 pocket. It'd be so much more exciting, and I think it would be a better system that still promotes parity. Chances are each of the teams in the pockets aren't that much different in the standings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsixspd Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Ahhh, so the Curse of Buffalo continues on, unabated. We can't even blame it on a goat ala Chicago either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Zibanejad, Zack Smith for Ottawa... all of the deadline moves that brought back young forwards were for bigger guys (Deslauriers, Carrier, Fasching)... again, this is pure conjecture, but I think he likes size up front. Murray had also said he thinks the most important trait in a player is hockey sense, and Reinhart has the best in this draft. I'm fine either way, although I would look forward to Ink's post if we take the German Gretzky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Ahhh, so the Curse of Buffalo continues on, unabated. We can't even blame it on a goat ala Chicago either. How was this a curse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Dave Davis @DaveDavisHockey 55m From @Newsday: "Indications are that the Islanders will hold onto this year's pick..." htt http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-will-select-fifth-in-draft-but-gm-garth-snow-mulls-sending-pick-to-sabres-1.7718369?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) I said the exact same thing to a couple of friends when it happened. For us non-Germans, what is the word? It's the shorthand single syllabic word for sauerkraut. Starts with a k and ends with raut and was last used as a slur in 1945. I can't believe the censors get that, but some d-bag upthread can call the lottery "gay" without so much as a single pound sign. Edited April 16, 2014 by Glass Case Of Emotion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Draisaitl is 25-30 lbs heavier. Right, but I'm guessing the other 2 will end up adding around 20 pounds. And a 1 inch height difference isn't drastic. The difference would be if Leon also ends up adding more el bees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 It's the shorthand single syllabic word for sauerkraut. Starts with a k and ends with raut and was last used as a slur in 1945. I can't believe the censors get that, but some d-bag upthread can call the lottery "gay" without so much as a single pound sign. No one ever donned sauerkraut apparel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 It's the shorthand single syllabic word for sauerkraut. Starts with a k and ends with raut and was last used as a slur in 1945. I can't believe the censors get that, but some d-bag upthread can call the lottery "gay" without so much as a single pound sign. In fairness, there's nothing heterosexual about the NHL draft lottery. #BornThisWay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 No one ever donned sauerkraut apparel. this statement is false. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabre snipe Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 well, if by some chance we do get the islanders 5th overall, what combination of players would you prefer to get? I wouldn't mind seeing reinhart/bennett (slim chance), reinhart/dal colle, or bennett/dal colle. (I'm assuming ekblad is gone at 1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 We'll be fine. Ekblad, Reinhart, and Bennett are all good players. I wanted #1 for the prestige and the opportunity for the organization to take ANY player they wanted, but both are unnecessary, especially at #2. They may still get the player(s) they wanted. well, if by some chance we do get the islanders 5th overall, what combination of players would you prefer to get? I wouldn't mind seeing reinhart/bennett (slim chance), reinhart/dal colle, or bennett/dal colle. (I'm assuming ekblad is gone at 1) I wouldn't mind any of those. The two Sams or the Sam we want and one of the elite wingers? Sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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