Huckleberry Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Its surprisingly quiet on the buffalo front though, I've read that almost every NHL team has interest except ours. Maybe Timmeh told him he has to earn a spot in the NHL :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 NY Rangers just signed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Its surprisingly quiet on the buffalo front though, I've read that almost every NHL team has interest except ours. Maybe Timmeh told him he has to earn a spot in the NHL :P This may be an example of where the Harbor Center may pay dividends in the future and the Sabres are in mix for players like this. On the other hand, few of these College free agents live up to the hype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 This may be an example of where the Harbor Center may pay dividends in the future and the Sabres are in mix for players like this. On the other hand, few of these College free agents live up to the hype True. I also expect that items such as hosting the combine and the reffing center for excellence that Colie was speaking about on the radio while in town last week will help give the Sabres more clout w/in the league as they get both more interaction w/ the league's operations people and have greater responsibility for keeping the league running and would likely end up on more select committees at all 3 levels (ownership, gms, and coaches) as they take on more responsibilities. Who knows, dare we say (dare, dare) maybe even a cabinet post MFT Status ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 True. I also expect that items such as hosting the combine and the reffing center for excellence that Colie was speaking about on the radio while in town last week will help give the Sabres more clout w/in the league as they get both more interaction w/ the league's operations people and have greater responsibility for keeping the league running and would likely end up on more select committees at all 3 levels (ownership, gms, and coaches) as they take on more responsibilities. Who knows, dare we say (dare, dare) maybe even a cabinet post MFT Status ! For that to happen we'd also need to get lucky and draft the next Golden Child, Connor McDavid. I don't see it happening but I guess there's always a chance. Personally I'd be more than thrilled to have to settle for Jack Eichel but I guess we'll all have to wait for the season to play out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 NY Rangers just signed him. He has an equal chance of ever making the Ranger's roster as he did with the Hawks. Looks like the decision not to sign with the Hawks was a spite move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 He has an equal chance of ever making the Ranger's roster as he did with the Hawks. Looks like the decision not to sign with the Hawks was a spite move. Probably because of his brother...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 He has a football name, he will never make it. Too bad he isn't named Gord or Stu or Lanny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakish Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 (edited) It's a bit late, but I wrote about Kevin Hayes this morning, if you want to noodle with the chart, it's: http://www.limedata.us/blog/b47.html I compare Kevin Hayes to twelve relatively random recent NCAA players. I didn't use anyone that was very small, so no Gaudreau, no Grimaldi, they complicate the analysis. I understand that while big, Hayes is a scorer not a power forward, so I tried to avoid power forwards, but I don't know enough about each player so I may have failed on that point. Based on their NCAA years, I would value the 13 in this order: Toews Jaden Schwartz Gustav Nyquist Brock Nelson Reilly Smith Drew Shore Nick Bjugstad Erik Haula Chris Kreider - His big NCAA year was similar to Hayes' big year, but a year earlier Chris Wagner Kevin Hayes Matt Frattin - His big NCAA year was better than Hayes' big year, but a year later Brian Flynn The players most comparable to Hayes are borderline NHL/AHL players. Therefore, I believe that signing Kevin Hayes would have been OK, promising him ice time would not. Edited August 22, 2014 by rakish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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