Brawndo Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Lord Stanley here we come!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Kevin Hayes to the Sabres confirmed (They're cousins) Very much an overlooked prospect. Took a step back this year. Small, but good head and a gamer. I'd call him a longshot and put him in the vicinity of Daugherty and Hickey. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/177660/casey-fitzgerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etiennep99 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Per EliteProspects, this looks great. 2016-2017 U20 WJC Gold Medal But, every year his stat line has gotten worse. Of course, every year BC has gotten worse. Still, he is a right hand shot. From Elite Prospects. 2018-2019 NCAA (Hockey East) Honorable Mention All-Star Team We have someone rated higher. Jacob Bryson won 2nd all-star for his conference. Jacob Bryson Per Elite Prospects: 2015-2016 USHL All-Rookie Team 2017-2018 NCAA (East) Second All-American Team NCAA (Hockey East) All-Tournament Team NCAA (Hockey East) First All-Star Team NCAA (Hockey East) Sportsmanship (Len Ceglarski Award) NCAA (New England) D1 All-Stars 2018-2019 NCAA (Hockey East) Second All-Star Team NCAA (Hockey East) Sportsmanship (Len Ceglarski Award) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etiennep99 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 The Buffalo News said that Fitzgerald was a welcome addition because Rochester's blue-line is thin. Rochester has a farm team too: Cincinnati. D - Arvin Atwall has 37 points and is plus 45 ! D - Devante Stephens has 25 points and is plus 35. Stephens is Sabres property. Cincinnati is rocking the ECHL with only 12 losses so far this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 23 minutes ago, etiennep99 said: The Buffalo News said that Fitzgerald was a welcome addition because Rochester's blue-line is thin. Rochester has a farm team too: Cincinnati. D - Arvin Atwall has 37 points and is plus 45 ! D - Devante Stephens has 25 points and is plus 35. Stephens is Sabres property. Cincinnati is rocking the ECHL with only 12 losses so far this year. Saw both last year with Rochester. Atwall is at best a below average AHL defender and Stephens needs a miracle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Nice signing! He’ll help Roch. immensely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 7 hours ago, PerreaultForever said: meh. They do need to sign draft picks. The fact a lower round pick is good enough to warrent it, should give you some sort of positive vibes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etiennep99 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 10 hours ago, inkman said: Saw both last year with Rochester. Atwall is at best a below average AHL defender and Stephens needs a miracle. I don't have access to watch Cyclones games, but you gotta figure they've improved at least a little to help the team to such a great record. Anyhow, Roch just signed Kurt Gosselin. He's an NCAA guy from the power-house of Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville. He played 7 games in Cincinnati on a try-out, scoring 7 points in 7 games and a +5. He shoots left. They still have Nathan Paetsch playing the odd game here or there. He's a left shot too. Right now their current line-up would be: MacWilliam - Tennyson Hickey - Dougherty Gosselin - Fitzgerald Paetsch Zach Redmond(right shot) is injured. He was having a career year at: 25g, 54pts, +21; he set the Amerks record for goals by a D-man. That is a pretty thin line-up with Pilut and Borgen in Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etiennep99 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, inkman said: They do need to sign draft picks. The fact a lower round pick is good enough to warrent it, should give you some sort of positive vibes. At the very least, Fitzgerald is a huge upgrade over the wasted (expiring) contract used for Brycen Martin. You gotta sign some of these guys just for Rochester's sake. It would be poor asset management to allow prospects to walk away, which Fitzgerald could've done this Summer. So there, a prospect actually chose to sign with Buffalo. Take that Jimmy Vesey and Will Butcher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, etiennep99 said: I don't have access to watch Cyclones games, but you gotta figure they've improved at least a little to help the team to such a great record. Anyhow, Roch just signed Kurt Gosselin. He's an NCAA guy from the power-house of Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville. He played 7 games in Cincinnati on a try-out, scoring 7 points in 7 games and a +5. He shoots left. They still have Nathan Paetsch playing the odd game here or there. He's a left shot too. Right now their current line-up would be: MacWilliam - Tennyson Hickey - Dougherty Gosselin - Fitzgerald Paetsch Zach Redmond(right shot) is injured. He was having a career year at: 25g, 54pts, +21; he set the Amerks record for goals by a D-man. That is a pretty thin line-up with Pilut and Borgen in Buffalo. The Sabres season ends a little bit before the Amerks so whoever is up will be down for the end if season/playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 With Thompson joining the other guys going down, that will should be a crowded playoff roster. Im curious to see our lineup, and how he fits. Im picturing something like this, but maybe @inkman or @Ogre can help? O’Regan Asplund Olofsson CJ Smith Leier Simpson Thompson Porter Nylander Cornel Crisculo Elie Ogelvie Malone DSmith Pilut Redmond Borgen Daugherty Tennyson McWilliam Hickey Fitzgerald Wedgwood Wilcox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, etiennep99 said: They still have Nathan Paetsch playing the odd game here or there. I wonder if at this point he's kind of a player-coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) What are the odds of Fitzgerald ever playing full time for the Sabres? 10% Less? Casey is already 22. Here the in the Sabres system around his age or younger McCabe 25 Pilut 23 Dahlin 18 Borgen 22 Dougherty 22 Hickey 22 Bryson 21 Laakksonen 19 Samuelsson 19 I place Casey below all these players on our depth chart and behind. I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts next season in the ECHL. Edited March 27, 2019 by GASabresIUFAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 4 hours ago, dudacek said: With Thompson joining the other guys going down, that will should be a crowded playoff roster. Im curious to see our lineup, and how he fits. Im picturing something like this, but maybe @inkman or @Ogre can help? O’Regan Asplund Olofsson CJ Smith Leier Simpson Thompson Porter Nylander Cornel Crisculo Elie Ogelvie Malone DSmith Pilut Redmond Borgen Daugherty Tennyson McWilliam Hickey Fitzgerald Wedgwood Wilcox Looks about right. I think Malone and Dalton Smith find their way into the line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Sabres have exceeded their Casey quota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeSabresGrr8Again Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 15 minutes ago, inkman said: Looks about right. I think Malone and Dalton Smith find their way into the line up. Was Malone injured again this year, I saw he only played 32 games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 10 minutes ago, MakeSabresGrr8Again said: Was Malone injured again this year, I saw he only played 32 games? Yep. It might be becoming thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeSabresGrr8Again Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 52 minutes ago, inkman said: Yep. It might be becoming thing. Thanks, I assumed but didn't remember hearing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 10 hours ago, inkman said: They do need to sign draft picks. The fact a lower round pick is good enough to warrent it, should give you some sort of positive vibes. I don't disagree with this, but he doesn't sound like anything to get excited about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Just now, PerreaultForever said: I don't disagree with this, but he doesn't sound like anything to get excited about. Excited about from a Sabres perspective. No. From an Amerks perspective, it just helps solidify the back end. Which will allow other prospects better than him to leap frog him developmentally. It’s a solid signing for the Amerks. Solid doesn’t = ZOMG amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Zamboni said: Excited about from a Sabres perspective. No. From an Amerks perspective, it just helps solidify the back end. Which will allow other prospects better than him to leap frog him developmentally. It’s a solid signing for the Amerks. Solid doesn’t = ZOMG amazing. I guess that is good for you guys who get to watch them. Gives you some sort of hockey team worth cheering for. Being a Sabres fan I'm forgottening what that's like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 I’m first and foremost a Sabres fan. STH since 2004. But as you know, a solid farm team is so vital to success for the big club. I watch probably 5-7 Amerks games a season. I’m not saying you ... but it blows my mind how some fans couldn’t care less about the success of the Amerks. Like one doesn’t heavily impact the other. It’s a weird and sophomoric stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 14 hours ago, Tondas said: Sabres have exceeded their Casey quota. Not if they trade Nelson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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