Eleven Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 https://thehockeywriters.com/buffalo-sabres-best-draft-steals/ I'm seeing this publication increasingly on my iPhone news feed. It's not bad; has work to do. But this is kind of a fun piece and a good stimulus for offseason talk. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Eleven said: https://thehockeywriters.com/buffalo-sabres-best-draft-steals/ I'm seeing this publication increasingly on my iPhone news feed. It's not bad; has work to do. But this is kind of a fun piece and a good stimulus for offseason talk. Figured it was Mogilny and then Miller; not exactly surprised it was flipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 9 minutes ago, Marvin said: Figured it was Mogilny and then Miller; not exactly surprised it was flipped. Same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 If Ruuttu is on the list, then it's a bad list. We must have drafted badly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: If Ruuttu is on the list, then it's a bad list. We must have drafted badly Don't know about that. He was a very good C but was behind HoFers LaFontaine & Hawerchuck. He and a 1st also turned into Dominik Hasek. (Don't care what the "official trade" stats state. The Sabres gave up Ruutuu and the pick that turned into Daze. Beauregard was neverr really a Sabre and went back to Winnipeg as soon as the expansion draft was done.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 14 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: If Ruuttu is on the list, then it's a bad list. We must have drafted badly He was like a 98th round pick though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 50 minutes ago, Taro T said: Don't know about that. He was a very good C but was behind HoFers LaFontaine & Hawerchuck. He and a 1st also turned into Dominik Hasek. (Don't care what the "official trade" stats state. The Sabres gave up Ruutuu and the pick that turned into Daze. Beauregard was neverr really a Sabre and went back to Winnipeg as soon as the expansion draft was done.) He wasn't that good. The fact he is on the list says a lot about the fact the Sabres have not exactly turned much water into wine with late round draft picks. I'd be interested to see other teams lists of top five draft steals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 23 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: He wasn't that good. The fact he is on the list says a lot about the fact the Sabres have not exactly turned much water into wine with late round draft picks. I'd be interested to see other teams lists of top five draft steals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 59 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: I'd be interested to see other teams lists of top five draft steals This would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 (edited) Peter McNab - 6th round, 85 OA in 1972 954 games, 363 goals, 450 assist, and 813 Points. Unfortunately, most of this production was for the Bruins. Edited June 27, 2023 by Pimlach 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 10 hours ago, Pimlach said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 Why isn’t Don Edwards on the list? If Ruuttu is on the list he should be 5th and Soupy 3rd. Donny played 307 games as a Sabre over 6 years won a Vezina and was a 2x all-star. He’d be 4th on my list over both Audette and Ruuttu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 29 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Why isn’t Don Edwards on the list? If Ruuttu is on the list he should be 5th and Soupy 3rd. Donny played 307 games as a Sabre over 6 years won a Vezina and was a 2x all-star. He’d be 4th on my list over both Audette and Ruuttu. Great catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 Here is the Bruins list https://thehockeywriters.com/bruins-best-draft-picks-all-time/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quint Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Victor Olofsson was a 7th round steal. I wish we could hang onto him. Snipers like him don't grow on trees. Kind of reminds me of Alex Kotalik, a sniper who was a 6th round steal...NHL Career 542g 136 goals, 148 assists 284 pts. Victor could end up with Kotalik like numbers by the end of his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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