Second Line Center Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 2 way stud - 60 points a year and extremely reliable defensively. Top 6 forward no question. I think Selke is his ceiling. He’s already killing penalties. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad1 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 1 minute ago, TageMVP said: How can this be quantified, already? Roy was a playmaker who had success despite his lack of elite skills. Benson could develop into a similar player, based on what he's shown this year. Again, he's 18. If he's on the same development arc most players in the league, he probably won't really emerge as a solid player for 4 or 5 more years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believer Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Love this kid… Puck hound… Always seems to be around it… Fearless at the crease… Still growing… Needs to add a couple inches in height and 25-30 lbs of upper body muscle… Expect him to return next year with a better shot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 58 minutes ago, Believer said: Love this kid… Puck hound… Always seems to be around it… Fearless at the crease… Still growing… Needs to add a couple inches in height and 25-30 lbs of upper body muscle… Expect him to return next year with a better shot. Add height? You going to have them put him on the rack? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPuckYourself Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 6 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said: In a bad season like this at least there is a few bright spots. Zac Benson is definitely one. 9 goals and 14 assists for an eighteen year old kid. He plays with grit, determination, vison and finesse. Just wondering what everyone things this kids upside will be. When looking back ten years from now, will he be one of the best players in the league, a very solid player or just someone who gets by? Just guess work here, no need to preface remarks with, "Obviously this is just a guess..." No kidding. 😘 I think he's going to be super good! Top ten in scoring, all star and Sabre playoff hero I think once he fills out his body, add's some muscle and strength then the sky's the limit. He looks like a making of a solid 2 way player that will most definitely be in our top 6 for hopefully many years to come. It's not easy at all for an 18 year old to do what he does but doing it at his size is even more impressive. The fact the he almost immediately goes right in front of the net is such a great thing to see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Who knows and who cares. He isn't making us better now and likely won't next year. We need players who make us better now if we are ever to make the playoffs. He spent this most of this season getting knocked on his butt and taking stupid penalties. He should have been sent down and Adams should have not wasted this season of his ELC. The bad news is they'll waste next year as well since he won't be eligible to play in the AHL next season. The even worse news is that in year 3 when he finally blossom's, instead of having two years left on his deal, we'll have to pony up a big contract. This is another example of the terrible and incompetent asset management by KA and his crew of idiots. I'd trade Benson since we have Savoie and see if I can get a good young center or a top 4 D in return. 2 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABRES 0311 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 I think his ceiling is middle six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Either Nathan Gerbe or Marcel Dionne. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Depends on which team he goes to once he catches the "lost his love of the game" disease. As of now, its the norm that he'll be a key cup run contributor once he moves on. This isn't sarcasm, smart-assery or critical toward the Sabres organization, sadly, it's the reality. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 He's gonna be a point per game player with excellent defensive metrics. He'll be an absolute pos to play against in another year. 5'10" 170lbs and won't be 19 until May. Once the game slows down another half step for Benson he's gonna be great. 0.36ppg as an 18yr on a bad offensive team where he gets almost no pp time is really good. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 4 hours ago, bunomatic said: Either Nathan Gerbe or Marcel Dionne. I’ll tighten up the parameters to Mats Naslund or Mark Recchi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 5 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said: I think his ceiling is middle six. Moderation is not allowed in this discussion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believer Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 7 hours ago, PerreaultForever said: Add height? You going to have them put him on the rack? You’re right… Just read about growth plates closing by age 18… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack_in_MA Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 While undersized, I think his tenacity will be one of his most effective assets. He’s 18 and doesn’t appear intimidated easily. I see him in the mold of Theo Fleury, maybe not that high of a scorer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Some of you act like he's some midget lol bedard says hello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 3 hours ago, Believer said: You’re right… Just read about growth plates closing by age 18… I grew another two inches after high school 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFinn Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 If Martin StLouis became a star in the league, so can he. Hard work and a hard head, that has taken a lot of players with less talent than him pretty far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Good. Maybe our second best forward after Quinn, would be my rough guess 20 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said: Doesn't bother Kucherov, right? The league isn’t really divided into small players on one side and big players on the other. Kucherov is non negligibly larger than Benson, and looks it. This isn’t to say Benson can’t and won’t succeed but “doesn’t bother a guy who’s bigger than him” isn’t much of a flex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 15 hours ago, Second Line Center said: 2 way stud - 60 points a year and extremely reliable defensively. Top 6 forward no question. I think Selke is his ceiling. He’s already killing penalties. I like this 5 hours ago, Buffalonill said: Some of you act like he's some midget lol bedard says hello He certainly does look minuscule out there currently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Dudley Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 I'm in agreement with thewookie on this. I see him consistently playing the 200 ft game and the puck hound the believer pointed out. I could see him falling somewhere in combinations of Martin StLouis, Brian Gionta, and wouldn't mind just a dash more of Brad Marchand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 8 hours ago, Believer said: You’re right… Just read about growth plates closing by age 18… Ya, height usually comes first and males stretch like bean poles sometimes. Muscle can be added at any age although it obviously gets harder as you get older. Chest size, shoulders, all that strength stuff continues into the early 20s if you do the work. I know when I was young I was a tall skinny guy ending high school but then I worked out a lot in the 19-23 or so years and only then got a more broad shouldered more solid build. I think that's pretty typical. Now back to Benson, he's obviously not tall, but he's got a firmer squat build for his size than some of our other young guys. If he keeps working out, doing weights and all that I can see him being a very compact and powerful player. Harder to check and knock down than a Cozens type who are more lean and thin. If we are lucky he'll get mean and turn into a Fleury type. If not a Briere type will be just fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 23 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: A few outliers. Sure, he can maybe make it. I do like his game a lot; and he is 18. He's getting rag dolled a lot. Again he's got time to bulk up. Wish the rest of the team played like him. Sure he’s been knocked around a bit, but he’s also been winning his share of battles on the boards as well. He actually uses his size as leverage. For a smaller guy, he’s pretty strong on his skates. And his size will never be as big an issue as it was this season unless he’s already finished growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 On 3/31/2024 at 6:18 PM, Wyldnwoody44 said: I think his size is going to be a detriment in today's NHL. Nothing he can do about it. He can do limb lengthening surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 8 minutes ago, ... said: He can do limb lengthening surgery. LLS? Are you crazy? The surgery could kill him! Yeah but he's probably going to die anyway! Do the surgery. Sorry, been binge watching House. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 I was concerned for him in the preseason because he was a smaller rookie, but he plays super large and is bigger than all of these guys: Matthew Phillips, C – 5’7″ 140lbs Cole Caufield, RW – 5’7″ 174lbs Bobby Trivigno, LW – 5’7″ 167lbs Trey Fix-Wolansky, RW – 5’7″ 191lbs Xavier Simoneau, C – 5’7″ 178lbs Domenick Fensore, D – 5’7″ 151lbs Logan Stankoven, C – 5’7″ 170lbs Kailer Yamamoto, RW – 5’8″ 153lbs Cam Atkinson, RW – 5’8″ 176lbs Alex DeBrincat, RW – 5’8″ 178lbs Mats Zuccarello, RW – 5’8″ 181lbs Tyler Johnson, C – 5’8″ 185lbs T.J. Tynan, C – 5’8″ 160lbs Johnny Gaudreau, LW – 5’9″ 165lbs Jared Spurgeon, D – 5’9″ 166lbs Blake Lizotte, C – 5’9″ 170lbs Yanni Gourde, C – 5’9″ 174lbs Brad Marchand, LW – 5’9″ 176lbs Joe Snively, C – 5’9″ 176lbs Jacob Bryson, D – 5’9″ 176lbs Nick Blankenburg, D – 5’9″ 177lbs Conor Sheary, LW – 5’9″ 179lbs Sheldon Dries, C – 5’9″ 180lbs Denis Malgin, C – 5’9″ 182lbs Marco Rossi, C – 5’9″ 182lbs Nicholas Robertson, LW – 5’9″ 183lbs Jonathan Marchessault, C – 5’9″ 183lbs Nils Hoglander, LW – 5’9″ 185lbs Brendan Gallagher, RW – 5’9″ 186lbs Ryan Lomberg, LW – 5’9″ 187lbs Victor Mete, D – 5’9″ 187lbs Nathan Walker, LW – 5’9″ 187lbs Justin Danforth, RW – 5’9″ 190lbs Colin Blackwell, C – 5’9″ 190lbs Torey Krug, D – 5’9″ 194lbs 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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