2025 NHL Entry Draft Thread, Sabres Draft 9th

[LGR4GM]

Hagens is going to drop. 

I assume this is 5'9.5"

 

[LGR4GM]

 

 

[Brawndo]

 

[Brawndo]

 

[LGR4GM]

8 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Hagens is going to drop. 

I assume this is 5'9.5"

 

We have an update

 

That's going to change a lot. He won't slide now. 

[Mr. Allen]

8 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Hagens is going to drop. 

I assume this is 5'9.5"

 

I always saw him listed at 5’11” 

[LGR4GM]

here's a summary

 

[LGR4GM]

 

 

[LGR4GM]

Justin Carbonneau is 6'1.25" 205lbs

[LGR4GM]

 

 

 

[LGR4GM]

Martone to Chicago seems way too logical

1. Schaefer

2. Misa

3. Martone

4. ???? Martin? Hagens? Frondell? Other??

 

[7+6=13]

I started to get excited about a few of these top guys from reading LGR's posts.  I had a love/hate relationship with us winning late.

[Taro T]

47 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Penn State you say?  How much of a reach would he be at 9?

[LGR4GM]

27 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Penn State you say?  How much of a reach would he be at 9?

None. What are you doing with another LHD though? 

30 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:

I started to get excited about a few of these top guys from reading LGR's posts.  I had a love/hate relationship with us winning late.

Carbonneau and Bear and two guys I would really love to see the Sabres get. 

[LGR4GM]

Actually, the real question is would Jackson Smith end up better than Owen Power? 

[Taro T]

8 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

None. What are you doing with another LHD though? 

Carbonneau and Bear and two guys I would really love to see the Sabres get. 

Personally, absolutely nothing.  Trade the pick, Martin, Carbonneau would be this kid's personal preference atm.

But, seeing PS gets that Spidersense tingling.

[DarthEbriate]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

Hagens is going to drop. 

I assume this is 5'9.5"

5-19.5 is... what...   6'8"... he skates really well for his height.

Yes, I already read the end of the thread and he's a lock for top 8 because anyone will just list him at 5-11 on their roster anyway.

[LGR4GM]

8 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Personally, absolutely nothing.  Trade the pick, Martin, Carbonneau would be this kid's personal preference atm.

But, seeing PS gets that Spidersense tingling.

His consolidated rank is 9th, his EP rank is 6th. If Terry gets enamored because Penn State it wouldn't surprise me, it's the type of lazy doopy thing he's capable of. 

For me, I'd hate only from the standpoint of having to wait for the Owen Power trade that would eventually follow in 2-4yrs. I think Smith has more jam than Power has even dreamed of. 

[LGR4GM]

Weird. The Vancouver Canucks GM and President of Hockey Ops did not come for the combine. They sent the director of scouting and AGM. I understand there's a lot of talk about them trading that 1st rounder but that's just lazy and you aren't doing due diligence. 

Edited 5 hours ago by LGR4GM

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[Flashsabre]

3 hours ago, Brawndo said:

 

FFS!

Kevyn: “We got our guy right here Terry. Thinking Penn State you know that means he’ll want to be a Sabre with you leading the charge Terry.”

Trade the pick for a real piece now. If they keep it, please not Jackson Smith. Nice player but an LHD that will see the league in 3 years time, God No.

[7+6=13]

5 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

None. What are you doing with another LHD though? 

Carbonneau and Bear and two guys I would really love to see the Sabres get. 

I trust your evaluation so much, now I do too.  I believe you may have mentioned Bear before we started passing teams in the standings and I think I liked what I read.

I'll spend more time on these two for sure now.  Took me a minute to get over myself.

[LGR4GM]

19 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:

I trust your evaluation so much, now I do too.  I believe you may have mentioned Bear before we started passing teams in the standings and I think I liked what I read.

I'll spend more time on these two for sure now.  Took me a minute to get over myself.

Should look at Mrtka too. I don't love him but it's not unreasonable to take him at 9. My issue isn't him so much as I believe in most drafts I can get a tall defender with his offense in the teens or later most years. It's more about the value you're getting at 9. 

But again a 6'5" rhd is going to look very attractive to Buffalo. 

[LGR4GM]

I'd probably list the Sabres targets in no particular order as Martin, Mrtka, Smith, Bear, Carbonneau, O'Brien, Lakovic and McQueen. I think they'll shy away from Eklund and the rest of Hagens, Misa, Martone, Desnoyer, Frondell, Schaefer will be long gone.