They should draft one every year I would not grab one in the first rd though
- navinrjohnson

Yes, they should.

Chris Gratton says hi
- sbroads24

he said star forward, not a perpetually underperforming forward who made money only becasue he was "big" and taken in the first round.

Statement trade is going to be trading Vanek and not getting on his knees to get him to resign.
- sbroads24

I'll bite. It won't take that much effort to sign Vanek, especially if your bringing in a Malkin. It would take a small miracle to shed enough salary to resign a Malkin if we were to indeed trade for him.

I'll bite. It won't take that much effort to sign Vanek, especially if your bringing in a Malkin. It would take a small miracle to shed enough salary to resign a Malkin if we were to indeed trade for him.
- RynoBull

IF, and I say IF because nothing is ever 100% true, if he was offered 8 year 64 mil, and he declined they should move on

GARTH: Fucale On Buffalo Radar
- garth

maybe as a 3rd round pick...

couldn't have said it better myself...

You know... "lets draft this 17 year old kid who had Drouin and MacKinnon on the team to help out score opponents..

he would look good with our group of Miller, Enroth, Hackett, Makarov, Knapp, Ullmark, and Liewuen."

-said no one ever
- JVince11

and I couldnt have said it better than that. With that firepower he should have a sub 2 gaa. Hell no at 16 but if he was there in the second id take just cause I think you should take 1 goalie every year.

Fucale is really a great prospect and I think he'll be a great goalie.

But I wouldn't take him 8th and maybe not 16th. I dunno though. Seems like you're in an okay position to trade down with minny's pick.

They should draft one every year

I would not grab one in the first rd though
- navinrjohnson

yes but you get them in the 3rd or later rounds.. goalies are hard to peg at that age. a goalie could be on a team with great fire power like Fucale and never face the types of shots that you need to evaluate him.. honestly I watched a game of his and nothing jumped out at me to say this guy is good.. he looked like any other goalie in the Canadian jrs just with a bunch of great players in front of him

Fucale is really a great prospect and I think he'll be a great goalie.

But I wouldn't take him 8th and maybe not 16th. I dunno though. Seems like you're in an okay position to trade down with minny's pick.
- Morris

Hes played himself out of the 1st round, so any of those early seconds come into play carolina/edm could be in play

yes but you get them in the 3rd or later rounds.. goalies are hard to peg at that age. a goalie could be on a team with great fire power like Fucale and never face the types of shots that you need to evaluate him.. honestly I watched a game of his and nothing jumped out at me to say this guy is good.. he looked like any other goalie in the Canadian jrs just with a bunch of great players in front of him
- SabresFaninIndiana

havent looked it over but id bet a case of beer there are better goalies drafted in the 3rd or later than the 1st and 2nd. Heck look at #1 picks in the last decade

They should draft one every year

I would not grab one in the first rd though
- navinrjohnson

I dunno about every year, especially with the recent trend of college/euro league goalies being signed as free agents. But I see what youre saying. Personally I would never spend a 1st rounder on a goalie.

I dunno about every year, especially with the recent trend of college/euro league goalies being signed as free agents. But I see what youre saying. Personally I would never spend a 1st rounder on a goalie.
- Rally_Shots

thats a fair point as well but seems the undrafted goalies are the ones that slip though the scouting cracks come form small teams nobody ever goes to see.

havent looked it over but id bet a case of beer there are better goalies drafted in the 3rd or later than the 1st and 2nd. Heck look at #1 picks in the last decade
- hubie

But then we would miss this gem

thats a fair point as well but seems the undrafted goalies are the ones that slip though the scouting cracks come form small teams nobody ever goes to see.
- hubie

3rd round or later pick a goalie every year.. I can be down with that.. but to waste a 1st or 2nd on a position with such big questions i don't think is a good idea

3rd round or later pick a goalie every year.. I can be down with that.. but to waste a 1st or 2nd on a position with such big questions i don't think is a good idea
- SabresFaninIndiana

off the top of my head is barrbumhole the only 1st rounder starting goalie weve had?

seems like the 1sts weve had on our team have all been busts and back up lifers. Exclude Fuhr
OH Joclyn ThiBlow

didnt know sauve was a 1st

The Sabres have good goalie prospects, why would we waste a pick on another one?
- Rally_Shots

Please don't let facts get in the way of Garf's blog.

Please don't let facts get in the way of Garf's blog.
- imsorry66

what?


all i see are boobs...

Please don't let facts get in the way of Garf's blog.
- imsorry66

Just like all Garfs blogs;

They are what we thought they were.......... and we let'em off the hook

off the top of my head is barrbumhole the only 1st rounder starting goalie weve had?

seems like the 1sts weve had on our team have all been busts and back up lifers. Exclude Fuhr
OH Joclyn ThiBlow

didnt know sauve was a 1st
- hubie

Sauve, Biron , Noronen...not the best list.

IF, and I say IF because nothing is ever 100% true, if he was offered 8 year 64 mil, and he declined they should move on
- sbroads24

IF he declined that. I agree.

Sauve, Biron , Noronen...not the best list.
- leonwaldo420

I miss Marty. Great team guy but always see him at Chefs

I miss Marty. Great team guy but always see him at Chefs
- Beezer33

hes a close with a mutual friend of mine great great guy

Sauve, Biron , Noronen...not the best list.
- leonwaldo420

I think Barrasso was a 1st as well wasn't he?

*edit* Yep.. he was.

Damn. Sabres took 3 goalies that year. Barrasso, Puppa and some dude we all never heard of.

Hasek was also taken by the Hawks that year.

I miss Marty. Great team guy but always see him at Chefs
- Beezer33

I was kind of hoping that we could sign him as a vet back up for Enroth to help him.. but the youth movement of Enroth and Hackett will hopefully prove to be very good too.

I think Barrasso was a 1st as well wasn't he?

*edit* Yep.. he was.
- burner087

5th overall

funyn thing is I know the story of him being scouted and that other teams laughed that the sabres were looking at hs american goalie from mass