Grigorenko played at 18
Myers played at 19
Zadorov at 19

Meaningless point
- sbroads24

Kane and O'Reilly each have 1(Yes that's 1) 20 goal season


Effin Superstars
- sbroads24

Statistics say half the prospects and picks we trade away for NHLers may not score a total of 20 goals in the NHL. Sooner or later you have to get real NHL players on your team.

Grigorenko played at 18
Nyquist doesn't sniff the NHL until 22 or 23


Who do you take?

I like the kane/bogo trade and the ror trade (now that he is extended)


moving pick 21, I have to assume murray knows what he is doing



for the record I am sick of prospects, prospects, prospects
I am ready to see knowns on the ice weather the blue and gold come october
- homiedclown

X100

Gone are the days of "trade for picks"

Grigorenko played at 18
Nyquist doesn't sniff the NHL until 22 or 23


Who do you take?
- sbroads24

This is exactly why I don't mind trading away the picks and prospects, if we draft well and develop guys over the next 3 or 4 years we will be laughing.

X100

Gone are the days of "trade for picks"
- cabin

This is exactly why I don't mind trading away the picks and prospects, if we draft well and develop guys over the next 3 or 4 years we will be laughing.
- BigStew

Could you imagine if Detroit traded Nyquist+++ for Kane a few years ago?

Statistics say half the prospects and picks we trade away for NHLers may not score a total of 20 goals in the NHL. Sooner or later you have to get real NHL players on your team.
- BigStew

I'll drink to that

Could you imagine if Detroit traded Nyquist+++ for Kane a few years ago?
- sbroads24

Can you imagine Kane with Zetterberg and Datsyuk?

Could you imagine if Detroit traded Nyquist+++ for Kane a few years ago?
- sbroads24

flip side

what if they traded Andrej Nestrasil ++++ for Kane a few years ago

Does anybody know how Connor Hurley's development is going? Did Murray offer him a contract? Do we have to make a decision to sign him or let him re-enter the draft? I never hear anything about the kid.

Does anybody know how Connor Hurley's development is going? Did Murray offer him a contract? Do we have to make a decision to sign him or let him re-enter the draft? I never hear anything about the kid.
- sskkoo1

The Buffalo Sabres just announced that they've issued qualifying offers to seven restricted free agents: Mark Pysyk, Johan Larsson, Tim Schaller, Nathan Lieuwen, Jerry D'Amigo, Phil Varone, and Jerome Gauthier-Leduc.

http://www.diebytheblade....-mark-pysyk-johan-larsson

Does anybody know how Connor Hurley's development is going? Did Murray offer him a contract? Do we have to make a decision to sign him or let him re-enter the draft? I never hear anything about the kid.
- sskkoo1

He's a big question mark at this point.

The Buffalo Sabres just announced that they've issued qualifying offers to seven restricted free agents: Mark Pysyk, Johan Larsson, Tim Schaller, Nathan Lieuwen, Jerry D'Amigo, Phil Varone, and Jerome Gauthier-Leduc.

http://www.diebytheblade....-mark-pysyk-johan-larsson
- cabin

thought that was 2 days ago

The Buffalo Sabres just announced that they've issued qualifying offers to seven restricted free agents: Mark Pysyk, Johan Larsson, Tim Schaller, Nathan Lieuwen, Jerry D'Amigo, Phil Varone, and Jerome Gauthier-Leduc.

http://www.diebytheblade....-mark-pysyk-johan-larsson
- cabin

Yes, I saw, but they were all under contract already. So my question was are we going to lose Hurley if we don't get him under contract sometime soon?

Yes, I saw, but they were all under contract already. So my question was are we going to lose Hurley if we don't get him under contract sometime soon?
- sskkoo1

no, actually if we sign him, he has to leave notre dame


no rush on him

Yes, I saw, but they were all under contract already. So my question was are we going to lose Hurley if we don't get him under contract sometime soon?
- sskkoo1

Murray told both of them to stay in school another year.

no, actually if we sign him, he has to leave notre dame


no rush on him
- homiedclown

Baker has Malone ahead of him on the depth chart. Not a very impressive first season at Notre Dame. Seems like a risky 2nd rd pick.

no, actually if we sign him, he has to leave notre dame


no rush on him
- homiedclown

Oh, that's right. I forgo that he was a NCAA kid and therefore a different set of rules apply. Thanks

He didn't want zads or grigs on the team. It wouldn't surprise me if they go back to a no Russian policy. And lemieux didn't want to sign with buffalo for whatever reason. Armia was a good prospect. And Myers was Myers. Compher is a decent prospect. But overall he unloaded contracts he didn't want and picked up ones he did.
- Themomentgood

No, that is a misconception or perhaps misinterpretation.

Lemieux didn't want to sign THIS PAST YEAR, which is what the team wanted. He would've signed for the coming year. This is per Paul Hamilton who, like him or not, knows his stuff.

Saying that, though, I'm fine with all the trades TM has made.

With Giordano asking for the moon does Russell become an option for us?

Baker has Malone ahead of him on the depth chart. Not a very impressive first season at Notre Dame. Seems like a risky 2nd rd pick.
- mhp

The consensus was that, if he'd gone in the draft the following year, he would've been a 1st round pick.

I've heard everything from "too small" to "steal, where we got him".

We shall see.

With Giordano asking for the moon does Russell become an option for us?
- Sabresfan-365

So difficult to say what the Flames do but I would think they would like to re-sign both Russell and Giordano. Maybe it leaves them moving Smid. They could have some serious cap issues next year.

All you guys panicking we still have plenty of forwards in our prospect ranks. The whole point of having a prospect pool is hoping out of the group some "hit" and become NHLers. The reality is most don't. We essentially mitigated the risk and got proven talent, talent that is young and only a couple years older than all these prospects everyone seemed to love.

You prospect lovers can rest easy though, with the core of our team being 24 and under the next couple drafts will restock the cupboards. I'll take NHL players over prospects any day. The Stanley cup is won by NHL players not hockey futures.com rankings.

X100

Gone are the days of "trade for picks"
- cabin

100% agree


We have been poope for 2+ years now. Enough with the draft picks. Let's get some known commodities (re: NHL players) in the line-up. I am completely fine with what Murray has to give up to get Kane, ROR, Bogo, Lehner, McGinn. We'll actually have an NHL team next year to watch. Can't wait!

BTW - Happy 4th to all of my American cousins. I love Canada and I love the United States. Best two countries in the world