to me none of these players are worth giving up a player and most importantly losing out a almost guaranteed top 5 pick in this extremely strong draft.
- joshs

What is this "almost" you speak of.

What is this "almost" you speak of.
- Herzeleid

You forgot we have gionta. He is a super midget and most importantly semi-local. So he will get about 526 points this season.

What is this "almost" you speak of.
- Herzeleid

hahaha I like to leave wiggle room in most of my comments.

You forgot we have gionta. He is a super midget and most importantly semi-local. So he will get about 526 points this season.
- SabresFaninIndiana

Was thinking only 499. You may be closer, depends if he sniffs any glue.

While waiting for the official release of the Buffalo Sabres' 2014 Development Camp roster, it has been learned that two unclaimed forwards, Liam Pecararo and Christian Hilbrich, have earned invites to the mid-July gathering.

Pecararo is a slippery winger that played the past two years in Waterloo (USHL) as a teammate of Sabres goaltending prospect Cal Petersen. Committed to the University of Maine for 2015, Pecararo collected 61 points (20+41) last season, with just two of his markers coming with the man advantage. The confident playmaker continued to display his elusiveness, vision and finesse in the playoffs with another 14 points (4+10) in 12 contests as the Black Hawks made a run to the Clark Cup championship series. The season as a whole was a drastic developmental leap for the Canton, MA native, who stepped it up big time after absorbing the experience of playing as a 16-year old Junior A rookie in 2012-13 (36 GP 8-5-13).

Hilbrich, 22, recently completed his sophomore year at Cornell University, where he manned the left wing on the Big Red's second line en route to potting nine goals in 27 contests. A budding 6-foot-7, 216-pound power forward project, Hilbrich boasts a heavy wrist shot while using his massive frame to create traffic inside and bang home rebounds.The Indiana Ice product attended Washington's development camp in 2013, and is currently working in Anaheim before making his way to Buffalo.

Prospect Rankings (from a Fansided writer):

8. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, Buffalo Sabres
The Finnish star defenceman helped his country win the recent World Junior Championships and is arguably one of the best defensive prospects in the world.

(Reinhart was #5, btw. Zadarov was 13 and Grigorenko was 15)

I think that's what they were looking for though. Which team shows the best depth and least amount of glaring weaknesses. Incoming elite talent is imminent at this point but when you look at the rest of the pool, other than perhaps goaltending you can't really find a glaring weakness.
- Sabresfan-365

I'd more or less speak of the elite talent as our only weakness. More so than the goalie situation. Ullmark looks awesome, Johannson is a raw and very talented prospect (maybe you could throw Petersen in that catagory), Makarov works on his consistency and he'll be a force, then we have a pair of unknowns in Lieuwen and Hackett. My initial reaction is that Hackett and Johannson are similar prospects from the time they were drafted. So who knows.

Prospect Rankings (from a Fansided writer):

8. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, Buffalo Sabres
The Finnish star defenceman helped his country win the recent World Junior Championships and is arguably one of the best defensive prospects in the world.

(Reinhart was #5, btw. Zadarov was 13 and Grigorenko was 15)
- stashu

4 in the top 15. I think that's pretty darn super.

One of these young kids could turn out that way. See the Wings.
- cabin

Oh absolutely. Just at first glance, pre-development, we have no one named Drouin or McDavid or Mantha in our system. But we will....we will....

I saved it just in case


http://imgur.com/1zdRjRn
- Sabresfan-365

hahahhahahahaa

4 in the top 15. I think that's pretty darn super.
- TheSabresTaco

Please tell me people have seen this movie.

Prospect Rankings (from a Fansided writer):

8. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, Buffalo Sabres
The Finnish star defenceman helped his country win the recent World Junior Championships and is arguably one of the best defensive prospects in the world.

(Reinhart was #5, btw. Zadarov was 13 and Grigorenko was 15)
- stashu

Starting to think EDM should have taken Risto instead.

4 in the top 15. I think that's pretty darn super.
- TheSabresTaco

but yet we don't have the elite talent that other teams have in their prospect pool...

that is what i don't think people understand. most teams dont have a sure fire top line guy in there pool. so us having Reinhart and several potential top 6 guys along with our defense and reasonable goaltending makes us a top 3 in prospect ranking..

Starting to think EDM should have taken Risto instead.
- TheSabresTaco

funny part about the "arguably one of the best defensive prospects in the world" he is the 2nd dman on their list with Ekblad at #2.

Nurse is at #17

but yet we don't have the elite talent that other teams have in their prospect pool...

that is what i don't think people understand. most teams dont have a sure fire top line guy in there pool. so us having Reinhart and several potential top 6 guys along with our defense and reasonable goaltending makes us a top 3 in prospect ranking..
- IndianaSabresFan

I don't understand if you're confused or making a point.

I don't understand if you're confused or making a point.
- TheSabresTaco

the first statement is sarcasm

You think Winnipeg would take

Our 2nd rounder or St Louis's 1st, Cody Hodgson and a lower tier prospect. Maybe Connor Hurley or Brady Austin.
- bluengold12

Don't not give Connor Hurley away, he is not a throw in!! Watch this kid the next 2 years, one of the best pure skaters I've seen in years!

the first statement is sarcasm
- IndianaSabresFan

Took me a sec to figure it out too.

the first statement is sarcasm
- IndianaSabresFan

Oh right. Well that's what I was posting about last night. Yeah we don't have a surefire.. but our balanced is almost unmatched. If/when that elite talent comes, this pool will blow anyone else's out of the freakin water.

the first statement is sarcasm
- IndianaSabresFan

Starting to think EDM should have taken Risto instead.
- TheSabresTaco

I would rather have both Risto and Zads over nurse.

I would rather have both Risto and Zads over nurse.
- Herzeleid

How hilarious is it that both rank higher than the guy picked higher than both of them.

- TheSabresTaco

damn intranet... sarcasm gets lost through a keyboard..

Don't not give Connor Hurley away, he is not a throw in!! Watch this kid the next 2 years, one of the best pure skaters I've seen in years!
- Irish 14

i really should get over to a UND v michigan game.. between him, Peterson and compher it could be good to sede

Don't not give Connor Hurley away, he is not a throw in!! Watch this kid the next 2 years, one of the best pure skaters I've seen in years!
- Irish 14

I would agree, you don't just pick a 17 year old out of highschool in the top 40 and throw him into a trade like he's some scrap.