I'm pretty psyched about the top2 lines for each squad


BLUE GROUP
65 Jordan Samuels-Thomas - 28 Zemgus Girgensons - 10 William Carrier
47 Daniel Catenacci - 25 Mikhail Grigorenko - 24 Hudson Fasching
21 Jonathon Martin - 38 Sean Malone - 15 Justin Bailey
41 Liam Pecararo - 37 Colin Jacobs - 44 Victor Olofsson

72 Brycen Martin - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
29 Jake McCabe - 4 Anthony Florentino
5 Andrew Prochno

35 Andrey Makarov
31 Calvin Petersen



WHITE GROUP
78 Brendan Lemieux - 23 Sam Reinhart - 33 Joel Armia
45 Eric Cornel - 17 JT Compher - 20 Nicholas Baptiste
22 Drake Caggiula - 27 Tim Schaller - 13 Kevin Sundher
46 Maxwell Willman - 32 Justin Kea - 12 Patrick Russell

61 Nikita Zadorov - 3 Mark Pysyk
52 Brady Austin - 34 Jerome Gauthier-Leduc
6 Brandon Prophet

40 Linus Ullmark
31 Jonas Johansson

I'm pretty psyched about the top2 lines for each squad


BLUE GROUP
65 Jordan Samuels-Thomas - 28 Zemgus Girgensons - 10 William Carrier
47 Daniel Catenacci - 25 Mikhail Grigorenko - 24 Hudson Fasching
21 Jonathon Martin - 38 Sean Malone - 15 Justin Bailey
41 Liam Pecararo - 37 Colin Jacobs - 44 Victor Olofsson

72 Brycen Martin - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
29 Jake McCabe - 4 Anthony Florentino
5 Andrew Prochno

35 Andrey Makarov
31 Calvin Petersen



WHITE GROUP
78 Brendan Lemieux - 23 Sam Reinhart - 33 Joel Armia
45 Eric Cornel - 17 JT Compher - 20 Nicholas Baptiste
22 Drake Caggiula - 27 Tim Schaller - 13 Kevin Sundher
46 Maxwell Willman - 32 Justin Kea - 12 Patrick Russell

61 Nikita Zadorov - 3 Mark Pysyk
52 Brady Austin - 34 Jerome Gauthier-Leduc
6 Brandon Prophet

40 Linus Ullmark
31 Jonas Johansson
- jdfitz77

What have you got for potential top 6 forwards?

Reinhart, grigorenko, armia, fasching, cornel, maybe compher?

Thanks for the insight. Wasn't able to attend. I will be going tomorrow for the scrimmage, however. This comment has more to it than Garth's latest blog...
- SabresNHL

I beg to differ. Nothing rhymed....the word "sick" wasnt used once and there was no reference to crappy, 2nd rate canadian bands that no one outside of Canada and western NY has ever heard of.

I beg to differ. Nothing rhymed....the word "sick" wasnt used once and there was no reference to crappy, 2nd rate canadian bands that no one outside of Canada and western NY has ever heard of.

- seedy

Coney Hatch called.

Asked me where you live.....

Opinions: Is Brian Flynn on this roster opening night?
- CaptainRivet

Noooooooo

What have you got for potential top 6 forwards?

Reinhart, grigorenko, armia, fasching, cornel, maybe compher?
- rover16

All of them on the top2 lines of each squad have the potential to be top6 guys (plus Malone & Bailey)

It depends what u mean by "top6" though

What I mean here is...
A guy like Pascal Dupuis isn't really a top6 guy... But u play him on Crosby's wing on the 1st line and it works out just fine bc of how they compliment each other

Is what u mean who do I think can be 25+ goal scorers?
Or are u asking who I think will work out as opposed to who might be a bust?

Not sure if posted already but nice read:
http://www.sabresprospect...summer-2014-prospect.html

I think it was the drills after the 2013 draft, but someone kept beating Risto a couple of times and I'm trying to remember if it was Baptiste, does anyone else know/remember that went to the drills last year?

All of them on the top2 lines of each squad have the potential to be top6 guys (plus Malone & Bailey)

It depends what u mean by "top6" though

What I mean here is...
A guy like Pascal Dupuis isn't really a top6 guy... But u play him on Crosby's wing on the 1st line and it works out just fine bc of how they compliment each other

Is what u mean who do I think can be 25+ goal scorers?
Or are u asking who I think will work out as opposed to who might be a bust?
- jdfitz77

Goals. 25+ at the nhl level. The size, character, and drive seem to be taken care of. They are gonna be nasty.

Noooooooo
- Homer

really ? is that inside info

Coney Hatch called.

Asked me where you live.....
- grand-magus

next door to the tragically hip.
"Our lady cheese" lives across the street.

Not sure if posted already but nice read:
http://www.sabresprospect...summer-2014-prospect.html
- Herzeleid

Bakes is the best. Hands down.

next door to the tragically hip.
"Our lady cheese" lives across the street.
- seedy

And, living in the cardboard box in the alley?

Helix.

I think it was the drills after the 2013 draft, but someone kept beating Risto a couple of times and I'm trying to remember if it was Baptiste, does anyone else know/remember that went to the drills last year?
- Herzeleid

It was Baptiste. I remember

Goals. 25+ at the nhl level. The size, character, and drive seem to be taken care of. They are gonna be nasty.
- rover16

Haven't seen enough of Samuels-Thomas, Malone or Cornel to have a solid opinion yet

Our best snipers are Armia & Baptiste. I think they both be NHL guys that score at least 20goals per, with potential to be 30goal guys

Fasching, Carrier & Bailey could all be 25goal guys... OR... End up like Mancari or Adam

Reinhart & Grigorenko look to me to be playmaker types that also can score... I'd say 20-50-70pts guys, with Reinhart having more goal scoring potential... And Grigorenko having potential to be a bust for multiple reasons

Girgensons and Lemieux look to me like they'd top out at 20goals unless they end up getting significant PP time, which will be tough with the other talent we have at forward...
Compher looks like a very similar player, but could end up being the best scorer of the group
Regardless, all three players will be loved by fans for their style of play

Kea, Schaller & Jacobs could all be NHLers, but prob top out as 4th liners similar to a Gaustad or Mair

Catenacci is a guy I like bc of his speed and feistiness... He's a lot like Ott, but with much more scoring talent. His size might hurt him though when it come to this Mgmt group, and I could see his success happening elsewhere (like McNabb)

Hope that helps...
Go Sabres!

I took my son and niece to the practice this morning and wanted to share some observations:

Grigorenko will be one frustrating player to cheer for. He appears to float for long stretches and then pops in 3 quick goals.

Girgensons, Pysyk, McCabe, Samuels-Thomas, and Armia seemed to be much thicker, and stronger than anyone else on the ice. In contrast, and quite obviously, Oloffson, Willman, and a few other invitees were clearly still immature, body wise.

Samson Reinhart also looked a bit undersized and will need to work hard to make the roster.

Brendan Lemieux gave someone a shot to the shoulder/chest after he knocked Lemieuxs stick from his hands. Later he exchanged blows with JT Compher, with Compher skating away checking his cheek for blood. I like the feistiness but it was a bit overboard this early. I'm glad he's a Sabre, though.

No big deal with Nolan watching. He was sitting with TM, Pegula, Devine and about 7-8 other big cheeses. The practice was run by Cassidy, Taylor and several other Rochester guys. Most end to end rushes, 2 on 1, 2 on 2, breakout/backcheck, and 3 on 3 half ice take back game. I could have run it.
- jkuczkowski

So he's Vanek every time be (seemingly) played Tampa.........

It was Baptiste. I remember
- LetsGoBuffalo75

Ya that's what I thought, wanted to be sure.

Who is going to the scrim tomorrow/today?

Ya that's what I thought, wanted to be sure.

Who is going to the scrim tomorrow/today?
- Herzeleid

I'll be busy watching Megadeth in Artpark. Woe is me.

I'll be busy watching Megadeth in Artpark. Woe is me.
- LetsGoBuffalo75

I was just listeningto this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95UT6EbkHzI

I'll be busy watching Megadeth in Artpark. Woe is me.
- LetsGoBuffalo75

They're going to publish my letter



The editor emailed me

I was just listeningto this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95UT6EbkHzI
- Herzeleid

Very underrated song. Up there with Dialectic Chaos as one of their best not-so-well-known songs.

They're going to publish my letter



The editor emailed me
- grand-magus

Myers isn't being shopped so I don't know why anyone believes he'll be traded. Yeah anything can happen sure but Murray is holding onto Myers for now. DET loves Mantha too much. That's who Murray would have picked after trading back into 1st rd if he would have been GM for us at the time to end up with three solid players.

WPG wants Too much for Kane.
Our current offer was WPG's pick between Stafford/Stewart/Hodgson along with 2016 1st.
WPG wants one of those three with a prospect and a 2015 1st rounder.

If we do get Kane, which I doubt, we'd prolly be giving up Hodgson, Baptiste and a 2015 2nd

Someone is gunna get traded before the Ennis deal I would imagine. Not enough spots will be left when all said and done. Also personally hoping we sign Del Zotto.
- Beezer33

I would trip over myself making that trade.

Not sure if posted already but nice read:
http://www.sabresprospect...summer-2014-prospect.html
- Herzeleid

I'm truly excited by the amount of kids we have in the pipeline. If only 50% pan out we still have a solid team for years to come with 3 additional top prospects at minimum coming next season.

I'm truly excited by the amount of kids we have in the pipeline. If only 50% pan out we still have a solid team for years to come with 3 additional top prospects at minimum coming next season.
- Pierceme69

This. I love our current prospect pool as it's clearly the best in the league right now, but we're about to add to it 3 1st round picks in a supposedly deep draft, two of them most likely being top 3 and top 10. The 2nd rounders will be high as well.