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SabreWest
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BC
Joined: 03.02.2015

Mar 29 @ 12:30 AM ET
Guys that I hope are gone by September 15:

Housley & all the coaches
Larsson
Girgs
Pommer
Sobotka
Okoposo
Wilson
Nelson
Bogo
Scandella
Hunwick

10 players and all the coaches

Guys I am on the fence about - EROD, Sheary & Risto. If we can get a top 6 forward, I am OK with Risto moving on. If it is for RNH, go for it. Montour will take his minutes.

jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Mar 29 @ 3:16 AM ET
5 on 5 points per 60

Casey Mittelstadt - 1.13
2017/18 Ryan O’Reilly - 1.07

Before someone inevitably misunderstands this

Yes, I think Ryan O’Reilly is a superior player

- sbroads24


Then what’s the point of the comparison?
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Mar 29 @ 5:47 AM ET
Is this nightmare over with 😥
burner087
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Orlando, FL
Joined: 01.18.2008

Mar 29 @ 6:03 AM ET
I'm watching baseball again because there is nothing else worth watching.

Bring on football. I'm looking forward to this Bills season.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Mar 29 @ 7:09 AM ET
Then what’s the point of the comparison?
- jdfitz77

That with how underwhelming Mittelstadt has been, we were still a one line team last season. The drop off offensively at 5 on 5 wasn’t significant
doppelthat
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 07.07.2012

Mar 29 @ 7:32 AM ET
Not sure if this was posted before but I just saw it. I know we say this a lot but, what the hell was Scandella thinking?
https://www.barstoolsport...ersey-on-ebay-for-charity
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 29 @ 8:02 AM ET
5 on 5 points per 60

Casey Mittelstadt - 1.13
2017/18 Ryan O’Reilly - 1.07

Before someone inevitably misunderstands this

Yes, I think Ryan O’Reilly is a superior player

- sbroads24

this is interesting

probably best shows what my frustration was with ror while he was on the ice as a sabre


ror had better players throughout the season then casey had this year
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 29 @ 8:03 AM ET
Not sure if this was posted before but I just saw it. I know we say this a lot but, what the hell was Scandella thinking?
https://www.barstoolsport...ersey-on-ebay-for-charity

- doppelthat




goes back to one of my rules

no matter how hot a woman is, someone is tired of them
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Mar 29 @ 8:26 AM ET
this is interesting

probably best shows what my frustration was with ror while he was on the ice as a sabre


ror had better players throughout the season then casey had this year

- homiedclown

This is skewed because O’Reilly obviously got a ton more defensive minutes where he wouldn’t have scored.

But it just shows that ROR was not the player he is this year, here.

It would’ve been more or less the same if we kept him.

Goaltending has been 2x the issue than missing him as a #2 center
feetontheair22
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa doesn't suck, FL
Joined: 02.01.2011

Mar 29 @ 8:29 AM ET

- gerbe75pts


You've out-done yourself with this one Gerbs lol
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 29 @ 8:31 AM ET
You've out-done yourself with this one Gerbs lol
- feetontheair22

Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Mar 29 @ 8:40 AM ET

- homiedclown


This one is good as well haha
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Mar 29 @ 8:43 AM ET
Wish list for the rest of the season:

-Don’t win another game and virtually guarantee a top 5 pick.

-Montreal falls short of the playoffs by a point and the city loses its mind as it goes without the playoffs and a top 5 pick this year in a season in which they were supposed to rebuild.

-Leafs loss in round 1 again this year and after all the smack talk they still haven’t won a playoff series since the early 2000’s.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Mar 29 @ 9:09 AM ET
They still suck.
Get a top 2 pick.
Trade risto for RNH
Trade Scandella for whatever
Trade Hunwick for whatever
Trade Bogo for whatever.
Trade the other first for a top 4 d-man
Sign Jordie Benn

Olofsson-Eichel-Reinhart
Skinner-RNH-Kakko
Nylander-Mitts-Sheary
Okposo-Erod-Smith

Dahlin-Montour
Top4-McCabe
Benn-Pilut
Borgen

TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Mar 29 @ 9:11 AM ET
FWIW

If we are unaffected by the lottery, we will be drafting 5-7. Barring a total losing or total winning streak, this is where we will sit prior to the lottery. Several scouting agencies/persons have claimed this area to be the Tier 3 of talent, where 1 is Hughes and 2 is Kakko. Therefore, based on cumulative rankings, we will have a shot at the following players:

Podkolzin, Vasily, LW
Cozens, Dylan, C
Byram, Bowen, LD
Dach, Kirby, C
Turcotte, Alex, C
Krebs, Peyton. LW
Zegras, Trevor, C
Boldy, Matthew, C


Turcotte, Byram, Podkolzin is my top 3 of the group.
CoHo_to_B-Lo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: East Amherst, NY
Joined: 02.29.2012

Mar 29 @ 9:24 AM ET
FWIW

If we are unaffected by the lottery, we will be drafting 5-7. Barring a total losing or total winning streak, this is where we will sit prior to the lottery. Several scouting agencies/persons have claimed this area to be the Tier 3 of talent, where 1 is Hughes and 2 is Kakko. Therefore, based on cumulative rankings, we will have a shot at the following players:

Podkolzin, Vasily, LW
Cozens, Dylan, C
Byram, Bowen, LD
Dach, Kirby, C
Turcotte, Alex, C
Krebs, Peyton. LW
Zegras, Trevor, C
Boldy, Matthew, C


Turcotte, Byram, Podkolzin is my top 3 of the group.

- TheSabresTaco



No Cozens eh?
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Mar 29 @ 9:31 AM ET
Wish list for the rest of the season:

-Don’t win another game and virtually guarantee a top 5 pick.

-Montreal falls short of the playoffs by a point and the city loses its mind as it goes without the playoffs and a top 5 pick this year in a season in which they were supposed to rebuild.

-Leafs loss in round 1 again this year and after all the smack talk they still haven’t won a playoff series since the early 2000’s.

- Pegullaville


Chances of position prior to lottery:

1-0%
2-0.2%
3-2.2%
4-10.5%
5-25.3%
6-28.4%
7-20.2%
8-10.1%
9-2.5%
10-0.5%
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Mar 29 @ 9:31 AM ET
FWIW

If we are unaffected by the lottery, we will be drafting 5-7. Barring a total losing or total winning streak, this is where we will sit prior to the lottery. Several scouting agencies/persons have claimed this area to be the Tier 3 of talent, where 1 is Hughes and 2 is Kakko. Therefore, based on cumulative rankings, we will have a shot at the following players:

Podkolzin, Vasily, LW
Cozens, Dylan, C
Byram, Bowen, LD
Dach, Kirby, C
Turcotte, Alex, C
Krebs, Peyton. LW
Zegras, Trevor, C
Boldy, Matthew, C


Turcotte, Byram, Podkolzin is my top 3 of the group.

- TheSabresTaco


Will be interesting to see how far he drops given his stated uncertainty of playing in NA.
Maybe Detroit goes off the program and selects him while pointing to the Russian Success Factor they have had over the years to lure him over.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 29 @ 9:32 AM ET
No Cozens eh?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Mar 29 @ 9:32 AM ET
No Cozens eh?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo


Fairly or unfairly, guy just reminds me of Tage. And right now, that leaves a bad taste.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Mar 29 @ 9:33 AM ET
http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/
- homiedclown


Krebs reminds me of Lawson Crouse. Of course, he could also be Ryan Getzlaf.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 29 @ 9:33 AM ET
Will be interesting to see how far he drops given his stated uncertainty of playing in NA.
Maybe Detroit goes off the program and selects him while pointing to the Russian Success Factor they have had over the years to lure him over.

- IonSabres

his scouting is very similar to one Mikko Rantanen a few years ago
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 29 @ 9:34 AM ET
Krebs reminds me of Lawson Crouse. Of course, he could also be Ryan Getzlaf.
- TheSabresTaco

as long as we are top 7, I think we will be fine
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Mar 29 @ 9:36 AM ET
Will be interesting to see how far he drops given his stated uncertainty of playing in NA.
Maybe Detroit goes off the program and selects him while pointing to the Russian Success Factor they have had over the years to lure him over.

- IonSabres


I'm not really concerned with Russia factor with top picks. If they're the best, they want to show it. My concern is with the player himself and what he's shown to this date. Also, the question needs to be asked, I suppose, will you accept playing the AHL to acclimate to NA, or are you going to pull some bullpoop like Valeri Nichushkin, where it's NHL or (frank) you.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Mar 29 @ 9:38 AM ET
his scouting is very similar to one Mikko Rantanen a few years ago
- homiedclown


He seems like the most volatile guy in the top 10. Scouts are all over the place on him.
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