40 submissions

36 unique combinations.

2 pairs of duplicate answers
- Hank Balling

Pretty interesting 2 people have hutson

Pretty interesting 2 people have hutson
- gerbe75pts

I like Kevin Korchinski but don't want to see the sabres pass up offense for him

Pretty interesting 2 people have hutson
- gerbe75pts

do they like him?

Victor Olofsson for puljujarvi who says no?
- sabresfan69

Wow that is a bad trade

do they like him?
- Lunaion

Didn't interview him.

Wow that is a bad trade
- Slump Buster

Don't really see that one from either side.

Pretty interesting 2 people have hutson
- gerbe75pts

Yup! 😉

Didn't interview him.
- Michael Ghofrani

Smokescreen

Smokescreen
- Buff36

It's not much of a smokescreen to deliberately avoid gathering more information on a player you plan on investing time and $ in. That's just bad drafting.

Allen has defenseman going to the Sabres at
16- Mintyukov
28- Rinzel

Allen has defenseman going to the Sabres at
16- Mintyukov
28- Rinzel
- Buff36

If minty is there at 16 I wouldn’t mind it. Never seen him there still in a mock. Everything I read on him has been great

Wow that is a bad trade
- Slump Buster

Funny, when VO was slumping sabres fans were ready to drive him out of town

Reinhart got a 1st and prospect what you think VO gets?

It's not much of a smokescreen to deliberately avoid gathering more information on a player you plan on investing time and $ in. That's just bad drafting.
- Michael Ghofrani

Depends, maybe the Sabres have a former player or Coach working for his team.

Depends, maybe the Sabres have a former player or Coach working for his team.
- Buff36

But why is second hand information better than just interviewing him themselves?

Funny, when VO was slumping sabres fans were ready to drive him out of town

Reinhart got a 1st and prospect what you think VO gets?
- sabresfan69

2nd and a 3rd, that's why they'll extend him instead of dealing him.

But why is second hand information better than just interviewing him themselves?
- Michael Ghofrani

Sabres have 2 former HC of the USNDP working for them, pretty sure they can get any information they needed

It's not much of a smokescreen to deliberately avoid gathering more information on a player you plan on investing time and $ in. That's just bad drafting.
- Michael Ghofrani

Different sport, but I’m a Broncos fan and they purposefully didn’t interview Pat Surtain or go to his pro day so they didn’t tip their hand that they wanted him.

The Sabres have ties to that program, they also follow these guys during the year, I’m not sure what one 10 minute interview may tell them what they don’t already know or what they wouldn’t have seen in live viewings or on film.

My .02

Any takers?

Matthew Tkachuks name out there.

https://twitter.com/insid...&t=cvYfq-Osm1GEZ44WDn-DtA
- Lilroot9

Only if he’s willing to sign a long term extension

Sabres have 2 former HC of the USNDP working for them, pretty sure they can get any information they needed
- Buff36

Wouldn't this also tip their hand though? Like other teams would be aware of it? Im not trying to dog you or anything like that, I just don't think it's much of a smokescreen.

Nhl drafting history through various models, both advanced and regular, show us that after like pick 20, we're all just making wild guesses and hoping player development works. That's why I don't think it as much of a smokescreen, nobody is really altering their draft behaviour around that and it just wastes an opportunity to get to know him even better.

Number 9 Savoie
Number 16 Miroshnichenko
Number 28 Chesley
- sabresfan69

I could see that as a possibility

Different sport, but I’m a Broncos fan and they purposefully didn’t interview Pat Surtain or go to his pro bowl so they didn’t tip their hand rang they wanted him.

The Sabres have ties to that program, they also follow these guys during the year, I’m not sure what one 10 minute interview may tell them what they don’t already know or what they wouldn’t have seen in live viewings or on film.

My .02
- Pegullaville

NFL is a way different beast but to your sabres point, does not interviewing him actually do anything? I buy the argument at the top of the draft, but down towards pick 28?

Don't really see that one from either side.
- Lunaion

Yeah, I don't think Edmonton would want to take on the added celery

NFL is a way different beast but to your sabres point, does not interviewing him actually do anything? I buy the argument at the top of the draft, but down towards pick 28?
- Michael Ghofrani

Only people who know what they want to do are in the war room.

All we can do is speculate. I guess we’ll find out

NFL is a way different beast but to your sabres point, does not interviewing him actually do anything? I buy the argument at the top of the draft, but down towards pick 28?
- Michael Ghofrani

Appert and Granato are well connected to USA hockey, so my guess is that the current coaches would have a relationship with the 2 of them

at least I would hope

Only people who know what they want to do are in the war room.

All we can do is speculate. I guess we’ll find out
- Pegullaville