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Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
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Jul 5 @ 11:09 PM ET
Will Adams be seen at the Kracken Table or the Senator's table on the draft floor
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 5 @ 11:10 PM ET
Cutter
Yurov
Miro
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 5 @ 11:14 PM ET
I wonder if Arizona goes with the hometown kid in Gauthier and shakes up the top of the draft.

Pushes one of the top 5 guys down a peg and influences the Sabres to move up for the guy they want.

Only one who really knows is Gerbe hahaha

- Pegullaville


I think they are in a great spot just to let the draft fall to them, at 9 and 16. When it gets into the 20's, you know there's going to be guys that you'd love to move up for.
HenryHockey
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Detroit Red Wings
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Jul 5 @ 11:17 PM ET
Savoie
Snuggerud
Chesley
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Jul 5 @ 11:21 PM ET
I think they are in a great spot just to let the draft fall to them, at 9 and 16. When it gets into the 20's, you know there's going to be guys that you'd love to move up for.
- Lunaion


I agree.

I don’t think trading up is really ever a smart move.

Trading up for Peterka may ultimately work out but we shouldn’t get in a habit of doing it.

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 5 @ 11:21 PM ET
I think they are in a great spot just to let the draft fall to them, at 9 and 16. When it gets into the 20's, you know there's going to be guys that you'd love to move up for.
- Lunaion

Good Post
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 5 @ 11:27 PM ET
I agree.

I don’t think trading up is really ever a smart move.

Trading up for Peterka may ultimately work out but we shouldn’t get in a habit of doing it.

- Pegullaville


Probably not, but Bills and Sabres love doing it. I don't see them making 11 picks, so you know a move is coming at some point.
mattmoulson
Buffalo Sabres
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Jul 6 @ 12:04 AM ET
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BeadyEyedDouche
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Joined: 07.01.2016

Jul 6 @ 12:14 AM ET
Get a LIFE
- TheSabresTaco

sad

u come on here just to troll
ur PATHETIC
maybe u should stick to TACOS

or better yet BURRITOS, taco


Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jul 6 @ 12:30 AM ET
Going to do a real-time, open-thread watch party for the draft on Thursday.

If anyone wants to make their predictions for players taken by the Sabres, or predict trades made, submit them in the comments or via PM and I'll post them in the thread Thursday in advance of the draft.

It's not much but I have a big Sabres sticker that I'll mail to the winner who predicts the most correct outcomes.

3 guesses maximum, please

- Hank Balling


Bullpoop, I'm not ending up in a hole in your basement.

I won't help you move your chair into your van either.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 6 @ 3:01 AM ET
Was listening to the 32 Thoughts Podcast

Apparently a local Ottawa guy (Bruce Garrioch) thinks the Sens would have to give up their 1st in order to move Murray’s contract off their books

However, Elliotte Friedman doesn’t think that Ottawa would do that. He think they’re looking for a RW & RD

So my thought was:
*yes, i know this is unlikely, but….

To Buffalo:
Matt Murray, Ottawa’s 1st (pick 7)

To Ottawa:
Victor Olofsson


So Ottawa could get the RW they’re looking for, and he’s a guy they could sign long term. Plus they obviously get rid of Murray, which they wanna do.

Now i don’t think we’d particularly want Murray, but he did put up a .906 save% on a bad Ottawa team this season. Maybe we could squeeze some usefulness out of him?
If not, we bring up UPL & send Murray to the AHL

Not the ideal goaltending situation, but maybe it could work out.
The real reason to take on that contract is to get the 7th pick though, which I’m sure we’d love to have.


I know, it’s a bit crazy. But i just put 2 & 2 together based on what Friedman said on the podcast.

I’d at least call Ottawa & throw the idea out there
Mittelstadt instead of Olofsson could be a possibility as well
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 6 @ 3:19 AM ET
Based on my post above where we get pick 7,
my (admittedly) overly hopeful draft would be something like:

Pick7- Jiricek falls
Pick9- Savoie is still around to snag

Ok, those first 2 choices might be a little unlikely as those guys could go a pick or 2 before we’d choose them, but we also do have lots of picks this year & next year to move up a slot or 2 as well

And if we somehow got Jiricek & Savoie, it would give us the freedom to go any direction with the next 2 picks we wanted.
Could even risk the picks on the Russians Yurov & Miroshnichenko


Besides the Russians & other usual suspects u guys talk about, a few other guys I’d like us to consider with picks 16 & 28:
Noah Ostlund (C)
Isaac Howard (W)
Ryan Chesley (RD)
TheSabresTaco
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Jul 6 @ 7:17 AM ET
sad

u come on here just to troll
ur PATHETIC
maybe u should stick to TACOS

or better yet BURRITOS, taco



- BeadyEyedDouche



Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
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Jul 6 @ 7:27 AM ET
https://www.wkbw.com/spor...spect-profile-frank-nazar
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 6 @ 7:28 AM ET
9- Gauthier
16- McGroarty
28- Warren
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Jul 6 @ 7:42 AM ET
9: Nazar
16: traded with Krebs to Chicago for Pat Kane
28: Luneau

You guys are all trying to win a sticker. Gotta have some fun.
Sir Tindoom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 12.27.2019

Jul 6 @ 8:01 AM ET
9. Nazar
16. McGroarty
(Buf gets #23, St.L receives # 28, #106, #187)
23. Miro
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 6 @ 8:24 AM ET
Cutter
Yurov
Miro

- TheSabresTaco


That would be a dream scenario for me ... well, that and if Jiricek fell to 28th..'cause they thought he was Russian....should change his name to Jirikov.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jul 6 @ 8:25 AM ET
Interestingly … looks like both Miroshnichenko and Yurov have made it to Montreal for the draft! https://t.co/PvD0LZqo5H

https://twitter.com/Threa...iS5s1rg7MqoThG8m3zlw&s=19
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
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Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 6 @ 8:32 AM ET
Boston trying to move into teh first round.

dangle 28 in front of them and ask what they are willing to give up.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
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Joined: 02.10.2011

Jul 6 @ 8:38 AM ET
Boston trying to move into teh first round.

dangle 28 in front of them and ask what they are willing to give up.

- ImThatGuy



Fabian Lysell
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
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Jul 6 @ 8:39 AM ET
Boston trying to move into teh first round.

dangle 28 in front of them and ask what they are willing to give up.

- ImThatGuy


what would you want from them for 28?
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
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Jul 6 @ 8:39 AM ET
For weeks, Sabres GM Kevyn Adams awoke at 5 a.m. to watch video of draft prospects. He wants to be sure when he's on the clock with a trio of first-round picks Thursday night.

It's the franchise-building opportunity he wished he had in 2020.


Lance
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
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Jul 6 @ 8:39 AM ET
Fabian Lysell
- Powerslave


Don Sweeney's head goes brrrr
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 6 @ 8:39 AM ET
Boston trying to move into teh first round.

dangle 28 in front of them and ask what they are willing to give up.

- ImThatGuy

Carlo
Edit: Actually as I posted, he has some concussion problems, maybe not.
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