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They also pointedly pursued the Russian junior league as an under-scouted venue and publicly said so. Obviously there was a greater body of work studied, but Rosen's spot on their draft chart was cemented through his performance in Texas where he put up 7 goals in 8 games against best 17-year-olds in the world.

No. It was unquestionably bad. Mistakes are inevitable. They have be minimized or overcome. I don't think people know what unacceptable means.

Rosen would be the other guy that's a possibility. it would be a surprise and an big disappointment if he's not there. Peterka is also eligible, though I'm not sure if the Sabres would release him given his value to the Amerks. Kisakov and Poltapov were not named to the Russian team, not sure if the coaching change mentioned up-thread will affect the roster. Bloom and Nadeau might be having great years, but it would be shocking if they are on Team Canada's radar.

And ^^^ Their record and their play overall is entirely where we expected it to be. But there is a floor in terms of enduring the valleys, and we're nearing it.

That is the most Donnie has strayed from his base all season.

Little surprised they haven't listed anyone year-to-year. Might as well cover all your bases.

I know this is a mistake to post, but nothing Josh did last night was 'unacceptable.' The guy threw 4 touchdowns and led his team to 31 points. He missed 5 throws all night, and at least 2 of them were thrown away on purpose. His team won going away. What I find hard to accept is the degree of angst and over-analysis that follows any sign of a misstep, and it only seems to accelerate the closer the team gets to the ultimate goal. He's a special must-watch athlete, objectively one of the best Bills fans have ever had the opportunity to cheer for. Have a beer, sit back and let yourself enjoy what he does.

Guess he got found?

There's no room for career .921 goalies on the Buffalo Sabres.

But he’s quadrupled his SHL production in fewer games! OK, it’s from 1 point to 4, but still! Personally, I don’t get why a 160-pound 18-year-old is playing bottom six minutes in a men’s league, but I guess the fact that he’s there at that age and size says something about his talent level. He’s certainly been electric against his peers.

I doubt he'd be interested, but I'd also offer Rask huge money on a short-term deal. He's exactly what this team needs.

I'd take Ullmark back before I'd take Holtby or Koskinen. I'd make the Bruins retain though. 😁

Cozens Quinn Krebs and Levi on a powerhouse Team Canada last year was a beautiful thing. Hope we can get a repeat from Power.

For those who haven't been paying too much attention, that was Utica's first loss all year. Started the season with a record 13-0 run.

Neither Holtby, nor Koskinen are good. Until you compare them to Dell.

Krebs has played left wing the past few games, and while he hasn't been bad by any means he's not making a ton of plays.

Dell makes me miss Hutton. Tokarski is a mess stylistically, but he tracks, battles and controls rebounds pretty well. Dell presents more holes than TimHorton’s and kicks out pucks like a pitching machine. He’s allowed 14 goals on 84 shots in just 7 periods in his 3 starts. That’s a goal every 6 shots!

He was very good tonight.

My understanding is he's been playing mostly centre

Yes, but Quinn plays fast. Makes very quick decisions, pressures the puck and moves it lightning quick. I'm picturing Geekie as a more slow-the-game-down, buy space and time with his body type (yes, like Staal, or like the current Tage Thompson, whom the Sabres seem to love, so what do I know?)

Sabres have shown a real tendency to want self-starters who are fast and play fast. From the little I've read, Geekie doesn't seem to fit the mould, at least the fast part. Not saying they won't pick him because he's not fast, am saying they may prefer a similarly ranked player who is more their mould if both are available when they pick, like they reportedly preferred Ekblad to McTavish. No real insight here, just spitballing. They may think Geekie's speed is fine and absolutely love everything else he brings to the table. My point was more I don't see a bunch of no-brainer Sabre-style centres between 4 and 10.

Certainly seems to be the direction Donnie wants to go. Next season you bring some of the kids to replace the bottom 4 and it gets really interesting.

Skinner Thompson Olofsson Asplund Mitts Tuch Zemgus Cozens Okposo Caggiula Bjork Eakin Hinostroza Is something I wouldn't mind watching.

Donnie kinda talked around this on WGR. Said VO coming back improves the 1st line by adding him, and the 2nd line by adding Asplund and so on, implying Eakin improves the 4th line. He also talked about the Sabres having some real talent that's not here and suggested Tuch and Casey will have similar effects on the lineup. So my take on your question is that Dylan is the 3C and gets who Donnie perceives as the 3rd best set of wingers. Will be interesting to see how this manifests itself when Casey and Tuch get back, particularly what happens at centre ice. Does Eakin get pushed out and Dylan down, or does one of the current top 3 centres get moved over to wing? I think we might see the Kyle/Dylan/Zemgus line a few of you have been clamouring for, which, in my mind, would be a helluva 3rd line.

He needs to learn to take over games by himself. Adams' plan to use the Taylor Hall effect to slowly neuter the Bruins is starting to take hold. Bjork scores. Sabres win this one.