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I think this needs to be moved into the “could this team be for sale?” thread.
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Talk about obscure. Another rail. I want to hear the back story because his numbers sucked last season, but were amazing the year before. This has Laaksonen written all over it. The trend this year is getting bizarre.
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I would have been happy with Risto for this return. I would have accepted Sam for the Risto return. Im too old to have favourite players, but Sam is someone I enjoyed watching and appreciated his professionalism on the ice. I’m going to miss him. It sounds like it was a conditional 1st, the league didn’t like the conditions and maybe the Panthers just removed the conditions and the additional pick to let iT go through?
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GDT: 2021 NHL Draft Round 2, Saturday 7/24/2021, 11am EST
dudacek replied to WildCard's topic in The Aud Club
Are we to the point where they have to take at least two non-wingers in that stretch? And 7 of the top 100 picks makes the draft a lot more interesting than last year’s 2 in the top 130. -
Yes. These guys are no Alex Nylanders. Rosen is always moving and sticking his nose in. Poltapov seems to approach the game like Forsberg. Will they grow enough to play that way in the NHL? That’s the question. I don’t think size is an issue with Power.
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Poltapov (I’ll get his name right eventually) in particular seems to have that “I don’t give ***** how small you think I am, get out of my way” vibe. I think I’m going to like him.
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Poltopov and Kisakov are the types of picks that turn into Kiprisovs and Kucherovs. Note, I did not say they will. More often they turn into guys you never hear about again.
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Im think you’re on the right track here. I tend to tune Adams’ blathering out after a while, but he has frequently referenced what kind of player best represents a Sabre. I’m going to guess that they’ve tried to quantify the quantifiable elements of that in some analytical fashion and have been been picking BPA based on a mix of the less tangible “mindset” criteria and the resulting data.
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Was he already picked by a team that recently committed to analytics and given a cool nickname only minutes later?
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And, again, to a type. Although I’m not sure if he has that all-situations element and didn’t play U18. Great numbers in his league. Very skinny and he’s an ‘02 birthday.
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That’s a lot of talent for that draft slot. Unlikely that there was a more skilled offensive player available. Not likely to make it if he’s not in your top six.
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A) penny wise and pound foolish if Casey and Dylan get beat on. I’ll reserve judgment until I see how they replace Sam. B) Certainly they are very different in terms of contract situations, but not in the “take the best offer for a guy that doesn’t want to be here” premise of your initial post, or Kevyn’s statement last night of the move having to make the Sabres better. Again, we’ll have to see the actual return, and how they replace Sam.
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Coachable Skilled good skater Plays with pace Upside Winger Shined at U18s Not from the CHL We have a thing But at least we apparently will pick Russians, so that’s something.
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Should we expect the same logic for Jack then? Sam didn’t want to be here this spring either, but he didn’t show it on the ice and, according to his coach, in the room either. Im with @Randall Flagg, if we are going to trade him for a deadline price, keep him until the deadline to play 1C and help develop Casey and Dylan.
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Here for sure. Around the league, no way. Sabres fans pretty quickly adopted “no franchise guys available” and melded it to “if Eichel and Dahlin couldn’t fix it” and shrugged. Around the league Power might not be thought of by general fans in franchise player terms, but he’s still BPA and a likely 1D in their minds.
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You’re right, of course. But even with that, he is no worse than the 4th, and probably the 3rd most-hyped prospect taken by the Sabres in 35 years. We’re just numb and he’s dull. “Expected” and “pretty good” and “nice enough kid” don’t make for great conversation in our grey and dreary world.
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Well, everyone has to hoping for Stankoven, right? Tiny, fearless offensive centre with the best name in the draft?