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Zach Benson is better defensively than every single forward listed here. If the Sabres run that, Lindy Ruff is officially an old washed up hack.

I wouldn't say Benson or Kulich are vying for the top 9. They're all but guaranteed to play there.

Where are you conservatives? You were so loud and vocal in January and February but now you're silent. The Trump regime is arguing that whatever DOGE is doing, should be hidden from the public they are doing it to. We are but one small step from full authoritarianism in the US.

Carter Bear at 24 is a choice... not a good choice, but a choice none the less.

Liger: Hey Siri, give me an example of recency bias... Siri: Okay, here's an example of recency bias. Every single outlet ik of talks about how Martin needs to improve his skating. He's an average skater who makes up for that with relentless energy. "The hallmark of his game is his skating and determination are excellent,” said Button of Martin.

Passive is the right word. Dahlin wasn't passive in the SHL, he just learned how to apply his physical side. Imo, passive isn't just about hitting or physical play. It's about demanding the puck and doing stuff with it. It's why Martone and Frondell are players I don't care for. They don't demand the puck, they react or support more than imposing their will. Bear and Martin impose themselves.

One of my big problems with Pronman is he talks about skating like a novice. If you're fast, you're a good skater. If you're slow you're a bad skater. That's just not accurate and doesn't reflect how the game is played.

Really quick. The Draft Pros videos are short and fine but the Elite Prospects videos give far better analysis. I think shooting is the most obvious one for that, DP just says they shoot hard or fast but EP talks about changing release points, shot types, wrist and stick flex. Skating is another good example where DP is basically fast v slow although they do mention explosive skating. EP will talk about ankle flexion, crossovers, edges. I'm just mentioning it because I think you can learn more from EP and their videos are really great to not only learn about a specific player but also learn about things to look for as a whole.

Martone: unlikely to be available at 9

Parity in the NHL is a myth. There's virtually no player movement among the upper echelon of players. Yes to the incoming post about guys being traded every year who are good (rantaanen) but I mean overall most teams don't get to add that level of player. Most of the movement is shuffling role players.

If you sign Marner, it opens up all types of possibilities with your defense because you can then move forwards in trades.

Lack I said, "conditioning" was this years scapegoat for Adams incompetence.

Carter Bear is progressing quick enough he may participate in the July World Jr summer showcase. He's already back skating.

Adams is such a sad sack. Can't even fire ppl cuz they're all his buddies, pals, chums.

Imo, Zach Benson got drafted because the underlying analytics were absurd.

If this is true... the Sabres scouting department is incompetent.

You don't think Zach Benson is tough?

Since someone asked about Knies

I'd sign Marner if possible. I don't think we'll be able to sadly.

I do. It's not 2006 anymore. The league had new rules and Buffalo was able to exploit them. It's 20yrs later under the cap system, everyone adjusted. This one thing worked this one time, so 20yrs later we should do it again. If it was going to work it would have last year. The leagues changed, development has changed. We gotta let 2005 go.

Here we go... Wonder if Florida will have the legs to deal with Carolina tonight.