Crusader1969
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The fact that he doesnt give one $hit doesnt concern you? Sabres will still be 3 years away from being a cup contender at the minimum. Look at him at 27 - you can't tell me his weight and conditioning wont be an issue when he is 30 and you still have 4 years on his contract. NO THANK YOU!
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MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources 21-30 30) DeBrusk, Jake LW Swift Current WHL 6`0 177lbs 29) Chlapik, Filip C Charlottetown QMJHL 6`1 190lbs 28) Novak, Thomas C Waterloo USHL 6`1 181lbs 27) Chabot, Thomas D Saint John QMJHL 6`1 190lbs 26) Bittner, Paul LW Portland 6`4 195lbs 25) Zboril, Jakub D Saint John QMJHL 6`1 186lbs 24) White, Colin C USNTDP USHL 6`0 175lbs 23) Bracco, Jeremy RW USNTDP USHL 5`10 156lbs 22) Carlo, Brandon D Tri-City WHL 6`5 185lbs 21) Sprong, Daniel RW Charlottetown QMJHL 5`10 180lbs
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MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources 41-50 50) Brisebois, Guillaume D Acadie-Bathurst QMJHL 6’1 162lbs 49) Hintz, Roope C Ilves Liiga 6’2 183lbs 48) Wotherspoon, Parke D Tri-City WHL 6’0 170lbs 47) Juulsen, Noah D Everett WHL 6’0 170lbs 46) Speers, Blake C SSM OHL 5’11 162lbs 45) Musil, Adam C Red Deer WHL 6’3 193lbs 44) Gropp, Ryan LW Seattle WHL 6’3 192lbs 43) Vande Sompel, Mitchell D Oshawa OHL 5’10 180lbs 42) Yan, Dennis RW Shawinigan QMJHL 6’2 192lbs 41) Larsson, Jacob D Frolunda J20 6’2 183lbs MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources 31-40 40) Ahi, Filip LW HV71 J20 6’4 214lbs 39) Fischer, Christian C USNTDP USHL 6’1 212lbs 38) Beauvillier, Anthony C Shawinigan QMJHL 5’9 173lbs 37) Forsbacka Karlsson, Jakob C Omaha USHL 6’1 185lbs 36) Korostelev, Nikita RW Sarnia OHL 6’2 176lbs 35) Meloche, Nicolas D Baie-Comeau QMJHL 6’3 198lbs 34) Pilon, Ryan D Brandon WHL 6’2 209lbs 33) Roy, Nicolas RW Chicoutimi QMJHL 6’4 168lbs 32) Lööke, Jens RW Brynas SHL 6’0 187lbs 31) Greenway, Jordan LW USNTDP USHL 6`5 205lbs
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MID FEB RANKINGS – TOP 60 Prospects Taken from the average of 8 ranking sources 51-60 60) Carrier, Alexandre D Gatineau QMJHL 5’11 178lbs 59) Lindgren, Jesper D Modo J20 6’0 161lbs 58) Trenin, Yakov C Gatineau QMJHL 6’2 179lbs 57) Cernak, Erik D Kosice SVK1 6’3 203lbs 56) Guryanov, Denis LW Lada Togliatti MHL 6’2 183lbs 55) Dermott, Travis D Erie OHL 5’11 197lbs 54) Dergachyov, Alexander C SKA-1946 MHL 6’4 200lbs 53) Spacek, Michael RW HC Padubice CZE1 5’11 187lbs 52) Siegenthaler, Jonas D ZSC NLA 6’2 220lbs 51) Spencer, Matthew D Peterborough OHL 6’1 195lbs
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Still lots of work to do in order to guarantee Eichel. Oilers have 3 Games Remaining againts teams that are more than 10 points out of a playoff spot while the Sabres have 9. The avg points per team the Sabres play is 61 while the Oilers is 63. However, if you take out the 2 games the Sabres have against Nashville the Avg Points drops to 55. The good news is that if the Sabres go at best 10-17 down the stretch the Oilers would only have to win 8 out 25. Big week ahead as both teams play 4 games. Hoping for at best 1-3 for Sabres and 1-3 at worst for Oilers.
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will be? how do you define the first 55?
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now i am on board with trading for Kane since he is out for the remainder of the year. We could offer up players who could help the Jets this year Stafford or Stewart. Maybe a mid range prospect and a draft pick late first. Wouldn`t give up the farm to get him - too much of a gamble. Seems he was hated by his team-mates.
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Im not sure I am a fan of N Roy at 31. Saw him at the Prospects game and skating seems to be a big issue. However, he is a big guy at 6`4 and can play a physical game. he was ranked 13th overall by McKenzie going into the season but hasn`t had much of a year so far with the Chicoutimi. Actually Chicoutimi is a really bad team and maybe he just can`t do it alone? When surrounded by better players at the Ivan Hlinka last summer he was very good and had 5 points in 5 games. Just really concerned about his skating ability.
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Here is a mock draft by an OHL scout (probably slightly biased towards the league) http://www.mckeenshockey.com/feature-story/youngblood-2015-nhl-midseason-mock-draft/
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I`ll track again after another 5 games are playes. Hopefully the Magic number vs Oilers is at 45.
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Race for 30th with 30 games to go for Sabres - Magic number vs all other teams Anaheim 20 St.Louis 22 Nashville 22 Tampa 23 Detriot 25 Montreal 27 NYI 27 Pittsburgh 28 NYR 30 Chicago 30 Wash 30 San Jose 31 Boston 33 Calgary 33 Winnipeg 33 Vancouver 35 Florida 38 Colorado 39 Minny 40 Dallas 40 LA 40 Philly 42 Ottawa 45 NJ 45 Toronto 46 CBJ 49 Arizona 49 Carolina 51 Edmonton 57 All we need is 20 more Sabres losses and 9 more wins by Oilers.
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Reinhart?
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Agreed. almost glad about the result last night but lets get back at it and rattle off another streak of 8-10 wins in a row. Wont feel true comfort util this thing is wrapped up and sealed, signed and delivered.
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yes, you trade your entire draft for 1 guy but that guy is maybe better than Crosby. How about if Carolina wins the lottery? They have the 29th ranked prospect pool in the entire league as ranked by Hockey Futures? I think they would consider trading the #1 pick for Eichel and the Sabres other top draft picks. You could even argue that Eichel would be a win for them in the marketing department. Will it happen? very unlikely but there could be some merit to it for both parties., especially if Murray sees McDavid as a clear cut better prospect than Eichel.
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I wouldn't do that one for McDavid but if the trade was McDavid for Eichel, 17, 22, 31 and 45 and all other picks. Now I think both teams have to at least contimplate it. Again, Im not suggesting it would EVER happen.
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thats why I said - it won't happen but I am asking from a Sabres stand-point. IF the other team was willling would you trade all your draft picks for McDavid v Eichel?
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just for fun. Wont happen as no GM will ever want to be known as the guy who traded away McDavid But, If Sabres end up with the #2 pick - would you trade all your 2015 picks to move up 1 spot?
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I agree as long as the team entering the playoffs on a hot streak have elite talent. At the end of the day, unless you can find a Zetterberg and Datsyuk late in the draft, you need high end talent to win the cup. Since 2004/05, the only other team to win the cup without at LEAST 2 players drafted in top 5 was the 2012 LA Kings. However they did use a guy they drafted 3rd overall to trade for Jeff Carter. Carter was the 11th pick in the loaded 2013 NHL draft. List of winners and players drafted in top 5 2014 Kings 2 2013 Hawks 2 2012 Kings 1 (see above) 2011 Bruins 2 2010 Hawks 3 2009 Pens 5 2008 Wings 0 2007 Ducks 5 2006 Canes 5 I don't care where you get your top end talent but you need to find them. One sure fire way to aquire that level of talent is through the draft and going through a few years of suffering. Sorry you're not entertained by the product, I know watching them and cheering for their opponent sucks but at the end of the day it will be worth it. If you want to be entertained in the mean-time, go watch Erie v Ottawa this afternoon. I can promise you McDavid won't disappoint and I'm sure watching Eichel won't either.
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Interesting to see who is heating up: Coming into January PPG: Konecny .88 Sprong .75 Meier .81 Bittner .82 During the Month of January Konecny 11GP 8G 10A 1.64PPG Sprong 11GP 4G 11A 1.36PPG Meier 9GP 7G 9A 1.78PPG Bittner 14GP 6G 10A 1.14PPG Debrusk (1.03prior and 1.00during)and Svechnikov (1.33v1.08) stayed consistent Boesser struggled .70PPG for January vs 1.38 prior
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Recap from Saturday Jan 31 Players who may be of interest to the Sabres with later 1st round picks Travis Konecny C Ottawa 1G 3A Daniel Sprong RW Charlottetown no game Timo Meier RW Halifax 1 assist Yevgeni Svechnikov LW Cape Breton no game Jake Debrusk LW Swift Current 0 points Paul Bittner C Portland 0G 3A Brock Boeser C Waterloo 0 points
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Sorry, meant if Benning is smart enough to trade for prospects and futures.
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side note - Dergachyov had 1G and 2A today in 3-0 win for SKA
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you mean by having a GM that will be smart enough to trade away his vets for prospects and draft picks? i think that may work but I think the Sabres would be 3years ahead still.
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there their shortcoming is that they don't have the elite talent that it takes to win the cup. their problem is that no one on their current roster is worth another team trading said talent to them. Stuck in the middle - no mans land - a fate worst than death. but dont worry about their fans - they probably have the talent to play .550 hockey and make the playoffs once every two or three years and maybe just maybe they can spoil their fans by winning a round at some point.
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Recap from Friday Jan 30 Players who may be of interest to the Sabres with later 1st round picks Travis Konecny C Ottawa 2 assists Daniel Sprong RW Charlottetown 2 goals Timo Meier RW Halifax 1 assist Yevgeni Svechnikov LW Cape Breton 0 points Jake Debrusk LW Swift Current 2G 1A Paul Bittner C Portland 1 assist Brock Boeser C Waterloo 0 points
