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  1. Crusader1969
    went to see my 2nd OHL game of the season last night and for the 2nd time the best player on the ice was a Sabres Prospect. Game 1 Bailey was head and shoulders above everyone else and last night it was Baptiste. In the 3rd period he dominated with 1G and 2 assists. He also sent in a team mate for a clear cut breakaway with a perfect lob pass that wasn't converted into a goal. Here are the highlites: http://www.ontarioho...3e055c74d93d707 For those close enough - McDavid and Strome visit the new Meridian Centre in St. Catharines on Thursday night - really nice new arena.
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    color me Giddy! Don't know why anyone would be tough on Terry. Its takes guts to allow his team to be stripped of all its so called "stars" and receive draft picks in return. Its takes financial commitment to know his building may not be full for a few years with no chance to make money off lucrative play-off games. It takes thick skin to know his team will plummet to last place and become the laughing stock of the league. How is the Tank not better than year after year of spinning your wheels in mediocrity? If you like being a team chasing 8th place year after year and getting nowhere ill introduce you to the Toronto Maple Leafs - now there is an ownership group that should be criticized. One day the Laughing Will Stop.
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    Prospect Recap Friday October 31st OHL Marner, Mitch C London 1G 2A in 8-5 win over SSM QMJHL Sprong, Daniel RW Charlottetown 2G 0A in 7-4 loss to Moncton Yan, Dennis RW Shawinigan 1G 0A Beauvillier, Anthony C Shawinigan 1G 1A Shawinigan losses 5-3 vs Quebec Roy, Nicolas RW Chicoutimi 1G 1A Meloche, Nicolas D Baie-Comeau 1G 0A Baie-Comeau defeats Chicoutimi 7-5 WHL Provorov, Ivan D Brandon 1G 2A in 5-4 OT win over Lethbridge Musil, Adam C Red Deer 1G 0A in 7-3 over the Rienhartless Kootenay Ice Liiga Saarela, Aleksi C Assat 1G 0A in 3-2 shoot-out loss to Lukko NLB Siegenthaler, Jonas D GCK Lions 1G 0A in 3-2 OT win over Ajoie NCAA Eichel, Jack C Boston University 1G 1A in 4-1 win over Providence SuperElit Forsberg, Fredrik RW Leksands 1G 0A in 6-1 win over Skelleftea USHL Novak, Thomas C Waterloo 0G 2A Boeser, Brock C Waterlood 3G 1A Waterloo defeats Lincoln 6-4 New Page through Elite Prospects - NHL Draft Center 2015 http://www.eliteprospects.com/draftcenter.php?year=2015
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    I think TM is a genius - everything he has done has been with the goal of finishing in dead last. The re-hiring of Nolan is brilliant, his "play hard" message can get a team only so far. Lets me honest - if it wasn't for Hasek we probably wouldn't even remember his name. he bought out the best Dman and broght in 2 guys from Mtl who are character players but definitely wont help with the Sabres biggest weakness - puck possession and goal scoring. Moulson may even be a 3rd line vet in 2 or 3 years once the prospects are ready to push him for playing time. There is no way you can say that the Kings won the trade for McNabb. Lets wait a couple of years and see what happens with Fashing. In regards to Reinhart - you would think we would have learnt a lesson about trying to judge an 18 year old in his first 9 games with Grigerenko. Druin just spent last year back in the ``Q`` now he is on a line with Stamkos. Would you consider him a bust???
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    PROSPECT RECAP Thurs Oct 30 OHL McDavid, Connor C Erie 2G 2A in 5-2 win over Plymouth. (watch the highlites its worth it!) Zacha, Pavel C Sarnia 1G 0A in 7-1 win over Barrie QMJHL Svechnikov, Yevgeni LW Cape Breton 3G 0A in 6-5 loss to Saint John (DON’T SLEEP ON GENI) WHL Barzal, Mathew C Seattle 1G 1A Gropp, Ryan LW Seattle 1G 0A Seattle defeats Edmonton 5-2 SHL Kylington, Oliver D Farjestads 0G 2A in 3-2 win over Leksands Allsvenskan Kovacs, Robin LW AIK 1G 0A in 3-1 loss to Rogle
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    his assignment back to WHL is the right move. Realized now I am an hour behind! don't blame me im on Canadian Time :)
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    Blues take a major hit with both Backes and Oshie out indefinitely with concussions. http://www.tsn.ca/blues-to-be-without-forwards-backes-oshie-indefinitely-with-concussions-1.120471 Not the way I want them to enter the league but.....
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    Bruins could end up in a wild card battle with the Islanders. Once (if) we get some seperation from the Canes - the Islanders games are the only ones I will be cheering for the Sabres. I think we just have to put our hate for other teams aside for this one year. Let them win the battle but eventually we will win the War.
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    PROSPECT RECAP Wed Oct 29 WHL Pilon, Ryan D Brandon 1G 0A Gabrielle, Jesse LW Bradon 1G 0A Brandon defeas Vancouver 5-2 SuperElit Ahi, Filip LW HV 71 1G 1A in 4-3 loss to Farjestads USHL Matthews, Austin C Team USA 2G 1A in 4-1 win over Muskegon (oops too early – 2016 Draft Thread)
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    If they bring up the better players from Rochester more of a chance the Sabres may win a couple of games - not in the plans. If he really wanted to win this year he would have fired Nolan in the off-season. Murray has said in the past that winning the Calder Cup is important to him. Until injuries hit I don't see the line-up changing.
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    I couldn't care less what he does in 15-16. What does he do in 17-18 and then for the following 10 years? How many Sabres that line-up for them on the weekend are still wearing the blue and gold in 2016?? Here is one for you? what do you propose the Sabres do at this point? and what would you have done differently over the last 3 years???
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    This qoute is embarrasing. you are writing off Reinhart after 8 games played in the NHL at 18? You would have thought that people would have learned a lesson with Grigerenko that not many players jump into the NHL at 18 and do much of anything.
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    Id like to Add 2018 to 2018-2028 perennial Cup contenders.
  14. Crusader1969
    This is a HUGE game - I'm nervous already. Hopefully the Leafs come out and show some pride and skate the Sabres out of the rink. We need a 5 point seperation from us and them.
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    How much offense is created by a guy like Doughty? If you draft 3rd Hanifin is the pick end of story. He will lead the Power Play, he will skate the puck out of the D zone allowing the team to retain possession of the puck, he plays physical. Lets also not jump the gun saying Reinhart isn't or wont be elite. I'll be as disappointed as anyone if the Sabres don't draft 1st or 2nd but the Tank wont be a total disaster if we end up 3rd.
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    if they trade Myers then a guy like Hanifin would be what is needed. Plus I don't think saying no forwards is quite accurate either. They took Reinhart, Lemieux, Cornel, Karabacek in top 2 rounds last year. Compher, Hurley Bailey and Baptiste in 2013. Grigorenko and Girgensons in 2012 and Armia in 20111. I can't forget the Swedish Stamkos either! Throw in Fashing and assuming a high end forward prospect for Myers, plus 2 more 1st and 3 seconds next year - hardly Anti-Edmonton. That said - still prefer McDavid or Eichel just preparing for the worst (but not so bad possibility of drafting 3rd)
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    im starting to think that if we end up with Hanifan it won't be that bad, especially if we can flip Myers for a winger like Larkin or Mantha. I know I am probably trying to soften the blow if we don't in fact land either Eichel or McDavid but 3 centres of the future - Rienhart, Grigs and Z may actually be elite all by themselves. "Hanifin is a shade under 6-foot-3 and weighs 205 pounds. The scouting report says he has world-class wheels, elite offensive skills, can run a power play and use his size effectively to play physically when it's required. He's not quite as big as Nashville Predator Seth Jones, the last prospect, before Hanifin, who went into his NHL draft year billed as the next great American defenceman. Some scouts like Hanifin better than Jones at the same stage of development"
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    Zadorov?

    Crusader1969 replied to pi2000's topic in The Aud Club

    So you are saying not to draft anyone from the #1 talent pool in the world?
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    PROSPECT RECAP Sunday Oct 26th OHL Konecny, Travis C Ottawa 1G 1A Franzén, Gustaf C Kitchener 1G 1A Kitchener defeats Ottawa 6-2 Crouse, Lawson LW Kingston 1G 0A in 5-2 win over Oshawa Marner, Mitch RW London 1G 1A in 7-1 win over Guelph QMJHL Meloche, Nicolas D Baie-Comeau 1G 0A in 4-3 win over Acadie-Bathurst Sprong, Daniel RW Charlottetown 1G 1A in 2-1 win over Cape Breton Carrier, Alexandre D Gatineau 1G 2A in 6-4 over Sherbrooke Allsvenskan Kovacs, Robin LW AIK 1G 0A in 3-2 win over Oskarshamn SuperElit Ahi, Filip LW HV-71 1G 0A in 3-2 win over Malmo
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    Prospect Recap Saturday Oct 25th Marner, Mitch C London 1G 2A in 5-1 win over Belleville Strome, Dylan C Erie 1G 3A McDavid, Connor C Erie 1G 3A Erie defeats Sudbury 8-1 Franzén, Gustaf C Kitchener 1G 0A in 5-3 win over Plymouth Korostelev, Nikita RW Sarnia 1G 0A in 6-1 loss to Ottawa Speers, Blake C Sault Ste. Marie 0G 2A in 4-2 win over Peterborough QMJHL Carrier, Alexandre D Gatineau 1G 0A in 4-3 loss to Shawinigan Meloche, Nicolas D Baie-Comeau 1G 0A Noel, Nathan C Saint John 1G 1A Zboril, Jakub D Saint John 1G 0A Saint John defeats Baie-Comeau 6-2 Sprong, Daniel RW Charlottetown 1G 1A in 4-3 loss to Quebec WHL Karnaukhov, Pavel C Calgary 2G 1A in 7-5 loss to Medicine Hat Merkley, Nick C Kelowna 1G 3A in 6-1 victory over Brandon NCAA Werenski, Zach D Michigan 1G 1A Eichel, Jack C Boston U 1G 0A Boston U defeats Michigan 3-2 Hanifin, Noah D Boston College 0G 2A in 4-1 over UMass SuperElit Forsberg, Fredrik RW Leksands 1G 0A in 3-1 loss to Modo UHSL Connor, Kyle C Youngstown 0G 2A in 5-3 win over Bloomington
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    Prospect Recap Friday Oct 24th OHL Zacha, Pavel C Sarina 1G 0A in 4-3 SO loss to Belleville Strome, Dylan C Erie 2G 0A McDavid, Connor C Erie 1G 0A Erie defeats SSM 6-4 Marner, Mitch C London 0G 3A in 5-2 win over Ottawa Spencer, Matthew D Peterborough 0G 2A in 6-4 win over Sudbury QMJHL Roy, Jérémy D Sherbrooke 0G 3Ain 6-5 win over Moncton Meier, Timo RW Halifax 2G 1A Carrier, Alexandre D Gatineau 1G 0A Halifax defeats Gatineau 9-6 WHL Bittner, Paul LW Portland 1G 1A in 5-2 win over Prince Albert Musil, Adam C Red Deer 0G 2A in 6-3 win over Prince George Pilon, Ryan D Brandon 0G 3A Provorov, Ivan D Brandon 1G 0A Gabrielle, Jesse LW Brandon 1G 0A Brandon defeats Kamloops 8-5 Barzal, Mathew C Seattle 2G 1A in 5-3 win over Spokane MHL Dergachyov, Alexander C SKA 1946 2G 0A in 3-2 OT win over Dinamo-Shinnik SHL Kylington, Oliver D Farjestads 1G 0A in 3-2 loss to Djurgardens NLB Siegenthaler, Jonas D GCK Lions 0G 3A in 6-1 win over Thurgau NCAA Werenski, ZachD Michigan 1G 1A in 8-4 win over UMass Lowell Hanifin, Noah D Boston College 1G 0A in 6-2 win over Colorado College USHL Connor, Kyle C Youngstown 1G 2A in 6-1 over Bloomington Novak, Thomas C Waterloo 1G 0A in 3-2 loss to Fargo
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    Caught the 3rd period of tonights game. Nice shot by Armia. Is Luke Adam on PP1 and Grigs on PP2? or maybe its just the way it worked out on the power play in the 3rd.
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    I know I've been pumping this guys Tires for a month now. Guess I'm not alone Cody Nickolet @DubFromAbove · 2 hrs2 hours ago Had the chance to tune in to watch Baie-Comeau and Cape Breton last night. That Svechnikov kid can play. A legit 1st rounder in my books.
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    PROSPECT RECAP Oct 24th OHL Svechnikov, Yevgeni LW Cape Breton 1G 1A in 5-4 SO loss to Baie-Comeau
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    If you started this thread today and asked the question "would you be pissed if the Sabres didnt get the #1 or #2 pick this year" - would there still be anyone voting no???
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