Crusader1969

not going to qoute it but hell of ajob with the mock draft. well thought out and as good as any i have seen on any draft site.

anyone else thinking Draisatl after listening to Murray's recent interviews? he keeps bringing up big bodies who can score

unfortunately, not so fast. Le Brun was just on TSN saying that the league just came out saying "nothing is guaranteed at this point" still possible for changes. Why cant anything be easy as a Sabres fan?

i have no issue trading Myers or Ehrhoff in the right trade and drafting Ekblad - however you need to bring in a couple of vets to help show the kids the way.

agreed

I'd love to have known how many Patrick Kane could do at 17? Actually, I'd love to know how many he could do now! how about Gretzky?

399 day 10 hours and 45 minutes until the 2015 draft kicks off.

not that i am counting but 400 sleeps till the 2015 draft !

As serious as a heart attck lol. I like what Bennett brings in general terms - tenacity and an edge to his game. Think the Sabres could use these traits. Though, If the Sabres end up drafting Reinhart I will definitely trust their judgement.

Islanders trade for Halak - hopefully this goes as well as when they traded for Erhoffs rights prior to free agency. More evidence that the Islanders are going to reload as best as possible for next season and thus take the pick this year and defer the 2015 to Buffalo

Im going to Trust Tim Murray and the organization to make the right call on these guys and ensure they do what is best for the future development of all the young players. My preference would be to make Rochester as strong as possible next year and dominate the AHL. Let them take a serious run at the Calder Cup in 2014-15. After some success there we can see who dererves to play on the Sabres in 15-16.

who will be upset if Risto, Pysyk and McCabe start in Rochester next year?

Another Reason I like Bennett over Reinhart

April 27th Recap late 1st / Early 2nd Round Prospects 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship- Jakub Vrana FW CZE 0G 0A -2+/- David Pastrnak FW CZE 0G 0A -2-/ Jack Glover D USA 0G 0A Alex Tuch FW USA 0G 0A +3+/- Ryan Collins D USA 0G 1A +1+/- Jack Dougherty D USA 1G 0A +2+/- Dylan Larkin FW USA 1G 0A +1+/- Johnathan MacLeod D USA 0G 1A +1+/- Alex Nedeljkovic G USA 17SOG 15SVS USA defeats CZE 5-2 in Gold Medal Game Connor Bleackley FW Canada 0G 0A John Quenneville FW Canada 0G 0A Travis Sanheim D Canada 0G 1A +1+/- Adrian Kempe FW Sweden 0G 0A Anton Karlsson FW Sweden 0G 0A Marcus Pettersson D Sweden 0G 0A Oskar Lindblom FW Sweden 0G 0A CAN defeats SWE 3-1 in Bronze Medal Game

Good point about the CHL players. Today's game USA vs Sweden should be a good test as both teams have their best players at the Tourney. Jack Eichel - WOW!! what a player, the more I see the more I want!! Killing Penalties for the US. steals the puck, blows past the Dman, tremendous acceleration and gets hauled down as he breaks to the net Can I dare to dream of the Sabres landing both McDavid and Eichel?

It wouldn't suprise me to see Nylander pass Dal Colle on some rankings. He is completely ripping it at the IIHF Under 18 Tourney 5GP 6G 9A +10+/- Great game tomorrow - USA vs Sweden. i think it will be streamed on FastHockey.com

April 24th Recap late 1st / Early 2nd Round Prospects 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship Connor Bleackley FW Canada 0G 0A John Quenneville FW Canada 1G 0A +1+/- Travis Sanheim D Canada 0G 2A +1+/- Kevin Fiala FW Switzerland 1G 0A -2+/- CAN defeats SUI 3-2 in Quarter-Finals Game 25

April 24th Recap late 1st / Early 2nd Round Prospects 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship Jakub Vrana FW CZE 2G 0A +3+/- (including OT Winner) David Pastrnak FW CZE DNP CZE Defeats RUS 3-2 in Quarter-Final Game 23 Adrian Kempe FW Sweden 0G 0A Anton Karlsson FW Sweden 0G 0A Marcus Pettersson D Sweden 1G 0A +2+/- Oskar Lindblom FW Sweden 0G 1A +2+/- SWE defeats FIN 10-0 in Quarter-Final, Game 24

I would love to get both these guys Brendan Lemieux being a consolation prize. I just don't see Kempe falling to 39 Here are his draft rankings: Bob McKenzie Mid-Term (TSN) - 27 Craig Button April rankings(TSN) - 9 ISS Final Rankings - 23 Future Considerations April rankings - 24 Hockey Writers April Rankings- 17 Then again it doesn't mean any of them are right.

They could also draft Pierre Turgeon's son in the 3rd or 4th round to go with Donald Audette's!

April 24th Recap late 1st / Early 2nd Round Prospects 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship Jack Glover D USA 0G 1A +1+/- Alex Tuch FW USA 0G 2A Ryan Collins D USA 0G 1A +1+/- Jack Dougherty D USA 0G 0A Dylan Larkin FW USA 0G 0A Johnathan MacLeod D USA 2G 0A Alex Nedeljkovic G USA 12SOG 10SVS USA defeats Slovakia 5-2 in Quarter-Finals Game 22 Jack Eichel 1G 2A for those keeping track

April 23rd Recap late 1st / Early 2nd Round Prospects WHL Chase De Leo C Portland 0G 0A +1+/- in 5-1 victory over Kelowna Winterhawks wins lead series 3 games to 1

Gonna have to Move up to get him I would think (early 20's?). They have the arsenal to do so if they really like him

April 22nd Recap late 1st / Early 2nd Round Prospects OHL PLAY-OFFS Robby Fabbri FW Guelph 0G 1A in 6-2 loss to Erie Storm lead series 3 games to 1 WHL PLAY-OFFS Chase De Leo C Portland 1G 1A -1+/- in 4-3 victory over Kelowna Winterhawks wins lead series 2 games to 1 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship Jakub Vrana FW CZE 1G 0A -1+/- David Pastrnak FW CZE 0G 3A +3+/- Kevin Fiala FW Switzerland 1G 1A CZE defeats SUI 4-2 in Group B game 17 Jack Glover D USA 0G 0A Alex Tuch FW USA 0G 0A Ryan Collins D USA 0G 0A -2+/- Jack Dougherty D USA DNP Dylan Larkin FW USA 0G 1A Johnathan MacLeod D USA 0G 0A Alex Nedeljkovic G USA 20SOG 17SVS USA Defeats FIN 4-3 Group B game 19 Adrian Kempe FW Sweden 0G 1A Anton Karlsson FW Sweden 0G 0A Marcus Pettersson D Sweden 0G 0A +1+/- Oskar Lindblom FW Sweden 1G 2A +4+/- SWE defeats GER 9-3 in Group A game 20 Connor Bleackley FW Canada 0G 0A -1+/- John Quenneville FW Canada 0G 0A Travis Sanheim D Canada 0G 2A +1+/- Canada loses to RUS 3-2 in Shoot Out in Group A game 18

Let me ask you this. The best players the Sabres have are probably going to include - Pysyk, McCabe, Risto, Zadorov and Rudi Do you want them to take up 5 of the 7 slots on the D next season? Or is it better to have these guys continue to develop in Rochester? (OHL for Z).