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Button really likes Quinn. He had him pegged at 7th overall I think

Damn. Wouldnt have minded doing that ourselves

Analytics should inform decision making, not drive it

Correct. Although the point of the comment could be that he played against teams second lines due to Rossi playing the top line

Eichel - Reinhart - Olofosson Dahlin - Quinn Pretty good powerplay options at least

Muscles / conditioning is the easiest thing for a team to work on with a player. Skating to me seems to be also up there as a fixable trait - you only need to get it to average for the rest of their skill set to excel

Steve Ott, Adam Mair, Matt Ellis, Mark Weber all worked really hard too. If you can get your Pasta or Stone on Eichel's wing. That's better than a Bozak in 2C.

At worst we picked the number 12 guy at position 8. This isn't really all that much of a reach. Other teams passed on them too (notably Detroit and NJ)

It can be a valid criticism. If someone lives the perfect hockey player lifestyle such that there is nothing they could do to improve their fitness, lifestyle, practicing, gym routine, eating etc. etc. then the only way they improve is through ageing and experience. I'm not saying you dont pick them because they're near their potential, but they could be seen as a safe pick. They'll probably play in the NHL because of it, but maybe they'll top out as an average 2nd line centre because they dont quite have that x factor. In comparison Quinn basically never went to the gym until like last year. Also worth remembering Adam's comment about dreaming on players and imagining where they could be not just where they are

There was a concern that Rossi is too polished - like he is much closer to his max than other players are because he is such a professional

I would have gone with Perfetti personally

Yeah they said if he was 4 days older he would probably be a 3rd /4th round pick

His rise has been meteoric recently. Let's hope that trend continues

There is the rogue pick

lol wtf was that video

They've been linked to the two d-men in most mocks. NJ the wild card

Perfetti dropping

They sent all 31 jerseys to the top 50 prospects or so I believe

I was meaning the final 16 😉 One more game / a few more hours and we probably make the play-in

Do I think the Sabres make the playoffs with Staal rather than Johnasson this year? No I don't. Therefore it isn't all that different. Maybe you think Staal is the thing that tips us over the edge, in which case let's agree to disagree. 10 points, C vs W and a similar level of experience isnt the difference to me

It was a joke. However, that move is only useful if there are 3-5 more trades to bolster it. Otherwise it isnt all that different to signing Marcus Johnasson in terms of shake up

The Buffalo way. Miss the playoffs. Tweak the roster and bring in a new third line player. ??? Miss the playoffs.

There is almost always a rogue choice within the first 7 picks that is a surprise

Darn. Two players of interest are off the table

Danault came 7th in Selke voting. He isn’t playing 4th line minutes. He apparently wants out of Montreal because he wants top 6 minutes.