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I don’t think he is available either, just that he is the type the Sabres need on the 4th line. Energy ++++.

Eiserman is one kid where you hear he is the best scorer and has the best shot of this class. They don’t say why he dropped from #1 or #2 to around 10-16 in a year. Some hint at his skating, others say he doesn’t pass or doesn’t play a 200’ game.There must be more to this story. Parekh is another. Lights out offensive production and they say his defense is OK. If that was the case then he should be top 5. I’ve seen him play so I know his warts and I hope the Sabres stay away. The worst podcast for this was The NHL Network who had Dan Marr from Central Scouting on. I just like to hear about a few warts so that you get a more accurate picture. This podcast was all about accentuating their qualities. We know they won’t all become all-stars.

I’ve listened to a few podcasts about the draft. It’s tough to get a read on prospects weaknesses because all they focus on are the strengths. I like to hear about the areas of their games they need to work on to get a full report on a kid. I realize they can’t be too negative but these guys are not all the next great one.

JJP and Cozens tied for 8th in scoring with 8 points each.

Brandon Tanev playing a solid 4th line game for Canada. Blocking shots, PK, huge hit and hard on the forecheck. Gritty, effort type of player that the Sabres need.

2 goals and an assist. Coach likes him, playing him PP1 and PK.

Czech team is adding Pastrnak, Zacha and Necas. That is a great boost.

Cozens scores the first of the game for Canada.

Here is something else to chew on about the Pegula hires. Granato joins a list of coaches fired by the Sabres who may never get another Head Coaching gig. He is not mentioned as a possible candidate for any of the numerous jobs.

It is time. Deliberate, slow and long term should have an expiry date of April 2025.

Most of the draft boards are getting finalized soon. There are only a handful of players still active, Memorial Cup or World Championships. I like the chatter about no consensus top ten, meaning a variety of highly rated guys could end up being available at 11. I know BPA is usually the way to go but I can’t stop thinking of current needs, even though the pick could be 3 years away from putting on a Sabres jersey. Lindstrom, Yakemchuk, Iginla and maybe reaching with Jiricek are the guys I like.

One guy who I never wanted was Matt Cooke. That guy tried to injure people.

Canucks have 5 shots after 28 minutes. Trail in the game 2-1 but are up in the series 3-2. They have done well with few shots all series long. Broadcast said that Joshua leads the playoffs in hits.

Score?

Yeah, if there is that much difference of opinion, there is a good chance that “your guy” drops to where you didn’t expect him to. The other side of the coin is true as well. A couple of guys you thought would be there get taken early. This may be my favourite draft to watch in a while, not just from the Sabres perspective but how it all plays out in the first round.

Keith played with some edge for a smallish Dman. That would be a great ceiling for him to hit.

Hardass coach will go well with gritty guys like Marner, Matthews and Nylander.

Sounds like a great day, exercise too. I’m not much of a fisherman. Got spoiled growing up near lakes where you could only go in by snowmobile in the winter or ATV in the summer. Almost no work on the water to get a shore lunch and then fill your limit for the ride out. We had tons of fly in outfitters around to access the even better lakes. My uncle was good friends with one of them and once in a while he had to go pick up a group but no one to backfill the cabin. He would call my uncle and say if he could round up 4-5 guys we could go in for 2-3 days (next booking) and all we had to do was pay his fuel. Worked out to like $100 each for awesome fishing and being the only humans within 100 miles. Anyway, just a long winded story to say that I cannot spend more than 15 minutes fishing nowadays if there is no action. Spoiled. That and the fact that I was addicted to golf for 20 years limited the fishing.

More of a hard stick to the groin than a slash. Showing some Pronger tendencies right there.

Sweden just scored 3 goals in 26 seconds and now get a 4th to pull away from Latvia.

My father in law used to have an interesting take on playoff performance. He said that guys who have a mercenary mindset fade away at that time of year. The players don’t get paid as their salary has been paid out during the regular season. The financial reward from the league for winning a Cup is small change compared to their salaries. Those kind of guys do well in the 80% part of the season but may not want to give 100% for two more months.

Cozens has found his goal scoring touch again at the Worlds, 3 goals in 4 games.

Their D core is Hedman, Dahlin and Karlsson. I haven’t watched any of their games but they are a definite contender for gold.

Lindstrom at 13 and Levshunov at 14 is the lowest I’ve seen those guys. I would take either at 11. The concerns with Lindstrom are playmaking and durability. Levshunov didn’t impress these guys with an elite skill to separate himself from the pack.

Print that and use it as toilet paper.