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Interesting, certainly the impact players tend to be first rounders but every round can uncover a Hall of Fame player. Tom Brady was a 6th rounder Lots of excellent players that are starters, or play a lot of situational reps, don’t make a pro bowl. Maybe to get the big DT from Toledo.

I am liking the pick at #30 for a CB. He is already 9 pounds up from the college weight and still had the fastest sprint time in the combine. The kid can play man or zone. Another kid from an SEC school, and he wants to play in Buffalo. Winning culture is all it takes.

Minnesota jumps to a lead. Kaprisov.

I doubt that but I do agree that Linus is choking.

His doesn’t have to be a shoot first finisher necessarily, but a stronger shot will keep him in the top 6. Shooting is the part of his games that is lacking. Slow to release, and lacking speed.

Dallas is refusing to yield to the Avs. I watched that game and it is very hard to imagine the Sabres getting to the level that these two teams are playing at. Canes look like they woke up, they were coasting in the final weeks of the regular season. The Kings look big and kingly. Montreal looks like an 8th seed. Sadly, they swept the Sabres.

This is about setting high expectations - not slogans, but real expectations that everyone buys into. That takes leadership and caring and self respect and team identity. The stuff we lump into culture.

Benson needs to develop a shot. Expected goals are not real, he has to score more actual goals. The only thing missing is the shot of a finisher.

There is a careful plan in place to lure @PASabreFan to a VP position. They say his favorite color is gold.

Indeed it is the SS Mother Fracker. Any billionaire can fly private, real men use the St Lawrence Seaway. After the draft he is headed to the bustling port of Erie Pa, the pride of western PA. He plans to meet with @PASabreFan, aka @Stoner, to discuss a Front Office VP position with the Sabres. The plan is to woo him with the yacht to help seal the deal.

Landescog playing tonight for Avs You beat me to it as usual

The Blues and Jets are playing a very physical series so far. Jets have more speed and skill, but St Louis has been working very hard.

Certainly E Johnson did his best. I was complaining about Adams minimal effort to improve the team defense. Just adding a 6/7 vet was not nearly enough. Lybushkin was just as effective in that role and was younger, less expensive, and healthier. The players are complaining and it does sound babyish. They are Adams entitled group and acting the part. Adams created and this culture, he earned this. Meanwhile the SS Mother Fracker is pulling into the Port of Milwaukee. The NFL draft is tomorrow, the Sabres can wait.

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