\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 Time to buy your official limited-edition Joel Armia T-Shirt (direct from Finland): http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fi&tl=en&u=http://www.assat.com/page.php%3Fid%3D19%26article_id%3D705&usg=ALkJrhhPAsmAlrPb8dyGHl3iQ3JdAPJdXA
SabreMark18 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 So now we'll have a local Irish kid and a local Polish kid. Can an Italian one be far behind? Next year's 4th rounder perhaps? :D Isn't Kaleta Finnish?
wjag Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 Totally lost sight of the draft this week. Kotalik to Buffalo. The Sabrespace whipping boy returns!!!!
Cereal Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 It was mentioned in the last couple days that the front office had narrowed down their first round choice to one player. Was Armia their guy??
SDS Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 It was mentioned in the last couple days that the front office had narrowed down their first round choice to one player. Was Armia their guy?? Mentioned where?
Cereal Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 It was mentioned in the last couple days that the front office had narrowed down their first round choice to one player. Was Armia their guy?? Mentioned where? I thought chz had posted something in this thread. Oh well.
carpandean Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 It was mentioned in the last couple days that the front office had narrowed down their first round choice to one player. Was Armia their guy?? I'm pretty sure that it was Couturier. Kevin Devine mentioned having a deal almost in place to move into the top 10 that was eliminated by the trades the day before. I said it earlier in this thread, but I think that they were looking at trading with Columbus to try and get Couturier until Philly traded them Carter. The Sabres couldn't really beat that deal.
carpandean Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Kevin Devine Thank you Oops. I actually knew that and am usually very good at checking names before posting. I combined Dineen + Devine = Divine. Corrected.
Lanny Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Mentioned where? Devine mentioned it more than once in his interview on WGR
X. Benedict Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Ooops! I was at every Finn game for the WJC. Arima wasn't out of place, he just didn't make much of an impact in the tournament. Admittedly, I wasn't thrilled with the pick...however.... The kid was 17 years old playing with 20 year olds. What I liked....he is athletic (the Finn team was the most athletic in the tourney). The joke at the tourney was they were the team with the most Finns but the least Finnish. I think I would have been happier with a center that looked like he was closer to the NHL, but the upside on this kid is huge. It just may take an extra year to see him.
Robviously Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Posted June 26, 2011 I was at every Finn game for the WJC. Arima wasn't out of place, he just didn't make much of an impact in the tournament. Admittedly, I wasn't thrilled with the pick...however.... The kid was 17 years old playing with 20 year olds. What I liked....he is athletic (the Finn team was the most athletic in the tourney). The joke at the tourney was they were the team with the most Finns but the least Finnish. I think I would have been happier with a center that looked like he was closer to the NHL, but the upside on this kid is huge. It just may take an extra year to see him. The consistency/effort/backchecking/work ethic issues about the guy are a huge red flag. On the other hand, he's 17. You can't judge someone's adult work ethic and determination based on their whiny teenage years. Plus, if you were one of the most offensively gifted players in your country, playing defense (and, really, doing anything other than scoring goals) would seem boring to a 17 year old. He's the only player we could have taken at #16 who could turn out to be a superstar -- his moves in the highlight videos are WAY better than those of other prospects in their highlight reels. You can't have too much firepower up front. Contenders have guys who can take over a game and score big goals. This is exactly the type of player our organization needs. The drawback? For all the extra potential, he also has a significantly higher risk of never making the NHL at all.
X. Benedict Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 The consistency/effort/backchecking/work ethic issues about the guy are a huge red flag. On the other hand, he's 17. You can't judge someone's adult work ethic and determination based on their whiny teenage years. Plus, if you were one of the most offensively gifted players in your country, playing defense (and, really, doing anything other than scoring goals) would seem boring to a 17 year old. He's the only player we could have taken at #16 who could turn out to be a superstar -- his moves in the highlight videos are WAY better than those of other prospects in their highlight reels. You can't have too much firepower up front. Contenders have guys who can take over a game and score big goals. This is exactly the type of player our organization needs. The drawback? For all the extra potential, he also has a significantly higher risk of never making the NHL at all. I think that is well-stated. I actually didn't mind his defensive efforts so much....the Finns played really disciplined games. So I have less defensive worries than an offensive kid getting drafted out of the Q. The kid is already a good skater, but his center of gravity is so high that he is going to get his clocked cleaned if he doesn't keep his head on a swivel. And it was nice to see that blond again!!!! Wow she's pretty.
carpandean Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 The joke at the tourney was they were the team with the most Finns but the least Finnish. Shouldn't it be "the most Finn-esse, but the least Finn-ish?" ;)
Lanny Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 It was mentioned in the last couple days that the front office had narrowed down their first round choice to one player. Was Armia their guy?? Just watched the Vs. broadcast, seemed as though they knew the Sabres were high on Armia before the pick. Seems like he may have been their guy.
X. Benedict Posted June 27, 2011 Report Posted June 27, 2011 Video Highlights of Joel Armia #10 at in the SM-Liga (Finn premier league) showing the hands he didn't show at the WJC. BTW...I'm actually in the Video in black coat behind US Jack Campbell at 5:09 right behind the net. :beer: I'm pretty blurry though.
shrader Posted June 27, 2011 Report Posted June 27, 2011 Just watched the Vs. broadcast, seemed as though they knew the Sabres were high on Armia before the pick. Seems like he may have been their guy. I got that impression too. It almost seemed like they brought up the "they haven't drafted a euro in 5 years" stuff because they knew that was about to change.
X. Benedict Posted July 18, 2011 Report Posted July 18, 2011 I was excited to hear that Cattenacci was training with Gary Roberts... This was a Duthie piece last year about Gary Roberts camp.. http://tsn.ca/columnists/james_duthie/?id=335457 http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/34950-The-Straight-Edge-Stamkos-and-others-thrive-with-Roberts-regimen.html Stamkos and Skinner trained with him last year.
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