Robviously Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 I wonder what it's like to play against a fellow organizational prospect. Do you hate him more because he's your competition to make it to the show? Is there brotherhood because you might be teammates someday? Most likely just another guy to play against. There might already be some brotherhood since they were in training camp together and played together on our Traverse City team last year. They would have again a few months back but I think Baptiste's shoulder was already hurt then. Plus they're both signed and have probably done the math about joining Rochester together next year (and possibly late this year if their teams miss the OHL playoffs). Quote
Crusader1969 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 http://www.570news.com/2014/11/17/bailey-named-ohl-player-of-the-week/ 4Goals 3Assists for Bailey in 3 games. Quote
3putt Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 http://www.570news.c...er-of-the-week/ 4Goals 3Assists for Bailey in 3 games. Seems like another very likeable kid. I am glad to see he is making the most of his opportunities. Hoping he gets a shot at making the the Team USA WJC roster. Quote
thewookie1 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 According to Bailey's mom back from the prospects camp, Baptiste and Bailey are very good friends and hung out that week. She is friends with Baptiste's parents as well as would root for Baptiste when he wasn't facing her son. Quote
Crusader1969 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 im probably not going out on a limb here to say that out of all the prospects who have never played a professional game they are the 2 most important pieces the Sabres have. Quote
Derrico Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 I would have to argue with you that JT Compher is a more important prospect. There have been Chris Drury comparisons made to Compher. Suffice to say I think we're arguing semantics, the real point is our stable of prospects is well stocked and we just need some of them to reach their potential and be impact players down the road. Quote
z-man Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 Nothing earth shattering here, but nice to see us as #1 again in something besides the draft lotto order. http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/114569/team-rankings-rebuilding-buffalo-sabres-still-have-nhls-top-prospect-pool/ Quote
Brawndo Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 Nothing earth shattering here, but nice to see us as #1 again in something besides the draft lotto order. http://www.hockeysfu...-prospect-pool/ The article states they need a franchise center, anyone know where to get one? Quote
Eleven Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 The article states they need a franchise center, anyone know where to get one? Zagreb? Quote
WildCard Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 Nothing earth shattering here, but nice to see us as #1 again in something besides the draft lotto order. http://www.hockeysfu...-prospect-pool/ Only thing they've changed about their report is they recognize our depth on the wings now, and think or d-man depth is lacking. They failed to mention Pysyk though. Still, it's always fun to read about how stacked we are. Quote
Crusader1969 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 Good Week for Sabres Prospects - Reinhart named WHL player of the week. 1G 6A in 2 games. Quote
3putt Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 Who do we have in the Q to go for the sweep? Quote
Crusader1969 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 nobody worth mentioning - though i think Karabacek did score a goal last week. Quote
Brawndo Posted November 17, 2014 Report Posted November 17, 2014 Zagreb? That's a good place to start, the 16 hour flight can be a pain though. Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Posted November 18, 2014 Lemieux is really playing great lately Quote
dudacek Posted November 18, 2014 Report Posted November 18, 2014 Sincere question: 2015 first/Reinhart/Fasching Carrier/Grigorenko/Armia Baptiste/Compher/Bailey Deslauriers/Larsson/Lemieux Is there an NHL organization in the league with a better prospect depth chart? Quote
Crusader1969 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Posted November 18, 2014 Sincere question: 2015 first/Reinhart/Fasching Carrier/Grigorenko/Armia Baptiste/Compher/Bailey Deslauriers/Larsson/Lemieux Is there an NHL organization in the league with a better prospect depth chart? the easy answer is no and its really not that close. you added one 2015 1st rounder but there are 3 of those in total and this is an extremely deep crop of prospects - picks 20-30 in 2015 may have been top 15 and maybe even top 10 in 2014. Quote
Johnny DangerFace Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Posted November 18, 2014 Top tier talent wise, there other teams that are on our level and close to us. But just because of high number of draft picks our depth goes really far. A lot of high potential boom or bust players too. Quote
Weave Posted November 19, 2014 Report Posted November 19, 2014 Top tier talent wise, there other teams that are on our level and close to us. But just because of high number of draft picks our depth goes really far. A lot of high potential boom or bust players too. Folks forget that. These are prospects. they may look great in juniors and flop up here. The depth looks nice on paper though. Quote
LastPommerFan Posted November 19, 2014 Report Posted November 19, 2014 Folks forget that. These are prospects. they may look great in juniors and flop up here. The depth looks nice on paper though. Ignoring the cost of obtaining it, you'd rather have it than not, no? Quote
Weave Posted November 19, 2014 Report Posted November 19, 2014 Ignoring the cost of obtaining it, you'd rather have it than not, no? Of course. But after the "success" of Housley, Cyr, Andrechuck, Barasso, LaCombe, Creighton, Tucker, and the continued "just wait til next year" of the Rigas-Golisano years I'm not inclined to excitement over a bunch of kids that haven't played yet. Quote
Johnny DangerFace Posted November 19, 2014 Author Report Posted November 19, 2014 Folks forget that. These are prospects. they may look great in juniors and flop up here. The depth looks nice on paper though. Forget what? Wouldn't depth and sheer quantity be what you want with high bust rates? Quote
drnkirishone Posted November 19, 2014 Report Posted November 19, 2014 besides lucking into some homerun draft picks or losing at the right time type high draft picks, a sure fire way to increase your hits in the draft is to make more picks. The sabres have done that the past few seasons. Now we need to hope we got the right minds working to develop them. Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Posted November 19, 2014 besides lucking into some homerun draft picks or losing at the right time type high draft picks, a sure fire way to increase your hits in the draft is to make more picks. The sabres have done that the past few seasons. Now we need to hope we got the right minds working to develop them. I have a question... Last night the Sharks had two recent first rounders playing for them that were not very high picks. Seems to me first round picks in general in the NHL are getting more reliable as NHL players. Am I mistaken in this? Quote
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