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I should have posted with an emoticon. He seems like a good pick, a lot of fans were hoping for another player (euro I think). Maybe the team got it right.

 

I'm feeling good about him becoming an NHL player. I certainly don't expect big production but I'd take a guy who turns out to be what we wish Marcus Foligno was. Gritty player who puts up 40-50 points a year from the middle lines.

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Ya Barbie has three less goals but three times the amount of assists as Lemieux. Both are having good years and look like solid prospects. The scouts chose the better power play guy that has a mean streak in him over the guy that puts up a bunch of points but someone we seem to have in spades. I liked the pick then and still prefer it now.

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Barbashev is proving to have 1st line potential while lemieux is becoming a Powerplay specialist, i guess we needed the later more.

 

Lemieux has more goals but fewer assists and points, but he's also not playing in the QMJHL plus he has the bit of edge and nasty to his game that his Dad had so at this point I'm happy with the choice even though I wanted Barbashev at the time as well.

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I should have posted with an emoticon. He seems like a good pick, a lot of fans were hoping for another player (euro I think). Maybe the team got it right.

Ivan Barbashev. 49 points in 29 games this year. All in the Quebec League though, so who knows?

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=160332

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Viktor Olofsson grew 4 inches since he was drafted, is now 5-11 and 176 lbs. He has 16 pts in 30 games playing for MODO in Sweden. It's really good news for the Sabres because one of the only reasons he was drafted in the 7th round. Currently, only Nylander has more points than Olofsson for players under 20 in the SHL.

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Viktor Olofsson grew 4 inches since he was drafted, is now 5-11 and 176 lbs. He has 16 pts in 30 games playing for MODO in Sweden. It's really good news for the Sabres because one of the only reasons he was drafted in the 7th round. Currently, only Nylander has more points than Olofsson for players under 20 in the SHL.

 

Let's hope in 10 years people are constantly using the Sabres an an example of great drafting and lamenting their team's soucts because they find All-stars in the 7th round. :)

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Ivan Barbashev. 49 points in 29 games this year. All in the Quebec League though, so who knows?

http://www.hockeydb.....php?pid=160332

The Q scoring isn't as far off as its reputation suggests and Barbashev is a hell of a player. I prefer him to Lemieux. Ivan does everything--he scores, he distributes, he is great defensively, he plays physically, he competes!!!, and he is one of the best leaders from the 2014 draft. If he were named John Barber and he played for Moose Jaw, he wouldn't have slid to round 2. That said, Lemieux is a different breed. If you're looking to win a game, you'd rather play against Lemieux. If you're looking to win a couple games, you'd rather play against Lemieux. If you're looking to survive a seven game series with all your moving parts intact, you'd rather play against Barbashev.

 

Viktor Olofsson grew 4 inches since he was drafted, is now 5-11 and 176 lbs. He has 16 pts in 30 games playing for MODO in Sweden. It's really good news for the Sabres because one of the only reasons he was drafted in the 7th round. Currently, only Nylander has more points than Olofsson for players under 20 in the SHL.

His published predraft measurables were inaccurate. Hell, Modo still lists his height/weight as the inaccurate 171 cm / 71 kg (5'7 & 156.5 pounds) and he wasn't one of the combine invites, so there probably wasn't any oversight. While it's not out of the question that he grew and put on some weight, the Sabres definitely had his correct 5'11 and 176 weight information before the draft. The draft recap from June on the Sabres site listed those same figures.

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If Oloffson was at prospect camp I'll look up what the Sabres listed him at next week. Possler and Oloffson are two intriguing euros though.

He was on the roster.

Olofsson, Victor RW 5’11” 177

 

He is intriguing, for sure. There's very little info on him. He plays the point on the power play as a forward and he's taken a couple (few?) penalty shots which seems to say a lot about his hands for a young kid in a men's league. We've got enough picks that we can afford to let him simmer for a while. At a 7th round value it's hard to go wrong, but to see a kid putting up good numbers in a men's league and play power play time on a powerhouse wjc team is great to see. If we can hit it big with one of these super late lottery pick guys, it'll give this rebuild a big shot in the arm...

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Viktor Olofsson grew 4 inches since he was drafted, is now 5-11 and 176 lbs. He has 16 pts in 30 games playing for MODO in Sweden. It's really good news for the Sabres because one of the only reasons he was drafted in the 7th round. Currently, only Nylander has more points than Olofsson for players under 20 in the SHL.

 

That seems unlikely to me.

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Fourth Sabre prospect traded this season is...

 

@SabresProspects: Trade action continues with a WHL deal as Brycen Martin (2014, third round) goes from Swift Current to Kamloops for a player and a pick.

 

 

Martin has had a bit of a disappointing season offensively but maybe the traded pumps him up.

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