2014 - 2015 Sabres Prospects

[Robviously]

This isn't worth a new thread but here you go:

 

Johan Larsson is +3 this year in 29 GP with the Sabres.

 

Obviously limited minutes and blah blah blah, but a +3 on this team over that many games is a worth mentioning.  Looking forward to seeing him on the team next year for a full season.

[Doohicksie]

Baptiste just undressed the entire Niagara team to score a shortie.  Unreal.

[Hoss]

Don't know if I saw it but Brycen Martin is joining Rochester now that the Blades season is over.

[woods-racer]

Baptiste just undressed the entire Niagara team to score a shortie.  Unreal.

Watched that game, great game!

[inkman]

Don't know if I saw it but Brycen Martin is joining Rochester now that the Blades season is over.

 

Usually these kids barely got a sniff of playing time but the Amerks are decimated.

[Johnny DangerFace]

Usually these kids barely got a sniff of playing time but the Amerks are decimated.

 

he is also injured though  :w00t:

[Iron Crotch]

This isn't worth a new thread but here you go:

 

Johan Larsson is +3 this year in 29 GP with the Sabres.

 

Obviously limited minutes and blah blah blah, but a +3 on this team over that many games is a worth mentioning.  Looking forward to seeing him on the team next year for a full season.

 

On one of the worst teams in league history, that stat is telling.  Larsson is finally living up to his billing as being a dependable two-way player.  I'd like to think he has a secured a full-time spot in Buffalo finally, but we'll see what happens this off-season.

[Doohicksie]

Baptiste just undressed the entire Niagara team to score a shortie.  Unreal.

 

I found a gif for your viewing pleasure.  He gets the pass looks for help, finds none but by hesitating, Niagara gets back, and then he just skates through.  Them.  All.  Remember, this is shorthanded.

 

[WildCard]

You guys weren't joking, that is an unreal goal. 

[North Buffalo]

I found a gif for your viewing pleasure.  He gets the pass looks for help, finds none but by hesitating, Niagara gets back, and then he just skates through.  Them.  All.  Remember, this is shorthanded.

 

That was sick...

[Eleven]

I found a gif for your viewing pleasure.  He gets the pass looks for help, finds none but by hesitating, Niagara gets back, and then he just skates through.  Them.  All.  Remember, this is shorthanded.

 

 

 

Thanks for clarifying that it was shorthanded.  That explains a lot; I had been wondering why he was juking around and stalling for time rather than shooting instantly.  Now it makes sense.

[spndnchz]

I found a gif for your viewing pleasure.  He gets the pass looks for help, finds none but by hesitating, Niagara gets back, and then he just skates through.  Them.  All.  Remember, this is shorthanded.

 

 

Number 9 looks like OV.

[Iron Crotch]

Great play, but how bad does #4 suck.   Kid got owned.   :D

[MattPie]

Number 9 looks like OV.

 

At best you could say he was looking for the rebound figuring one of his three team mates was going to take the man. Yeesh.

[Johnny DangerFace]

 

 

bailey with that speed

[LGR4GM]

Sabres Prospect Report 3/30/2015

SWEDEN
Linus Ullmark (2012, sixth round) stopped 31 of 32 shots Wednesday as MODO completed the sweep of their SHL direct qualification series with a 4-1 win over HC Vita Hasten. With the victory, MODO maintains their spot in Sweden's top league for 2015-16. Ullmark finishes the series with a perfect 4-0 record along with a sparkling 0.50 GAA and .980 save%. It was an excellent end to an otherwise trying season.

 

Edited March 30, 2015 by Ligerovich 4GM

[Robviously]

Sounds like Jake McCabe may have just suffered his second concussion of the season. :(

 

Rochester Americans @AmerksHockey

 · 13m13 minutes ago

Sam Carrick runs Jake McCabe from behind, Jerome Leduc takes exception for the dirty hit and they exchange blows as another crowd gathers.

 

Rochester Americans @AmerksHockey

 · 10m10 minutes ago

A dazed Jake McCabe is escorted off the ice under his own power. Penalties are currently being sorted out. #Amerks should have the PP here.

 

Yeah, can we just go ahead and not have Reinhart play in the AHL at all?  Third year in a row where we have top prospects suffering concussions from cheap shots down there.

[LGR4GM]

Samson Reinhart on WGR discussing his season in Kootenay

 

http://media.wgr550.com/a/104180487/4-15-sam-reinhart-talks-with-howard.htm

[LGR4GM]

Sammy boy is talking about his summer. If the audio sprouts up someone should post 

Rochester Americans ‏@AmerksHockey  1m1 minute ago

Reinhart: My focus is to have a big summer, no question my biggest yet...I'm excited for the challenge.

Rochester Americans ‏@AmerksHockey  4m4 minutes ago

Reinhart on the AHL: I did know from my time in Buffalo that it would be bigger and stronger and it certainly was that.

[Hoss]

With regular seasons over here's a quick statistical breakdown of some of our top prospects and how they compare to last season:

 

(% increase/decrease is calculated using GPG/APG/PPG times last year's games played)

 

Samson Reinhart, C, Kootenay (CHL)

2014: 60 gp 36 goals 69 assists 105 points 1.75 PPG

2015: 47 gp 19 goals 46 assists 65 points 1.38 PPG

Difference: -17 goals, -23 assists, -40 points in thirteen fewer games.

                 33% decrease in goals, 15% decrease in assists, 21% decrease in points

 

Justin Bailey, RW, Kitchener/Sault Ste. Marie (CHL)

2014: 54 gp 24 goals 19 assists 43 points 0.8 PPG

2015: 57 gp 34 goals 35 assists 69 points 1.2 PPG

Difference: +10 goals, +16 assists, +26 points in three more games.

                 33% increase in goals, 74% increase in assists, 51% increase in points

 

Nicholas Baptiste, RW, Sudbury/Erie (CHL)

2014: 65 gp 45 goals 44 assists 89 points 1.4 PPG

2015: 53 gp 32 goals 32 assists 64 points 1.2 PPG

Difference: -13 goals, -12 assists, -25 points in 12 fewer games 

                 13% decrease in goals, 81% decrease in assists, 12% decrease in points

 

JT Compher, C, Michigan (NCAA)

2014: 35 gp 11 goals 20 assists 31 points 0.9 PPG

2015: 34 gp 12 goals 12 assists 24 points 0.7 PPG

Difference: +1 goal, -8 assists, -7 points in 1 fewer game 

                 9% increase in goals, 40% decrease in assists, 19% decrease in points

 

Hudson Fasching, RW, Minnesota (NCAA)

2014: 40 gp 14 goals 16 assists 30 points 0.75 PPG

2015: 38 gp 12 goals 14 assists 26 points 0.68 PPG

Difference: -2 goals, -2 assists, -4 points in 2 fewer games 

                 7% decrease in goals, 7% decrease in assists, 10% decrease in points

 

Sean Malone, C, Harvard (NCAA)

2014: 31 gp 6 goals 14 assists 20 points 0.65 PPG

2015: 20 gp 8 goals 10 assists 18 points 0.90 PPG

Difference: +2 goals, -4 assists, -2 points in 11 fewer games 

                 100% increase in goals, 11% increase in assists, 40% increase in points

 

Vaclav Karabacek, LW, Gatineau/Baie-Comeau (CHL)

2014: 65 gp 21 goals 26 assists 47 points 0.72 PPG

2015: 59 gp 17 goals 23 assists 40 points 0.68 PPG

Difference: -4 goals, -3 assists, -7 points in 6 fewer games 

                 9% decrease in goals, 4% decrease in assists, 6% decrease in points

 

Dan Catenacci, C, Rochester (AHL)

2014: 76 gp 10 goals 10 assists 20 points 0.26 PPG

2015: 66 gp 15 goals 14 assists 29 points 0.44 PPG

Difference: +5 goals, +4 assists, +9 points in ten fewer games.

                 70% increase in goals, 60% increase in assists, 65% increase in points

 

Brycen Martin, D, Swift Current/Saskatoon (CHL)

2014: 72 gp 6 goals 31 assists 37 points 0.51 PPG

2015: 69 gp 7 goals 31 assists 38 points 0.55 PPG

Difference: +1 goal, even assists, +1 point in three fewer games.

                 17% increase in goals, 3% increase in assists, 4% increase in points

Edited April 21, 2015 by Hoss

[dudacek]

Thank Hoss. Good stuff.

Other than Bailey, statistical regression nearly across the board.

 

And Malone. Something about that kid — might be my favourite Sabres late-rounder.

[Hoss]

I considered adding why many regressed, or at least why a possible explanation.

 

On Reinhart - he was likely exhausted from Sabres camp, games, WJC and was also probably focused more on rounding out his game to a professional level versus focusing on performance.

 

On Baptiste - started on a horrible team and had a nagging injury deep into the season.

 

On Compher - same... Had an injury. Turned it on when the playoffs came.

 

On Fasching - not really sure. Minor regression. College hockey isn't a place where you're going to see huge jumps in production normally anyways. Not in stacked programs.

 

Karabacek - no clue.

 

Brycen Martin - started on a horrible team but his pace after being traded was amazing. Really upped his production after the trade.

[shrader]

On Fasching - not really sure. Minor regression. College hockey isn't a place where you're going to see huge jumps in production normally anyways. Not in stacked programs.

 

Where are you getting this from?  That's exactly what you tend to see with most guys over their college careers, an upward slope.  Fasching's not particularly a concern though as he's only been there two years and that really isn't a dropoff from one to the next.

[Hoss]

Where are you getting this from? That's exactly what you tend to see with most guys over their college careers, an upward slope. Fasching's not particularly a concern though as he's only been there two years and that really isn't a dropoff from one to the next.

Not in a guy like Fasching. I'm not a college hockey nut, but he had solid production in his freshman year and isn't a big time playmaker so I wouldn't expect a big jump from season to season in college.

 

What I said is completely off. Not sure why I didn't get more specific.

[shrader]

Not in a guy like Fasching. I'm not a college hockey nut, but he had solid production in his freshman year and isn't a big time playmaker so I wouldn't expect a big jump from season to season in college.

 

What I said is completely off. Not sure why I didn't get more specific.

 

You really don't see all that many huge jumps, but players do tend to increase slightly from year to year.  There's definitely no reason to be concerned with his progression though, since his stats were essentially the same both years.  Next year should be very telling though.  He's at the point where he needs to take over and become a leader on that team.  The junior season may as well be the make or break year for a lot of the college kids.