Hoss Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) #Sabres take defenseman Brendan Guhle from Prince Albert of WHL. Edited June 27, 2015 by Hoss Quote
Robviously Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 A heads-up defenseman who can really take a beating and dish it out as well. Built like a tank; grueling play doesn't phase him. Calm, collected, and poised with the puck; great body and stick positioning without the puck. Reliable at both ends of the ice and can be trusted with a hefty amount of ice time. All-in-all, a defenseman who strives to be difficult to play against, consistently, with and without the puck. (Curtis Joe, EP 2015) - See more at: http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=63250#sthash.5TFwAlu1.dpuf http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=63250 Sounds like low-risk, medium-reward. We need prospects on D so makes sense. Quote
darksabre Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 Oh hey picking players at the draft is still a thing :lol: Quote
Huckleberry Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) ...so no Kylington? :( what isn't he picked already ? holy crap he slipped way down. Edited June 27, 2015 by Heimdall Quote
Brawndo Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 ...so no Kylington? :( Went 60th to Flames Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 I don't know anything about this guy, so whatever. All I know is Kylington was a pre-season top-5 lock, then slipped because of development stagnation, but was still projected top-25. That's the type of risk I take every single time at the back of the second round. Quote
Crusader1969 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 ...so no Kylington? :( Id be upset too if it was a figure skating competition but since its hockey glad they stayed away. Quote
Johnny DangerFace Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 Id be upset too if it was a figure skating competition but since its hockey glad they stayed away. Well said! Quote
dudacek Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 So, a Corey Sarich type? Interesting that he tied with Eichel for first with seven top-10 finishes in combine testing. Quote
Huckleberry Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 SUNRISE, Fla. -- Two of the players who performed best during the physical testing at the NHL Scouting Combine earlier this month in Buffalo were Boston University center Jack Eichel and Prince Albert Raiders defenseman Brendan Guhle. They're now teammates with the Buffalo Sabres, who used the No. 2 pick of the 2015 NHL Draft on Friday to select Eichel. On Saturday, they selected Guhle at No. 51 in the second round. "It's good city for me so far," Guhle said of Buffalo. The 6-foot-1, 184-pound defenseman had five goals and 32 points in 72 games. But at the Combine he scored in the top 10 in seven categories, matching Eichel for the most among the prospects. His best result came on the Wingate Ergometer stationary bike test, which measures a skater's explosive power in a 30-second burst. His score of 19.9 dwarfed the leader in that category at the 2014 Combine,Toronto Maple Leafs prospect William Nylander, who had a 17.5. Guhle also had the best long jump at 122 inches; the fourth-highest vertical leap at 27 inches; tied for the third-most pull-ups with 12; tied for the fifth-fastest in the pro agility test starting right at 4.39 seconds; the seventh-fasted in the pro agility starting left at 4.47 seconds; and tied for the seventh-most repetitions on the bench press with 15. "I was surprised about a couple things I did well," Guhle said of his Combine performance. "Better than I thought I did. And the interview went really well." Guhle said he thought after his success at the Combine that the Sabres could be a landing spot for him. "I had a pretty good feeling about them," he said. "And they had a lot of picks, which is a good sign." Quote
Alaska Darin Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 He did a very good interview with the press. Impressive for a kid his age. Quote
carpandean Posted June 27, 2015 Report Posted June 27, 2015 I remember around the combine a quote from TM about liking to take true athletes, even if raw skill-wise. Quote
French Collection Posted June 28, 2015 Report Posted June 28, 2015 I like this kid too. Potential 4-6 D-man in about 3 years. Sounds like he has all the tools, just needs to fill out and gain some experience. I wonder if he moved up our draft board due to the excellent combine scores. Quote
Brawndo Posted June 28, 2015 Report Posted June 28, 2015 From same hometown as Mark Pysyk. They know each other and have played pick up games together Quote
shrader Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 I don't know anything about this guy, so whatever. All I know is Kylington was a pre-season top-5 lock, then slipped because of development stagnation, but was still projected top-25. That's the type of risk I take every single time at the back of the second round. I read this description and all I can think of is Angelo Esposito, granted, he didn't fall anywhere near that far. Quote
LGR4GM Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 He is a write on Guhle http://lastwordonsports.com/2015/06/21/2015-nhl-draft-profile-73-brendan-guhle/ "Brendan Guhle is a very strong skater. He has excellent speed and acceleration in both directions. This allows him to pinch down low, or to join the rush, and still be able to get back defensively. He also has very good pivots and edgework, allowing him to maintain good gap control, and making him hard to beat to the outside. If there is a criticism to his skating, it is that he lacks lower body strength which takes away from his balance and power. He loses battles along the boards and is not strong enough on the puck right now. These aspects can definitely improve though as he adds core strength in the coming years." Quote
Hoss Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Posted July 27, 2015 Guhle signed his ELC Lavoie: #sabres 2nd round pick, Brendan Guhle signed his ELS contract. #tvasports Quote
Thorner Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 I'm a little surprised he signed so soon! Is he the first pick from this year's second round to sign an ELC? They have players unsigned from last year's second round still. Quote
inkman Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 I'm a little surprised he signed so soon! Is he the first pick from this year's second round to sign an ELC? They have players unsigned from last year's second round still. Might not mean much but GMTM seemed rather giddy with the player Quote
dudacek Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 Very surprising in the context of past practice. That said, I don't know why they wouldn't do it. Quote
Weave Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 Very surprising in the context of past practice. That said, I don't know why they wouldn't do it. You can only have so many players under contract. If memory serves, 53 sounds right. Signing him now means not signing someone else. Seems unusual for a 2nd rd selection to be signed so early. Quote
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