Sabres Prospects 2016-17

[LGR4GM]

That's pretty exciting. I saw this tweet from Kris Baker this morning which also adds to that YSE

Kris Baker ‏@SabresProspects  2h2 hours ago

Prospects per game leaders: Goals: Malone .73, Pu .72

Assists: Pu .96, Karabacek .71

Points: Pu 1.68

PIM: Fitzgerald 1.67, Kea 1.53 #Sabres

[Doohicksie]

Has anyone else noticed the big improvement in nearly all our college players?

 

Casey Fitzgerald (BC)

2015-16 39gm 4g 23a 27pts

2016-17 18gm 5g 8a 13pts

 

I'm very excited about the progress of Brown, Hurley, and Fitzgerald. 

 

.69 points per game to .72 points per game is no real improvement at all, is it?  (Yes, I see the goals are better.... does that just mean his shots are finding the net versus turning into converted rebounds last year?)

[inkman]

That's pretty exciting. I saw this tweet from Kris Baker this morning which also adds to that YSE

Kris Baker ‏@SabresProspects 2h2 hours ago

 

Prospects per game leaders: Goals: Malone .73, Pu .72

Assists: Pu .96, Karabacek .71

Points: Pu 1.68

PIM: Fitzgerald 1.67, Kea 1.53 #Sabres

Isn't Karabacek playing against qwk and d4rk in Elmira?

[qwksndmonster]

Isn't Karabacek playing against qwk and d4rk in Elmira?

Yup.

 

One of the best adult leaguers around here was on the Jackals for the first month or so of this season before he got cut.

[GASabresIUFAN]

.69 points per game to .72 points per game is no real improvement at all, is it? (Yes, I see the goals are better.... does that just mean his shots are finding the net versus turning into converted rebounds last year?)

If it was 30 games in and he had surpassed the goals number I'd be more apt to agree with you, but to score more in less then 1/2 the games is significant improvement. However, lets say your theory is correct. Isn't a harder or a more accurate shot improvement?

 

Of the 9 players listed plus Petersen (the goalie) only Malone and Florentino are 4th year players. Peterson, Petersen, Willman and Hurley are 3 year players. Brown, Borgen, Fitzgerald, and Chukarov are only college sophomores.

 

If I'm GMTM, I'm signing Petersen (G), the D Borgen, Florentino and Fitzgerald, and forward Malone and maybe Hurley because we need his speed. The rest can go back to school. I don't think underclassmen Petersen, Borgen and Fitzgerald have anything left to prove in the NCAA and we have slots for all of them in the AHL. Although we left McCabe in the NCAA for 3 years.

Edited December 10, 2016 by GASabresIUFAN

[Two or less]

Has anyone else noticed the big improvement in nearly all our college players?

 

Judd Peterson (St Cloud)

2015-16  38gm 16g 7a 23pts

2016-17 14gm 7g 4a 11pts

 

Sean Malone (Harvard)

2015-16 27gm 10g 9a 19pts

2016-17 11gm 8g 6a 14pts

 

Tony Florentino (Providence)

2015-16 31gm 5g 7a 12pts

2016-17 12gm 5g 5a 10pts

 

Chris Brown (BC)

2015-16 41gm 2g 9a 11pts

2016-17 19gm 6g 10a 16pts

 

Connor Hurley (ND)

2015-16 36gm 6g 12a 18pts

2016-17 16gm 4g 11a 15pts

 

Max Willman (Brown)

2015-16 29gm 3g 8a 11pts

2016-17 10gm 4g 3a 7pts

 

Ivan Chukarov (UMass - Amherst)

2015-16 36gm 3g 5a 8pts

2016-17 14gm 1g 3a 4pts

 

Will Borgen (St Cloud)

2015-16 37gm 1g 13a 14pts

2016-17 14gm 1g 8a 9pts

 

Casey Fitzgerald (BC)

2015-16 39gm 4g 23a 27pts

2016-17 18gm 5g 8a 13pts

 

Granted they are all a year older, but history says not everyone gets better, yet at least statistically all our college prospects, both F & D, have improved offensively at least.   I'm very excited about the progress of Brown, Hurley, and Fitzgerald.  I'm also interested to see if Malone and Florentino have done enough to earn a contract from the Sabres.  We could really use a physical and defensive D like Florentino who can actually skate well.

 

Florentino and Providence plays at RIT this weekend. Providence beat RIT 5-1 tonight (Florentino 2 assists) and they'll play again Saturday at 7pm.

[Eleven]

Florentino and Providence plays at RIT this weekend. Providence beat RIT 5-1 tonight (Florentino 2 assists) and they'll play again Saturday at 7pm.

 

Yeah but RIT is like a toy school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi D4rk and Josie...yes I'm trolling!  Can't sleep.  Nothing better to do.

[bob_sauve28]

Nylander not exactly dominating in Rochester

[inkman]

Nylander not exactly dominating in Rochester

Nope. It's most likely transitioning to the pro game (McCabe and Carrier are good recent examples) but he may not be the ballyhooed prospect we wished for.

[bob_sauve28]

Nope. It's most likely transitioning to the pro game (McCabe and Carrier are good recent examples) but he may not be the ballyhooed prospect we wished for.

Same with Bailey and Baptipse, next year or year after. Fasching, too

[dudacek]

NYlander is a boy playing with men.

[inkman]

NYlander is a boy playing with men.

Fer sheezy

[Thorner]

Isn't 15 points in 23 games in your first AHL season at age 18 a pretty darn good start? I would think that would confirm the view of him as a top prospect and not the other way around.

[TrueBlueGED]

Isn't 15 points in 23 games in your first AHL season at age 18 a pretty darn good start? I would think that would confirm the view of him as a top prospect and not the other way around.

Yup. Nothing in his performance to date has made me second guess his projection.

[Randall Flagg]

Yup. Nothing in his performance to date has made me second guess his projection.

They always seem to be power play points.

 

Well, Tim did say they finally have a uniform system throughout the organization! Nylander's going to fit right in! 

[Two or less]

Nylander not exactly dominating in Rochester

 

 

Nope. It's most likely transitioning to the pro game (McCabe and Carrier are good recent examples) but he may not be the ballyhooed prospect we wished for.

 

He's 18. Way too early to tell one way or the other. His brother William is highly rated by everyone and it took him three years after his draft year to become a regular in the NHL and he took a different route then Alex (played mens hockey in Sweden vs. Canadian juniors). I think Alex Nylander will be just fine.

[Ogre]

He's 18. Way too early to tell one way or the other. His brother William is highly rated by everyone and it took him three years after his draft year to become a regular in the NHL and he took a different route then Alex (played mens hockey in Sweden vs. Canadian juniors). I think Alex Nylander will be just fine.

I don't know as though anyone is doubting his ability. He's better than his brother was in the A already. I think most folks are realizing he is a few years out yet. He looks like a kid. Let him pop his cherry first and then in a year or two he'll be ready to go.

[Doohicksie]

Let him pop his cherry first

[bob_sauve28]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SabresProspects/status/807813140616540164/video/1

[Randall Flagg]

Guhle scored twice in his first game back in the WHL, including a goal with 12 seconds left in regulation to win the game.

[bob_sauve28]

Guhle scored twice in his first game back in the WHL, including a goal with 12 seconds left in regulation to win the game.

 

Count me in on his bandwagon!

[Doohicksie]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SabresProspects/status/807813140616540164/video/1

 

Dang he's got a nice release.

[Derrico]

After a quiet weekend last week, Pu scores 3 and adds 2 assists in his 3 games this weekend.

[qwksndmonster]

Dang he's got a nice release.

I was thinking that his release was kinda slow. The snap was really fast but I couldn't tell if the lead up was a fake or part of his release.

[Doohicksie]

I'll grant ya that, but it's so smooooth.