Rd 1, Pick 13: Zach Benson

[SDS]

Post reaction here. 

[Night Train]

On The Clock

[Eleven]

1:10 left and they're all still sitting down...

Here they go.  So no trade.  So no Richards.

Well, Taro, you've got your man, and the Sabres now have like fifty-eight young forwards.

[LGR4GM]

He's probably the most skilled guy left. Good pick. 

[bob_sauve28]

More skill, ok 

[Night Train]

 It's an unmitigated disaster !  ...uh wait..he's good. 

[Taro T]

Said in the other thread, but guess it's easier to leave Savoie in the W now.

[SDS]

Just now, bob_sauve28 said:

More skill, ok 

Did you want something different with the 13th pick? Maybe an Andrew Peters type?

[PromoTheRobot]

They sure get the names on the jersey quick.

[GoPuckYourself]

Major props on the mullett. 

[Thorner]

Seems like a good pick based on consensus ranks 

Edited June 29, 2023 by Thorny

[nfreeman]

98 pts in 60 games -- 3rd in the WHL.  17 pts in 15 playoff games.

5'9", 170 lbs.  Left winger from BC.

I bet he's good.

[shrader]

And they broke the unwritten. Rule of always going to a commercial break while Buffalo is on the board. I guess that honor has shifted south a bit to Pittsburgh. 

[Brawndo]

 

[Indabuff]

Sweet I guess?  Sell me on him.

[North Buffalo]

Underwhelmed

[Brawndo]

 

[spndnchz]

Just now, PromoTheRobot said:

They sure get the names on the jersey quick.

They actually make about three or four jerseys. And then pick the one that they’re gonna pick

[North Buffalo]

Trade bait jeez Im channeling my inner Buff Nill

[Eleven]

I'm not going to crap on this kid.  I'm going to root for him.

But part of "thou shalt not block young talent" includes not putting the young talent behind blocks to begin with! Benson is behind about 10 other young guys.  I suppose the Sabres can trade one or two of them now. 

[Brawndo]

This is Jeff Skinner’s Replacement on the Top Line 

[Huckleberry]

1 minute ago, Thorny said:

Seems like a good pick based on consensus ranks 

Yeah I was hoping for Moore a bit, but what do I know, some draft boards got moore in the 20's.

[CallawaySabres]

He looks like and is being described as someone we will love on our team with talent and other players will hate him. I like it a lot.

[bunomatic]

Looks like he has a scab on the knuckle. I like it.

[DHawerchuk10]

This is a top 5 kid.  He slipped cause of size.  Happy the Sabres avoiding that stupidity.  Skill is skill.