Sabres #45 pick: Maxim Strbak, 6'1.25" RHD

[Thorner]

This is a good guy, right? Who we wanted?

[PerreaultForever]

20 minutes ago, Curt said:

Not that it is anything definitive but McKenzie’s scout put him at 33 overall.

and the Hockey News had him at 54 so who knows? Like a number of this year's prospects the rankings varied a lot. 

To be clear I'm not saying this guy is going to be a bust, I think I just reacted to the Samuelsson comparison. I don't see that at all. 

[Doohicksie]

46 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I would expect this kind of post from @inkman

[Curt]

7 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

and the Hockey News had him at 54 so who knows? Like a number of this year's prospects the rankings varied a lot. 

To be clear I'm not saying this guy is going to be a bust, I think I just reacted to the Samuelsson comparison. I don't see that at all. 

Yeah, I don’t know either.  I tend to give McKenzie’s list the benefit of the the doubt because it’s assembled by actual NHL scouts.

[Brawndo]

 

[PromoTheRobot]

15 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

I would expect this kind of post from @inkman

He did like it.

Edited June 29, 2023 by PromoTheRobot

[Doohicksie]

12 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

A Mule, huh?  Mules are good.

[nfreeman]

100 SabreSpace bonus points to whomever knows the correct pronunciation of his last name.

[GASabresIUFAN]

1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:

"This is a Sabre"? That could be taken a number of ways 🙂

Yes he's a D man, but I don't care for this pick myself. I don't see the Samuelsson comparison at all. I see him as a bottom pairing guy at best. 

I would have taken Kalan Lind. 

“He knows he’s a strong defenseman that’s a pass-first guy, gets the puck out and is efficient defending, and then his offense is secondary,” Rud said. “Not that he’s not concerned about (offense), but I think he takes care of everything in his own zone first, and then if he can join the offense and lead in any way, he certainly likes to do that.” 

https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/11080821-2023-nhl-draft-profile-maxim-strbak-a-warrior-defenseman

Sounds a great deal like Samuelsson to me, although Samuelsson because of his huge size maybe even more aggressive physically.

[Thorner]

3 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

100 SabreSpace bonus points to whomever knows the correct pronunciation of his last name.

From what I've seen it kinda just reads like it looks: "STIR-BACK"

[matter2003]

Nice pick to compliment what we already have on D.

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24 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

100 SabreSpace bonus points to whomever knows the correct pronunciation of his last name.

It's pronounced like "Trebek" except the "S" is slient and "bek" sounds like "back". That reminds me of your mother last night, Trebek, on her back and unable to speak - although she wasn't exactly silent!

 

[Doohicksie]

28 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

100 SabreSpace bonus points to whomever knows the correct pronunciation of his last name.

I'm looking forward to Rob Ray's pronunciation of it.

[PromoTheRobot]

30 minutes ago, Thorny said:

From what I've seen it kinda just reads like it looks: "STIR-BACK"

Czechs have no use for vowels.

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Uh-oh. Am I going to regret posting that? Most of the people here should get the joke.

[nfreeman]

I'm going with "Stray-back" until proven otherwise.

[MattPie]

13 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

I'm looking forward to Rob Ray's pronunciation of it.

"He didnt seen, errr... Backsie coming on the blind side."

[Zamboni]

1 hour ago, Doohickie said:

I'm looking forward to Rob Ray's pronunciation of it.

This is the way

Edited June 29, 2023 by Zamboni

[Curt]

Strbak has no accent and sounds like a native North American English speaker.

[French Collection]

Never have enough Maxims.

[GASabresIUFAN]

4 minutes ago, French Collection said:

Never have enough Maxims.

How cliche. 

[Norcal]

 

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Curt said:

Strbak has no accent and sounds like a native North American English speaker.

I think he speaks something like 5 languages

[Huckleberry]

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Stampede defenseman, Maxim Strbak (pronounced STIR-beck), was the highest-ranking Herd member, listed 44th overall. Strbak's ranking names him an "A" rating, slotted to be drafted in the second round of the NHL Entry Draft.20 jan 2023

 

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4 hours ago, Norcal said:

 

He definitely does speak with an accent. He's very sharp and smart, I like him. Hope he does well.