Sabres pick #205 LHD Norwin Panocha

[Thorner]

Ranked #203 by McKeen's and we took him 205. 

Massive steal. 

Edited June 29, 2023 by Thorny

[MattPie]

1 minute ago, Thorny said:

Ranked #203 by McKeen's and we took him 205. 

Massive steal. 

I didn't expect him to slide, I had him 201 on my board. 😉

[Curt]

Average size at around 6’1” 185

Was Germany’s top defenseman at the most recent U-18’s, playing in all situations for them.

[Cascade Youth]

He was 205th on my list.

[GASabresIUFAN]

Just now, Curt said:

Average size at around 6’1” 185

Was Germany’s top defenseman at the most recent U-18’s, playing in all situations for them.

Probably JJP's cousin.

[LGR4GM]

I got nothing. 

[kas23]

Can’t say they ignored D in this draft. 
 

Interesting we haven’t had a single Russian picked yet.

[Randall Flagg]

Terrible. KA needs to go.

Anyway, what's this thread about again

[LGR4GM]

The twitter sphere is telling me this kid has a lot of upside and really showed well for the Germans at the U18. A lot of the twitter scouts like his chances so... there's that. Other than that, I got nothing. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

12 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

The twitter sphere is telling me this kid has a lot of upside and really showed well for the Germans at the U18. A lot of the twitter scouts like his chances so... there's that. Other than that, I got nothing. 

He has a good name.

[PerreaultForever]

Germans often don't get the scrutiny of some others so I will assume they know what they are doing here. Lots of D now so I can't complain. 

[steveoath]

First Norwin to be drafted in NHL history....

Dunno if that's true,  but sounds right. 

[dudacek]

2 minutes ago, steveoath said:

First Norwin to be drafted in NHL history....

Dunno if that's true,  but sounds right. 

Jason Botterill: "the 7th round is  a Norwin situation."

[Thorner]

19 minutes ago, steveoath said:

First Norwin to be drafted in NHL history....

Dunno if that's true,  but sounds right. 

Norwin? Sounds widely right tbh

[matter2003]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

I got nothing. 

All I got is he is better than Norlose.

[LabattBlue]

I am still scarred from wasting a 2nd round pick on German Philip Gogulla who played one year in Rochester(or maybe Portland at the time), then went running back to Germany. 
 

PS Last time I looked he was still playing. 😂

[North Buffalo]

Id like some Provolone on my Panocha...

Edited June 29, 2023 by North Buffalo

[DarthEbriate]

All I've got is Operation Nordwind. From the German perspective it was successful but ultimately ineffectual. From a personal perspective it resulted in my grandpa spending a winter in a Nazi POW camp...  so I won't be promoting that one.

Nothing Star Warsy, unfortunately. 

I hope he turns into a hell of a hockey player and Sabre HOFer.

[Thorner]

Norwin. Good movie. Eddie Murphy is a genius 

[Norcal]

Haha Panocha en Español means something a bit different than German I guess.

[Doohicksie]

49 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

Philip Gogulla

Hmmm.... I have a Polish ancestor with a similar sounding (but Polish-fied) name.  I wonder if I'm kin to that dude somewhere back in time (but not all the way back to Charlemagne)?

[Taro T]

OMG.  WTF are they drafting LHD when they already have a glut plus Hannifan is on the way?!?!?!?

They didn't select a SINGLE RW the ENTIRE draft.

That pipeline is hosed!!!!!!

/sarcasm

[Brawndo]

 

[Curt]

Let’s Go Norwin!

[Weave]

Awful hockey name.  Doesn’t stand a chance.