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With the Fasching trade, the Pilut signing and the draft, who are our top prospects? I’m going to stick to players 23 and under with limited to no NHL games. I try to balance age, upside and time until NHL impact.

1) Dahlin
2) Mittelstadt
3) Guhle
4) Pilut
5) Olofsson
6) Asplund
7) Davidsson
8) Nylander
9) Pu
10) Borgen
11) Smith
12) Samuelsson
13) Johansson
14) UPL
15) Hickey
16) Baptiste
17) Bailey
18) Weissbach
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Never too early to learn and scout the next group of prospects.

For those with subscriptions to the Athletic, Corey Pronman released his "way too Early top 25 for the 2019 NHL Draft"

His top 10:

Jack Hughes C USNTDP

Kaspo Kakko RW TPS

Trevor Zegras, C USNTDP

Peyton Krebs LW Kootenay

Alex Turcotte C USNTP

Bowen Byram D Vancouver

Matthew Boldy RW USNTDP

Maxim Cajkovic RW Malmo

Dylan Dozens RW Lethbridge

Kirby... Читать дальше...

I mentioned I was in the Queen City yesterday. Did I see a picture of Cellino of Cellino and Barnes on a Cellino Plumbing truck? Twin? Side gig?

JAG = Just A Guy

2011 - 2017 is the pool we can pull from. 11 you are in charge. Matt Ellis should be a captain. 

We need like an Ultimate JAG Sabre Since 2011 Tournament.  I'm betting Wilson would do quite well.

I'm organizing the tournament.  I'll reserve it for the long stretch between July 1st and September Nth.  Taking suggestions for division names, e.g., the Jillson Division.

Here is the background

I think Priestlay and Sutton are actually... Читать дальше...

The deadline to qualify RFAs is today at 5pm. That list includes

Reinhart, O'Regan, Bailey, Baptiste, Wilson, Smith, Malone, Antipin, and Kasdorf

https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1011239113557766144

This is not a big deal, but I am just curious:

The Buffalo-Toronto trade that happened yesterday is reported in the following manner: 

JUNE 23: Toronto Maple Leafs acquire No. 156 pick in 2018 NHL Draft from Buffalo Sabres for sixth-round pick in 2019 NHL Draft.

What I don't understand is why you would trade the first pick of round six this year for what is almost definitely a later pick in round six next year? One wouldn't do such a thing straight up in the same year, much less for a future pick (all things equal... Читать дальше...

revealed at the presser

Botterill now is on record; he prefers non-CHL players because he can control their rights for a longer period of time.

From 31 Thoughts Podcast Elliott Friedman

I’ll tell you something, I’ve got to say this: I think the trade offers are going to be really interesting,” predicted Friedman while answering a listener question in the Ask 31 section of the podcast. “Buffalo is not trading their pick; but I think that even from 2 on down, I think there’s going to be offers. I don’t see Carolina trading their pick either. I think it’s more likely they keep the player.

“But I do think Montreal is going to get tempted... Читать дальше...

I would have taken someone different. That said he is a 6' C/RW who is going to college next year. 

From Bob’s Twitter, some expected news

“BUF is not expected to give goaltender Robin Lehner his qualifying offer and he should be added to the list of UFA goalies available this summer as Sabres are likely to look elsewhere for a partner for Linus Ullmark”

He's gonna speak. In Buffalo. About being a Sabre.

He'll be on wgr at 745am too.

This thread is inspired by this video:

http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/25mm

If you watch it, you'll know the line I'm talking about. This is a place to share the "things/devices/stuff" that you think are AWESOME and you personally endorse and recommend to friends.

Let's see if we can give this thread a long run. Post up what you are consuming, restaurant, homemade, just something you are really enjoying at the moment, whatever......

It is Saturday afternoon. The wife is not home. And I have no plans. For lunch I just made myself a plate of Yancy's Fancy Bergenost cheese, good pepperoni, and an assortment of crackers. Opened a bottle of Ovila Saison to quench my thirst. Life is good.

How about you?

Seems to be a pretty big topic of discussion, so have at it

And so we start again

With the 2018 draft in our rearview mirror, it's time for us, Sabres Fans, to turn our attention to the 2019 draft and start thinking about what BUF needs to do to secure the best odds in the Jack Hughes lottery.

Let's face it, Buffalo isn't winning the Cup this season. So it would be a disservice to try and finish anywhere but dead last as Jack Hughes is truly a once in a lifetime generational talent... not counting McDavid, Eichel and Matthews... and maybe Dahlin.

So rev... Читать дальше...