I forgot about this

We should do it again for this year.
- sbroads24

Remember being very on the fence about the pick before draft day. I loved how Reinhart played at the WJ but the way Leon was putting up points in juniors was awesome. At the time didn't think we could really go wrong, both looked to be real solid NHL guys, not sure why Reinhart seems to have fallen off a cliff as far as development goes. Really hoping a new coach can light a fire under him, I think a move back to centre would be very good for him,could have sworn that's where hes always played, even when they played him with McDavid at the WJ. I dont think the wing is where he is most effective.

Hockeybuzz Draft Bet:

sbraods24 - Draisaitl
pegulaville -Draisaitl
herzeleid - Draisaitl
rover16 - Bennett
gerbe - Reinhart
letsgobuffalo75 - Reinhart
powerslave - Reinhart
89 - Reinhart
stripes77 - Reinhart
GilPerreault11 - Bennett
Maximum Signal - Reinhart
evatnorth - Trade
gibby111 - Bennett
Otsegolectric - Draisaitl
Enzomatic - Reinhart
Leninthebuff - Draisaitl
jackoc150 - Bennett
joevthree - Ekblad
Irish 14 - Bennett
jaumiller - Reinhart
homiedclown - Draisaitl *
IonSabres - Bennett
100goalseason - Reinhart
ZemgusTurtlsons - Bennett
Orphen22 - Reinhart
sabresfandan - Reinhart
SabresNHL - Bennett
beargk - Bennett
jochfr - Tits McGee (Reinhart)
Da_Cashman - Reinhart
Khymlev13 - Reinhart
TheSabresTaco - Reinhart
IceColdBeer - Reinhart
IndianaSabresFan - Bennett
Buffalo-Sabres - Bennett
Cheeseballin - Reinhart
HonkFortheGoose - Reinhart
CaptainRivet - Reinhart
Cabin - Reinhart
ImThatGuy - Reinhart
Smittyx36 - Reinhart
Jammerz04 - Reinhart
Homer- Reinhart
- Herzeleid

So who won the tiebreaker? jochfr?

So who won the tiebreaker? jochfr?
- buffalofan19

Yes

I forgot about this

We should do it again for this year.
- sbroads24

in fairness, this is a bet who we think they'd take not necessarily who is going to turn out to be the best

in fairness, this is a bet who we think they'd take not necessarily who is going to turn out to be the best
- Sabresfan-365

Oh I know.

I think I flip flopped a few times before the draft on who I thought would be best.

in fairness, this is a bet who we think they'd take not necessarily who is going to turn out to be the best
- Sabresfan-365

ill go liljegren for this year. i think makar and hesikanen are both off the board. valimaki is probably a reach at 8. unless we move a bunch of forwards for immediate d help, which i dont think will happen right away.

ill go liljegren for this year. i think makar and hesikanen are both off the board. valimaki is probably a reach at 8. unless we move a bunch of forwards for immediate d help, which i dont think will happen right away.
- rover16

I think the pick will be traded.

I think the pick will be traded.
- jochfr

my guess as well but if they stick with it i could see them going forward.

Either Tippett falls to 8 or they take Pettersson.

Wonder if the Eichel factor in Germany will help them sign Cal asap....he is one piece we really cant afford to lose otherwise we have to bank on Ullmark being great

Wonder if the Eichel factor in Germany will help them sign Cal asap....he is one piece we really cant afford to lose otherwise we have to bank on Ullmark being great
- Beezer33

Probably about as well as it worked for Vesey...

Wonder if the Eichel factor in Germany will help them sign Cal asap....he is one piece we really cant afford to lose otherwise we have to bank on Ullmark being great
- Beezer33

With the exception of shootouts....Lehner really handled the utter lack of a defense very well. I don't understand why everyone is ready to move on from him (other than female doging about the 1st round pick).

Keller AGAIN! From Jack.

pretty sure in a redraft, we would all take Draisaitl, assuming he didn't go number 1 to the panthers

With the exception of shootouts....Lehner really handled the utter lack of a defense very well. I don't understand why everyone is ready to move on from him (other than female doging about the 1st round pick).
- feetontheair22

some of us dont believe that but honestly its whatever. As long as its a short term deal it's fine. so many bigger issues.

RealPierreLeBrun 4minutes ago

Leon Draisaitl is using the off days to fly to Somalia where he will feed starving millions with 10 loaves and 12 fishes

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- Der Kaiser

Amateur. That's like so 1987 years ago......

Will he skate across the unfrozen Atlantic and around the Cape of Good Hope to get there?

Hockeybuzz Draft Bet:

sbraods24 - Draisaitl
pegulaville -Draisaitl
herzeleid - Draisaitl
rover16 - Bennett
gerbe - Reinhart
letsgobuffalo75 - Reinhart
powerslave - Reinhart
89 - Reinhart
stripes77 - Reinhart
GilPerreault11 - Bennett
Maximum Signal - Reinhart
evatnorth - Trade
gibby111 - Bennett
Otsegolectric - Draisaitl
Enzomatic - Reinhart
Leninthebuff - Draisaitl
jackoc150 - Bennett
joevthree - Ekblad
Irish 14 - Bennett
jaumiller - Reinhart
homiedclown - Draisaitl *
IonSabres - Bennett
100goalseason - Reinhart
ZemgusTurtlsons - Bennett
Orphen22 - Reinhart
sabresfandan - Reinhart
SabresNHL - Bennett
beargk - Bennett
jochfr - Tits McGee (Reinhart)
Da_Cashman - Reinhart
Khymlev13 - Reinhart
TheSabresTaco - Reinhart
IceColdBeer - Reinhart
IndianaSabresFan - Bennett
Buffalo-Sabres - Bennett
Cheeseballin - Reinhart
HonkFortheGoose - Reinhart
CaptainRivet - Reinhart
Cabin - Reinhart
ImThatGuy - Reinhart
Smittyx36 - Reinhart
Jammerz04 - Reinhart
Homer- Reinhart
- Herzeleid

Wrong, I would have taken Ekblad.

New blog.

God dammit Murray was terrible
- sbroads24

Hindsight is 20/20 - having a Minion as a Avatar with huge eyes and glasses - should take a hint -

Sam was Consensus Best C in draft - Draisatl no joke but we would have called GMTM a Gambler and Rookie, undisciplined, had he drafted Leon - remember Calgary took Sam Bennett beofre Leon

Hindsight is 20/20 - having a Minion as a Avatar with huge eyes and glasses - should take a hint -

Sam was Consensus Best C in draft - Draisatl no joke but we would have called GMTM a Gambler and Rookie, undisciplined, had he drafted Leon - remember Calgary took Sam Bennett beofre Leon
- -JCDC-

Sam went after Leon...

Florida Aaron Ekblad
Buffalo Sam Reinhart
Edmonton Leon Draisaitl
Calgary Sam Bennett

If this is the case, which it might be, it speaks to how over rated our forward core is.

We need someone better than 23 or 90 to be our 2nd best forward.

No one we have are close to the skill level of a Kuznetsov, Draisaitl, Malkin etc.

We are far away
- sbroads24

Toews doesn't have that kind of "skill level" you're talking about either
Neither does Bergeron
Neither did Dustin Brown (although u could argue he was 3rd behind Carter)

What about Nylander?
He has the kind of skill level you're talking about

I guess if what you're saying is that we need a 2nd "Eichel"
of course that would help...
but there's more than ONE way to build a winner