If by some miracle we could pull off a top 3 pick this year that would be pretty f'in awesome!

Rasmus Dahlin
Adam Boqvist

Both the kinda future Dmen we need or Svechnikov a very nice consolation prize.

What do we do if we land a second overall and Dahlin goes first?
- lulags

Probably continue to “Edmonton” ourselves & take a forward

And before anyone gives the “BPA” argument & just trade a forward for defense...

How’d that work out for the Oilers?
That’s right...
Hall for Larson

He and Pysyk. I can't tell whether people actually like them
- jcragcrumple

If they like winning they like those players

What happened to managements ability to find talent????

Name the 6 players Ruff choose in the playoffs, final minute of game 5 against the Rangers...
- washedup20

My buddy got me into the KeyBank Box for that one. It was great.

I could throw M&Ms onto HardHats seats in the 13th row.

Probably continue to “Edmonton” ourselves & take a forward

And before anyone gives the “BPA” argument & just trade a forward for defense...

How’d that work out for the Oilers?
That’s right...
Hall for Larson
- jdfitz77

There's too many variables. If somehow the sabres pick 5, and 3 Dmen have gone, it very well may be BPA. Botts took 2 centers in the first 2 last year

If they like winning they like those players

What happened to managements ability to find talent????



- washedup20

Worst hockey cards ever

Probably continue to “Edmonton” ourselves & take a forward

And before anyone gives the “BPA” argument & just trade a forward for defense...

How’d that work out for the Oilers?
That’s right...
Hall for Larson
- jdfitz77

Or they might take a d-man? Or our gm isn't stupid like chiarelli?

Or they might take a d-man? Or our gm isn't stupid like chiarelli?
- Sabresfan-365

Well we all know how I feel about drafting Defensemen

But in all seriousness

If we trade Kane for a legit young defenseman prospect...
And trade Reinhart for defense...

Well then drafting a forward high makes sense

We really need to address the defense in a major way
Now, AND for the future

There's too many variables. If somehow the sabres pick 5, and 3 Dmen have gone, it very well may be BPA. Botts took 2 centers in the first 2 last year
- jcragcrumple

If we take Centers with our top 2 picks again, I think my head might explode

(Unless we make other trades for Defensemen first)

We’re just so thin on defense...

If we take Centers with our top 2 picks again, I think my head might explode

(Unless we make other trades for Defensemen first)

We’re just so thin on defense...
- jdfitz77

If the evaluation between two players is close, I'm sure they go D, but Botterill seems like a BPA guy if there's someone he really likes

If the evaluation between two players is close, I'm sure they go D, but Botterill seems like a BPA guy if there's someone he really likes
- jcragcrumple

I understand the theory of BPA...
and I’m not against it

We just need to do something with our defense

And besides Guhle...
we have maybe Borgen & maybe Fitzgerald
Besides that,
we don’t have anything coming in the pipeline

Sean Shapiro‏ @seanshapiro

The Stars have traded Jamie Oleksiak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional fourth-round pick


I would have done that trade, we've talked about Oleksiak for a while now

Sean Shapiro‏ @seanshapiro

The Stars have traded Jamie Oleksiak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional fourth-round pick


I would have done that trade, we've talked about Oleksiak for a while now
- Stripes77

My recollection is that he was a great big slow guy, maybe not bad in a different system, but does he work here?

I understand the theory of BPA...
and I’m not against it

We just need to do something with our defense

And besides Guhle...
we have maybe Borgen & maybe Fitzgerald
Besides that,
we don’t have anything coming in the pipeline
- jdfitz77

I think the BPA argument wins out in the 1st round as there is a larger, known skill and potential difference between prospects. 2nd-7th round, we should be targeting mostly defenders as you say, but at pick 1-6...it's fairly set in stone and the real decisions are usually made by the teams drafting ahead of you.

Question: Would you take McIsaac over Zadina? Or really would you draft a top10 ranked defender over a top5 forward, knowing the forward had more potential and a higher ceiling?

My recollection is that he was a great big slow guy, maybe not bad in a different system, but does he work here?
- Der Kaiser

For only a 4th though....

Although if he doesn’t fit what Botts/Housley is trying to do,
then no point in throwing away the pick

Isles get Belmont, I fully expect JT to stick around

Sean Shapiro‏ @seanshapiro

The Stars have traded Jamie Oleksiak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional fourth-round pick


I would have done that trade, we've talked about Oleksiak for a while now
- Stripes77

Worth it, good trade

Isles get Belmont, I fully expect JT to stick around
- Sabresfan-365

That kinky bastard wants his 3-way

yes, yes, you dont like ROR
- jcragcrumple

I want him to be a leader on this team

way too talented for this team to be 30th place

and he plays a fraction of the game he plays for team canada

it's not a crime to expect your better players to lead this team to a much better place then where we are at

I want him to be a leader on this team

way too talented for this team to be 30th place

and he plays a fraction of the game he plays for team canada

it's not a crime to expect your better players to lead this team to a much better place then where we are at
- homiedclown

I don't believe that to be true (if you're referring to the team). If you're referring to just ROR well same thing + it's one guy out of 20

Sean Shapiro‏ @seanshapiro

The Stars have traded Jamie Oleksiak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional fourth-round pick


I would have done that trade, we've talked about Oleksiak for a while now
- Stripes77

I wanted him for 2 years


and we gave the habs more for that bum d man with a hot wife

I don't believe that to be true (if you're referring to the team). If you're referring to just ROR well same thing + it's one guy out of 20
- Sabresfan-365

the second line sucks and he is the anchor


he needs to worry more about getting the puck out of the corner and back checking then rehashing the same blah post game interview of why they lost

I understand the theory of BPA...
and I’m not against it

We just need to do something with our defense

And besides Guhle...
we have maybe Borgen & maybe Fitzgerald
Besides that,
we don’t have anything coming in the pipeline
- jdfitz77

Devante Stephens took a big step in the right direction last year

the second line sucks and he is the anchor


he needs to worry more about getting the puck out of the corner and back checking then rehashing the same blah post game interview of why they lost
- homiedclown

buffalo try hard crowd eats that crap up just like they do every time Nolan dishes out a hit

That kinky bastard wants his 3-way
- washedup20

I want him to be a leader on this team

way too talented for this team to be 30th place

and he plays a fraction of the game he plays for team canada

it's not a crime to expect your better players to lead this team to a much better place then where we are at
- homiedclown

So if there's an opportunity to play him with potentially good wingers (Smith and Baptiste) why wouldn't you want to try that. It would probably make him better, and make them better