The fact ya'll got him at 8 makes me hate you
- Pet.m.d.

He was rated right around that spot at the draft. Looks like we got a pretty special player, hopefully.

Quinn Hughes would look good in blue and gold (read as royal blue)

When did this change? At the beginning of the year quite a few people on this board wanted to disagree with my negative opinion of him.

Lot's of :
He scored 40 plus points in both seasons
I'm not giving up on him yet
Some guys just don't show emotion - ladanian Tomlinson didn't
He the best net front presence since Thomas vanek
He didn't pick himself second
Every gm would have picked him 2nd


This sound familiar?
- Boss34

Oh yeah, I was defending him over the summer. He was coming off (basically) 2 20 goal seasons. He s been terrible this year

I'm sure you guys have already discussed but attendance is pitiful. I was critical of attendance for USA games 6 years ago but now even the Canada game was beyond weak.

What changed? Are the prices that much higher? I know Pegula and Russ Brandon incorporated love their ticket rate hikes but I don't see them as being that out of line. Last time I met Canadians from all over that came to spend 10 days. Now our city has 3 times as much to offer and people aren't taking advantage, sad.

Only other theory is like myself I'm going to the Friday game, so seeing as how I have kids it's cutting down how many other games I'm attending in person. But it doesn't cover this drop off.


Edit: Many on twitter are suggesting that the Sabres sucked the life out of hockey in Buffalo. Not buying it. After bringing my kids to snooze fest after snooze fest, loss after loss I would have loved to bring my kids to see team USA downtown tonight for good ole fashioned butt kicking except my older boy is sick.

And seeing him wear number 11 in Buffalo is pretty special too
- turbo044

Can't
for the Sabres anyways

Retired number

I'm sure you guys have already discussed but attendance is pitiful. I was critical of attendance for USA games 6 years ago but now even the Canada game was beyond weak.

What changed? Are the prices that much higher? I know Pegula and Russ Brandon incorporated love their ticket rate hikes but I don't see them as being that out of line. Last time I met Canadians from all over that came to spend 10 days. Now our city has 3 times as much to offer and people aren't taking advantage sad.

Only other theory is like myself I'm going to the Friday game, so seeing as how I have kids it's cutting down how many other games I'm attending in person. But it doesn't cover this drop off.
- Buffalo--Sabres

Im basing this just off the non adult version of me so take that for what it's worth but my 2 cents:

This tournaments attendance was largely based around Canadian attendance and parity in this tournament (long term) and lack of elite talent (short term) is the cause.

I loved this tournament growing up when it was Canada vs the world. now it's kind of just "meh" and It wouldnt surprise me if other fans felt the same way. Now im just checking out sabres prospects.

The growth of other nations fan bases hasn't been nearly enough to offset Canada's declining interest in this.

before you all have your wet dreams

it's denmark

not canada
not sweden

not st louis blues or tampa lightning



denmark

before you all have your wet dreams

it's denmark

not canada
not sweden

not st louis blues or tampa lightning



denmark
- homiedclown

before kaiser does it(even though i agree):

before you all have your wet dreams

it's denmark

not canada
not sweden

not st louis blues or tampa lightning



denmark
- homiedclown

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

before kaiser does it(even though i agree):


- Sabresfan-365

sam reinhart looked great at the world jrs

sam reinhart looked great at the world jrs
- homiedclown

he got a lot of generous assists looking back on it.

Im basing this just off the non adult version of me so take that for what it's worth but my 2 cents:

This tournaments attendance was largely based around Canadian attendance and parity in this tournament (long term) and lack of elite talent (short term) is the cause.

I loved this tournament growing up when it was Canada vs the world. now it's kind of just "meh" and It wouldnt surprise me if other fans felt the same way. Now im just checking out sabres prospects.

The growth of other nations fan bases hasn't been nearly enough to offset Canada's declining interest in this.
- Sabresfan-365

Spot on sir. I feel this tournament is lifeless right now and should be played strictly at the harbor center.

Top problem, Canada's most elite talents(and now sometimes USA's) aren't allowed to play their final year of tournament eligibility.

Second: Canada has only 1 once in 8 years after winning 12 of 20 years. Not a hood excuse for the words biggest hockey country but it is what it is.

Third: the Leafs are good for the first time in a long time. Best in the standing since pre-lockout season but maybe their best teams in many decades. They've awakened the sleeping giant.

he got a lot of generous assists looking back on it.
- Sabresfan-365

stop it

just stop

sam reinhart looked great at the world jrs
- homiedclown

Yeah well i’m Happy he looks like a really good player with great skill. That what I wanted to see... he is clearly one of the better USA players.

And unlike Sam he has speed...lots of it

Spot on sir. I feel this tournament is lifeless right now and should be played strictly at the harbor center.

Top problem, Canada's most elite talents(and now sometimes USA's) aren't allowed to play their final year of tournament eligibility.

Second: Canada has only 1 once in 8 years after winning 12 of 20 years. Not a hood excuse for the words biggest hockey country but it is what it is.

Third: the Leafs are good for the first time in a long time. Best in the standing since pre-lockout season but maybe their best teams in many decades. They've awakened the sleeping giant.
- Buffalo--Sabres

Im curious to see what the approach with this tournament is going forward now that the NHL players aren't going to the olympics.

Id consider the FIFA model, make the olympic hockey a U-23 tournament

And we didn't need them to yet.

There will be more jackpot's, and more who continue to do percisely Richard
- sbroads24

We need to stop relitigating poop that happened 2, 3 years ago and start looking forward.

stop it

just stop
- homiedclown

that wasn't in defence of mittelstadt's performance, just an observation having rewatched some of those highlights


I mean they were obviously assists but like, the guy was literally poking the puck to domi after domi curled and dragged and the fought to score the goal after.

that wasn't in defence of mittelstadt's performance, just an observation having rewatched some of those highlights
- Sabresfan-365

skunk led the world jrs in goals that year
and plus minus

and tied for the most points

Yeah well i’m Happy he looks like a really good player with great skill. That what I wanted to see... he is clearly one of the better USA players.

And unlike Sam he has speed...lots of it
- gordong

just like
reinhart
nyander
risto
eichel
grigorenko
amia


etc
etc
etc


ror with team canada
mccabe with team usa


etc
etc
etc

that wasn't in defence of mittelstadt's performance, just an observation having rewatched some of those highlights


I mean they were obviously assists but like, the guy was literally poking the puck to domi after domi curled and dragged and the fought to score the goal after.
- Sabresfan-365

domi and skunk clicked

send him to the yotes

I'm sure you guys have already discussed but attendance is pitiful. I was critical of attendance for USA games 6 years ago but now even the Canada game was beyond weak.

What changed? Are the prices that much higher? I know Pegula and Russ Brandon incorporated love their ticket rate hikes but I don't see them as being that out of line. Last time I met Canadians from all over that came to spend 10 days. Now our city has 3 times as much to offer and people aren't taking advantage, sad.

Only other theory is like myself I'm going to the Friday game, so seeing as how I have kids it's cutting down how many other games I'm attending in person. But it doesn't cover this drop off.


Edit: Many on twitter are suggesting that the Sabres sucked the life out of hockey in Buffalo. Not buying it. After bringing my kids to snooze fest after snooze fest, loss after loss I would have loved to bring my kids to see team USA downtown tonight for good ole fashioned butt kicking except my older boy is sick.
- Buffalo--Sabres

It's only day 1, let's see what the rest of the tourney brings. Aren't group games usually pretty empty?

I don't buy that twitter thing either. A lot of non Sabres fans live within easy driving distance from here on top of the Sabres fans that live within 90 minutes of here would see these games. It'll pick up.

skunk led the world jrs in goals that year
and plus minus

and tied for the most points
- homiedclown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM75USGVvr0

i mean, the majority of these aren't high skilled plays. there's maybe 2 and one was against germany

just like
reinhart
nyander
risto
eichel
grigorenko


etc
etc
etc


ror with team canada
mccabe with team usa


etc
etc
etc
- homiedclown

Ok mr happy pants...

domi and skunk clicked

send him to the yotes
- homiedclown

just saying that the majority of his points weren't play making points and his goals were rebounds, tips and empty netters.

Ok mr happy pants...

- gordong

armia put up 12 points in one of these tourneys