best part is despite that hes ranked 4th among d-men. botts picked a good year to suck
- Sabresfan-365

Pretty sure it wasn't coincidence :

Sucking this year early allows us to:
Pick a great talent early and

Trade "core" guys at the deadline with out hearing about the playoff's and why would the sabres trade kane ect.

It really wasn’t that much of a consensus, at all.

A poster here had a list he recently posted, of who everyone thought we would take from 2014.

There was a mixture of all 3. I picked Leon. In fact, more picked Leon than Bennett
- sbroads24

And I just posted actual professional people who all(but one) said that Reinhart was better. Sorry, but I'm taking McKenzie's voice over some rando on the internet.

And I just posted actual professional people who all(but one) said that Reinhart was better. Sorry, but I'm taking McKenzie's voice over some rando on the internet.
- Wetbandit1

Cool. It wasn’t that much of a consensus, so much of a non-consensus, that Leon actually was drafted before Sam Bennett.

Saying it was between the two Sam’s is wrong

I will also say he has more skill than any other sabre we have drafted in the last 30 years other than Jack


we drafted Turgeon 30 years and 6 months ago
- homiedclown

Always hated Turgeon. Another hapless under-achiever.

What? That doesn't even make sense.

95% of people had Reinhart ahead of Draisaitl. It appears they were wrong. You're the revisionist here, not me.
- Wetbandit1

I wasnt saying you thought he was awesome pre draft.

I was saying you defended his heartless, emotionless existense as a sabre.

Guys don't need to show emotion, LT would score and just hand the ball to the official comments.

That was you

agreed

I thought he was drafted with pierre, not the year after
- homiedclown

So the last 29 1/2 years.
I can't think of another talent drafted by the sabres in decades.

Patty was traded here
Hasek was traded here

Maybe vanek?

I wasnt saying you thought he was awesome pre draft.

I was saying you defended his heartless, emotionless existense as a sabre.

Guys don't need to show emotion, LT would score and just hand the ball to the official comments.

That was you
- Boss34

He was coached that way, same with our boy Thurman, in the words of Marve, Act like you have been there before.

That said, I laugh at some of the celebrations we have seen.

I wasnt saying you thought he was awesome pre draft.

I was saying you defended his heartless, emotionless existense as a sabre.

Guys don't need to show emotion, LT would score and just hand the ball to the official comments.

That was you
- Boss34

Yes, that was me, not everyone is a "rah-rah" guy. Vanek, since we already used him as an example rarely showed emotion, other than his having to take a poop face.

Cool. It wasn’t that much of a consensus, so much of a non-consensus, that Leon actually was drafted before Sam Bennett.

Saying it was between the two Sam’s is wrong
- sbroads24

Look at this list and try and say it wasn't:

http://www.mynhldraft.com...-draft-prospect-rankings/


Also, here's this:



Edit: ISS and Central Scouting aka the best in the business had both at #1. Draisaitl was at 4 in Central scouting and 6 at ISS.

He was coached that way, same with our boy Thurman, in the words of Marve, Act like you have been there before.

That said, I laugh at some of the celebrations we have seen.
- IonSabres

I think the post goal celebrations are indicitive of who's into the game and who's not.

Eichel, Kane get fired up. Smiles ,pumping fists ect.

Reinhart just skates in, no emotion.
Check him out next time he's on the ice for a goal. If he is on the ice for another goal.

It's the nhl , not the nfl.

Thurman was awesome

Look at this list and try and say it wasn't:

http://www.mynhldraft.com...-draft-prospect-rankings/


Also, here's this:



Edit: ISS and Central Scouting aka the best in the business had both at #1. Draisaitl was at 4 in Central scouting and 6 at ISS.
- Wetbandit1

I wanted Bennet up until the last few days, then I was all about Draisaitl.
Maybe the could trade Sam for Sam since both are sucking.

Yes, that was me, not everyone is a "rah-rah" guy. Vanek, since we already used him as an example rarely showed emotion, other than his having to take a poop face.
- Wetbandit1

he showed emotion when Ruff wanted him to kill a penalty

I wanted Bennet up until the last few days, then I was all about Draisaitl.
Maybe the could trade Sam for Sam since both are sucking.
- IonSabres

I remember hearing size, speed and the German Wayne Gretzky.
That was intriguing.

Sam for sam would be fair.
We might have to add after the past dozen games for both guys.

he showed emotion when Ruff wanted him to kill a penalty



- homiedclown

What? Baring his teeth and hissing?

I remember hearing size, speed and the German Wayne Gretzky.
That was intriguing.

Sam for sam would be fair.
We might have to add after the past dozen games for both guys.
- Boss34

That's great and all, but when the 2 best players your country have produced are Marco Sturm and Jochen Hecht that doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot.

What? Baring his teeth and hissing?
- Wetbandit1

pretty much

pretty much
- homiedclown

Probably.

Probably.
- Der Kaiser

perhaps

Look at this list and try and say it wasn't:

http://www.mynhldraft.com...-draft-prospect-rankings/


Also, here's this:



Edit: ISS and Central Scouting aka the best in the business had both at #1. Draisaitl was at 4 in Central scouting and 6 at ISS.
- Wetbandit1

Wait wait ... I used ISS and people criticized me to no end lol

I see how it is

#11
- steve5569

Looks like he's going to pick number 22

11 is a no go

Wait wait ... I used ISS and people criticized me to no end lol

I see how it is


Wait
- GERBE!!!75PTS

The criticism wasn’t for using ISS.

Cough cough

That's great and all, but when the 2 best players your country have produced are Marco Sturm and Jochen Hecht that doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot.
- Wetbandit1

Dany Heatley....

That's great and all, but when the 2 best players your country have produced are Marco Sturm and Jochen Hecht that doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot.
- Wetbandit1

Sure : there's a lot of Canadian hockey players too.

Weber
Tennyson
Franson

Doesn't make Wayne any worse?

The criticism wasn’t for using ISS.

Cough cough
- Der Kaiser

When people said what the hell is ISS is that terrorist website ...

Cough cough

Dany Heatley....
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Draisaitl