Expectations are the same.
Tavares Marner Andersen = Skinner Reinhart Hutton.
We’re done here.
- daws44

Yeah, but the Sabres have Jimmy Vesey soo....

There.

Expectations are the same.
Tavares Marner Andersen = Skinner Reinhart Hutton.
We’re done here.
- daws44

Start acting like it then

I'll never understand the draft for need group. Draft the best player available and if necessary, trade from a position of strength to address a position of need. It's not that difficult of a concept to understand.
- RickJames77

If you have a glut of players at one postion in your deveopment pipeline, you don't want them fighting for ice time as they work their way through your system, as it hinders rheir development.

First 15 picks in the draft, hells yes, BPA.

After that, make more nuanced decisions.

If you have a glut of players at one postion in your deveopment pipeline, you don't want them fighting for ice time as they work their way through your system, as it hinders rheir development.

First 15 picks in the draft, hells yes, BPA.

After that, make more nuanced decisions.
- Atomic Wedgie

Yes, I agree. We were discussing a 10th OA pick and, personally, I was talking about that in a vacuum.

Edit: Although, I may not entirely agree with your cut off. I think it depends on the draft, team rankings, and if anyone towards the top of your board slipped.

Yeah, but the Sabres have Jimmy Vesey soo....

There.
- RickJames77

In the Sabres'defence, they only gave up a 2nd round pick for him.











Twice.

In the Sabres'defence, they only gave up a 2nd round pick for him.











Twice.
- Atomic Wedgie

They have a standard to uphold.








Of always getting their man.








Babcock to Sabres ahjay5

Yes, I agree. We were discussing a 10th OA pick and, personally, I was talking about that in a vacuum.
- RickJames77

I don't actually read what you (or anyone else here) actually writes. I take a cursory glance and then make wild assumptions to support my own arguments.

And thank you - these jeans DO make my ass look good.

Start acting like it then
- Santo_44

Please be sarcasm.

In the Sabres'defence, they only gave up a 2nd round pick for him.











Twice.
- Atomic Wedgie

how in the fcuk are we behind them in the standings.

fml.

FFS, I agreed to clean out the basement today.

Pray for me.

Later, skaters

Dylan Mcillrath was such a bad pick then. I remember watching that draft and everyone was saying that it was a bad pick.
- Aaron_85

the amount of pain that pick has given us...

FFS, I agrred to clean out ths basement today.

Pray for me.

Later, skaters
- Atomic Wedgie

Critical mistake.

You should have known better.

You will be missed.

FFS, I agreed to clean out the basement today.

Pray for me.

Later, skaters
- Atomic Wedgie

Looking forward to the True Wedgie Story in mid-January of how you ate your own arm to stave off starvation whilst freeing it from the fallen pile of containers you were pinned under.

Happy New Year!

In the Sabres'defence, they only gave up a 2nd round pick for him.











Twice.
- Atomic Wedgie

I can't believe they gave up a draft pick to speak with him on the phone.

FFS, I agreed to clean out the basement today.

Pray for me.

Later, skaters
- Atomic Wedgie

wait... I need to know if this means "honey - get rid of your stuff... to make more room for my stuff... and the kids old junk"...

or are you really cleaning out the basement?

Looking forward to the True Wedgie Story in mid-January of how you ate your own arm to stave off starvation whilst freeing it from the fallen pile of containers you were pinned under.

Happy New Year!
- Monkeypunk

I could see that happening

Please be sarcasm.
- daws44

*Daws plays as the victim one more time*

Looking forward to the True Wedgie Story in mid-January of how you ate your own arm to stave off starvation whilst freeing it from the fallen pile of containers you were pinned under.

Happy New Year!
- Monkeypunk

I'll never understand the draft for need group. Draft the best player available and if necessary, trade from a position of strength to address a position of need. It's not that difficult of a concept to understand.
- RickJames77

Exactly!

I also agree with the idea of drafting the same position as often as possible. Look at Nashville. They drafted a LOT of defense and were able to trade them for other pieces they needed.

I'd be drafting centers and defense as often as possible.

the amount of pain that pick has given us...
- 21peter

Tarasenko was still available

gotta disagree here... Gardiner was only on rare occasions "overused".....

he rarely killed penalties or faced top opposition - when he did he got exposed consistently... in situations where his minutes went up because of injuries to other defenders, and he was put into tougher "defensive minutes"... he was exposed.

see Game 7 when Rielly got the puck in the face.

the real issue was/is simply that Gardiner was a talented hockey player, very dynamic skater - who should never been made into a defenseman.

He was a defenseman who was weak at defending.
- BorjeFan4Ever

He's playing less than 3-4 minutes nightly in Carolina than he ever did in Toronto, including his rookie year.

*Daws plays as the victim one more time*
- Santo_44

You’re always projecting.

Always.

We drafted Stuart Percy over Boone Jenner 😔😡

Tarasenko was still available
- Aaron_85

and Fowler... he was what most fans expected. Mac was a shock!

and Fowler... he was what most fans expected. Mac was a shock!
- 21peter

It's okay. All teams make mistakes.