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Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 7 @ 11:05 PM ET
If the Sabres trade a 2nd for Puljujarvi. Are you upset?
- ImThatGuy


41? Yes. Next year, No.
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Jul 7 @ 11:05 PM ET
https://twitter.com/matthewfairburn/status/1545240965480423429?s=21&t=0j8P5zr4Hf80zhYOEtc3yA
- Stripes77

Interesting. Rochester for sure if he wants
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Jul 7 @ 11:05 PM ET
Yes. That and RhD.

I am not yet convinced on Tage as a 1C...I hope like hell he continues to develop, but I'm not firmly in that camp yet.
Cozens seems like Cirelli type...better suite for 3C IMO
Krebs, Mitts are both up in the air. What are they exactly?

Sabres need for 3 out of 4 of them to hit. I can't count on that.
Savoie should be solid. If so then Mitts and Krebs go to wing or are used as trade bait.

- IonSabres


You would have said c and rd before goalie?
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 7 @ 11:06 PM ET
I’m going to pretend they took Kulich at 16 and Ostlund at 28.

Other then that, Lots of skill and speed added to the organization today

- Pegullaville



ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 7 @ 11:06 PM ET
They would need to attach giant compensation to get rid of Jones. It seems that 9 million dollar contracts don't go away easily....
- Slump Buster

No they won’t, he’s a RD. Those are coveted.

They’d have to take a cap dump back probably, but he’ll have value.
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Jul 7 @ 11:06 PM ET
Draft speed and skill. Trade for grit
- Stripes77


And a goalie?
PrinceChill
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.06.2014

Jul 7 @ 11:06 PM ET
He won't unless we trade up. But with Chelsey, Luneau, Casey and a few other RHD in range, they should be able to get a good one. Forwards I like at 41 are Hughes, Schaefer, Perevalov (some like him better than Yurov),
- turbo044

Any thoughts on Trikozov, Kyrou, or Luneau?
Michael Ghofrani
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.14.2020

Jul 7 @ 11:07 PM ET
You think we should have picked him?
- The_Inkwell


Yeah for sure. I like Kulich just fine, but Howard had one of the best years at even strength for the NTDP.

From 2012-2019, of the 10 closest players in terms of even strength primary point production, 6 of them are NHLers

Zegras, Keller, Caufield, Wahlstrom, Bellows and Bobby Brink.

lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Jul 7 @ 11:07 PM ET
Yes. That and RhD.

I am not yet convinced on Tage as a 1C...I hope like hell he continues to develop, but I'm not firmly in that camp yet.
Cozens seems like Cirelli type...better suite for 3C IMO
Krebs, Mitts are both up in the air. What are they exactly?

Sabres need for 3 out of 4 of them to hit. I can't count on that.
Savoie should be solid. If so then Mitts and Krebs go to wing or are used as trade bait.

- IonSabres


Isn't Peterka primarily a center as well?




SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Jul 7 @ 11:08 PM ET
Isn't Peterka primarily a center as well?
- lacaprup


Exclusively either wing I’m pretty sure
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 7 @ 11:08 PM ET
https://twitter.com/716Fu...&t=QqKbWodnxFHYM4ooj7RF3A
PrinceChill
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.06.2014

Jul 7 @ 11:08 PM ET
Yeah for sure. I like Kulich just fine, but Howard had one of the best years at even strength for the NTDP.

From 2012-2019, of the 10 closest players in terms of even strength primary point production, 6 of them are NHLers

Zegras, Keller, Caufield, Wahlstrom, Bellows and Bobby Brink.

- Michael Ghofrani

Trust the process?
Michael Ghofrani
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.14.2020

Jul 7 @ 11:09 PM ET
I liked Kulich better, we didn't need another 5'9" forward
- turbo044


Thats a bad reason to avoid drafting a player in this day and age. Like I get wanting someone who is 6'6 for the right reasons like reach or if they actually use it to be strong on the puck, but these days unless the production is bad 5'10 is worth the gamble.
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Jul 7 @ 11:09 PM ET
Kane, Toews, Jones, all should be traded.
- ImThatGuy



No one is taking Toews and that contract
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 7 @ 11:09 PM ET
And a goalie?
- Gr8daygo


They need one asap.
Michael Ghofrani
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.14.2020

Jul 7 @ 11:09 PM ET
Trust the process?
- PrinceChill



The sixers ruined it for me.
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: GM's are graded based on moves made before June 28th, apparently., NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Jul 7 @ 11:10 PM ET
No they won’t, he’s a RD. Those are coveted.

They’d have to take a cap dump back probably, but he’ll have value.

- ImThatGuy


Not a chance. He is a slightly better Risto.
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: GM's are graded based on moves made before June 28th, apparently., NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Jul 7 @ 11:11 PM ET
No one is taking Toews and that contract
- Fattony1187


At the deadline someone will but Chicago will need to hold half of the salary
PrinceChill
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.06.2014

Jul 7 @ 11:11 PM ET
The sixers ruined it for me.
- Michael Ghofrani

They picked my guy at 9. So I promised myself not to complain about the rest. But I kinda sorta quasi wanted to.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 7 @ 11:12 PM ET
Adam’s talked to every team about moving up.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 7 @ 11:12 PM ET
Not a chance. He is a slightly better Risto.
- Slump Buster


murphy?
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: GM's are graded based on moves made before June 28th, apparently., NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Jul 7 @ 11:13 PM ET
murphy?
- TheSabresTaco


Seth Jones.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 7 @ 11:15 PM ET
Well still plenty of good players left. Some decent RD there. Think it might be time to use some of that draft capital and move up from 41.
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

Jul 7 @ 11:16 PM ET
They picked my guy at 9. So I promised myself not to complain about the rest. But I kinda sorta quasi wanted to.
- PrinceChill


I agree - Savoie is who I wanted, so thrilled. Oslund was probably a reach by about 6 picks but Kulich was picked 10 places after I thought. so overall, we had some premium in our picks
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 7 @ 11:16 PM ET
You would have said c and rd before goalie?
- lacaprup


I'm confused....thought we were talking draft wise for positions relative to the capital necessary to expend on trading for Cat. Yes, G short and long term needs, although drafting one until 4th round probably. To use their early picks on a G is insane. Hence why with their 1st puck I am very happy to add Savoie a C.

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