The 11th OA pick isn’t an indictment of Kulich as a prospect ?

Kulich probably should have been an NHL’er this past season but there are only so many spots.

Send Skinner to the moon and Kulich is a regular in the lineup this year
- Swedish_Jesus

The prospects are nhler's but they can't make current roster that holds players that finished bottom 10 in the league...

Bono has not been cool in over 30 years though
- homiedclown

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The 11th OA pick isn’t an indictment of Kulich as a prospect ?

Kulich probably should have been an NHL’er this past season but there are only so many spots.

Send Skinner to the moon and Kulich is a regular in the lineup this year
- Swedish_Jesus

Yet an 18 year old mini-human made the team in his stead

You have got to stop posting

- TheSabresTaco

being the biggest #2 is something Buffalonians know all too well

The 11th OA pick isn’t an indictment of Kulich as a prospect ?

Kulich probably should have been an NHL’er this past season but there are only so many spots.

Send Skinner to the moon and Kulich is a regular in the lineup this year
- Swedish_Jesus

In what universe

Yet an 18 year old mini-human made the team in his stead

You have got to stop posting
- Jet Jaguar BD

The future superstar who should have been a top 5 pick who happened to slide to 13 due to height ?

It’s almost like the Sabres might unanimously have a top 3 pipeline in the league ?

Crazy idea

In what universe
- TheSabresTaco

Every other player to put up the production Kulich had in his DY+1 season lasted for a cup of coffee in the AHL.

Had Kulich been a prospect of 28 other teams outside of Buffalo and maybe a couple others, he probably plays several NHL games last year.

Kulich probably should have been an NHL’er this past season but there are only so many spots.


- Swedish_Jesus

playoffs or bust season and kulich was in rochester while we played guys like jost , robinson, olofsson, etc

thats 134 games just for those 3 last season

The future superstar who should have been a top 5 pick who happened to slide to 13 due to height ?

It’s almost like the Sabres might unanimously have a top 3 pipeline in the league ?

Crazy idea
- Swedish_Jesus

Buffalo Sabres
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The Buffalo Sabres had a very good day at their NHL draft table. They added some key components for down the road and have a real foundation on defence now. Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov have the potential to be top-pairing defencemen in a few years.

Later picks Justin Bailey and J.T. Compher are a few years away but offer a great deal of promise up front. Marcus Foligno has been excluded from the list based on his NHL games played.

Top 3 Prospects: 1. C Mikhail Grigorenko, 2. D Jake McCabe, 3. RW Joel Armia

Mikhail Grigorenko has come along slowly in Buffalo, but he’s 19 years old, so it is way too early to panic. Big centers with all of this offensive upside are hard to find. Jake McCabe continues to develop at Wisconsin. He’s got decent size and can contribute offensively.

Armia has great size and loves to shoot the puck. His SM Liiga stats are solid given the level of competition.

Other top prospects: Matt Hackett, Rasmus Ristolainen, Nikita Zadorov, Johan Larsson, Brayden McNabb, Daniel Catenacci, Mark Pysyk, Andrey Markov

https://bleacherreport.co...-after-the-2013-nhl-draft

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- Jet Jaguar BD

agreed

I was focused on when we played game 7 vs the flyers in 2011

playoffs or bust season and kulich was in rochester while we played guys like jost , robinson, olofsson, etc

thats 134 games just for those 3 last season
- homiedclown

Right, and Donnie is out of a job now becuase of it meanwhile Adams seat is on fire

Every other player to put up the production Kulich had in his DY+1 season lasted for a cup of coffee in the AHL.

Had Kulich been a prospect of 28 other teams outside of Buffalo and maybe a couple others, he probably plays several NHL games last year.
- Swedish_Jesus

Enlightening

Every other player to put up the production Kulich had in his DY+1 season lasted for a cup of coffee in the AHL.

Had Kulich been a prospect of 28 other teams outside of Buffalo and maybe a couple others, he probably plays several NHL games last year.
- Swedish_Jesus

but your insinuation stated "NHLer" as in he should have been here all year. What was it about Kulich's all around game from last season, coupled with the preseason, told you he definitely deserved to be rostered in the NHL all year?

Because I can confidently tell you that Rosen was ahead of him in both years.

Buffalo Sabres
3 OF 30
The Buffalo Sabres had a very good day at their NHL draft table. They added some key components for down the road and have a real foundation on defence now. Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov have the potential to be top-pairing defencemen in a few years.

Later picks Justin Bailey and J.T. Compher are a few years away but offer a great deal of promise up front. Marcus Foligno has been excluded from the list based on his NHL games played.

Top 3 Prospects: 1. C Mikhail Grigorenko, 2. D Jake McCabe, 3. RW Joel Armia

Mikhail Grigorenko has come along slowly in Buffalo, but he’s 19 years old, so it is way too early to panic. Big centers with all of this offensive upside are hard to find. Jake McCabe continues to develop at Wisconsin. He’s got decent size and can contribute offensively.

Armia has great size and loves to shoot the puck. His SM Liiga stats are solid given the level of competition.

Other top prospects: Matt Hackett, Rasmus Ristolainen, Nikita Zadorov, Johan Larsson, Brayden McNabb, Daniel Catenacci, Mark Pysyk, Andrey Markov

https://bleacherreport.co...-after-the-2013-nhl-draft
- washedup20

McCabe, McNabb, Zadorov, Risto have all had long NHL careers and all have met or exceeded what they were projected to be (outside of Risto).

Armia, Pysyk, Compher have had long NHL careers.

Aside from Grigorenko what’s the issue ?

but your insinuation stated "NHLer" as in he should have been here all year. What was it about Kulich's all around game from last season, coupled with the preseason, told you he definitely deserved to be rostered in the NHL all year?

Because I can confidently tell you that Rosen was ahead of him in both years.
- TheSabresTaco

Rosen has a more polished defensive game but Kulich drove that bus offensively.

Rosen’s production nosedived when Kulich went cold after the WJC.

Peterka and Quinn had less than stellar defensive games yet were enabled to learn on the fly in Buffalo.

Why couldn’t Kulich ? Who also should be on the wing may I add.

The 30th ranked PP in the league probably could have used his shot on the right flank ?

Agreed. Fortune does favor the bald though.
- QuinnFan

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Rosen has a more polished defensive game but Kulich drove that bus offensively.

Rosen’s production nosedived when Kulich went cold after the WJC.

Peterka and Quinn had less than stellar defensive games yet were enabled to learn on the fly in Buffalo.

Why couldn’t Kulich ? Who also should be on the wing may I add.

The 30th ranked PP in the league probably could have used his shot on the right flank ?
- Swedish_Jesus

I want you to keep in mind they chose Victor Olofsson over both.

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- SoCalPucks

The 11th OA pick isn’t an indictment of Kulich as a prospect ?

Kulich probably should have been an NHL’er this past season but there are only so many spots.

Send Skinner to the moon and Kulich is a regular in the lineup this year
- Swedish_Jesus

My point is this annoying trajectory of ridiculousness we have been doing with every prospect since Luke Adam.

They're untouchable, they're great, then two years later were trying to fit them in the bottom 6 and the next 11th OA pick is the best thing eva

I want you to keep in mind they chose Victor Olofsson over both.
- TheSabresTaco

Craig Rivet calling Buffalo a black hole and no one will sign in Buffalo, he shares other players thoughts about Buffalo....

https://twitter.com/Buffa...kAoMp__wxqvQXpf2TPsA&s=19

Huge if big

https://twitter.com/Buffa...kAoMp__wxqvQXpf2TPsA&s=19

Huge if big
- TheSabresTaco

all the free agency money is going there and on jello packs

all the free agency money is going there and on jello packs
- homiedclown

Its looks like its just an overlay vs actual replacement.....big $$$ savings

Its looks like its just an overlay vs actual replacement.....big $$$ savings
- washedup20

they do a good job of looking through the wrong end of the telescope