Who are the "core" THREE?

[Dingo44]

On NHL Radio right now they are asking who are the "Core Three" players you would protect in an expansion draft? They understand there would be five or more, but for "time purposes" they are keeping it to three.

Five is easy, but three is tougher.

Who are your core three Sabres right now?

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[OkimLom]

Eichel, Risto, ROR.

 

[Dingo44]

I'm really torn between ROR and Reino. I suppose it's ROR but Reino is making it close.

The guys on the NHL Network are nuts. I haven't heard the Sabres yet, but on the Blackhawks they are saying that their core is Toews, Keith, and CRAWFORD instead of Kane because goalies are more important than wingers.

I guess Ovi's not core for Washington.

 

[Ruckus007]

Eichel, Risto, ROR.

Those are my three.

 

[sabrebuild]

Not hard at all, when factoring in the future, which has to be the assumption. Samson, eich, risto.

Ror is 4, but there's no way I would let samson go before ROR.

 

[old kummelweck]

On NHL Radio right now they are asking who are the "Core Three" players you would protect in an expansion draft? They understand there would be five or more, but for "time purposes" they are keeping it to three.

Five is easy, but three is tougher.

Who are your core three Sabres right now?

Silly exercise. In 2000, the rules were as follows:

• Choose to protect either nine forwards, five defensemen, and one goalie or seven forwards, three defensemen, and two goalies

• If protecting one goalie, there is no experience requirement for the goalie left unprotected. If protecting two goalies, they must leave one goalie unprotected who played in at least 10 games the prior season, or 25 combined games over the past two seasons

• Teams must leave one defenseman and two forwards unprotected who played 40 NHL games the prior season, or 70 combined games over the prior two seasons

• Players on entry-level contracts are automatically exempt, and every existing team will have exactly two players selected

 

[Ace]

Ha...two years ago it was "well this rookie D from Finland looks ok" and not much else... and now we can't fit RoR in top 3.

Almost like tanking was the right move.

 

[Vito_81]

Samson. Jack. Risto.

 

[gallagt01]

Very tough.

Eichel, Risto, ROR for me.

Samson/ROR is probably the toughest decision for everyone.

Silly exercise. In 2000, the rules were as follows:

Who cares? It's pure fantasy.

 

[old kummelweck]

Very tough.

Eichel, Risto, ROR for me.

Samson/ROR is probably the toughest decision for everyone.



Who cares? It's pure fantasy.

I meant the NHL network.

 

[Jame]

It's a pointless exercise. We have a core 4.

 

[gallagt01]

I meant the NHL network.

Gotcha. Sorry.

 

[Ruckus007]

It's a pointless exercise. We have a core 4.

Most of what we do here is pointless...

 

[Jame]

Most of what we do here is pointless...

settle down kierkegaard

 

[Dreakon13]

Where's Matt Moulson? XD

 

[sabrebuild]

Most of what we do here is pointless...

Bravo!

 

[Paxon]

settle down kierkegaard

Boo, Camus

 

[Duddy]

Jamie mcginn?

 

[Gabrielor]

It's a pointless exercise. We have a core 4.

This, and hopefully next year, it's a core 5 (LHD).

 

[Yatzhee]

Very unbalanced poll. We don't have a core 3, we have a core 4.
If you don't believe ROR is an integral part of the core moving forward, your blind.

Points to my case:
Investment made by club to bring him in.
Investment made by club in his extension.
Known as one of the top 5 hardest working NHL players.
Fantastic defensive forward game.
Leadership skills through the roof (and this cannot be stressed enough, example: Reinhart following his workout schedule, etc, etc).
Ability in he to make those around him better.

Those are prime points. This notion of a core 3 is hogwash.

 

[Gabrielor]

You could argue Chicago has a core 6.

Hossa Kane Toews
Hjalmarsson Keith Seabrook

(Maybe even 7 atm, Crawford)

 

[tsujimoto74]

settle down kierkegaard

Weird question considering the expansion drafts of the past have let teams protect 3x that many forwards, let alone the rest of the roster, but Eichel, Risto, ROR for me. Tough to exclude Reinhart, bu that's what happens when you participate in the silly exercise of only picking 3 players.

 

[Dingo44]

Weird question considering the expansion drafts of the past have let teams protect 3x that many forwards, let alone the rest of the roster, but Eichel, Risto, ROR for me. Tough to exclude Reinhart, bu that's what happens when you participate in the silly exercise of only picking 3 players.

I thought it was nonsense when the NHL Network was doing it but then I realized that there is no way we don't have a Core 4.

Maybe my next poll will be the Core 5. That will have a lot more different opinions.

 

[BananaSquad]

Went with Eichel, Reinhart and Risto.

 

[Myllz]

I don't like this thread because it makes me leave out Reinhart.

Ryan O'Reinhart, Eichel and Risto. Is that cheating?