2024 NHL Draft Picks 11, 43, 75, 107, 108, 171, 203, 222
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I'm on this train as well. Outside of Catton who I view like Benson from last year (don't think he'll be available). Yak is my guy. I like his build and arsenal. He has a bomb from the point, produces 5 on 5, competes and is quite physical. His defense leaves a bit to be desired, but honestly so does Levshunov. It's unfortunate this year that all the RHD are offensively gifted, but seem to be all tools no toolbox types. The LHD definitely dominate them in terms of 2 way play. That said I think Yak has the most potential to improve his play on the defensive side. He's the perfect type to let sit, cultivate and marinate for a bit IMO.
Old Navy Goat
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I like the video but it doesn't really show how mean he is. He like to hit, be a rat with some stick work and can be outright nasty when he wants.
He has his defensive flaws like most of the defensemen going high in this draft, his are generally errors of commission, whilst Parekh are errors of omission
He has his defensive flaws like most of the defensemen going high in this draft, his are generally errors of commission, whilst Parekh are errors of omission
He reminds me of Iafrate and Bogosian mixed. I saw him more earlier in the year and he did some things that seemed physically strong but dumb as a stump.
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He definitely has his moments. Playing on a crap team, I think he tried doing too much, and forced things as he was basically everything for them
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I hope there is better video. I see the OP stare. He doesn’t press a play but drifts with it. He has some interesting physical skills, but that skating is alarming. Needs work. At 10 or 11 I could live with it. But he is a long-term dev project.
Old Navy Goat
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His stride is ugly, not at all efficient but he gets around. A good skating coach to maximise his power would do wonders. It's the same with Parekh in that he is way too high on hid toes so isn't as efficient as he could be
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Yeah and he glides before he reaches top speed. Allows backcheckers to close. Do the Sabres even have a skating coach? They used have the woman who went to the Leaves I think.
Mike Ansell is listed as just a development coach but he was their skating coach for a few years. Dawn Braid is the one you are thinking of from a few years ago. She was running a skating consultant business and worked with a number of teams - Buffalo, Arizona, Anaheim, Toronto. I think she got replaced by Barb Underhill (Canadian olympian) in TO.
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That’s who I was thinking of. Thanks. I haven’t heard of Mike Ansell will have to look him up.
Old Navy Goat
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I like Sennecke but he falls into Buffalo's traditional no draft zone, the late teens to early 20s
Still a draft thread about a draftable player. He had a nice night - carried the mail to gain the zone on the eventual GTG too but I wasn't sitting in that one as much as the Moose Jaw game.
Old Navy Goat
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I have nothing against it, I was just commenting that he's a nice player, he likes to bang bodies, and has all the tools you'd like but falls into the 5th or 6th tier where the Sabres don't pick.
At the USA U18 - Muskegon game in Plymouth tonight. Saw Granato talking to some old NTDP buddies. James Hagens really looks like a player. Eisermann already has two points. Teddy Stiga is playing well. So are Emery, Max Plante, and also Biosvert on Muskegon.Ziemer is good too. Chippy game. Lots of scouts here.
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Selanne00008
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Sitting 10th right now. Possibility of finishing anywhere from 8th-11th 'last'
Looks like drafting 9th or 10th is most likely.
After that Detroit showing be surprised if they don't drop nothing but losses a do or die game with the season on the line and they pull out 3-1 L in a 4 point game. I know the chances of squeezing in were bleak at best but they went down 3 got deflated and showed no hunger at all. That was the game to win if you wanted the end of the season to some meaningful that was the game, the only meaning we got is that this team needs a shake up more than mitts if you wanted to make a case for your coach's and/or gm's value to the organization and and players overall that was a poor showing fall flat and give in to the other teams pressure and will in a game with divisional competition.
Doug Prishpreed
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If we draft from 8-11, the only players we should be looking at are:
1 - Iginla (won't be available)
2 - Greentree (might not be available)
3 - Brandsegg-Nygard (definitely available)
It's time to draft for need since our dumbass GM clearly can't address needs through trades.
Tij Ignila's not his old man though. He's not a power forward. He's a 6' tall mid-range finisher who seems more like Jack Quinn than Jerome Iginla in how he plays the game.
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