C/LW Zemgus Girgensons (2012, 14th overall, Buffalo)

[Kalv]

Slavic? Two syllables? Given?

Zemgus is not Slavic

It`s Latvian. Maybe you can put that under ''Balto-Slavic'' but personally i don`t like that designation
As a Latvian, i think that ''Zemgus'' is as ''Latvian'' name as they get

 

[Woodhouse]

Girgensons dangled Kronwall en route to his second goal tonight:

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[struckbyaparkedcar]

He's made two very good defensemen look very dumb this season with the crossover.

 

[Fazkovsky]

Nice goal...im impressed

 

[Juxtaposer]

Pretty goal. Great player.

 

[Paxon]

He spoke post-game about it being a matter of believing he can do things like that. He really does have better skill than he often shows. I think he's so geared towards being a tenacious player that maybe he lets that overshadow his creativity at times.

If he plays most of next season with guys like Hodgson and Stewart then I think he'll really start to show the kind of offensive upside he has, which imo can reasonably be seen as a solid 50 pts.

 

[FamilyGuy716]

Future captain of the Sabres.

 

[Paxon]

Future captain of the Sabres.

With Ehrhoff out, Zemgus has been named an alternate captain for the season finale this afternoon. A sign of things to come, perhaps.

 

[phosphene*]

With Ehrhoff out, Zemgus has been named an alternate captain for the season finale this afternoon. A sign of things to come, perhaps.

I'm pretty sure Nolan alluded to Z getting the C when he was asked the question about future candidates. All he said was the guy he sees getting it might be too young now and he didn't want to put that on his plate yet.

 

[tsujimoto74]

With Ehrhoff out, Zemgus has been named an alternate captain for the season finale this afternoon. A sign of things to come, perhaps.

My only issue os, if we give him the C, doesn't that mean we have to trade him?

 

[Woodhouse]

Below is Girgensons' WC goal from earlier today. It put Latvia ahead 5-4 and they won 6-5.

 

[The Sweetness]

This kid is awesome.

 

[start winnin]

Buffalo is awful so take this with a grain of salt, but he was legit the best player most nights on the Sabres, in terms of bringing it consistently.

 

[RobertR]

Yeah, Girgs is a monster. How he battles on the boards, crazy.

I was surprised he has only one point now at WCH. I knew he wasn't our point leader, but I thought he had one or two assist (been screening goalies for at least two of our goals).

 

[Samsonite23]

https://twitter.com/zemgus94/status/486945814242414592

@zemgus94: Nothing has changed in my skating #whatasong http://t.co/9zenpYfHqB

This guy is hilarious he must bring so much to the locker room already.

 

[Paxon]

https://twitter.com/zemgus94/status/486945814242414592

@zemgus94: Nothing has changed in my skating #whatasong http://t.co/9zenpYfHqB

This guy is hilarious he must bring so much to the locker room already.

 

[jay from jersey]

kid is

a ryan o 'reilly clone. the Latvian version. i would love for the rangers or kings to somehow pry him out of buffalo. i think he will really thrive under nolan as well. great mentor for him. really excited to see him grow and take the next step. what a player. congrats sabres

 

[7even]

One of my favourite prospects, and I say that as a fan of a divisional rival. Really came on for the Sabres as the season went on, hope he can keep that trend going. Personally, I think he can be a 55-60 point 2 way centre. All the luck Zemgus!

 

[CanadienShark]

Really like him. I remember talking about him with a buddy in the pre-season when I didn't know too much about him (my buddy said he's a stud). Now I've watched him more, and wow. Love this kid.

 

[Kc232]

This seriously gets funnier every time i watch it

Love Zemgus.