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Jimmy Vesey just signed with the Leafs where his dad Jim is a scout.
 
Jim Bob

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The National Hockey League of Nations

Buffalo Sabres

Canada: Gilbert Perreault, C (1970-87, 1,191 games, 1,326 points)
USA: Ryan Miller, G (2002-14, 540 games, .916 save percentage)
Finland: Christian Ruuttu, C (1986-94, 438 games, 331 points)
Sweden: Henrik Tallinder, D (2001-10; 2013-14, 532 games, 116 points)
Germany: Uwe Krupp, D (1986-91, 327 games, 103 points)
Slovakia: Miroslav Satan, RW (1996-2004, 578 games, 456 points)
Czech Republic: Dominik Hasek, G (1992-2001, 491 games, .926 save percentage)
Russia: Alexander Mogilny, RW (1989-95, 381 games, 444 points)
Best of the rest of the world (Austria): Thomas Vanek (2005-14, 598 games, 497 points)

Obviously, there are some slam dunks here: Hasek, Mogilny, Vanek, Satan. But there's a debate to be had about the U.S. representative.

Phil Housley is a worthy choice, as a Hall of Fame defenseman with 558 points in 608 games. But how you quantify the flashes of brilliance in Pat LaFontaine (385 points in 268 games) and Jack Eichel (337 points in 354 games)? Against those two, we gave the nod to body of work for Housley.

But then you have another level to this debate: Ryan Miller. He played 540 games in Buffalo and won 284 of them, with a .916 save percentage. Plus he captured a Vezina Trophy in 2010, the same year he had an iconic run to the gold medal game for Team USA. Housley was a standout for other NHL teams; Miller's greatest moments were in Buffalo. The winningest American goalie of all time, he's the top American for the Sabres.

Dave Andreychuk and Dale Hawerchuk -- but the Canadian rep for Buffalo has to be Perreault. Ruutu isn't a minus-145, so he gets the nod over Rasmus Ristolainen among Finns. The Swedes were interesting. Tallinder put in his years with the Sabres, which is why he gets the nod, but goalie Robin Lehner and the promise of Rasmus Dahlin were right there. Jochen Hecht played many more games (613), but Krupp had a run of years as one of the conference's better defensive defensemen -- although his legacy was forged with the Avalanche.
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Not one Evander Kane discussion or mention on this board? Am I missing something?
 
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Jim Bob

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Smile Ivan said:
Not one Evander Kane discussion or mention on this board? Am I missing something?
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It was in the Around the NHL thread, I believe.

Honestly, there isn't much there other than someone who has made a lot of bad financial decisions and people looking to get paid. Given how he's carried himself, I doubt too many people are surprised.
 

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Oh yeah, there are rumors that the Sabres are "quietly shopping" Jeff Skinner. Good luck with that one!
 
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Sean Malone with his first NHL point for Nashville last night - although I did not think he looked good at all during the game.
 
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In the Panderverse
Not a former Sabre, but Jaro Jagr is still playing hockey for the Kladno Knights. He's likely guaranteed ice time since he owns the team. He doesn't have a Sabres sweater yet. If COVID depletes the taxi squad, there will be room in Buffalo... The gimmick might put fans in the seats, like they used Gordie Howe a few times in the AHL with one-day contracts, etc. To keep this on-topic, he can bring his Olympic gold buddy Dom back for a couple games. Pretty sure Dom can still see...
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Hasek celebrating his birthday in style
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New goals: David Leggio shifts from hockey to banking
He's a former Amerk and he's from Buffalo so that's close enough.
David Leggio built a career as a pro hockey goalie in the American Hockey League, on European teams and at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
But, as Leggio says, "hockey players have a 100% retirement rate." The Williamsville native reached the point where he needed to find a new line of work.
He's now a business banker with Five Star Bank. Leggio started about a year ago and adjusted to his new job during the Covid-19 pandemic, when small businesses were clamoring for Paycheck Protection Program loans.

He's grooming himself for a front office position by following in Charlie Mendola's (Director of Hockey Strategy) footsteps. :laugh:
 
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