Prospect Info: Sabres announce 5th annual Prospects Challenge

[Fearnot]

I doubt Cozens will be back to 90% by at least 3-6 months from surgery date. His hand is still probably like a rock that he's rehabbing.

 

[Jim Bob]

Maybe he is that type of player where a linear progression is to be expected.
Serious question: How long have you been following prospects?

Well, I joined HFB in 2002 and I was on various other boards talking Sabres and their prospects before that.

Some prospects have a linear progression when it comes to their development. Although, that is pretty rare as most players have bumps in the road along the way.

And Pekar is coming off an injury riddled post-draft season. I wouldn't look at his performance in a short pre-season tournament as much of anything.

I am more interested in how he looks over the totality of the season.

Just look at Asplund last year and how things went for him, for example.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Royal Thunder]

He was just ranked our 15th best prospect in a pool that’s not very deep when stacked up against the rest of the league. I love me some Pekar but I don’t think there should be that much pressure on him to perform in prospects tourney.

The only players that should have pressure to perform in my eyes are Borgen, Olofsson, Jokiharju, and Ruotsalainen. Just because they should be the most advanced/experienced at this stage.

I actually think that depth is the strength of our prospect pool, it's the higher end talent that we are sparse on. Pekar is a solid prospect for #15, no? I think he would be pushing top 5 on a truly shallow pool like Calgary. You don't really see the depth in this tourney roster with some of our top guys missing, so I just hope no one gets hurt.

 

[Goathead]

I actually think that depth is the strength of our prospect pool, it's the higher end talent that we are sparse on. Pekar is a solid prospect for #15, no? I think he would be pushing top 5 on a truly shallow pool like Calgary. You don't really see the depth in this tourney roster with some of our top guys missing, so I just hope no one gets hurt.

I screwed that up. I meant to say not that great when stacked up against other teams. I think we’d probably be ranked in the 15-20 range. Like you said the top end talent isn’t really there but yes I agree it is a pretty deep pool and Like someone else stated I can see NHL potential all the way up to our 20 slot.

 

[Deleted member 27798]

For some reason I thought Pekar was AHL bound this year. I guess I was wrong on that one.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Streaming only to customers in their market. WTH?

It was like that last year, there is a VLC link to get around it.

 

[pigpen65]

Obnoxious for me since I will be in the Adirondacks for the games except the last one.

Adirondacks is Sabres country.

 

[Buffaloed]

Boomhauer, the WYN version of Klinkhammer?

He's a little guy that plays big. That's a nasty team to play against with Pekar, Olson, Boomhower, Aquin, and Borgen. Brett Murray better be putting on the foil.

 

[Blowfish]

Love this venue...any chance cobblestones will be open this time? Does Ironworks have good wings?

 

[joshjull]

 

[joshjull]

 

[joshjull]

 

[Dingo44]

Hopefully some hero will DM me tomorrow as I am in NC...

 

[Mr Orangeshirt]

Tennessee is probably not considered the "local broadcast market" is it?

 

[joshjull]

 

[SundherDome]

Just no, it pointless. Watch from the pressbox with a few ladies of the night.

 

[joshjull]

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

The Prospect Challenge just got a lot more interesting.

 

[sabremike]

Other than "The NHL is run by complete imbeciles" why is a prospects tournament being streamed exclusively online being geoblocked? Is the league afraid that people will tune in to see Jack Hughes and become fans who make the league finally have higher TV ratings than monster truck rallies or professional eating contests?

 

[Dahlin 2 Eichel]

I hope Borgen impresses. I like him and his style.

 

[Buffaloed]

Other than "The NHL is run by complete imbeciles" why is a prospects tournament being streamed exclusively online being geoblocked? Is the league afraid that people will tune in to see Jack Hughes and become fans who make the league finally have higher TV ratings than monster truck rallies or professional eating contests?

The league could be sued for breach of contract by the national broadcast rights holders (NBC, Rogers-Sportsnet). Rogers $5.2 billion deal runs until 2026. NBC's $2 billion deal expires in 2021.

 

[wunderpanda]

 

[MrMaster]

Other than "The NHL is run by complete imbeciles" why is a prospects tournament being streamed exclusively online being geoblocked? Is the league afraid that people will tune in to see Jack Hughes and become fans who make the league finally have higher TV ratings than monster truck rallies or professional eating contests?

They don't know what marketing is, in this day and age. It's coming from old smelly farts, old boys club types, who think in terms of exclusiveness.

 

[debaser66]

Any pm regarding the prospect challenge will be appreciated since I am way off the market.
I am so excited that hockey is back.