Actually might play well with Reinhart. Reinhart can get people the puck. Also on the powerplay but who knows? Houlsey's player usage is terrible.Olofsson is more of a complimentary player. I'm not sure he's exactly what Buffalo needs right now. Call him up so he can watch Reinhart, Sheary and Mittelstadt fail to do anything? Plug him in with Sobotka and Okposo?
He isn't a 20 year old playing his first season of pro hockey. Olafsson is already developed quite nicely
People still think of V.O. as a younger prospect for some reason. Forgetting that he was actually taken in Reinhart’s draft year.
He’s older than Eichel.
Forget probability of this happening but if this guy turns into 35-40 goal scorer would it change view of Tim Murray at all?
Forget probability of this happening but if this guy turns into 35-40 goal scorer would it change view of Tim Murray at all?
People still think of V.O. as a younger prospect for some reason. Forgetting that he was actually taken in Reinhart’s draft year.
He’s older than Eichel.
He was the shl top scorer before Elias PetterssonGood point, he is bad now.
Good point, he is bad now.
No, my point was just that he has been a developing prospect already for several years. He’s been a Sabres prospect longer than several players currently on our NHL roster.
At this point, he shouldn’t need multiple more years of development, as is seemingly desired by all the people calling to “slow-cook the kid.”
if he's slow cooked for too long, he will be UFA age before he gets a real stint with the team.
If a 22-23 year old needs time in the minors after many pro seasons, no reason to sign him. If he's not ready by that age, simply move on
Of course, that would be incredibly dumb in the case of Olafsson. He's more than ready. Waive one of the scrubs
Refined doesn’t necessarily mean Smith is more dangerous offensively. There’s more to playing the game than finding open space and firing a shot on net. Again, not saying Olofsson is one dimensional. He’s actually a really impressive passer. But Smith excels pretty much at everything.
Not every player is the same. Some guys need more time than others. Sounds like you would have waived Martin St Louis, despite the flashes of potential.
With very rare exceptions if a guy is kept in the AHL until their mid 20's they are very unlikely to amount to a good NHL player. People have done studies and reached the conclusion that a player's prime begins at age 22. If you have a guy past that age spending years in the AHL you are wasting prime years of their careers. And as was pointed out this is even worse in a cap league where you need players who are both young and cheap. Guys on ELC's who are good enough to play in the NHL should absolutely be on your NHL roster.Not every player is the same. Some guys need more time than others. Sounds like you would have waived Martin St Louis, despite the flashes of potential.
I don't think I've seen a single person say that Olofsson needs to spend multiple years in the AHL (or should even be in the AHL all year this year)No, my point was just that he has been a developing prospect already for several years. He’s been a Sabres prospect longer than several players currently on our NHL roster.
At this point, he shouldn’t need multiple more years of development, as is seemingly desired by all the people calling to “slow-cook the kid.”
People still think of V.O. as a younger prospect for some reason. Forgetting that he was actually taken in Reinhart’s draft year.
He’s the same draft year as Guhle. He’s at about the age when most prospects from outside the first round start to transition to the NHL, so he’s not overly ripe either.
he's the year before Guhle. Guhle was in Eichel's draft year