2023 NHL Draft June 28 and 29, Nashville, TN (Selections - 13, 39, 45, 86, 109, 141, 173, 205)
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Beniers was a far better prospect than Moore.
But will be gone in the 1st round.
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Slats432
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I handled the Buffalo Sabres for the HFOilers board mock draft. Knowing your team only from reading and such, here is what you ended up with.
13) Axel Sandin Pelikka
39) Charlie Strammel
45) Tanner Molendyk
86) Aiden Fink
109) Paul Fischer
141) Damian Clara
173) Kalle Carlsson
205) Ethan Hay
I linked them all to their profiles.
13) Axel Sandin Pelikka
39) Charlie Strammel
45) Tanner Molendyk
86) Aiden Fink
109) Paul Fischer
141) Damian Clara
173) Kalle Carlsson
205) Ethan Hay
I linked them all to their profiles.
HOOats
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I'd guess Musty and But are more likely to be gone by 13 than available at 39 and 45, unfortunately.
If this is how our draft ends up, just shoot me now.
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Fjordy
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Not ASP. Simashev or Willander if this defenseman pick.
Simashev won the vote on this board.
Slats432
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You might be right, years from now Simashev (And I personally avoid Russians. Unless it was Michkov.) or Willander may as well, but in our draft Reinbacher was 9th OV and Willander 11th. ASP was best dman available IMO. And since Simashev never once played in a best on best, I would rather take someone I am more certain on than a Russian that is ranked by most as a late 1st early 2nd (CSS and Bob McKenzie have him in that range)
That said, it doesn't fall in the range of "Just shoot me now." lol
I could have went more flashy than Strammel at 39, but he is the kind of guy that compliments the roster. You can run 12 top 6 forwards, and I see Stramel as that coveted middle six RH centre.
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Fjordy
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Wow man, I (and not only me) disagree with you. Simashev is an excellent defenseman, Bob Mackenzie's rating is still old, in some ratings Simashev is in the top 10 - top 15. In the Black Book, he generally ranked fifth as the best defenseman in the draft. I think you don't know who Simashev is. He has a size, very good skating, great hands, great defense. His skating and defensive play is better than Reinbacher's.
ASP offensive D, we already have Dahlin and Power in the top 4. I also think Simashev is better than ASP in terms of general skills. So my choice is Simashev, not ASP. Buffalo is constantly drafting Russians, it's not a problem.
If I may assess from my armchair:
Simashev is more popular among some of us who banter about draft prospects for the Sabres than ASP.
Stramel, that's fine. I might like Danny Nelson more who went shortly afterward but it's fine.
Molendyk is a nice pick, interesting skill set and his skating is just amazing.
Fink's a nice player, but my word is he tiny. Buffalo has a glut of small scoring forwards, they should be steering farther from them and with local boy Gavin McCarthy - 2-way/physical RHD who also happens to be local to Buffalo as the next pick is a bit of a thing too. He's got a lot of talent, could really be something down the line if he can stack another 20-25 lbs on to get some burst to go along with the scorer/playmaker stuff... It's just they have so many of these guys that they have to really wow me.
With the Fischer pick, as an Axel Landen stan and someone high on Mynio... I would've gone with either of them there or even Brady Cleveland. Buffalo needs to invest hard in the blueline and some of them playing a harder game which both Landen and Cleveland do.
Clara, 'kay. He'd be plugging another goalie into the system and they would have time to see if he can work on his game. That's fine. I haven't sifted the whole thing with a fine tooth comb or anything, just looking at the draft thus far and what I would think they would lean toward.
Carlsson seems like great value at that pick.
Hay's a nice grab late - OHL coaches poll has him as one of the top faceoff guys.
Overall, good job.
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Maybe not "Just shoot me now", but many on this board have Simashev ranked very high (he's 6OA on my list) and ASP - for a number of reasons - is the kind of dman we don't want. Passing on Simashev when he's available would be crushing. All that said, I'd be more than happy with your next two picks. Molendyk is a mid-20s pick for me and Stramel is an intriguing prospect.
ASL is a wasted pick for the Sabres. Everything he does, Dahlin and Power both do better. For the 13th overall pick you would hope the Sabres would be able to draft someone that isn't just a weaker clone of 2 young players already on the roster.
Strammel isn't bad. Molendyk is another smallish offensive defenseman. He doesn't fit what we need. There is a need for more defensive capable D-men.
Fink is a small, talented forward. We already have Kulich and Rosen about ready to move up and fill that role. Not even mentioning Savoie at this point.
Fischer isn't bad. Clara is sort of a duplicate of Lienonen, a large goaltender that needs years of development.
Overall, the picks are not bad players in a void, but put together they don't address the holes in the long term roster makeup.
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I, for one, would not be upset if we ended up with ASP, because I still think we could use more puck moving talent in our D. But I'd also prefer Simashev, Reinbacher, or Willander if they are available because they seem more well-rounded and suited to what we need most. I also think I would prefer a couple of the forwards if all 3 top D are gone (Moore/Dvorsky/Benson) vs ASP.
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Fjordy
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It will be funny if Anaheim chooses Gibson and Fowler, only now they switch roles.
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I have no doubt that ESPN told the NHL that the draft isn't big enough to have on a Thursday, let alone a Friday, and the NHL of course put up no fight.
Friday night to Saturday morning always made the most sense.
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