2023 NHL Draft June 28 and 29, Nashville, TN (Selections - 13, 39, 45, 86, 109, 141, 173, 205)

[MarkusKetterer]

Here’s a mini primer to those who care about the 1st round options and that’s it

 

[Sabre the Win]

So who is available around pick 32?

 

[Chainshot]

 

[MarkusKetterer]

So who is available around pick 32?

I’d say Sandin-Pellikka, but he’s a RHD that’s not afraid to get chippy and is having a strong season.

Axel Sandin-Pellikka - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Axel Sandin-Pellikka, 2005-03-11 Gällivare, SWE Sweden. Most recently in the SHL with Skellefteå AIK. Complete player biography and stats.

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[BUCKSHOT]

So who is available around pick 32?

Are we trading 1st rounders with Toronto ?

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Are we trading 1st rounders with Toronto ?

Yes

 

[Jim Bob]

Breaking down Central Scouting’s initial A-rated 2023 NHL Draft prospects

Find out which players are projected to go in the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft.

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[Jim Bob]

 

[Der Jaeger]

With the way Adams has re-shaped the roster and the prospect pool, the Sabres should be in BPA mode for this draft.

 

[Faceboner]

With the way Adams has re-shaped the roster and the prospect pool, the Sabres should be in BPA mode for this draft.

If the team keeps this up by trade deadline our 1st might be more useful in getting a top 4 rhd for power

 

[Fjordy]

If the team keeps this up by trade deadline our 1st might be more useful in getting a top 4 rhd for power

I think our 1st could be available now if it is protected (lately 1st often traded with protected). If there is a right guy with term, then why not.

 

[Faceboner]

I think our 1st could be available now if it is protected (lately 1st often traded with protected). If there is a right guy with term, then why not.

Only guy i could think of though would be tanev if he was younger I'm not sure what rhd would be available in the 24-28 age range that could fit with our core

 

[Fjordy]

Only guy i could think of though would be tanev if he was younger I'm not sure what rhd would be available in the 24-28 age range that could fit with our core

We definitely don't need to spend 1st thoughtlessly.

Maybe:

Pionk
Parayko
Fabbro/Carrier
Murphy
Peeke
Durzi

Probably not even all of these guys need trade our 1st.

 

[Fearnot]

The only way our team can improve is by drafting Cam Allen.

 

[Faceboner]

We definitely don't need to spend 1st thoughtlessly.

Maybe:

Pionk
Parayko
Fabbro/Carrier
Murphy
Peeke
Durzi

Probably not even all of these guys need trade our 1st.

Murphy would probably be the cheapest get and have the vet presence fabbro might cost the most and parayko would be fun to add another giant those players make the most sense and the others are viable options

 

[Der Jaeger]

The only way our team can improve is by drafting Cam Allen.

Buffalo won't be bad enough to draft him

 

[Jim Bob]

Buffalo won't be bad enough to draft him

If things end up like Wheeler has right now, the Sabres could have an interesting debate:

20. Cameron Allen — RHD, Guelph Storm, 5-foot-11​

Allen, the No. 3 pick in the 2021 OHL Priority Draft, won the OHL’s Rookie of the Year Award last season after a 13-goal, 37-point season and captained Canada to gold with a point-per-game showing at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup despite not being their PP1 QB. He contributed at both ends for the Storm right away, driving strong underlying results in both goal and shot differential. But after looking really good in my first couple of viewings this season, he didn’t play within himself in my last couple of viewings and that left me a little sour on him (though he’s definitely owed more on the scoresheet than he has to show for it thus far).

Allen is a mobile, active defenceman who is at his best when he’s pushing off the line, looking to make something happen in control, going to the net when there’s an opening, and attacking into his own looks (he sits second among all OHL defencemen in shots on goal behind only Kraken prospect Ty Nelson at the moment). He’s also a strong, sturdy, athletic, physically mature kid who defends at a high level when he’s playing with confidence and aggression (though it can also occasionally get him in trouble when his time is off), wins the majority of his battles, plays tight gaps, and rises to the physical challenge in man-to-man coverage.

When he’s on, he can really drive and control play. I’d like to see him make better choices at times, though.

22. Quentin Musty — LW, Sudbury Wolves, 6-foot-2​

The top pick in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection, Musty is one the focal points of the Wolves’ offence and their leader so far this season in shots on goal (following up on a strong showing at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup this summer). He’s a big, strong, sturdy, athletic net-driven winger with slick puckhandling skill one-on-one and a balanced skater’s stride. He can unload from his hip into a heavy snapshot or drop and drive the net into a tuck play in tight. There’s a lot to like. He’s great along the wall on the cycle, but he can also occasionally make a play that pulls you out of your seat. The raw potential is there in spades and the production is starting to catch up to it.

He’s got time to put it all together given his summer birthday, too. There was a time when folks thought Musty was the best American-born 2005 prospect and while that’s no longer the case I think the pendulum has debatably swung too far back in the other direction.

 

[Der Jaeger]

If things end up like Wheeler has right now, the Sabres could have an interesting debate:

He'll be ranked higher by June.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

The only way our team can improve is by drafting Cam Allen.

There's a decent chance Allen is the first defenseman taken. I doubt we'll be in his range.

 

[Chainshot]

But will they both be behind the same bench or will they be coaching against one another? And if against one another, do they do the ol' switcharoo they have admitted to having done... AS PROS.

 

[Jim Bob]

Michigan's Fantilli, St. Cloud State's Basse named first HCA men's monthly award winners to kick off 2022-23 season - College Hockey | USCHO.com

Michigan's Adam Fantilli and St. Cloud State's Dominic Basse have been named the first men's Hockey Commissioners Association players of the month for the

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Michigan’s Adam Fantilli and St. Cloud State’s Dominic Basse have been named the first men’s Hockey Commissioners Association players of the month for the 2022-23 season.

Fantilli, the player and rookie of the month, leads the nation in scoring as he begins his freshman campaign at Michigan.

In eight games, he has eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points. He has at least one point in every game and recorded his first career hat trick on Oct. 21 at Lake Superior State. The following day, he tallied his first four-point game with a goal and three helpers.

 

[Chainshot]

A 16-year old phenom - get to know him:

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Some of these names lately are awesome. The nicknames… not so much. My kingdom for another “Oil Can Boyd”

 

[BuffaloGooner]

A 16-year old phenom - get to know him:

Bert Macklin, FBI

 

[Jim Bob]

NTDP Releases New Streaming Information for Remainder of Season

All games from USA Hockey Arena will be streamed live without cost

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