I wonder if it's deflating almost knowing you'll be in that developmental league another full year after this or maybe the Sabres staff gave him some gym pointers to work on throughout the season that will better prepare him for next season.
It could be anything, instructions from the Sabres and a shoulder injury or whatever. I have seen enough from Savoie in a few years to know that he is a very good prospect (and i'm not the only one). I liked his game before the season, when he was good in defense, on the forecheck, on the faceoff. I'm sure there will be a place for him in the team in 1-2 years. And I'm sure Adams won't trade him.
Agreed. I don't know how it will play out but my gut tells me Adams will keep the 23 1st and when he needs to liquidate funds, it will be future 1st rounders and maybe lower prospects that are out producing their draft status. Perhaps an underachieving high pick as well but that player is not obvious at this point. Then there's moveable roster players also.
Your issue is that Quinn far surpassed Rossi in goals. Last year the Ice moved Benson to center in place of Savoie, which is when I started posting my doubts about him. Now as a Sabres fan I fervently hope he's the next Briere, barring that Marchessault give me 25-35 goals a year. There's lots to like about Savoie but at the same time lots of red flags popping up. Still saying that, the last the last year + Benson has been much, much better
That should have motivated him to blow the doors off this year to make the NHL. So far it hasn't.
I was going for the undersized ppg+ 1C as my hopeful totally unrealistic outcome when I expect a 25+g 40a player due to his skill.
The major difference is that we are talking about post-draft production and not pre-draft production.
At this point Savoie is the least I’m excited about. Not a knock against him, I’ve been very impressed with the other 3. Future looks bright
And we don't know the reason. Here, after all, they laid out his extended metric for this season, it seems to be in order. Worse partners? Does he have any tasks from Buffalo that hurt his stats? Shoulder still not fully recovered? Maybe he was ill with something before or during the season? One can only guess. But I don't doubt his skill or hockey IQ.
He's been much more pensive in his play, especially at the beginning of the season. He attacks more now but isn't the same as last year, just not as fearless
Its the data people have access to. That makes it very legit to look at. It is not the make or break of anything, but it is an indicator......... versus say, blind faith that the Sabres got every pick right.
You're not actually making a point. Assess the player, their tendencies, their circumstance... Saying "not every player makes it" is true but uninformed and vague enough to be unremarkable.
