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Prospect Info: C/RW Matthew Savoie, 9th Overall, 2022 NHL Draft - Traded to Moose Jaw 1/4/24

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Doug Prishpreed said:
Plenty of people had Snuggerud over Savoie.
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Please feel free to post those many people. Few is 3 so 5 links will work?

Oh and when you say many we are talking scouts right?

Every mock draft I could find, or scouting report had Savoie over Snuggarud except Button.

McKenzie had Savoie at 9 and Snug at 17
Sportsnet had Savoie at 9 and Snug at 16
MyNHLDraft had Savoie at 9 and Snug at 16
NHL consensus poll from Scouts had Savoie at 6 and Snug at 24
The Hockey News had Savoie at 9 and Snug at 17
The Hockey Writers had Savoie at 6 and Snug at 26

I can keep going? I mean its not even close.
 
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Zman5778 said:
Just because he has a bit of a dip in production in his D+1 year does not mean he can't be a top line player. He still has that potential.
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Absolutely. No one is saying any different. Thats just not the obvious path so far. People are just acknowledging that.
 
MarkusKetterer said:
I had Gauthier and Snuggerud at 9 & 16. I think their draft positions balances it out to where I’m correct
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Both of those guys are 6' 2".

We leave those guys for the teams who have no idea what they're doing.

The proof is in the pudding.
 
DustyZ said:
Both of those guys are 6' 2".

We leave those guys for the teams who have no idea what they're doing.

The proof is in the pudding.
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Or the team wants to get a bunch of skill in the fold, then move on to the intangibles.

I mean they had no choice on taking Gauthier, as he went 5th. Snuggerud went 22nd, but at least they took a C option. Hell, the Sabres could swap the two in a couple of years.

I don’t look at size for my options on Sabres picks btw. I look at availability and then best fit. Dave’s kid was there for me at 16 because we had enough C prospects, and a grinding winger worked.

I also had Mironischenko at our 1st pick, but his health issues caused him to slide so I had him with the Florida pick eventually. But he went before that. I also had Lindgren in that same area, and we got him in the 4th round.
 
Savoie was the pick and I was thrilled at the time. Still am. Size aside, the kid had a dynamic that not many can pull off. I have zero worries about him and developing into a special if not elite player.
He has a drive and determination that will carry him over time. I'm excited at his prospects and what that will mean to my viewing pleasure in the future. Talented kid.
 
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I wanted Nazar at 9 and Snuggerud through the middlepick. Even I thought Snuggerud in the top 10 would have been a reach.
 
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toddkaz said:
Please feel free to post those many people. Few is 3 so 5 links will work?

Oh and when you say many we are talking scouts right?

Every mock draft I could find, or scouting report had Savoie over Snuggarud except Button.

McKenzie had Savoie at 9 and Snug at 17
Sportsnet had Savoie at 9 and Snug at 16
MyNHLDraft had Savoie at 9 and Snug at 16
NHL consensus poll from Scouts had Savoie at 6 and Snug at 24
The Hockey News had Savoie at 9 and Snug at 17
The Hockey Writers had Savoie at 6 and Snug at 26

I can keep going? I mean its not even close.
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I think he was referring to posters, not draftniks.

I never did a personal mock ranking or anything, but my favorite prospects were:
- Gauthier
- Kasper
- Nazar
- McGroarty
- Snuggerud

I was really hoping to snag 2 of these guys with our first two picks, so while I didn't necessarily have Snuggerud rated as higher prospect, I was scared off by Savoie's size and injury history.

I thought Gaucher, Kulich, and Ohgren were very intriguing but hadn't really watched as much of them, and I was dead set on getting Chesley with our late first or early second.

In summary I would have taken one of my favorites over Savoie, but I'm still thrilled with the pick as the skill and speed was always obvious.
 
I didn’t love or hate Savoie. I hated Kemell and was lukewarm on lekkeriamki. I figured Gauthier and Kasper were gone. I favored Mintyukov with that pick at 8. Would have taken Ohgren at 16, but Snugs was right there. Actually, if committed to a forward at 8, it would have been Ohgren for me, and Snugs at 16. Kulich, Beck, and Firkus would have been my guys at 28.
 
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Is Savoie eligible to play in Rochester at all next year? Or bc of CHL rules is it Buffalo or WHL?
 
Old Navy Goat said:
I don't recall your sterling insights in the draft threads prognosticating who's going where, giving anyone your opinions on junior players strengths / weaknesses so I guess you're using the Imperial We
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"We" as in the Sabres

No need to apologize
 
If Savoies mom would have done her job 1 day earlier, he could be in Rochester next year
 
What about going over to play in one of the European leagues for a year? Seems kind of unusual, but if the Sabres don't want him in Junior next season it might be an interesting idea to get him experience against older guys.
 
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