He was in the WJC LAST year. Not good enough this year? Sorry if I'm ignorant of some rule or whatnot
it sort of feels like Fitzgerald is forgotten among Sabres fans. I’d imagine we try to sign him this spring. We salivate over guys like Fabbro but this guys trajectory isn’t that different.
Fitzgerald went undrafted in his first draft eligible year. Other than the fact that they both play College Hockey, their trajectories have been completely different. Fabbro's trajectory from pre-draft to now is a lot more like Makar's. Both dominated BCHL/AJHL and rose up the draft rankings.
I agree we should try to sign Fitz soon, though. See how he does in camp or Rochester.
How has he been playing this year? I really liked his game at the WJC last year.
Sabres rights expire August 2019. Anyone know what is he doing next year? Returning to BC? Is he on track to graduate, and if so, this year or next?
He's one of the few right shots of any substance we have in the prospect pool (along with Borgen, Laaksonen is god knows how many years away, if ever, from making the NHL). And he's putting semi-decent NCAA numbers. We absolutely have to sign him rather than risk losing him for nothing. When can he go UFA? Summer 2019?
Not a word about Fitzgerald. Strange. Even if Botterill wasn't very high on him, with a team with such a shallow pool of defense prospects, you'd think they'd want to get him under contract. Maybe there have been discussions but our lazy local media just hasn't inquired.
If Yerdon got that from somebody inside the Sabres management/scouting department then they really must not like Fitzgerald's potential, i'd think Fitzgerald would take it as a snub - I would.