GDT: Draft Day GDT -- Sabres current picks: 14, 42, 71, 108, 123, 172, 204, 219

[ValJamesDuex]

@Old Navy Goat , who do you like for the Sabres today ?

 

[Fjordy]

Here are the remaining players on The Athletic consensus big board (Pronman, Wheeler, Peters, Button, McKenzie):
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And here's the first round sorted from biggest reach to steal based on that same consensus:
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Chernyshov
Artamonov
Elick
Basha
Miettinen
Badinka
Stiga
Pulkkinen
Shuravin

 

[truthbluth]

those are the "free" ones I could find. Feel free to add others you could find...

I can’t find any day two mocks out there.

 

[Chainshot]

Miettinen and Elick would add to the snarly factor.

 

[truthbluth]

On the one hand: I desperately want Kyvyny to trade pick to improve this team.
On the other: As a draft nerd, this is pretty cool. There are 7 players left with a round 1 grade from EP. (Last year had 22 A grades total).
Two picks in the top 11 ain’t bad to have.
Basha
Chernyshov
Stiga
Ritchie
Elick
Artamov
Brunnicke

Those 1st two seem really surprising to me. They won’t be at 42.
Stiga probably too.
The other four I could see. Not familiar with Artamov. Brunnicke is the kind of fun, home run swing that you should take with a gifted pick and stocked pool.

Miettinen and Elick would add to the snarly factor.

Hell yeah

 

[Dingo44]

If Cole Hutson is still available when it gets to us I'll be very disappointed if we don't use one of our picks. I know we have lots of D but he's special like his brother. He's bigger than his brother too.

Stiga is also a good pick. I thought he'd be gone already.

 

[SundherDome]

On the one hand: I desperately want Kyvyny to trade pick to improve this team.
On the other: As a draft nerd, this is pretty cool. There are 7 players left with a round 1 grade from EP. (Last year had 22 A grades total).
Two picks in the top 11 ain’t bad to have.
Basha
Chernyshov
Stiga
Ritchie
Elick
Artamov
Brunnicke

Those 1st two seem really surprising to me. They won’t be at 42.
Stiga probably too.
The other four I could see. Not familiar with Artamov. Brunnicke is the kind of fun, home run swing that you should take with a gifted pick and stocked pool.


Hell yeah

There is also a team or two who go way off the board in the beginning of the second which may push those guys to us. I would also move up for Elick.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

Chernyshov
Artamonov
Elick
Basha
Miettinen
Badinka
Stiga
Pulkkinen
Shuravin

Solid list (although I see Elick as likely as 6/7). I would add Villeneuve, Muggli, Traff and Kleber as well.

 

[Chainshot]

On the one hand: I desperately want Kyvyny to trade pick to improve this team.
On the other: As a draft nerd, this is pretty cool. There are 7 players left with a round 1 grade from EP. (Last year had 22 A grades total).
Two picks in the top 11 ain’t bad to have.
Basha
Chernyshov
Stiga
Ritchie
Elick
Artamov
Brunnicke

Those 1st two seem really surprising to me. They won’t be at 42.
Stiga probably too.
The other four I could see. Not familiar with Artamov. Brunnicke is the kind of fun, home run swing that you should take with a gifted pick and stocked pool.


Hell yeah

Artamonov has a lot of playmaking skills and is already productive in the KHL.

But he's 5'11".

 

[Fjordy]

But he's 5'11".

When did that ever stop us?

 

[Chainshot]

Solid list (although I see Elick as likely as 6/7). I would add Villeneuve, Muggli, Traff and Kleber as well.

Villeneuve is another of the ones with pugnacious games. I would like to see him in the mix today. More snarl please.

 

[Fjordy]

Artamonov plays on a team where there is literally the best development head coach in KHL and a former smart player.

 

[truthbluth]

Elick is THE target. No way he lasts.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

Based on

Artamonov plays on a team where there is literally the best development head coach in KHL and a former smart player.

Based on value he would be the guy (along with Villeneuve). Based on need, probably not. Although high compete/high intelligence guys are always good to have.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

@Old Navy Goat , who do you like for the Sabres today ?

Miettenen has been one of my guys for months. Elick is nasty to play against but worse offensively than Samuelsson. I like Jecho as he's a big boy that goes C/W. Bouilard is a C that next year people will go how did he slip as he was buried on his team. Basha is a play driving W which isn't a priority but he's good. Teddy Stiga is a bit undersized but he can play C up and down the lineup

 

[Ace]

Miettenen has been one of my guys for months. Elick is nasty to play against but worse offensively than Samuelsson.

he must be taken to a lab and studied,

 

[HOOats]

I'd like one RHD from one of our 2nds. Elick, Mews, Badinka, Kleber.

I've had a crush on Mustard. Artamonov would fit our recent run of Russian skill.

Do we grab the lotto ticket in Kiviharju to pair with his buddy Konsta?

Do we take the mulligan and get the younger Hutson?

Most controversially...Did the Leinonen pick spook Forton or will he return to the tactic of getting first crack at a G when we're flush with picks/prospects?

 

[Fjordy]

Based on

Based on value he would be the guy (along with Villeneuve). Based on need, probably not. Although high compete/high intelligence guys are always good to have.

Well, I think Chernyshov too

 

[hizzoner]

Artamonov has a lot of playmaking skills and is already productive in the KHL.

But he's 5'11".

Yeah-a bit tall for KA

 

[Sabre the Win]

Posted in the wrong thread.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

Well, I think Chernyshov too

Yep. He slipped my mind. Going by my personal rankings it would be:
Chernyshov
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Artamanov
Villeneuve
Stiga
Miettenen
Badinka
Muggli
Kleber
Shuravin
Basha

 

[Jim Bob]

Excuse. If he cant trade for someone Today . Fire him . Sometime you need to make multiple trades to improve the roster. A good start can be someone like Marino and iafallo to fix some depth . You have 6 prospects now in Savoie Kulich ostlund rosen Johnson and Helenius . You cant have even more of them now. Try to make some trades and improve the roster

If nobody moves around the league, it is hard for me to hold Adams to that standard.

Marino could be a guy that NJ is talking about now, but are unwilling to move until post-7/1 and after they land Pesce. If they trade Marino today and then Pesce signs in Utah, NJ is in a really bad spot.

I would be more upset if 3 or 4 top 6 wingers moved yesterday and the game of musical chairs was over. But, we aren't anywhere close to that.

All the rumors were overblown. Much like last year. But, that doesn't stop fans from buying into the rumor mill driven by the need for clicks.

 

[Ace]

“No one moved” isn’t a good enough excuse in year five. Part of the reason no one moves is that the team who has sat on cap space and prospects and picks the last three years is either unwilling or unable to complete trades. Don’t care what other teams do or don’t do. Things have to be done here. Or things have to be changed here.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

I've been hard on Adams for being incompetent when it comes to selling the Sabres team to other players and trades but if no other teams make trades for players during the draft then I can give Adams the benefit of the doubt here.

However there's no excuse for no trade before the draft and no excuse for no trades after. It will compound these egregious sins for an effort if other teams actually make trade for players today.

I'm keeping my powder dry until July 1. Find a 3C and re-build the 4th line then all is good. But that's the minimum that needs to be accomplished. If we can find top 6 winger that fits our needs, then that's icing on the cake.

 

[SundherDome]

I'd like one RHD from one of our 2nds. Elick, Mews, Badinka, Kleber.

I've had a crush on Mustard. Artamonov would fit our recent run of Russian skill.

Do we grab the lotto ticket in Kiviharju to pair with his buddy Konsta?

Do we take the mulligan and get the younger Hutson?

Most controversially...Did the Leinonen pick spook Forton or will he return to the tactic of getting first crack at a G when we're flush with picks/prospects?

They took Ratzlaff, with the future in net presumably set for the next decade and Leionen and Ratzlaff developing into serviceable options, you still take one but imo, you take late stabs like Ratzlaff now 5,6,7 rounds.