EichHart
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Dude, nobody wants play for the Sabres lol.
No one wanted to play for the Bills either for over a decade. We started winning and everyone wants to come play with us now. Winning solves everything.
Dude, nobody wants play for the Sabres lol.
Mittelstadt and Risto probably the most glaring examples. Prior to that Girgensons. I wouldn't say Eichel, Reinhart, or Dahlin were rushed, but they were thrown into an absolute tire-fire which rarely is positive for development.
Why would he care about the World Juniors? He got to play for the senior team and won the World Championship. I don't think he cares that much about a kid's tournament after having that experience.Y’all are reading way too much into this. Power didn’t get to go to the WJC and he missed out on competing for a National Championship due to Covid. I think it’s reasonable for him to want to do both of those things. He definitely could play a bottom-pairing role in the NHL if he wanted to, but what’s wrong with honing his game for another season at the NCAA and the coming into the NHL with the ability to be a difference-maker? Ask New York and New Jersey how well forcing their recent first overall picks to play in the NHL in their draft+1 seasons turned out.
Nor as a 23 year old unfortunately...another big one is Alex Nylander, who was not ready for the AHL as an 18 year old
It's been proven time and time again NHL prospects will stay in college to hit free agency.. where does this idea come from that these are all just good ol' North American boys happy to play for any team and "aww shucks it's just an hono(u)r to be drafted" come from when time and time again we see if a player doesn't want to play for a certain team they won't?Hockey players don’t stray from the status quo. If Buffalo drafts him, he will sign. It’s just fans sh*ting on a franchise even though likely not a single player from this draft class is NHL ready.
He’s going back for another year the same reasons Jake Sanderson is going back for another season.
He wants the College Experience and realizes he’s not ready for the show.
This is reminding me of when fans were talking about Tkachuk not signing in Ottawa because “Ottawa”.
Not true. It was that he didn't trust the Quebec ownership and, as much as I dislike the Lindros family's decision, he turned out to be correct as they moved 4 years later.With Lindros, it was about not wanting to have to learn how to speak two words of french, not about Quebec being bad.
“It’s been proven time and time again”It's been proven time and time again NHL prospects will stay in college to hit free agency.. where does this idea come from that these are all just good ol' North American boys happy to play for any team and "aww shucks it's just an hono(u)r to be drafted" come from when time and time again we see if a player doesn't want to play for a certain team they won't?
And when has a clearly NHL ready prospect waited 3years to make their first paycheck?“It’s been proven time and time again”
When was the last time a player the calibre and pedigree of Power refused to sign?
The closest example is Blake Wheeler but he was a MASSIVE reach at the time and was definitely not the calibre of Power at the time of the draft.
Fact of the matter is players sign with the teams that own their rights 95% of the time.
Why would he care about the World Juniors? He got to play for the senior team and won the World Championship. I don't think he cares that much about a kid's tournament after having that experience.
Which means 5 % of the time they don't. And it has yet to be determined if Power is part of that 5 %.“It’s been proven time and time again”
When was the last time a player the calibre and pedigree of Power refused to sign?
The closest example is Blake Wheeler but he was a MASSIVE reach at the time and was definitely not the calibre of Power at the time of the draft.
Fact of the matter is players sign with the teams that own their rights 95% of the time.
So you think this is all about the World Juniors or getting to go to college fraternity parties? I suppose that's possible, but we'll see.You have no idea how big of a deal the WJC is in Canada, do you?
So you think this is all about the World Juniors or getting to go to college fraternity parties? I suppose that's possible, but we'll see.
And that 5% is players that aren’t NHL ready when drafted, often times mid-late round picks who take 3-4 years post draft to become legit NHL talent. just off the top of my head in the past 5 or so years:Which means 5 % of the time they don't. And it has yet to be determined if Power is part of that 5 %.
But it’s not 5% for Power’s situation. The number of NHL ready (or near ready) number 1 overall picks who decided to play for no pay for three years to have the ability to sign for another team is ZERO in the last 30 years. For number 2 overall picks? ZERO. Jack Johnson was traded to the kings. Wheeler wasn’t near NHL ready when he was drafted.Which means 5 % of the time they don't. And it has yet to be determined if Power is part of that 5 %.
With Lindros, it was about not wanting to have to learn how to speak two words of french, not about Quebec being bad.
No, it was the owner Marcel Aubut. Lindros wanted nothing to do with him. He mentioned he would've been there if it wasn't for him.
With that being said, Buffalo shouldn't draft Power. In fact, trade the first overall pick to where he wants to go. But either way, I think Buffalo is better off drafting Michael Beniers.
That's a weird one. He wasn't gonna go back to the OHL, so it was either AHL or SHL. Steelheads gladly would have had Alex back, but not Michael Nylander as an assistant coach (his coaching consisted of running private drills for Alex and yelling at him in Swedish on the bench). And that wasn't amenable to the Nylander's.another big one is Alex Nylander, who was not ready for the AHL as an 18 year old
Maybe Power, Berniers, Hughes and Johnson all go back and play for Michigan next season ?????Ah yes. The Taro Tsujimoto of 2021.
It’s Matthew Beniers. But I do agree with your premise. I’d rather him over Power