Confirmed with Link: Sabres sign F Tyler Kopff to 2-year ELC. Will join Amerks on PTO for remainder of season.

[Taro Tsujimoto]

 

[Ace]

Not to steal Craig Rivet’s gimmick but…6’4 205 pounds whenever those measurements came from. Obviously smart because he signed with a team with tiny people in the pipeline. Also because he went to Brown

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Yay more forwards in the system! Because who needs more dmen in the system?

 

[5 Minute Major]

Not a bad peri….um, signing by the Sabres.

 

[5 Minute Major]

Yay more forwards in the system! Because who needs more dmen in the system?

If we can take some of those young forwards and turn them into an older defenseman and forward, they can always use young guys to replenish.

I know. It’s the Sabres.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Yay more forwards in the system! Because who needs more dmen in the system?

We need both. The days of people thinking we have an overabundance of forwards should be over

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Not a bad peri….um, signing by the Sabres.

You were treading dangerously close to identity theft

 

[ValJamesDuex]

@Chainshot was this a guy you liked ?

 

[toddkaz]

Where does this leave Sardarian? How many contracts can we offer?

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Where does this leave Sardarian? How many contracts can we offer?

and Marjala who Kris Baker really likes

 

[toddkaz]

and Marjala who Kris Baker really likes

We are allowed 50 contracts and we are at 44 contracts according to AI. It sounds like we got a few more to go then. Although the 44 probably doesn't include Kopff.

I hope we offer one to Sardarian.

 

[Jimmybarndoor2]

If we can take some of those young forwards and turn them into an older defenseman and forward, they can always use young guys to replenish.

I know. It’s the Sabres.

Sabres have lots of forwards. But they are small

Remember basketball games with bugs bunny vs the monsters. That’s what crunch vs marks game looked like the other noght

Size is good

 

[Chainshot]

@Chainshot was this a guy you liked ?

Not a guy I'm up on. I may see if I can find any Brown games. They weren't on my viewing calendar.

Where does this leave Sardarian? How many contracts can we offer?

They still have his rights for another year. With the glut of small offensive guys that aren't going to be gone by next season, leaving him for another year in college works.

and Marjala who Kris Baker really likes

See above. Too much small, few scoring line spots that aren't already filled.

 

[Chainshot]

Went to the Vegas dev camp this past summer:

Development Camp 2024 Takeaways - SinBin.vegas

The final event of the summer has come and gone with VGK prospects wrapping up Development Camp at City National Arena this afternoon. The young players participated in a pair of scrimmages as well as a host of practices over the week. Here are my takeaways, mostly from the two scrimmages.

sinbin.vegas

Was a pick of the Lincoln Stars in the USHL:

These 19 N.J. hockey players were just selected in the 2022 USHL Draft

A total of 19 players with hockey ties to New Jersey and high school hockey were selected in the 2022 USHL Draft.

www.nj.com

Tyler Kopff, Ridgewood, F - Drafted 87th overall by Lincoln Stars



Kopff graduated from Ridgewood in the spring of 2021 after racking up 25 goals and 15 assists. His career came to a close with 66 goals and 124 points. He spent the 2021-22 season with the Coquitlam Express in the BCHL and registered 21 goals and 20 assists in 53 games. In 2021 he was a Third Team All-State honoree.

 

[Chainshot]

A goal when he was with Coquitlam:



And another:

 

[Chainshot]

Some other looks - nice deflection here:

 

[Chainshot]

His 5-point game against RPI from Jan. 31st:

 

[Ralonzo]

Is this a smart Kopff signing, or a dumb Kopff signing?

 

[Chainshot]

Is this a smart Kopff signing, or a dumb Kopff signing?

Head and shoulders above the rest.

Here is a 2-2-4 night against Yale:

 

[Chainshot]

Two goals against Yale from three weeks ago:



The shootout goal (around 5:40) is some trolling slow-mo stuff that reminds me of Vanek a bit.

 

[Chainshot]

There is a lot of Murray/Mersch to his offense. He's right around the net and keeps pucks alive based on these highlights. Can also shoot through a keyhole.

Dare I say, as an AHL signing... I like it? He's tall, kind of rangy, not a smurf. The downside is probably that he's a left shot.

 

[Chainshot]

Also a weird note that among his most frequent teammates is Ryan St. Louis, Marty's son who is also a 2nd year player at Brown but also on two different teams at the Quebec Peewee tournament (from what I can tell both an 11-year old team and a 13 year old team).

 

[Chainshot]

BCHL Next Generation: Coquitlam Express

bchl.ca

Shaw’s scouting report:

“Tyler is a big-body forward. He can play with skill, but can also play a power-forward game as well. He has a great shot as well as the ability to make plays. He’ll be an offensive player for us, but he also pays close attention to the little details in his game like getting pucks out and getting pucks in deep. He’ll be a big part of our lineup.”

Not much but what Coquitlam coach Brandon Shaw had to say about him the one year Shaw was coach/GM there. (Shaw has been an assistant coach in the OHL the three years since, 2 with Niagara then this year in Owen Sound.)

 

[Jim Bob]

Yay more forwards in the system! Because who needs more dmen in the system?

They don't have an unbalanced amount of forwards to defense in the system.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Seems like potentially a very good AHL player, maybe some bottom 6 upside?