beerme1
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Whoa, I've said Savoie is untouchable. Now so is his linemate. That is freaking awesome. Hat tip to KA and crew.
Prospect Info: Zach Benson, LW/C, Wenatchee (WHL), Signed ELC- 2023, 13th Overall
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Selanne00008
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I was just about to post this. Benson, a year younger than Savoie had more points than SAVOIE this year in LESS games played. For the stats guys:
Savoie - 62GP 38G 58A 95 Pts
Benson - 60GP 36G 62A 98 Pts
Benson is actually almost a year and a half younger. Savoie will be 20 in January 2024, while Benson won't turn 19 until May 2024.
and I Love the Savoie pick.
It's pretty cool for these two, if they can come up through juniors and Sabres org together. That's some best man at their weddings bromance potential.
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Hopefully we aren't picking top 10 any time soon, so the chance for a player like this probably won't present itself for a while. Gotta stock up on skill while there's an opportunity
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no idea if this kid will pan out, but i liked his genuine excitement and overall swag as he walked up to the stage. a lot better than most of the other draftees tbh
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Tuch is big, but he's doesn't play like a true power forward. Greenway is a ? JJ isn't a power forward. The wings need some size.
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Benson and Savoie are going to annihilate both in Wenatchee and at the World Junior next season.
Kevyn Adams (and his crew) is a good to great talent evaluation team.
Grammar is bad because I’ve had multiple pink whitneys
Kevyn Adams (and his crew) is a good to great talent evaluation team.
Grammar is bad because I’ve had multiple pink whitneys
beerme1
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If yo watch this and say you don't love this pick, you don't love hockey. This guy will be super fun to watch.
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Pretty sure he's the same track as Savoie. D+1 and D+2 in Wentachee (formerly Winnipeg), then eligible for Rochester D+3.
Sometimes you take the best player available, in this case the best player available is the teammate of last years first round pick!
Really curious if this means another young forward is getting shopped for some immediate-ish help on the blue line.
Really curious if this means another young forward is getting shopped for some immediate-ish help on the blue line.
Selanne00008
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I would say Tuch plays like a power forward. He's not Lindros, but power forward? Yes
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He won't be 20 for the 2024-25 season, but I believe he will have played 4 WHL seasons by then, which would make him eligible? Would be fantastic to see Benson and Savoie come to the Amerks together.
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I would rather they take the smaller, highly skilled guy in the draft and then look to fill in around them when needed. The high end talent is more valuable and cheaper this way too.
Then i'll change the wording from true power forward to pure power forward. Tuch and Tage play a damn good finesse game. Neither plays pure power forward, or even close to it. If they get another guy who's like them or grittier, they could be like a Ryan-Gtezlaf-Perry line. Cycle or skill. The way our D jumps in, that would be a nightmare for other teams. I'm not sure Greenway can be that guy though. It's worth what we gave up to try it, though. Sabres would be a matchup nightmare.
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Benson is the better two-way player by a good margin, too - which is remarkable given that Savoie is pretty good in that department.
It’s his smarts. Highest IQ in the draft.
He will never see Rochester lol
I think we're back to it likely being Rosen as much as I like how his game has come along.
In a lot of viewing the 'dub this year, I think Benson is the best PKer in that league and one of the best defensive players period. I'm pumped that they picked him. Absolutely love this kid's game.
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Concur. There were a few times this past season where RD would circle behind the net in the O zone bringing a trailing Dman straight into Tuch setting a perfect pick. Always comical to see how big Tuch is when he wants to be. He might not be a proper Pfwd but he'll do until one gets here.
Too early for a Benson #9 jersey? I want to get an Adidas one because I'll never buy one of those Fanatics junk ones when they make the full time move to the "authentic" jerseys.
I will tell you if you have a #9 with a former Sabre's cursed name on it, and if you take the time to remove the nameplate, Sorrentino Sports on Sheridan Drive in Buffalo will put on a new nameplate for you for under $15. Did that with my Fitzpatrick jersey when I got it changed to Sammy Watkins. Then I lost it at a Bills game in Nashville and never got it changed to Diggs - which sucks because it was one of the last Reebok jerseys that was actually built to last.
I will tell you if you have a #9 with a former Sabre's cursed name on it, and if you take the time to remove the nameplate, Sorrentino Sports on Sheridan Drive in Buffalo will put on a new nameplate for you for under $15. Did that with my Fitzpatrick jersey when I got it changed to Sammy Watkins. Then I lost it at a Bills game in Nashville and never got it changed to Diggs - which sucks because it was one of the last Reebok jerseys that was actually built to last.
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