The Official Sabres "It's draft day thread"

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/upload/2008/04/2008_draft_header_645.jpg

NHL network and TSN will carry the first rounds live on tonight starting at 7p.m. EST. NHL network & online will carry the remaining rounds starting at 10 a.m. on the 21st. VS. will air TSN’s live feed of the draft (1st round only)

Full selection order
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365692

NHL.com draft center
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?page=DraftProspectHome&service=page

TSN draft center
http://tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=11476

what we're hearing: The Sabres want to move up into the top 10 and get a player they really want! That might mean trading Afinogenov, Kotalik or MacArthur

[SabreEleven]

Those links aren't working for me.

[hydro]

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/upload/2008/04/2008_draft_header_645.jpg

NHL network and TSN will carry the first rounds live on tonight starting at 7p.m. EST. NHL network & online will carry the remaining rounds starting at 10 a.m. on the 21st. VS. will air TSN’s live feed of the draft (1st round only)

Full selection order
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365692

NHL.com draft center
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?page=DraftProspectHome&service=page

TSN draft center
http://tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=11476

what we're hearing: The Sabres want to move up into the top 10 and get a player they really want! That might mean trading Afinogenov, Kotalik or MacArthur

Should work in the quote above.

[SabreEleven]

TSN mock draft has us taking Tyler Myers with the 13th....This sounds frikkin' sweet if we take him.

More Chara or Hal Gill?: You can't teach size but the question is whether or not scouts feel 6'7'' defenceman Tyler Myers of the Kelowna Rockets has enough nasty in his bones to play up to his size. His stock could drop but the skill set is ahead of Chara at the same age.

[Philagape]

Anyone know how much time between picks?

[SpillerThrills]

they just said on Vs. that Ray Emery has been released from Ottowa!!! lol

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

Tampa Bay- Steven Stamkos

[Philagape]

Internet is down at the arena, according to hockeybuzz. Only the NHL ....

[Philagape]

Olli Jokinen traded to Coyotes for Ballard, Boynton and a pick

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

LA-Drew Doughty

[RockStar36]

Top 4 picks all from the OHL.

Looks like I get to see good talent here.

[Philagape]

Umberger to Columbus

[RockStar36]

WOW.

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

I'm :sorry: I just have to this :snicker:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qMDKXzfbrYE

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[RockStar36]

I can't believe he got traded after how he played in the playoffs.

[SabreEleven]

and the Sabres sit around on thier thumbs.

[RockStar36]

Have a drink S11, it makes things better.

But seriously, I'd be shocked if Max is a Sabre on Monday morning.

[SabreEleven]

I'm still at work for another 20 mins :mad:

[RockStar36]

Eh, at least you're done in 20 mins. It's better than working all night.

[SpillerThrills]

There goes Beach.... Chicago just picked him up....

[SpillerThrills]

Buffalo moving up to #12 for #13 and a 3rd rounder next year....

[Philagape]

Sabres move up to 12th, for 2009 third

[SpillerThrills]

Tyler Myers is now a Sabre..... 6'7" holy *****!!!!!

[Philagape]

Tyler Myers, D

[hydro]

Tyler Myers!!! Man that is some size we just picked up!

[SpillerThrills]

Tyler Myers!!! Man that is some size we just picked up!



6'7" and 205lbs...... he'll need to bulk up alittle though, he's rather small for that frame size..... people are comparing him to Chara, but with more speed.... I think I'm ok with that....

[Philagape]

He's a bean pole. Chara's 40-50 pounds heavier.

[JD]

People were saying he was the 4th best player in the draft. So I'll take that!

[JD]

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[JD]

TYLER MYERS

NHL Director of Central Scouting, E.J. McGuire
Strengths: "His height differentiates him from the rest of the draft-eligible defensemen – he towers above all the other players. He is not often burned by the small, quick players and because of the emphasis in today's NHL on a lack of restraining type of play, I think Tyler has adjusted well to that and is more ready to play in the new NHL than a lot of the other smaller players."

Areas to improve: "Improvements can be made with his continued maturity. I don't know that he needs to work on anything other than continuing to work on foot speed, continuing to work on coordination. He's got a rocket shot from the point on the power-play and that is never going to leave him."

Outlook: "Tyler is the tallest player among the top-rated players. As a defenseman, that height translates into a great poke-check and great stick work. At 6'7", he still has a little bit of growing into his body to do. Obviously comparisons are made to Zdeno Chara, who, it has been said, actually as a junior stumbled when he played for St. George. There may be a night when the large feet of Myers get in his way a little bit, but to hear scouts talk, they won't get in his way for very many more years."

Kelowna Rockets head coach Ryan Huska
"The one thing with Tyler is that his size is something that you can't teach. He's very big and for a guy his size, he skates very well. He's very fluid on the ice. For a younger guy, he's got a lot of composure with the puck. I think that's one of the reasons why a lot of NHL scouts are fairly high on him right now ... he's starting to understand that he can use his size to his advantage in our own zone. He's becoming a really good player defensively. His stick is so good and he makes it very difficult for opponents to get around him in the defensive zone."

[OpIv37]

I'm :sorry: I just have to this :snicker:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qMDKXzfbrYE

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I never get sick of watching that. Best open-ice hit in the history of the NHL and maybe the best overall hit.

[RockStar36]

Another Tyler goes to Buffalo

[hydro]

Uh oh. We drafted a 5'9" player. Op isn't going to be happy :couch:

[Philagape]

Another Tyler goes to Buffalo

This one 5-foot-8 :rofl:

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5yN54_MVI9U



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Tyler Ennis is an absolute sparkplug on the ice. Instant, explosive offense is on tap every time the puck hits his stick. Coming from the same Medicine Hat program that developed fellow Sabre Clarke MacArthur, Ennis led the Tigers with 43 goals and 48 assists in 70 games this past season. (MacArthur's best season in the WHL produced 75 points.)

At 5'8, it's no surprise that the Edmonton native has modeled his game after former Buffalo favorite, Daniel Briere. The popular opinion is that his drive and passion for the game will allow him to beat the odds much like Briere, who himself was a gifted scorer in juniors and lasted all the way to pick #24 back in 1996.

From the NHL Draft site:



NHL Director of Central Scouting, E.J. McGuire

Strengths: "Tyler is a quick, 'water-bug'-type player. He scoots up and down the ice and can turn on a dime. He can drive wide on a defenseman who is unaware or a little slow. Tyler may be one of the best pure offensive players in the entire draft."

Outlook: "Getting bigger is not something within his control, he's done everything as far as his quickness and offensive development and now I think that it is just ready for him to show it at the next level."

Medicine Hat GM and head coach Willie Desjardins

"He's so, so fast. I think he's one of the toughest guys in the league to handle. He wants to score so bad on every shift and Tyler's quickness down low in the corner is why he's so hard to handle
http://www.sabresprospects.com/

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

more, and I don't know why TSN is so upset tonight they said something about the Sabres using video scouting this is what video scouting is exactly like this!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yCViXcOEd5E


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[raphael120]

Well Sabres fans, there's your Danny Briere replacement in the making. See, the FO knew what they were doin.

[Ebenezer]

6'7" and 5'8"?? were the only uni's they had left XXXL and XS?

[clumping platelets]

:yawn:

[Ebenezer]

...and Max is still a Sabre...:mad:

[BuffaloRanger]

[QUOTE=LOSman WINS]more, and I don't know why TSN is so upset tonight they said something about the Sabres using video scouting this is what video scouting is exactly like this!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yCViXcOEd5E


TSN was right to bash the pathetic Sabres FO. The Sabres had one of the best scouting departments until douchebag Larry Quinn got a hold of them. He fired the scouts because he said "video scouting was just as good." Total BS! A real scout is going to see things that don't make the videos, how he moves without the puck for example.

Just like sharing the Americans with the Florida Panthers, cutting the scouts was another cheap a$$ cost cutting move, by one of the most unprepared FO's in the NHL. That's why after 3 years of sharing a team the Sabres have to scramble to Maine. Pissing away 29 years of partnership in the process.

And anyone can pick players in the first round, even relying only on video. Getting value in the later rounds is what wins you the Cup. Look at Detroit.

[Michael82]

...and Max is still a Sabre...:mad:
:sigh:

[RockStar36]

[quote=LOSman WINS]more, and I don't know why TSN is so upset tonight they said something about the Sabres using video scouting this is what video scouting is exactly like this!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yCViXcOEd5E


TSN was right to bash the pathetic Sabres FO. The Sabres had one of the best scouting departments until douchebag Larry Quinn got a hold of them. He fired the scouts because he said "video scouting was just as good." Total BS! A real scout is going to see things that don't make the videos, how he moves without the puck for example.

Just like sharing the Americans with the Florida Panthers, cutting the scouts was another cheap a$$ cost cutting move, by one of the most unprepared FO's in the NHL. That's why after 3 years of sharing a team the Sabres have to scramble to Maine. Pissing away 29 years of partnership in the process.

And anyone can pick players in the first round, even relying only on video. Getting value in the later rounds is what wins you the Cup. Look at Detroit.

Hi, did you know that the Sabres still employ at least 10 human scouts that scout the minor league games and the video scouting is just done as a supplemant to the humans.

Thanks for knowing all the facts.

Good day.

[Ebenezer]

[quote=BuffaloRanger]

Hi, did you know that the Sabres still employ at least 10 human scouts that scout the minor league games and the video scouting is just done as a supplemant to the humans.

Thanks for knowing all the facts.

Good day.
as was discussed on the radio the other day...but others just hear what they want to hear.

[RockStar36]

Exactly

[JD]

[quote=BuffaloRanger]

Hi, did you know that the Sabres still employ at least 10 human scouts that scout the minor league games and the video scouting is just done as a supplemant to the humans.

Thanks for knowing all the facts.

Good day.
I think you just ripped LW a new ******* that his boyfriend hasn't even tore open yet!

[Ebenezer]

they should have taken McCullom with the second pick :mad:

[clumping platelets]

:goodpost:

[JD]

We got jolly the green giant on d and tiny ty up front, not bad :up:

[Mitchy moo]

I never get sick of watching that. Best open-ice hit in the history of the NHL and maybe the best overall hit.:respect:

[patmoran2006]

This is one of the first years I really studied alot of the players in the draft, and just like me say that I LOVE what the Sabres did last night.

But jesus, trade ****ing Max already will ya.

[Michael82]

I wonder if Tyler Myers can bulk up a bit. He could be like Chara if he puts on another 20-30 lbs of muscle..... :drool:

Great start to the draft, Darcy! Now....TRADE MAX! :mad:

[LABillsFan]

I believe it was Rochester that wanted to have the 2 teams.

[LABillsFan]

I wonder if Tyler Myers can bulk up a bit. He could be like Chara if he puts on another 20-30 lbs of muscle..... :drool:

Great start to the draft, Darcy! Now....TRADE MAX! :mad:

He's 6'7" and 18 years old. He's still not done growing :up:

[raphael120]

Funny, both the Sabres and the Bills needed size...and they both got guys who are 6'7"!

[Michael82]

I believe it was Rochester that wanted to have the 2 teams.
wrong. It was Buffalo that told Rochester they won't supply veterans and don't have many players in the farm to fill a roster. So they agreed with Rochester doing the split affiliation. Both sides hated it and both sides wanted to get rid of it, but neither Quinn nor that other jackass Donner could get along enough to keep the single affiliation together.

[RockStar36]

I guess my opinion is different since I don't live in Rochester but I love the fact that they have their own farm system. I'm very excited to see how Portland does in the season.

[Mitchy moo]

I'm excited about having the kid, we'll see him in a few years.

[Philagape]

Sabres don't draft a goalie for the first time since 2001

[THATHURMANATOR]

[quote=BuffaloRanger]

Hi, did you know that the Sabres still employ at least 10 human scouts that scout the minor league games and the video scouting is just done as a supplemant to the humans.

Thanks for knowing all the facts.

Good day.
Seriously. They still have a great scouting dept but the video scouting is an addition not an instead of. The dummies around here just are jumping to conclusions AGAIN... :shakeno:

[THATHURMANATOR]

I love these two picks!

[OpIv37]

Uh oh. We drafted a 5'9" player. Op isn't going to be happy :couch:

come on man- I was complaining about Gerbe because he's 5'5 and weighs 155. That's friggin tiny- I was that size in 8th grade and I'm only about 5'9 now.

[RockStar36]

Is anybody else shocked that Philly traded Umberger? I'm still trying to figure that one out. If I were a Philly fan I would be super pissed right now.

[LtFinFan66]

At another site I am posting at, Jackets fans are far from thrilled about that trade RS

[JD]

Far from thrilled? What did they give up? Nash? Lol.

[RockStar36]

They gave up two draft picks for Umberger and they are mad? Are you friggin kidding me. No wonder....they are Columbus fans.

[LtFinFan66]

They gave up two draft picks for Umberger and they are mad? Are you friggin kidding me. No wonder....they are Columbus fans.They are saying he might not be worth a 1st rounder

[RockStar36]

Eh, if they want to be a good team they need to improve right now and Umberger seems to get better and better. I would've loved a move like that if it were my team. And I would still be pissed if I were a Flyers fan. He was all over the place in the playoffs.

[LABillsFan]

Maybe it has to do with what QUinn and Regier said in their presser. Other teams are going to face problems signing they're players. It'll be interesting what Pitt does.

[JD]

Nash and Umberger will make a sick-nasty line, for sure. Columbus fans are clueless apparently.

[OpIv37]

I can tell you exactly what's going on. Columbus fans didn't pay any attention to the Eastern Conf playoffs. When their team traded for "RJ Umberger", they googled his name. The fourth result is the Youtube video of him getting knocked the **** out by Campbell.

That's all they know of the guy.