2016 draft

[JATMtheJATM]

Matthews taken first

[trapezeus]

sabres to get to 3? and how much time does each time get to pick? I am stuck at work.

[JATMtheJATM]

Andrew shaw to Montreal for 39th overall and Minnesota pick

Lars Eller to Washington for pair of seconds

[JATMtheJATM]

Laine goes second. Now we wait to see if there's a trade.

[JATMtheJATM]

Cbus takes pierce luc debois

[DetDannyWilliams]

Paul Hamilton says Murray is on the phone

[JATMtheJATM]

Oil keep 4th. Take jess puljijsndhdjsnbdbdbdb

[trapezeus]

CBJ, the bills of the NHL. always too smart for their own good. that might make it easier to sit still.

[ckg927]

Darren Dreger is presuming that Matthew Tkachuk will be picked by Calgary.

[JATMtheJATM]

Olli Juolevi goes number 5.

[JATMtheJATM]

Number 6 goes to calgary, Tkachuk

[ckg927]

Chychrun, Sergachev & Nylander are still on the board for Buffalo.

BTW, it's Matthew Tkachuk at #6-which WGR MISSED because they were airing commercials.

[ckg927]

Arizona takes Clayton Keller from the USNTDP at #7.

We're up.

[JATMtheJATM]

Keller taken 7th! Sabres on the clock

[ckg927]

Calgary looks like they've gotten a goalie; Darren Dreger says it's Brian Elliott.

[JATMtheJATM]

Brian elliot traded to calgary

[JATMtheJATM]

NYLANDER! !!!!

[ckg927]

Alexander Nylander is now a Sabre.

[JATMtheJATM]

Sergachev taken 9th by habs

[ckg927]

Tyson Jost goes to Colorado at #10.

[Night Train]

Alexander Nylander is now a Sabre.

His highlights are fantastic. They all need more work on NHL level D play and a few more lbs. but holy hell, those hands and his insane puck handling ability is rare.

I can see the attraction. Nice job, Murray.

[JATMtheJATM]

Loan brown goes to ottawa, McLeod to devils. I really liked mcleod

[ckg927]

His highlights are fantastic. They all need more work on NHL level D play and a few more lbs. but holy hell, those hands and his insane puck handling ability is rare.

I can see the attraction. Nice job, Murray.

I may have said it here before...but if not, I'll do so now: Put Nylander on a line with Eichel and Reinhart, and let the party begin. Fun for us Sabre fans...not so much for the 29(soon to be 30)other teams.

[JATMtheJATM]

I may have said it here before...but if not, I'll do so now: Put Nylander on a line with Eichel and Reinhart, and let the party begin. Fun for us Sabre fans...not so much for the 29(soon to be 30)other teams.

Nylander needs time, but is AHL eligible next season

[Ginger Vitis]

Chrychrun is in free fall..Murray has to try and move up to get him..All the guys on WGR are begging for it

[ckg927]

Chrychrun is in free fall..Murray has to try and move up to get him..All the guys on WGR are begging for it

I just noted on Twitter(you can follow me there with the handle @buffalocharging)that Chychrun is going to be VERY motivated for whichever team picks him, and give every other team the Stone Cold Salute.

[Ginger Vitis]

I just noted on Twitter(you can follow me there with the handle @buffalocharging)that Chychrun is going to be VERY motivated for whichever team picks him, and give every other team the Stone Cold Salute.

The biggest knock on Chychrun is his supposed lack of ability to process and make decisions quickly in a fast paced game... I m stunned the Bruins didn't take him.... Some scouts are saying they don't think Chychrun will be any better than a Zach Bogosian... And even if that is the case nothing wrong with trading up to get your future No.3 defensemen in the mid 1st round

[Ginger Vitis]

Coyotes got the steal of the draft getting Chychrun at 16....

[Crisis]

Love Nylander. Would be ok with him spending a year in Sweden.

[JATMtheJATM]

Coyotes got the steal of the draft getting Chychrun at 16....

But detroit hardly had to trade down to lose datsyuks cap. Huge win for them

[Ginger Vitis]

But detroit hardly had to trade down to lose datsyuks cap. Huge win for them

Darren Dreger is saying the Wings are prepared to give Stamkos $70 million over 7 years

[JATMtheJATM]

Darren Dreger is saying the Wings are prepared to give Stamkos $70 million over 7 years

Yeah doesn't shock me

[swiper]

Darren Dreger is saying the Wings are prepared to give Stamkos $70 million over 7 years

They cleared salary by trading Datsyuk's contract to Arizona. Looks like Stamkos will be a Red Wing.

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/2016-nhl-draft-red-wings-usa-hockey-big-winners-on-first-day/ (http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/2016-nhl-draft-red-wings-usa-hockey-big-winners-on-first-day/)

[JATMtheJATM]

They cleared salary by trading Datsyuk's contract to Arizona. Looks like Stamkos will be a Red Wing.

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/2016-nhl-draft-red-wings-usa-hockey-big-winners-on-first-day/ (http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/2016-nhl-draft-red-wings-usa-hockey-big-winners-on-first-day/)

Other teams will back the truck up to stamkos door. Detroit isn't as attractive to free agents as it used to be. But yeah, they'll be in the mix. Maybe opening a new arena will be used as a selling point.

Also, love seeing the Bruins in the loser column again.

[SpikedLemonade]

You would think that the Bruins did not have 2 first round picks from reading this thread.

Oh well...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0AKJMGxwpE

[JATMtheJATM]

Hoping debrincat falls to the sabres at 38. That would be something

[gebobs]

You would think that the Bruins did not have 2 first round picks from reading this thread.

You would think a Bruins fan might be smart enough to find a Bruins forum.

[coastal]

Why should he not post here?

So u guys can hold your fanboy circle jerk?

[gebobs]

Why should he not post here?

If he wants to post about the Bruins picks, let him. He seems to want us to do it for him. That attitude deserves a slap down.

[JATMtheJATM]

Rasmus asplund taken 33. He played with nylander at the wjc

[SpikedLemonade]

You would think a Bruins fan might be smart enough to find a Bruins forum.

I have one.

However, in this thread, ********** was following other team's picks when they were made butt simply forgot the Bruins' pick.

It was just an observation.

I expect no intelligent discussion of Bruin draft choices here.

I go elsewhere for that my Bills brethren.

[coastal]

love the new TM

[SpikedLemonade]

love the new TM

The idiots here think it stands for Tim Murray.

[coastal]

GMTM is an acronym for autism

[JATMtheJATM]

Some light reading on asplund

http://www.wgr550.com/pages/22791101.php?contentType=4&contentId=18779628

[coastal]

Is 90 degrees and a thunder storm is a brewing.

[JATMtheJATM]

Sabres take cliff pu in the third. Played for London last season.

[JATMtheJATM]

Casey Fitzgerald taken 86th by sabres. Undersized dman playing for Boston college

[JATMtheJATM]

Guy from my hometown just got drafted by the ducks. Jack kopacka

[SpikedLemonade]

GMTM is an acronym for autism


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthFUFBwbZg

[ckg927]

Sabres take cliff pu in the third. Played for London last season.

The Hockey News listed him at #25 over all.

Never mind Jakob Chychrun dropping over 10 spots, Pu dropped into the third round! Granted, that's because in London the team is incredibly deep. THN notes he's an all-around player who does everything well, but nothing elite.

[ckg927]

By the way, Buffalo drafted a teammate of Nylander's in Round 7: Austin Osmanski(who's an East Aurora native and Buffalo Jr. Sabres graduate).

[JATMtheJATM]

Should buffalo sign nylander and assign him to rochester, or let him play in the OHL/SHL another year?

[Ginger Vitis]

Should buffalo sign nylander and assign him to rochester, or let him play in the OHL/SHL another year?

The draft experts on Sportsnet were saying last night he wants to play a year in the SHL

[JATMtheJATM]

The draft experts on Sportsnet were saying last night he wants to play a year in the SHL

I feel that's the best for him.

[Ginger Vitis]

Charles McAvoy has to be the most depressed 1st round pick he was taken by the Bruins a team that he hates with a passion

http://www.csnne.com/boston-bruins/charlie-mcavoy-tweeted-he-hates-bruins-so-much-2013

The Bruins drafted a forward in the 1st round and admit its highly unlikely he will be a top 6 forward lol so dumb they took Trent Frederic at 29 instead of Alex Debrincat the Bruins GM is a moron
http://bigbadblog.weei.com/sports/boston/hockey/bruins/2016/06/25/bruins-dont-see-their-first-round-center-as-a-top-six-forward/

Ray Bourque was so depressed by how the bruins drafted Friday night he got smashed and was charged with DUI
http://weei.stats.com/nhl/story.asp?i=20160625185625247567708&ref=rec&tm=1&src=NHL

[coastal]

I feel that's the best for him.
:rofl:

[swiper]

Why should he not post here?

So u guys can hold your fanboy circle jerk?

Because he adds nothing.

[SpikedLemonade]

I feel that's the best for him.

I disagree.

The weather is terrible there but they take their religion seriously which is a positive...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bI

[ckg927]

I feel that's the best for him.

As do I.

Look at it this way: Sam Reinhart had to head back to the WHL for a season after we drafted him to get him NHL ready. Hasn't affected his game, has it?

Lightning could strike twice with Nylander.

[JATMtheJATM]

As do I.

Look at it this way: Sam Reinhart had to head back to the WHL for a season after we drafted him to get him NHL ready. Hasn't affected his game, has it?

Lightning could strike twice with Nylander.

Nylander needs to work on his strength. I'm not sure he's ready for the AHL yet, but the SHL would be a big step up from the OHL

[gebobs]

Sabres take cliff pu in the third. Played for London last season.

First player of Asian heritage drafted by the Sabres since Taro Tsujimoto.

[gebobs]

love the new TM


The idiots here think it stands for Tim Murray.


GMTM is an acronym for autism



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthFUFBwbZg

Speaking of circle jerks.

[JATMtheJATM]

https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sabres-makes-big-moves-at-2016-nhl-draft/c-281063616?tid=277764372

Joe yerdon writes about buffalo's draft class. It's a puff piece, gets you familiar with the new names, but it's a decent read on a late June afternoon

[JATMtheJATM]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/what-we-learned--nhl-draft-report-card-for-every-team-130925591.html

Draft grades. Gave the sabres an A- But did not like the pysyk deal.

[trapezeus]

pysyk deal is a tough one. he made the dmen he played with better most nights. but he also doesn't stand out and have "wow" games. we'll know that value later this year of the panthers dman can make us forget him or if we moved on from pysyk too early.

[JATMtheJATM]

Uh... looks like boston muffed their pick.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/06/27/bruins-draft-trent-frederic-first-round-admit-third-line-grinder/?cid=facebook_98.5_The_Sports_Hub

[JATMtheJATM]

Glotov just drafted by cape Breton of the Q In the first round of the CHL import draft (36th OA) and he seems to be excited about possibly coming over to play and develop in NA. here's hoping. It would go a long way for his career, IMO.

[ckg927]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/what-we-learned--nhl-draft-report-card-for-every-team-130925591.html

Draft grades. Gave the sabres an A- But did not like the pysyk deal.

Bleacher Report gave the Sabres entire draft class a B; it notes that Nylander was a strong pick and could end up playing a role on Jack Eichel's line(Alex's selection itself got a B+, in that it might be 2-3 years for him to be an NHL regular and that the team could use more immediate help). And as for Austin Osmanski, they call him a big defensive defenseman in an era where that type of player is fading from the game. It concludes "The team's first 3 selections(Alex, Rasmus Asplund and Cliff Pu)made the draft a success." (Sidebar: Though Cliff grew up in Toronto, he never truly became a Maple Leafs fan(guess why? :D ) and said that hearing the Sabres fans boo the hell out of the Leafs when they made their picks was surreal to hear.)