2016 draft

[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

Speaking of circle jerks.

[JATMtheJATM]

https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sab...?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-pu...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/2016/06/2...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-pu...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? ) and said that hearing the Sabres fans boo the hell out of the Leafs when they made their picks was surreal to hear.)