Yakemchuk or Eiserman?
Eiserman is a net filler. Dude can score. But I find it very troubling he is falling down the board as much as he did. He was originally going to go top 3 if I recall correctly. I wouldn't hate it. But I also don't want Alex Nylander 2.0Originally Posted by DetoxTent
The Hockey News' Draft edition should be out shortly,so I'll reserve my opinion until then.
Save to say that we SORELY need a player who plays like he always has a chip on his shoulder. We've got skill players. Now we need a skilled player who plays the game with an edge...one who can rattle the opposition.
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DetoxTent (05-15-2024)
I want to see a top 4 RHD (potential, not someone that can step in right away. that kind of pick isnt going to be available at 11 if it exists at all)
Or someone who can play offense while playing edge.
I'm a firm believer in taking the BPA. That's how Benson somehow fell to them. If the BPA is a LHD, so be it.
I wonder if people are seeing the Caufield comparisons due to him passing Cole on the goal list. Or maybe starting to realize that a national all-star team playing college hockey doesn't always provide the best competition which can inflate stats.
That is something the Jets haven't learned though as we love those guys.
The national development team creates some scary talent. And I don't think eiserman is a bad prospect. But I think teams are trying to get away from one dimensional players with high picks.
So I think better rounded players will go above him, even if he does have 40 goal potential.
THAT is Yakemchuk. Read the article. Big rightie.
I'd be fine with that, if he's the BPA
Seeing some mock drafts that are just clueless about the Sabres, regarding what they already have on their roster and needs. One has the Sabres taking ANOTHER lefthanded defenseman in the first (). LOL. They don't need that. Eiserman, Yakemchuk, Tij Ignila, and Konsta Helenius are the most common names being seen attached to the Sabres if they stay at #11. Very different players by position, size and skill.
Here is another mock draft: https://www.eliteprospects.com/page/nhl-mock-draft-2024
It is very likely that the Sabres move a LHD this summer. Samuelson has been getting interest and Johnson would fetch a good return as well.
Let's also not forget that anyone they draft at 11 won't be NHL ready for at least 2 years, and a lot can happen by then.
Well, I finally got the Draft Preview issue.
Insofar as Eiserman goes: IF Buffalo drafts him(he's listed at #13 by THN)he won't be with the Sabres right away; he's committed to Boston U, so he has time to refine his game. As for Yakemchuk, the main beef with him is that he doesn't use his size effectively. Here's one that might be of interest for the Sabres: Windsor RW Liam Greentree. Big, deceptively quick, has size & reach and uses those well, plus he doesn't waste time with the puck. AND he has leadership in him(he got the C with the Spitfires days after he turned 18).
WTF are you even talking about??? Benson was drafted at #13 and played all season in the NHL.
IDK. I see one mock draft that has Eiserman going to the Canadians with the 5th pick. Makes some sense as he sounds a little like Martin St. Louis #2.
Benson was an exception to the rule. It's not common outside the top 5 and even then it's a crapshoot
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