Make an NHL roster like his younger Juniors teammate did...?
- kingcong39

Sucks that he missed his best opportunities to play against better competition this year. Benson, Kulich, Rosen, and Ostlund are all playing in better places. Doesn't really set him up well to compete for a spot next summer.

Not the end of the world, just disappointing.

Savoie and 2024-1st is stiff...I would only do it because of a dire need for a bonafide Top 4 RhD coupled with 385 F's in the pipeline.
It would also the Sabres to make another trade package centered around Mitts, Joker ++ as appropriate (1, 2, 3, 4 assets) to get a high-end forward with grit, snarl and compete.
- IonSabres

Got any ideas on players?

Sucks that he missed his best opportunities to play against better competition this year. Benson, Kulich, Rosen, and Ostlund are all playing in better places. Doesn't really set him up well to compete for a spot next summer.

Not the end of the world, just disappointing.
- Lunaion

If the Sabres select this kid with their first round pick, is he immediately a better prospect then Savoie?

https://www.eliteprospect...ayer/597797/berkly-catton

Savoie and 2024-1st is stiff...I would only do it because of a dire need for a bonafide Top 4 RhD coupled with 385 F's in the pipeline.
It would also the Sabres to make another trade package centered around Mitts, Joker ++ as appropriate (1, 2, 3, 4 assets) to get a high-end forward with grit, snarl and compete.
- IonSabres

It's a lot, but not by all that much. Savoie + Rosen and I jump at it.

I hate how they've handled Joker. Probably end up dumping him for spare change over the summer.

Sucks that he missed his best opportunities to play against better competition this year. Benson, Kulich, Rosen, and Ostlund are all playing in better places. Doesn't really set him up well to compete for a spot next summer.

Not the end of the world, just disappointing.
- Lunaion

He need a solid season in Rochester, IMO.

Got any ideas on players?
- kingcong39

Yup.
Why throw the names out?

If the Sabres select this kid with their first round pick, is he immediately a better prospect then Savoie?

https://www.eliteprospect...ayer/597797/berkly-catton
- kingcong39

Seems like an easy yes. I don't know much about him, but I can't see how Savoie's prospect rating doesn't drop a bit this year. It's just how things work.

Seems like an easy yes. I don't know much about him, but I can't see how Savoie's prospect rating doesn't drop a bit this year. It's just how things work.
- Lunaion

Benson wasn’t a better prospect than Savoie just because he was drafted a year after.

Benson was a better prospect because he had the second best WHL draft year campaign in the past decade behind Bedard and it’s a mockery to the sport that the kid wasn’t a top 5 pick this year.

I haven’t watched any of Catton to make a conclusion on the kid, but the logic is flawed

Make an NHL roster like his younger Juniors teammate did...?
- kingcong39

Kulich and Savoie very well could have been NHL regulars this year.

The fact they weren’t says more about the Sabres developmental model than it does the players themselves.

And with their track record with Quinn and Peterka, I think they have earned the benefit of the doubt.

Benson wasn’t a better prospect than Savoie just because he was drafted a year after.

Benson was a better prospect because he had the second best WHL draft year campaign in the past decade behind Bedard and it’s a mockery to the sport that the kid wasn’t a top 5 pick this year.

I haven’t watched any of Catton to make a conclusion on the kid, but the logic is flawed
- Swedish_Jesus

Top 10 picks carry high expectations. Call that flawed if you want, but it's the world we live in.

It's a lot, but not by all that much. Savoie + Rosen and I jump at it.

I hate how they've handled Joker. Probably end up dumping him for spare change over the summer.
- Lunaion

Done.

Mitts, Savoie, Joker, Kulich, Ostlund.
Should be able to create a very nice package from that.

Done.

Mitts, Savoie, Joker, Kulich, Ostlund.
Should be able to create a very nice package from that.
- IonSabres

Can just imagine the response, "Don't you have any D prospects to make this work?"

Done.

Mitts, Savoie, Joker, Kulich, Ostlund.
Should be able to create a very nice package from that.
- IonSabres

What player worth 5 assets like listed above is employed by a team remotely interested in trading that player?

Benson wasn’t a better prospect than Savoie just because he was drafted a year after.

Benson was a better prospect because he had the second best WHL draft year campaign in the past decade behind Bedard and it’s a mockery to the sport that the kid wasn’t a top 5 pick this year.

I haven’t watched any of Catton to make a conclusion on the kid, but the logic is flawed
- Swedish_Jesus

Catton is on pace for 50 goals and 60 assists in 68 games.

Looks like better production then Benson had in his draft year.

https://www.eliteprospect...ayer/597797/berkly-catton

What player worth 5 assets like listed above is employed by a team remotely interested in trading that player?
- kingcong39

Those just options to include, not a package.

Catton is on pace for 50 goals and 60 assists in 68 games.

Looks like better production then Benson had in his draft year.

https://www.eliteprospect...ayer/597797/berkly-catton
- kingcong39

Those just options to include, not a package.
- Lunaion

"It would also the Sabres to make another trade package centered around Mitts, Joker ++ as appropriate (1, 2, 3, 4 assets) to get a high-end forward with grit, snarl and compete."

"It would also the Sabres to make another trade package centered around Mitts, Joker ++ as appropriate (1, 2, 3, 4 assets) to get a high-end forward with grit, snarl and compete."
- kingcong39

Ooops, thought the topic was still Jiricek.

Catton is on pace for 50 goals and 60 assists in 68 games.

Looks like better production then Benson had in his draft year.

https://www.eliteprospect...ayer/597797/berkly-catton
- kingcong39

Benson had 98 in 60 games.

Almost identical PPG if Catton can maintain it.

Pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Not to be that guy, but Benson was one of the youngest players in last years draft class and Catton is one of the older players in this years class.

Without having watching a second of Catton play, with numbers like that, I can’t imagine he will be waiting long to hear his name called.

I’d think the Sabres would have to be looking d-man though barring winning a top 2 pick and starting Celebrini or Demidov in the face.

Benson had 98 in 60 games.

Almost identical PPG if Catton can maintain it.

Pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Not to be that guy, but Benson was one of the youngest players in last years draft class and Catton is one of the older players in this years class.

Without having watching a second of Catton play, with numbers like that, I can’t imagine he will be waiting long to hear his name called.

I’d think the Sabres would have to be looking d-man though barring winning a top 2 pick and starting Celebrini or Demidov in the face.
- Swedish_Jesus

Benson is currently poop in the NHL….which is all that’s relevant

Benson is currently poop in the NHL….which is all that’s relevant
- washedup20

Offensive production would be better if he wasn’t shooting 4 goals below expected.

Being solid defensively and an NHL regular at 18 is impressive anyway you slice it

Detroit falling apart

Detroit falling apart
- Buff36

Yup...bad luck and mistakes...hard to overcome.

Detroit falling apart
- Buff36

Did Beaner trade Diggs to the Lions? WTF,!

Did Beaner trade Diggs to the Lions? WTF,!
- IonSabres

#8 dropped the 4th down conversion and now an easy first down completion.

I’d send him to the locker room now, hit the showers.

Then the special teams blew a chance to pin them down at the 1 yard line.

Complete implosion