If Benson doesn't make the team, the only option is Juniors, and that's not an option.

He's on the roster.
- kingcong39

I expect him to be, he survived a sh!t show year from the Sabres. For what was put in front of him to how he ended the Year. I say he was a bright spot because he did make it through the Crap

https://www.prohockeyrumo...ist-buffalo-sabres-4.html
Seems like a lot for Top 5

https://www.audacy.com/wg...-this-season-in-rochester
Yes get them all back to Buffalo and Work on there Strenght. Skating is there for all 3, build there bodies for the rigors of NHL Hockey.

The Reinhart-esque targeting of Zach Benson is curious.

The Reinhart-esque targeting of Zach Benson is curious.
- TheSabresTaco

idk, I always liked him and said he would be a 25+ guy, never thought 50… no one did.

Benson? Maybe the ceiling is Briere but his floor is certainly Gerbe.

Somewhere in the middle would be nice.

The Reinhart-esque targeting of Zach Benson is curious.
- TheSabresTaco

idk, I always liked him and said he would be a 25+ guy, never thought 50… no one did.

Benson? Maybe the ceiling is Briere but his floor is certainly Gerbe.

Somewhere in the middle would be nice.
- Jet Jaguar BD

Benson, Quinn and Johnson for Tkachuk

idk, I always liked him and said he would be a 25+ guy, never thought 50… no one did.

Benson? Maybe the ceiling is Briere but his floor is certainly Gerbe.

Somewhere in the middle would be nice.
- Jet Jaguar BD

Benson is Farva

Just when you think you've figured out the Cabal:

The Reinhart-esque targeting of Zach Benson is curious.
- TheSabresTaco

Benson is not going to reach Reinhart's ceiling. Let's be real, he's not getting 57 goals and 94 points in a season

idk, I always liked him and said he would be a 25+ guy, never thought 50… no one did.

Benson? Maybe the ceiling is Briere but his floor is certainly Gerbe.

Somewhere in the middle would be nice.
- Jet Jaguar BD

Sticking with a 60-70 point, 200' player. Most players his age, virtually all of them, are playing in their junior leagues. The top ones dominating. Can't let the bias of a smaller statured guy who was 18 for the entire season get in the way of his career projection.

Sticking with a 60-70 point, 200' player. Most players his age, virtually all of them, are playing in their junior leagues. The top ones dominating. Can't let the bias of a smaller statured guy who was 18 for the entire season get in the way of his career projection.
- TheSabresTaco

Get him the right C to play with

Benson, Quinn and Johnson for Tkachuk
- Hank Balling

swap Quinn with Kulich and press send

Benson is not going to reach Reinhart's ceiling. Let's be real, he's not getting 57 goals and 94 points in a season
- Hank Balling

we're talking about prior to this season, because that was a thing on this board for how many years

we're talking about prior to this season, because that was a thing on this board for how many years
- TheSabresTaco

Reino had 23 goals as a rookie tho. Bensonsons... did not

Benson is not going to reach Reinhart's ceiling. Let's be real, he's not getting 57 goals and 94 points in a season
- Hank Balling

I think you guys are even signing off on that too quickly. Think of Jack Hughes...Shannahan, Sedin, Fleury, Weight, St. Louis, Thornton, Marleau, Lecavalier, Datsyuk or the other future/former HOFers who had the same production as Benny in their first year and went on to have 100pt seasons.

The honest truth is we have no idea what he'll become. He may be at his ceiling, he may very well not be as well. But it's far too early in his career to say he won't reach those heights. Sky is the limit. He could remain a 30pt player or get into the Hall one day, those are the bookends.

Little guys can def take time:
Theo Fleury rookie season 14g 20a
Martin St. Louis rookie season(s) 2pts in 13 games then 22 in 56

https://thehockeynews.com...e-clear-top-center-target
He would be 3rd on my list behind
Stephenson
Henrique

Reino had 23 goals as a rookie tho. Bensonsons... did not
- Hank Balling

Who did Rhino play with his Rookie year ?

Get him the right C to play with
- Buff36

just needs to play and build strength like most of them. Probably two years out from a Peterka season.

Reino had 23 goals as a rookie tho. Bensonsons... did not
- Hank Balling

where do you think zach benson should have spent this season, and why

I think you guys are even signing off on that too quickly. Think of Jack Hughes...Shannahan, Sedin, Fleury, Weight, St. Louis, Thornton, Marleau, Lecavalier, Datsyuk or the other future/former HOFers who had the same production as Benny in their first year and went on to have 100pt seasons.

The honest truth is we have no idea what he'll become. He may be at his ceiling, he may very well not be as well. But it's far too early in his career to say he won't reach those heights. Sky is the limit. He could remain a 30pt player or get into the Hall one day, those are the bookends.

Little guys can def take time:
Theo Fleury rookie season 14g 20a
Martin St. Louis rookie season(s) 2pts in 13 games then 22 in 56
- QuinnFan

Sure, nobody knows anything 100% but I'm pretty damn confident he's not getting 57

I think you guys are even signing off on that too quickly. Think of Jack Hughes...Shannahan, Sedin, Fleury, Weight, St. Louis, Thornton, Marleau, Lecavalier, Datsyuk or the other future/former HOFers who had the same production as Benny in their first year and went on to have 100pt seasons.

The honest truth is we have no idea what he'll become. He may be at his ceiling, he may very well not be as well. But it's far too early in his career to say he won't reach those heights. Sky is the limit. He could remain a 30pt player or get into the Hall one day, those are the bookends.

Little guys can def take time:
Theo Fleury rookie season 14g 20a
Martin St. Louis rookie season(s) 2pts in 13 games then 22 in 56
- QuinnFan

If he's at his ceiling as a fresh 19 year old than (frank) my horse and call me sally.

just needs to play and build strength like most of them. Probably two years out from a Peterka season.
- TheSabresTaco

The kid is scrappy and not afraid, give him a couple players to grow with and he will flourish

where do you think zach benson should have spent this season, and why
- TheSabresTaco

I'm just saying he had nearly identical production to what Hinostroza brought 2 years ago. He's probably going to be a good, serviceable middle-6 winger. That's fine

Sure, nobody knows anything 100% but I'm pretty damn confident he's not getting 57
- Hank Balling

is zach benson not going to be a good player if he doesn't get 57 goals or can we just go back to the fact that people on this board irrationally hated sam reinhart during his time in buffalo