Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) I honestly don't know much about Hockey and it's prospects but with all this attention on these two players actually made me more interested in the sport. After doing some digging it seems that McDavid is the clear favorite but this quote about Eichel makes me think he could have the better career. "It is beyond question at this point that Eichel is the best freshman college hockey player since Kariya in 1992-93. McDavid is still the biggest fish of this draft, but what Eichel is doing against older, stronger and more experienced opponents is extremely special. He could impact his future team in a way very similar to his draft counterpart McDavid." http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25108492/nhl-draft-connor-mcdavid-jack-eichel-march-update Now that we are getting Eichel and he is being accepted by the community as our guy, who would you rather have? Edited June 8, 2015 by Buffalo Barbarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I'm from Erie Homer bias acknowledged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 I'm from Erie Homer bias acknowledged well you got one right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 guess I should have posted on Sabres space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I'll take either of them. With Reinhardt, the rest of our young pieces, and a free agent or two, there's a nice run on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Older players in ncaa... but the chl has a much higher talent level. The chl also is a real grind of a season with 68 games, 4 full rounds of playoffs potentially, and possibly the memorial cup. That prepares players to be a pro. Just look at the local niagara ice dogs. They have 2 1st rounders from 2014 (ho sang and perlini), and 2 potential late 1st/2nd rounders this year (Knott and dunn). Also have a few other serious prospects including leafs' carter verheague. Edited April 5, 2015 by May Day 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Older players in ncaa... but the chl has a much higher talent level. The chl also is a real grind of a season with 68 games, 4 full rounds of playoffs potentially, and possibly the memorial cup. That prepares players to be a pro. Just look at the local niagara ice dogs. They have 2 1st rounders from 2014 (ho sang and perlini), and 2 potential late 1st/2nd rounders this year (Knott and dunn). Also have a few other serious prospects including leafs' carter verheague. maybe we grab one of them with a our second first rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I'm thinking more likely the 2ND second rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I can't help feeling that either one of them is going to have a career-ending injury within 18 months of being drafted by the Sabres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) I'm thinking more likely the 2ND second rounder. Who do you think we should take with our second first? (explain why they are good) I can't help feeling that either one of them is going to have a career-ending injury within 18 months of being drafted by the Sabres. I can't help feeling that we are going to become Montreal of old :wub: Edited April 6, 2015 by Buffalo Barbarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Who do you think we should take with our second first? (explain why they are good) : Knott and dunn who are a winger and d man are currently projected mid to late round 2 now. Also it's nice to know we will have the 31st pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Knott and dunn who are a winger and d man are currently projected mid to late round 2 now. Also it's nice to know we will have the 31st pick sweet can't wait for the Cups to roll in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Don't jinx this - two more points! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Don't jinx this - two more points! Relax bbb we got this, probably tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Older players in ncaa... but the chl has a much higher talent level. The chl also is a real grind of a season with 68 games, 4 full rounds of playoffs potentially, and possibly the memorial cup. That prepares players to be a pro. Just look at the local niagara ice dogs. They have 2 1st rounders from 2014 (ho sang and perlini), and 2 potential late 1st/2nd rounders this year (Knott and dunn). Also have a few other serious prospects including leafs' carter verheague. The age thing is definitely overplayed when these conversations come up. Most of the time it means very little, but it is kind of interesting here since the NCAA essentially never sees a freshman at this level. To watch this kid who is the 4th youngest player in all of D1 (I can't verify that stat, but I've heard is stated several times) and to see the way he takes over games, you can't help but wonder how much better he can get. The real appeal for him I think will be that he has taken what was a truly awful BU team last year and turned them into one of the top 4 in the country. He makes the people around him better. The team's second leading scorer had 60 points total over his first 3 seasons. This year he has 61 points. That's the Eichel effect. Hopefully whoever we get can have that same kind of impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I didn't know BU was terrible last year. That's super impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I didn't know BU was terrible last year. That's super impressive. 10 wins all year. They brought in a very strong class, so it's not all him, but he's a huge part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 The age thing is definitely overplayed when these conversations come up. Most of the time it means very little, but it is kind of interesting here since the NCAA essentially never sees a freshman at this level. To watch this kid who is the 4th youngest player in all of D1 (I can't verify that stat, but I've heard is stated several times) and to see the way he takes over games, you can't help but wonder how much better he can get. The real appeal for him I think will be that he has taken what was a truly awful BU team last year and turned them into one of the top 4 in the country. He makes the people around him better. The team's second leading scorer had 60 points total over his first 3 seasons. This year he has 61 points. That's the Eichel effect. Hopefully whoever we get can have that same kind of impact. I have no doubt. The dark cloud over Buffalo Sports is lifting beginning with the Pegulas and will culminate in multiple championships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 No doubt Eichel is very very good and worth all the worry we have gone through this season to ensure #1 or #2. My boosting of McDavid sometimes make it look like I'm discounting Eichel, that isnt my intent. Eichel would be #1 overall most recent years, probably like 9 times in the past 16 years (Stamkos, Tavares, Nash, Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Crosby, Kane). I have been following CHL/Junior hockey, going to and watching games for almost 25 years and I have never seen anything like McDavid. With that said, I wasnt able to watch much QMJHL back in the day and didnt watch Crosby in Junior. McDavid's potential has me geeked out thinking that he could potentially be on the Sabres. People are talking on a level with Howe, Orr, Gretzky, Lemieux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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