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Costly win today. WTF Sabres!................Carolina looks like they are going to be trouble - they have not won a friggin game yet!

 

What is it with the Sabres and San Jose... They always do well against them, home or away... Or seems like they do well.

 

Is it because we should have had a team in 1967 w/the first expansion of the NHL after the O-6? Oakland/California Golden Seals took the BFLO team that should have come into The League in '67. We had to wait 3 years and the team in the Bay Area folded anyway! I guess they got the Sharks to the south now. Don't sharks eat seals. Seems the Sabres eat both.. Historically it has seemed that way, I don't know their actual W-L-T record.

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2015 is the final draft where this is the case. Beginning with the 2016 draft, the top three picks will be awarded by a lottery.

Good point. I kind of forgot about that because I expect Murray to wheel and deal like a fiend starting at the 2015 Draft to bring in more proven veteran talent to play around the new core, and the team should be out of the basement for 2015-16. Probably not a playoff contender as the kids will still need to grow, but better than last place.

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If the Sabres don't get this kid, It is going to be a major letdown. I dont think i can stress how big of a letdown it would be.

 

I don't get why people assume that we are going to get him. At best, we have a 20% chance if we finish with the worst record in the league. Add to that whatever % chance the Islanders and Blues pick is (heck, they both may make the playoffs giving us 0% additional chance) and it is still a sub 40% chance to get him. We should be getting more excited about how good Eichel is looking. We finish worst, and don't get the #1, he is an awesome consolation prize and one of the best "second best" prospects in a draft in a long time.

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I don't get why people assume that we are going to get him. At best, we have a 20% chance if we finish with the worst record in the league. Add to that whatever % chance the Islanders and Blues pick is (heck, they both may make the playoffs giving us 0% additional chance) and it is still a sub 40% chance to get him. We should be getting more excited about how good Eichel is looking. We finish worst, and don't get the #1, he is an awesome consolation prize and one of the best "second best" prospects in a draft in a long time.

That's why finishing dead last is so important. it guarantees McDavid or Eichel. Even though they would have a 20% chance of the 1st pick finishing last, they still would have the best odds.

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Here's a chance to watch Jack Eichel play tonight vs Providence: http://www.coxhub.co...en-night-at-7pm

 

The Connor McDavid-Jack Eichel sweepstakes

Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, the top prospects in the 2015 draft, are off to great starts in their draft year.

 

McDavid plays center for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League, while Eichel is a freshman center with Boston University.

 

The team that finishes last this season will get one of them, regardless of what happens in the draft lottery. The bottom five teams have a good chance of winning the lottery.

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Nice to see Carolina win two games finally. Sabres screw up by winning themselves, though!

 

St. Louis goes on a 5 game winning streak, but the Islanders keep moving down.

 

Carolina's getting healthier with Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner back in their lineup. Eventually, Jordan Staal will also be back. Bottom line is the Sabres are a far worse team than the Hurricanes and that will show in the standings relatively soon.

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Carolina's getting healthier with Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner back in their lineup. Eventually, Jordan Staal will also be back. Bottom line is the Sabres are a far worse team than the Hurricanes and that will show in the standings relatively soon.

Plus the Sabres will unload at the trade deadline, I don't see Carolina dumping all their talent, they have a pretty good core.

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