Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Minnesota. He'll head that way for his freshman year. Do you think he will stay all four years, and we'll end up with another Cal Peterson situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Do you think he will stay all four years, and we'll end up with another Cal Peterson situation? Doubt it. Mittelstadt will be a Gopher for no more than two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 @BuffaloSabres Casey Mittelstadt earns praise: "I think he's one of the better players I've ever seen play." #SabresDevCamp recap http://bufsabres.co/Dugfki 2:25 PM - 11 Jul 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Do you think he will stay all four years, and we'll end up with another Cal Peterson situation? That's so incredibly rare and essentially never happens with the first round picks. You'd be lucky to see more than one in any given offseason and it's always a mid to late round guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 That's so incredibly rare and essentially never happens with the first round picks. You'd be lucky to see more than one in any given offseason and it's always a mid to late round guy. Thanks for the reassurance. Interesting little tid-bit re: Mittlestadt. My close friend's nephew, Jake Begley, won the Frank Brimsek Award (best HS goalie in Minnesota) this year. Casey won the Minnesota Mr. Hockey award. They are good friends and have played together and against each other a ton. I met Jake a couple weeks before the draft, and he was talking about how Casey was going to turn out to be the best forward taken this year. I told him I've never heard of him, and that I thought the Sabres would take a defenseman at #8. His reply was "Casey will be long gone before #8." To my surprise, I got a text forwarded from my friend (from Jake...I know that's confusing) saying "your Sabres just won the lottery!" FWIW...I thought that was kind of cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 @Russostrib BLOG: Marco Scandella reflects back on #mnwild, looks ahead to new chapter with Buffalo #sabres https://t.co/WT8OH9ECGu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 @BillHoppeNHL Lots of #Sabres notes w/Phil Housley's thoughts on his revamped D, the next assistant coach, Casey Mittelstadt +more http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/sabres-phil-housley-likes-defense-plans-lean-marco-scandella/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Hard to know what to do on Samson...big year, you pay more long term. Not so big year, maybe it comes down to him vs Kane or keeping both with a smaller number for Sam. I'm hoping he has a big year and they find a way to keep him long term. He's got Hossa-type potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Did Cal Peterson participate in this camp the last three years? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Anyone? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=sabres+development+camp+roster+2014 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=sabres+development+camp+roster+2015 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=sabres+development+camp+roster+2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Anyone? Unless there's some rare occasion getting in the way, pretty much all of the draft picks participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) @Sportsnet Free agent Brian Gionta says a return to the #Sabres is "very unlikely." @lukefoxjukebox has more: http://sprtsnt.ca/2tfPk2W Edited July 12, 2017 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Unless there's some rare occasion getting in the way, pretty much all of the draft picks participate. Thanks! Screw him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Thanks! Screw him. Why? The kid was a marginal prospect when drafted. For that reason, he sticks around in college to get the most of the time there. Once you've hit the point where you've done your 4 years, have developed into a wanted commodity, and can become a free agent, why wouldn't you? At most, he walked away from one year's worth of an AHL salary that he would have earned by signed last summer. Any one of us would prefer to have as many options as possible when starting out. Why do we turn around and hold that against a kid like Petersen. No one likes losing a prospect for nothing, but that's business. As for the thought of Mittelstadt doing the same that people like to throw around, the circumstances are very different. Petersen was a late bloomer who had minimal value when first drafted. It's that crap shoot draft pick that you leave alone and let stew a bit. Mittelstadt is a known commodity at this point. Both the team and the player are aware of their standing. He stands to gain a lot of money by turning pro early. He'll get the maximum allowed deal and be free of the entry level restrictions after 3 years. So if he signs next summer, he no longer has salary restrictions by the time he is 22. Petersen won't be free of those restrictions until he is 24 years old. So if Mittelstadt were to go that route, he's walked away from 3 years worth of that entry level salary, as well as 2 more where he has a multi-million dollar contract. He can if he wants, but that's a hell of a lot to walk away from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Why? The kid was a marginal prospect when drafted. For that reason, he sticks around in college to get the most of the time there. Once you've hit the point where you've done your 4 years, have developed into a wanted commodity, and can become a free agent, why wouldn't you? At most, he walked away from one year's worth of an AHL salary that he would have earned by signed last summer. Any one of us would prefer to have as many options as possible when starting out. Why do we turn around and hold that against a kid like Petersen. No one likes losing a prospect for nothing, but that's business. As for the thought of Mittelstadt doing the same that people like to throw around, the circumstances are very different. Petersen was a late bloomer who had minimal value when first drafted. It's that crap shoot draft pick that you leave alone and let stew a bit. Mittelstadt is a known commodity at this point. Both the team and the player are aware of their standing. He stands to gain a lot of money by turning pro early. He'll get the maximum allowed deal and be free of the entry level restrictions after 3 years. So if he signs next summer, he no longer has salary restrictions by the time he is 22. Petersen won't be free of those restrictions until he is 24 years old. So if Mittelstadt were to go that route, he's walked away from 3 years worth of that entry level salary, as well as 2 more where he has a multi-million dollar contract. He can if he wants, but that's a hell of a lot to walk away from. perfect summation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Kris Baker's Summer 2017 Ranking of Sabres' Prospects: @SabresProspects Last tweet on this: #Sabres Prospects Summer 2017 Rankings http://www.sabresprospects.com/2017/07/summer-2017-sabres-prospect-rankings.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Kris Baker's Summer 2017 Ranking of Sabres' Prospects: @SabresProspects Last tweet on this: #Sabres Prospects Summer 2017 Rankings http://www.sabresprospects.com/2017/07/summer-2017-sabres-prospect-rankings.html Interesting Baily is fairly far down the , i was thinking he may get first shot at top 6 forward minutes with a strong camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Interesting Baily is fairly far down the , i was thinking he may get first shot at top 6 forward minutes with a strong camp. I like Baptiste's chances ahead of his for 2017-18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 @NHLonNBCSports Report: Hurricanes ‘close’ to being sold https://t.co/QDrF0PZlRa @jgravleyWRAL .@NHLCanes have signed a letter of intent to sell to former Texas Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg. Agreement keeps Canes in Raleigh. #wral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 THIRD ANNUAL PROSPECTS CHALLENGE SET FOR SEPT. 8-11 BUFFALO, N.Y. (July 13, 2017) The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team will again host the Prospects Challenge from September 8 to 11 at HarborCenter. The Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils will be joined by the Pittsburgh Penguins to compete with the Sabres in the round-robin challenge featuring prospects from each team. The participating teams will each play three games during the course of the event, which will be held entirely at HarborCenter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 @JoeYerdon Casey Mittelstadt dazzled at #Sabres development camp before he gets set for his freshman year with @GopherHockey https://www.nhl.com/news/sabres-casey-mittelstadt-shines-at-development-camp/c-290380946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 @BuffaloSabres We've hired Chris Hajt as an assistant coach & Assistant Coach Tom Ward will also return for 2017-18: http://bufsabres.co/b96zbb @davetrentadue"Eichel is highly motivated" @JoeYerdon: http://www.tsn.ca/radio/montreal-690/yerdon-eichel-is-highly-motivated-1.806452 #TSN690 #Sabres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 @davetrentadue"Eichel is highly motivated" @JoeYerdon: http://www.tsn.ca/radio/montreal-690/yerdon-eichel-is-highly-motivated-1.806452 #TSN690 #Sabres That was a good listen. I think Eich is going to be a beast this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Is he related to Bill Hajt?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 (edited) Is he related to Bill Hajt?? Chris is his son. @THNRyanKennedy For Sabres fans wondering about new coaching hire Chris Hajt, he's seen as a hard worker who connects with his players Edited July 17, 2017 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Chris is his son. @THNRyanKennedy For Sabres fans wondering about new coaching hire Chris Hajt, he's seen as a hard worker who connects with his players We used to call him "The Moose" back in high school--excited for Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Loved Bill Hajt as a player..lets hope his kid is as smart as Bill was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 @TBNSports Kyle Okposo played hockey last night. It was a great sign for the 29-yr-old who was hospitalized late in the season: http://bit.ly/2uddj4P https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sabres-kyle-okposo-skates-in-da-beauty-league/c-290452986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 @THNKenCampbell What will the Sabres' roster look like in 2019-20? I take a look at that in my blog today: http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/2020-vision-what-the-buffalo-sabres-roster-will-look-like-in-three-years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 7-21: MARCO SCANDELLA ON WGR (7:28) New #Sabres defenseman Marco Scandella joins Howard and Jeremy next on WGR! Tune in:Scandella - Had hip surgery in the offseason, but working to get healthy. It's super exciting to come to a team with a lot of skill up frontScandella - Jason (Pominville) told me it's a first class organization and that I will love playing in Buffalo. It's a new challenge for meScandella - I think we can be a surprising team here in Buffalo #SabresScandella - I feel like there will be a great opportunity to take my game to a whole new level #SabresScandella - I'm excited to play in the East. My family won't have to stay up until 1am to watch my games. #SabresScandella - I want to show that fans that I have another gear in my game. I think the #Sabres is the perfect team to come to.Scandella - Housley did a great job in Nashville. He has so much to teach and I'm all ears. Can't wait to meet him #Sabres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Baptists has got to be on that list somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Baptists has got to be on that list somewhere! The Russian defenseman, Victor Antipin, was left off of that 2018 roster. I'm anxious to see how he plays. Would love to see a Bogo resurrection under the new coach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Baptists has got to be on that list somewhere! The Russian defenseman, Victor Antipin, was left off of that 2018 roster. I'm anxious to see how he plays. Would love to see a Bogo resurrection under the new coach! Mittelstadt should be on the roster by then as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Mittelstadt should be on the roster by then as well. Both Mittelstadt and Nylander are exciting prospects to wait for. I wouldn't be surprised to see Nylander being called up this season. I see Guhle being called up this year if he doesn't make the big club when the season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 @BuffaloSabres The Sabres have agreed to terms with goaltender Robin Lehner on a one-year deal. @SabresPRThe Sabres have signed goaltender Robin Lehner to a one-year contract worth $4 million. https://t.co/MDOZ33gBIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 @BuffaloSabres In his own words -- Thank you from Kyle Okposo: http://bufsabres.co/5UutpO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) @BuffaloSabres The Sabres have agreed to terms with goaltender Robin Lehner on a one-year deal. The Sabres have signed goaltender Robin Lehner to a one-year contract worth $4 million. https://t.co/MDOZ33gBIn OMFNT. @BuffaloSabres In his own words -- Thank you from Kyle Okposo: http://bufsabres.co/5UutpO Super classy. All the best to hm. Edited July 25, 2017 by 4merper4mer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 @CapFriendly With Lehner signed at 1yr / $4M, #Sabres have roughly $10.9M in projected c/space. Remaining RFA's: Z. Girgensons N. Beaulieu E. Rodrigues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 7-25: ROBIN LEHNER ON WGR (12:14) #Sabres goalie Robin Lehner joins @TheInstigators next on WGR!Lehner - I'm very excited to get another year in Buffalo. I'm happy here, I like this team a lot, & there's a lot of potential here #SabresLehner - at the end of the day, I wanted to be in Buffalo. I want to keep building with this team. 1-year is fine. #SabresLehner - I'm confident in my abilities to be a good goalie in this league. I'm going to focus on this season and see what happens #SabresLehner - last year was a big disappointment. I've taken some time this offseason to let that sink in. #SabresLehner - I've had a good talk with Botterill and Housley, I'm excited with the direction this team is heading #SabresLehner - I'm very happy Andrew Allen is still here in Buffalo. We've worked well together and he's helped my game. #SabresLehner - I think team success can lead to personal success. We have to keep working together and see where it takes us #Sabres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 So what is Lehner's status at end of next year? Is he still RFA and eligible for arbitration again? On the surface, I really like this deal...only downside is he has a huge year and you're paying more in year 2 ..i liken it to Sammy not being getting the 5th year, which i agree with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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