All Sabres Draft Pick Team... [Archive] - The Buffalo Range, where the Buffalo fans roam!

stepsukie

July 28th, 2007, 1:52:59 PM

To keep us busy...I found a link ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres_draft_picks ) that shows all the Sabres Draft Picks by year...so...your goal is to create a starting lineup (4 Lines[C, LW, RW], 3 D pairs, and 2 Goalies [starter and backup]).

Mine:
Rick Martin-Perreault-Gare
Andreychuk-Turgeon-Mogilny
Craig Ramsay-Luce-Ray Sheppard
Hogue-D.Plante-Afinogenov

Housley-Schoenfeld
M. Ramsey-Fogolin
Playfair-Hajt

Barrasso
Edwards

dilbert

July 28th, 2007, 2:26:07 PM

I would have Audette over Ray Sheppard. Also Calle Johannson over Playfair or Fogolin

Proteus

July 28th, 2007, 3:27:17 PM

Bay Side

July 28th, 2007, 3:59:11 PM

How the hell do you put Derek Plante on your roster. Derek Plante? What about Vanek or about 30 other guys? Derek Plante, wow!

Ya...thats pretty funny!

mikgaes

July 28th, 2007, 4:06:05 PM

Maybe he meant AMERICAN draft picks? LOL.

Geez. Does that mean you'd have to include Rasmussen? Ugh.

sukie

July 28th, 2007, 4:13:57 PM

I would have Audette over Ray Sheppard. Also Calle Johannson over Playfair or Fogolin

Was Audette drafted by Buffalo?

sukie

July 28th, 2007, 4:15:11 PM

How the hell do you put Derek Plante on your roster. Derek Plante? What about Vanek or about 30 other guys? Derek Plante, wow!

Vanek... one good year. Not proven yet... Here's an idea... why not nominate a drafted player... eh, critic guy?

shotgun

July 28th, 2007, 4:22:11 PM

what no brad may >>>???

sukie

July 28th, 2007, 4:34:46 PM

was he drafted?

mikgaes

July 28th, 2007, 5:02:00 PM

Was Audette drafted by Buffalo?

Yes:
Selected by Buffalo Sabres round 9 #183 overall 1989 NHL Entry Draft.

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=134

A much, much better player than Plante too.

mikgaes

July 28th, 2007, 5:04:25 PM

was he drafted?

Brad May:
Selected by Buffalo Sabres round 1 #14 overall 1990 NHL Entry Draft

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid%5B%5D=3480

And a much more useful player than Plante ever was. :D

sukie

July 28th, 2007, 5:06:53 PM

Okay... then would you bump somone on the original list for Brad May?

mikgaes

July 28th, 2007, 5:23:03 PM

No, but you could do better with those last two forward lines. Someone mentioned - there's no Vanek there.

sukie

July 28th, 2007, 5:24:06 PM

Vanek one good year does not a career make

mikgaes

July 28th, 2007, 5:34:35 PM

He also missed John Cullen (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?page=HistoricalPlayerDetail&service=page&pkey=8446251) who should be on that list I think.

mikgaes

July 28th, 2007, 5:35:36 PM

Vanek one good year does not a career make

Max doesn't have much more, unless you're counting concussions.

Scary Good

July 28th, 2007, 5:36:46 PM

Gotta have an enforcer...

http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=83551

Bay Side

July 28th, 2007, 6:01:56 PM

Gotta have an enforcer...

http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=83551

You have to put Rob Ray in there, you just have to!!

C Darwin

July 28th, 2007, 6:15:48 PM

Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Katanas is the best draft pick ever in any sport.

stepsukie

July 28th, 2007, 10:05:02 PM

i was doing it by position...Plante is a center...what other center could i put...Roy??

Proteus

July 28th, 2007, 11:17:54 PM

Vanek... one good year. Not proven yet... Here's an idea... why not nominate a drafted player... eh, critic guy?

Right, Plante deserves to be on this list more than Vanek. After all he did have 27 goals one year and 23 another. Plus he top three point totals 56, 53 and 34 are quite amazing. I mean geez this guy played 450 games, had 96 career goals and 248 career points. Vanek's 68 goals and 132 points in 163 games can't touch that. Not to mention Plante was just a more skilled player. Anyone who watched the two could tell you that.

Thanks for showing me the way sukie. Now tell me how we are doing in the War on Terror.

Proteus

July 28th, 2007, 11:18:48 PM

i was doing it by position...Plante is a center...what other center could i put...Roy??

Yes!

SabresFan220

July 29th, 2007, 2:40:43 AM

Since this has become a bash Derek Plante thread I have to defend him just a bit. He was also the biggest surprise clutch game 7 player ever in my opinion. In 3 career game 7s with the Sabres he scored 3 goals, including the game tying and game winning goals against Ottawa, causing the infamous "Are you ready Legion of Doom? Here come the Buffalo Sabres!" call (always was one of my favorites). In fact here it is..

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two4trippn

July 29th, 2007, 9:44:25 AM

Brad May:
Selected by Buffalo Sabres round 1 #14 overall 1990 NHL Entry Draft

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid%5B%5D=3480

And a much more useful player than Plante ever was. :D
Yea, the infamous pick right before Keith Tkachukl!

At least Plante won a playoff series for the club. He was playing in Japan last season last I heard.

mikgaes

July 29th, 2007, 10:11:20 AM

Right, Plante deserves to be on this list more than Vanek. After all he did have 27 goals one year and 23 another. Plus he top three point totals 56, 53 and 34 are quite amazing. I mean geez this guy played 450 games, had 96 career goals and 248 career points. Vanek's 68 goals and 132 points in 163 games can't touch that. Not to mention Plante was just a more skilled player. Anyone who watched the two could tell you that.

Thanks for showing me the way sukie. Now tell me how we are doing in the War on Terror.

Did you see them? I did. About the 27 most uninspired goals you've ever seen. Rarely did DP, who was a nice kid, ever score in a big spot.

Sabres244

July 29th, 2007, 10:12:43 AM

Pierre Turgeon? anybody...nevermind

dilbert

July 29th, 2007, 10:19:38 AM

Did you see them? I did. About the 27 most uninspired goals you've ever seen. Rarely did DP, who was a nice kid, ever score in a big spot.

Look at the video posted a few spots up.

Game 7 against Ottawa in OT is a big goal, imo.

But maybe that is just me.

I am a little surprised at the dislike of Plante. He was never a great player, but was a solid guy for the team. His contributions as a #1 center his rookie year should not be overlooked (while LaFontaine and Hawerchuk were out)

mikgaes

July 29th, 2007, 10:28:35 AM

He had a decent season or two. Never lived up to expectations pinned on him as he was coming into the league. I never really was a fan. But like I said, he was a nice enough kid, just never turned into the player he was supposed to. I couldn't wait for the Sabres to dump him at the end.

That video depicts Derek Plante's magnum opus.

Proteus

July 30th, 2007, 5:57:58 PM

The players the Sabres drafted that were so supposed to be really good. Not necessarily high picks, but also players that came through the minors and were really hyped up. Alexei Tezikov would be one example. I'll go first.

Savage Kryukov Heisten
Mille Holzinger Primeau
Bartovic Zigomanus Kristek
May Rasmussen Van Oene

Cooper Tsygurov
Ndur Tezikov
Janik Dicaire

Noronen

I know May and Rasmussen had decent careers, but they were two of the more hyped players in Sabres history.

MauvaisSang

July 31st, 2007, 7:50:51 PM

Vanek one good year does not a career make

Well, his rookie year wasn't half bad either. That's still two better years than Derek Plante ever had.

dilbert

July 31st, 2007, 8:55:36 PM

Plante led the team in scoring one year, so to say both of Vanek's years were better than any year Plante had is an exaggeration.

MauvaisSang

July 31st, 2007, 10:28:52 PM

Plante led the team in scoring one year, so to say both of Vanek's years were better than any year Plante had is an exaggeration.

Oh yes, I remember the "Derek Plante is our leading scorer" years. Wasn't Scott Pearson also on the third line that year? How many points did Derek have the year he led the team in scoring?

dilbert

July 31st, 2007, 10:31:44 PM

Oh yes, I remember the "Derek Plante is our leading scorer" years. Wasn't Scott Pearson also on the third line that year? How many points did Derek have the year he led the team in scoring?

I'll have to check, but I bet proportionally it was as good as or better than Vanek.

Plante also never had players like Max and Roy with him or Drury and Briere on the PP. He also played on a team that had a goal of winning 2-1, not 5-3.