1 00:00:03,759 --> 00:00:13,439 Welcome to Fantasy Hockey Life, presented by fan Tracks, your source of information 2 00:00:13,439 --> 00:00:17,519 and analysis to help you win your fantasy hockey league. Fuck up a step, 3 00:00:17,839 --> 00:00:23,320 hit, stay lost. Here's your hosts, Jesse Suver here and Victor 4 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:30,480 Nuno Fantasy Hockey Live. We're back again to talk about fantasy hockey, dynasty 5 00:00:30,519 --> 00:00:34,600 fantasy hockey, because that's what we do. Jesse Severe here from fan Track, 6 00:00:34,679 --> 00:00:39,359 saying joint by my partner, Victor Nuno. Victor, how you doing. 7 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,920 I'm doing great. I'm looking forward to talking sabers to me, Jesse. 8 00:00:44,119 --> 00:00:47,200 This was one of the most fun teams to watch this year. DJ 9 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,359 Thompson going Ham. He just looks like a giant out there playing with a 10 00:00:51,399 --> 00:00:55,520 bunch of little little kids with how big and tall he is and his twenty 11 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,679 four foot stick. It's just like really fun. And there's a lot of 12 00:00:58,679 --> 00:01:02,399 great players on this team that that's some great success and we need to know 13 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,640 how sustainable all this is and what to expect, and so we've got a 14 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,120 great guest for that and I'm looking forward to that. I'm also I want 15 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,200 to know how you're doing. We all want to know that. To see 16 00:01:11,799 --> 00:01:17,719 Victor kind I think of you as the giant person skating around with the twenty 17 00:01:17,719 --> 00:01:22,959 four footstick of fantasy podcasting. That's how I think of you, throwing around 18 00:01:23,079 --> 00:01:26,519 other podcasts like a rag doll and making our points. And that's what I 19 00:01:26,519 --> 00:01:30,840 appreciate. It's about you. So we're having a good time out here on 20 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,640 Fantasy Hockey Life. I'm doing good. I am. Yeah, it's exciting. 21 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:38,519 The draft is coming up, it's coming very close, and Stanley Cup 22 00:01:38,519 --> 00:01:42,599 playoff and all that type of thing, and and we're just plugging our way 23 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,640 along, Victor. And this is a long way to make it before we 24 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:51,040 talk about the Buffalo Sabers. Given where we were in recent years, mostly 25 00:01:51,159 --> 00:01:56,239 Buffalo Sabers fans have been thinking for the past few years about prospects. And 26 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,400 you know what, while they were looking at all those prospects, they should 27 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,480 have been looking at your patreon, Victor, and the things you have going 28 00:02:01,519 --> 00:02:05,799 there. What is it the Sabers fans, But more to the point, 29 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:12,240 fantasy players, dynasty fantasy players could learn from looking at that particular resource. 30 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,319 Everyone wants to know what to do with their team in the offseason, who 31 00:02:15,319 --> 00:02:19,800 they should buy, who they should sell, which kind of guys should they 32 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,199 package in a trade, and that's the kind of information you can get on 33 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:28,560 the Fantasy Hockey Life rank spreadsheet, so you can look at how I rank 34 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,319 guys. You can also DM me and you can get access to the Patron 35 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:37,599 Priority Channel, which is a great brain trust for running by all these moves 36 00:02:37,599 --> 00:02:39,639 that you might be considering. There have been some really interesting ones in there 37 00:02:39,759 --> 00:02:44,000 lately, and sometimes people are ready to pull the trigger on something and then 38 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,080 we're all like, WHOA, don't do that. So it's really good to 39 00:02:46,159 --> 00:02:51,960 get all that kind of help. There's also patron cass and other perks like 40 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,120 the playing in the Tiered Dynasty, which is something that we're going to be 41 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,960 recruiting and coming up pretty soon. If you haven't heard about that or didn't, 42 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:01,960 we did an whole episode on that, so you can go back and 43 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,400 listen to that one, and it's a patron perk to be able to participate. 44 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,560 So hit us up if you're interested, but definitely check out patreon dot 45 00:03:09,599 --> 00:03:15,120 com slash Fantasy Hockey Life. You will enjoy it. If you decide to 46 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:20,400 join up with that, you can play against Victor and myself and possibly at 47 00:03:20,479 --> 00:03:27,039 least right now, we've got what four bred times sixteen. I believe no 48 00:03:27,159 --> 00:03:30,000 four times eighteen. So we already have sixty four teams and I think we'll 49 00:03:30,039 --> 00:03:36,879 probably be expanding to at least I hopefully at least one hundred teams or ninety 50 00:03:36,879 --> 00:03:39,360 teams this offseason. Depends on how many more people want to come in. 51 00:03:39,439 --> 00:03:46,000 But it's a lot of fun. And if you are thinking about just stepping 52 00:03:46,039 --> 00:03:47,280 your toe in some of the stuff, but you're like, I don't know 53 00:03:47,319 --> 00:03:51,599 about doing a Patreon just yet, you can start by just coming into our 54 00:03:51,639 --> 00:03:55,080 discord, which is free and there's conversation going all the time. Victor has 55 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:59,520 given advice to people within the last ten minutes people, and that is not 56 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,360 a usual because there's always discussion going back and forth. And it's not just 57 00:04:02,479 --> 00:04:06,000 Victor in myself. There's a lot of smart people who are in their other 58 00:04:06,159 --> 00:04:12,360 fantasy hockey crazies like yourself, ready to talk the game of dynasty fantasy hockey. 59 00:04:12,479 --> 00:04:15,759 So I would recommend it. Hit Victor of myself up Fantasy Hockey Life 60 00:04:15,759 --> 00:04:19,360 at gmail dot com, gets both of us, or hit us up with 61 00:04:19,439 --> 00:04:24,680 DMS on Twitter. Fan hockey life for me, Victor Nuno twelve for Victor. 62 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,480 We can give you a link. That's how you get into a discord, 63 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,000 so you'd have to say something to us before I had it. But 64 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,160 it's cool people. You'll like it. Trust me. Let's take a break 65 00:04:33,319 --> 00:04:36,720 and talk with more cool people. And those are the cool people and the 66 00:04:36,759 --> 00:04:46,519 cool person ready to talk to us about the Buffalo Sabers. Welcoming back to 67 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:51,800 the show. Walter Sarowski aka Samber Metrics on Twitter, Walter, how you 68 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:58,079 doing doing great? Thanks me on Yeah, man, we gotta talk Buffalo 69 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,079 Sabers. We were just talking about. Victor was just talking about this is 70 00:05:00,079 --> 00:05:04,120 a fun team. These Buffalo Sabers are fun and we'll have a lot of 71 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:09,319 things to talk about here. But there are just a lot of things, 72 00:05:09,399 --> 00:05:12,920 okay. So first of all, Walter, they ended up one point out 73 00:05:12,959 --> 00:05:15,199 of the playoffs. That's an improvement. It might be a heartbreaking improvement to 74 00:05:15,199 --> 00:05:18,480 get that close to the playoffs, but they were tied with the Penguins. 75 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:25,000 They were one point behind the Stanley Cup finalist Florida Panthers after ending the season 76 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:30,279 on a nine two and one run Forty two wins was the first time since 77 00:05:30,439 --> 00:05:35,000 two ten, two eleven that Buffalo won the majority of its contests In a 78 00:05:35,079 --> 00:05:40,079 season, they scored the third most goals in the NHL. The bad news 79 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:44,399 is they allowed the fifth most. They rarely took penalties, second lowest penalty 80 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,000 rate in the league, which was a good thing because they're seventy three penalty 81 00:05:48,079 --> 00:05:51,959 kill was fifth worst. There's an argument the Sabers were about a goalie away 82 00:05:51,959 --> 00:05:56,319 from being a really good team last year. I would find that tough to 83 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:00,720 refute, and we'll get to the goalies later in this episode. But boy, 84 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,000 as much as you'd like to talk about upside, none of the goalies 85 00:06:03,079 --> 00:06:08,639 coming in last year look like somebody who would expect to hold it down for 86 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,319 a playoff team coming into the year. Now, mind you, there's some 87 00:06:12,439 --> 00:06:15,519 kids we're going to talk about later this episode that'll probably turn that situation around. 88 00:06:15,519 --> 00:06:19,720 But I guess Walters, as you saw all this together, is this 89 00:06:19,879 --> 00:06:25,439 the Buffalo squad, this core coming together that is going to get the city 90 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:29,600 back to the playoffs and maybe even mess around and went around of Stanley Cup 91 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,680 playoffs next year. I think it's certainly looking like it's so far. I 92 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:38,480 mean, we haven't early had a young group in Buffalo that's exciting since maybe 93 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,759 two thousand and five, two thousand and six, and those are two teams 94 00:06:41,759 --> 00:06:46,360 that went onto the Eastern Conference Finals, and it's finally looking like things are 95 00:06:46,399 --> 00:06:49,800 tearing around in the right direction. It's been a very long time, but 96 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:54,839 I think they're easily one of the most fun teams to watch in hockey, 97 00:06:54,879 --> 00:06:57,560 and a score a ton. They give up a lot of goals too, 98 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,959 which isn't good as a Savers fan, but it's fun a fan watching the 99 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,480 game. Always high event hockey and always players putting out big point totals now, 100 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:10,759 which is something that really not used to seeing in Buffalo. Yeah, 101 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:14,680 and speaking of big point totals, we have to start with the coarse, 102 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,000 raging Tage Thompson, as I like to call him. He's a fantastic It 103 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:25,519 was a fantastic season for him. What an incredible breakout of forty seven goals 104 00:07:25,879 --> 00:07:28,480 forty seven assists. By the way, I just love the symmetry there. 105 00:07:28,519 --> 00:07:30,920 Thanks Tage for just having the same number. That's easy to point out, 106 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:36,000 ninety nine point pace in his seventy eight games. It was awesome and he 107 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:41,160 was a bit of a breakout last year the seventy one point pace and a 108 00:07:41,279 --> 00:07:44,079 lot of us were ringing our hands about is this real? Is this for 109 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,839 real? Is he really a seventy point guy? Apparently not, He's one 110 00:07:46,879 --> 00:07:48,959 hundred point guy. And he had almost four point four shots a game, 111 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:54,480 which was really incredible and a decent amount of hits and blocks for those of 112 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,319 us who care about those kinds of things. Three and fifty faceoff wins not 113 00:07:58,399 --> 00:08:03,319 bad. He didn't. He held steady at the fifteen percent shooting percentage. 114 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,480 That was the big rub is that you're looking at his career shooting percentage before 115 00:08:05,519 --> 00:08:09,480 that, and he was in that seven range, and then last season he 116 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:13,920 shot fifteen percent, and then this season he shot fifteen point eight percent. 117 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,879 So I guess that's one of the questions. It's that just where he's going 118 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,759 to live now. His pdo ipp and power play ippe all suggests there may 119 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,399 be a touch of regression coming for Tage. If you look at his rampum 120 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:28,639 charts, his offensive impacts are pretty pretty big as you would expect her. 121 00:08:28,839 --> 00:08:35,000 His expected goals against per sixty is awful, pretty awful defensive impact there, 122 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,639 and his powerplay goals for per sixties looks like he's trying to escape the page 123 00:08:37,639 --> 00:08:43,879 on top pretty incredible there. His Dom does these value charts and his seven 124 00:08:43,919 --> 00:08:48,279 point one million dollar contract had a surplus value with three point two million, 125 00:08:48,399 --> 00:08:52,639 suggesting that he's definitely worth it. And then some one hindsight, I think 126 00:08:52,639 --> 00:08:56,879 there's a big shift in our perception now from that Ryan O'Reilly trade. I'm 127 00:08:56,879 --> 00:08:58,720 sure the Blues are happy with the cup that they got, but it's hard 128 00:08:58,759 --> 00:09:03,519 not to like what Tage Thompson is doing, especially over Jordan Cairrou, who 129 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,399 is the guy that the Blues refused to include in that trade. I think 130 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:11,679 that this might actually be working out better for the Sabers. And anyways, 131 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,960 all that to say, what did you think of h Thompson's hundred point season? 132 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:20,639 Is this one hundred point Thompson here to stay because I don't want to 133 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,320 live in the world, But that's not the case. Yeah, it's still 134 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:28,039 a little hard to believe that, like Tag Thompson turned into the player we're 135 00:09:28,039 --> 00:09:31,200 seeing now. I know, prior to this past season, his seventy point 136 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:35,720 year, I thought that year I think he finally showed up or like, 137 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:39,120 all right, this guy's for real, this guy's kind of who we thought 138 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,600 he could become. And then this past year, I don't think anybody, 139 00:09:41,639 --> 00:09:46,840 even including H Thompson, even saw that coming with just with the goals, 140 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:50,360 the points he put up. And I was a bit stepptal at first. 141 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:52,840 I thought there would be regression with him, just because he's a guy that 142 00:09:52,919 --> 00:10:00,720 traditionally hasn't had high shooting percentages outside these last two seasons. But just watch 143 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:05,799 him playing. The goals he scores are pretty incredible. His finishing ability, 144 00:10:05,159 --> 00:10:11,000 it just seems insane. I don't think there's really many shooters in NHLs are 145 00:10:11,039 --> 00:10:16,039 better than H. Thompson right now. So just from that alone, I 146 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,559 don't think we will see regression with him. I think really just with the 147 00:10:18,639 --> 00:10:24,759 line they put him on in Buffalo with Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuck, that 148 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,919 line is just generating a lot of offense every single game. Oh he's setting 149 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,639 up Tage with some dangerous shot opportunities. And I think Buffalo really created an 150 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:39,000 environment that allows H. Thompson to thrive, and he was a massive reason 151 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:46,600 why they came so close to the playoffs this past season. Another guy he 152 00:10:46,639 --> 00:10:50,240 didn't have t Thompson's year, but Jeff Skinner he had a year man after 153 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,600 years where he didn't quite pay off that huge contract. Skinner delivered his first 154 00:10:54,639 --> 00:11:00,399 season of his career over a point per game. How about that fiftieth overall 155 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:05,320 best Fantasy player Fantasy forward last year and Victor and I are kicking him up 156 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:09,360 toward Tier two for next year. He had his customary three shots per game. 157 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:11,320 That's something you can always count on, is that Skinner's gonna take some 158 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:16,960 shots. It's all offense here. Fantasy guys like it, maybe a little 159 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:20,320 bit more than some coaches do. As the advanced metrics put his defense in 160 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:24,559 line with that team that led in a lot of goals. Unfortunately, this 161 00:11:24,639 --> 00:11:28,519 year he still only plays seventeen twenty four average time on ice, but he 162 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,840 played with Tuck and Tage for most of the season. That's a good place 163 00:11:31,879 --> 00:11:37,279 to be. Skinner turns thirty one this year, and I would ask you 164 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:41,480 Walter is last year a real sign of what he can be with the maybe 165 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,200 the best linemates he's ever had somebody Duck, sorry miss Draichel, but the 166 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,480 best linemates Jeff Skinner's ever had. Walter. Yeah, I mean I think 167 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,919 he had that combo the icle working a little bit his first year in Buffalo, 168 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:58,919 but I really don't think there's been an environment quite as consistent as this 169 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:03,559 one to allow Jeff Skinner to produce like really high point totals. He's a 170 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,799 guy who just like thrives in chaos, and I think that line with agent 171 00:12:07,879 --> 00:12:13,960 talk is exactly what that line brings. They really let Skinner play his game. 172 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:18,279 He's been a guy that's been getting dangerous shot opportunities really every year of 173 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:22,360 his NHL career so far. I think really the only differences whether or not 174 00:12:22,399 --> 00:12:26,000 he could turn those into goals. He's been a bit of a roller coaster 175 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:31,080 players toward his career, but in his current situation, with that chaotic environment 176 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:35,879 they create in that top line, I do think he will continue to be 177 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:39,440 a consistent goal scorer. It's hard to believe he's already thirty one years old. 178 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,080 He still looks like he's twenty years old out there, and he even 179 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,440 looks like he's twenty years old too. Honestly, I don't know when his 180 00:12:46,519 --> 00:12:50,840 game will slow down or if it slows down. He's really a unique player 181 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,919 just with the way he skates and gets around the ice, and like just 182 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,000 his ability to find dangerous areas of the ice. I think he's a player 183 00:12:58,039 --> 00:13:03,360 whose game will aid well. And I do think he's a guy who's contract 184 00:13:03,399 --> 00:13:07,360 look like one of the worst of the NHL just a few years ago, 185 00:13:07,399 --> 00:13:11,840 but now it's looking close to fair value, which is another thing I did 186 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:16,559 not see coming. Hey, how about that one. Alex Tuck was the 187 00:13:16,639 --> 00:13:20,080 third amigo on that line, but I would not say he's just on there 188 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:24,200 for a ride along. Alex Tuck was darned good last year, actually, 189 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,919 but these guys. He was the twenty ninth best forward in fantasy hockey, 190 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,840 and Victor and I both call him Tier two. Next year, he had 191 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:35,240 seventy nine points in seventy four games. That was third on the team, 192 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,279 with a scoring pace that actually exceeded skinners, but again he missed a few 193 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:43,080 games. It was the best season of Tuck's career, first time, well 194 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,960 over a point per game, three shots per game, approaching a hit and 195 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:52,639 a block per game. A lower body injury interrupted his late February in early 196 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:56,639 March, but missing eight games isn't terrible for a guy who missed sixty one 197 00:13:56,679 --> 00:14:01,320 games combined over the past three years. Is this final the real Alex Tuck 198 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:05,600 we saw really blow up this year in Buffalo and should we expect another point 199 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:09,799 per game season on line one next year. Yeah, I do think Alex 200 00:14:09,879 --> 00:14:13,080 talked along with those other two guys. I do think this is the version 201 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,639 of him we will see going forward. Once again, it's just an environment 202 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,159 that works well for every player in that line, and he's one of the 203 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:24,399 main chaos causers on that line. He's six four, one of the fastest 204 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,399 skaters in the NHL. He's always getting a loose pux. He's always creating 205 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:35,440 situations for guys like Skinner and Thompson to succeed. I do think the interesting 206 00:14:35,519 --> 00:14:37,759 thing with him really everyone in that line will just be like their usage. 207 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:43,200 I do think Tuck maybe the one player they maybe try to put on another 208 00:14:43,279 --> 00:14:46,159 line to get it going at some next year that opportunity where to arise. 209 00:14:46,799 --> 00:14:50,279 But even then, I think the Series has so much scoring depth on their 210 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:54,159 team now with their young talent, that even if he's throwing a different line, 211 00:14:54,159 --> 00:14:58,679 I still think he could succeed there. He's really been the hard and 212 00:14:58,799 --> 00:15:03,240 soul of the Sabers offense, and ever since his arrival, the Sabers have 213 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:09,039 just looked different on offense and different in a better way. So I do 214 00:15:09,159 --> 00:15:13,799 think We'll continue to see similar production moving forward, and I think he's just 215 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:18,200 a massive piece to the Sabers offense. It was the biggest regret of my 216 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:22,759 fantasy season early on, when he was not doing as well, I dropped 217 00:15:22,759 --> 00:15:30,320 Alex Tuck and it was awful. So yeah, he was pretty great and 218 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:35,159 definitely won't be doing that again based on where he is now. But anyways, 219 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:39,360 let's move on to Dylan Cousins and I'll pull myself out of my shame 220 00:15:39,399 --> 00:15:43,000 there. But Cousins had a pretty great breakout himself. He was right at 221 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:46,120 the two hundred point threshold, which I know Dabber always talks about. He 222 00:15:46,159 --> 00:15:50,200 was two hundred and one games at the end of the season. He still 223 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:54,399 has pretty low time on ice does Cousins sixteen thirty, but he had thirty 224 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:58,679 one goals thirty seven assists for a sixty nine point pace is eighty one games. 225 00:16:00,639 --> 00:16:03,639 That was pretty awesome. I think some of his low time on ice 226 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:07,559 is probably because of his low defensive acumen. His expected goals against and course 227 00:16:07,559 --> 00:16:12,840 he against for sixty or pretty awful, and but his offensive are pretty good, 228 00:16:12,879 --> 00:16:17,759 So you have the good with the bad there. He is someone who 229 00:16:17,879 --> 00:16:19,840 has a decent number of hits and blocks, although that's not like a major 230 00:16:19,879 --> 00:16:23,200 strength for him, but in fantasy he's not like a black hole or anything 231 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:27,320 there. For his entry level contract, he was pretty great at a four 232 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:32,759 point eight million dollars surplus this season five point seven million dollar market on his 233 00:16:32,879 --> 00:16:36,600 ELC. But I know in cap leagues guys, that we're really wondering what 234 00:16:36,639 --> 00:16:40,399 should we expect. Can he hold steady because five point seven million dollar market 235 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,840 is going to be under what he's making next year his seven point one million 236 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:48,480 dollars extension kicks in. So, Walter, do you think Cousins can replicate 237 00:16:48,559 --> 00:16:52,159 or hopefully even build on what he did last season going in and next season 238 00:16:52,159 --> 00:16:55,200 maybe even get close to an eighty point pace, because that would make his 239 00:16:55,320 --> 00:17:00,000 contract much more worth it. What do you think about Cousins? Yeah, 240 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:03,440 I thought last season, production wise, is really a breakout year for him. 241 00:17:03,599 --> 00:17:08,079 He's been someone that's been one of the better transition players on the Sabers. 242 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,480 He just struggled with that final part just putting the puck in the net 243 00:17:12,039 --> 00:17:15,839 on his line, but that wasn't a problem for him nearly as much last 244 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,440 year, And I do think there may be even room for him to grow 245 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:26,400 offensively in the Sabers lineup as these young players improved. Is to his most 246 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:30,440 common lineup linemates last year, where Jack Quinn and JJ Paterka, And those 247 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:34,599 are two guys who are still obviously very young, both playing the World Championships 248 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,039 right now, even me in the gold medal game too, both guys having 249 00:17:38,079 --> 00:17:42,839 really good tournaments. And there are two players in Buffalo who are expected to 250 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:48,480 take pretty sizeable jumps offensively next year. And I think along with that will 251 00:17:48,519 --> 00:17:53,079 come more points for Dylan Cousins, really just because when that line this past 252 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,519 season was on, they were on, I mean, the Cousins Quinn Petka 253 00:17:56,599 --> 00:18:03,519 line just unstoppable. Teams struggle defending the rush, just really had a hard 254 00:18:03,559 --> 00:18:07,119 time against that line, and they had multiple, like three four point nights 255 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:11,720 each on that line throughout points of last season. So I do think there's 256 00:18:11,799 --> 00:18:15,480 room for Cousins to grow. I just say the only thing that may hold 257 00:18:15,519 --> 00:18:19,119 him back is just the fact that they already have a solidified top line, 258 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:25,240 So I do think that places a bit of a ceiling on how much he 259 00:18:25,319 --> 00:18:30,519 can produce. But talent wise, and the fact that I do think Quinnipa 260 00:18:30,559 --> 00:18:33,640 Turco will produce more. I do think there may be room for him to 261 00:18:33,759 --> 00:18:40,440 maybe grow a little bit offensively next season. Well, I definitely want to 262 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,680 get to those guys in just a minute, But first, Kei's team middle 263 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:47,400 stat He hadn't got a full season in the prior three years, mostly because 264 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:51,519 of injuries, but this year he got the gold Star for perfect attendance eighty 265 00:18:51,559 --> 00:18:55,519 two games. He rewarded the team that took him number eight overall six years 266 00:18:55,519 --> 00:19:00,319 ago with fifteen goals forty four assists for fifty nine points in eighty two games 267 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,720 games only skating fifteen forty four at night. Mind you, he was then 268 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:10,319 the second assist guy ninety plus percent percentile for eight two per sixty among full 269 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:14,119 time forward, so he's getting a lot of those apples of the secondary variety. 270 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:18,440 But anyway, Casey has been a slow burn, but a good result 271 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,119 this year. What are we looking at is this Buffalo's third center of the 272 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:26,720 future or someone who will be squeezed by the kids coming up and finding himself 273 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:30,920 in a different role. I do think earlier in the season I probably would 274 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,839 have said this was going to be the guy that we'll probably get pushed out 275 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:37,359 of the lineup once all the young players come out. But really that last 276 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:41,599 eleven or twelve games stretched the Sabers head pushing for that playoff spot where they 277 00:19:41,599 --> 00:19:45,599 won a lot of games. Middle Staff played in just a massive role in 278 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,920 that he's playing probably the best hockey of his NHL career. He filled in 279 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:55,240 on the Sabers top line for TG Thompson, who was injured or playing injured 280 00:19:55,519 --> 00:19:59,440 towards the end of the season. So middle Staff filled in some huge shoes 281 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:03,759 there and he performed amazing. He put up the point totals, and he 282 00:20:03,839 --> 00:20:07,000 kept that first line running as good as usual. I do think the coaching 283 00:20:07,079 --> 00:20:11,680 staff loves him here. I do think there's going to be even more opportunities 284 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:17,680 for him next season. I think that's largely dependent on what the Sabers decide 285 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,160 to do with their lines, because I know they're shaking up the lines a 286 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,920 little bit towards the end of this past season, but that may have been 287 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,319 due to Tah Thompson's injury. I guess they'll late and see, but he 288 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,079 does look like a guy who's going to have a role with the Sabers, 289 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:33,640 probably in that third line center. All if I were to guess, but 290 00:20:33,839 --> 00:20:37,160 he's a guy that's just able to produce offense. Really has just been all 291 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:42,559 around, like useful center for them down the stretch, which was something I 292 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:47,960 also did not expect a last season. But yeah, I would say he 293 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,160 has a future in Buffalo, and I do think he finally found a role 294 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:55,960 that fits a skill set in the NHL. Well, there are a whole 295 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,720 bunch of boards to talk about in the team. I'm going to clump a 296 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,559 couple of them together here, and then I know Vicker's got one more. 297 00:21:00,599 --> 00:21:06,960 But you mentioned Jack Quinn and JJ Paturka. I'll throw in Victor Olifsson, 298 00:21:07,079 --> 00:21:10,279 who's this kind of apples and origins here. But he's a guy who has 299 00:21:10,759 --> 00:21:12,799 been around for a while, and there are at different points in their career, 300 00:21:14,079 --> 00:21:17,240 but yet all of them skatered about thirteen to fourteen minutes a night last 301 00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:19,599 year. All of them ended up with about the same production of half a 302 00:21:19,599 --> 00:21:22,599 point per game. They do it in different ways. The twenty seven year 303 00:21:22,599 --> 00:21:27,039 old Olivesson is almost entirely doing it from goals twenty eight of those and only 304 00:21:27,079 --> 00:21:33,839 twelve assists, while Quinn and Paturka did their damage with the apples both became 305 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,839 old enough to buy a booze in the United States last season. That would 306 00:21:37,839 --> 00:21:41,400 be Quinn and Patterka, and so there's now a lot of road ahead for 307 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:45,200 them. They're still just extremely young. As my point, who of this 308 00:21:45,279 --> 00:21:48,319 group do you think is going to be the best for us to watch this 309 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,480 year? And well, any of these three guys you think fall off in 310 00:21:51,519 --> 00:21:55,799 anyway from where they are now? For me right now, I would say 311 00:21:56,079 --> 00:21:59,640 it's a close one between Quinn and Patterka for me, but I'm gonna go 312 00:21:59,759 --> 00:22:03,000 Jack Quinn being the best next season. I watched all the Savers games last 313 00:22:03,079 --> 00:22:07,720 year, and I was always surprised to see like Jack Quinn's point totals, 314 00:22:07,759 --> 00:22:10,839 just because he's a guy that looked like so much better than the numbers he's 315 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:15,240 putting up. He's still very young, forward too, very exciting forward. 316 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:18,359 A Savers have a ton of confidence in both him and pet Turka, so 317 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:22,839 I do think they'll be put in positions to score. I think the big 318 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,400 thing for Quinn next year is power play time and maybe a little more difficult 319 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:30,039 for him to break down in that top unit as that's pretty set. But 320 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,359 I do think that second unit if it gets going or if they try to 321 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:37,799 do like a one B unit type of situation. I do see a lot 322 00:22:37,799 --> 00:22:42,599 more production for him there, and I just think he's a fantastic player already 323 00:22:42,599 --> 00:22:45,720 at his age doing what he does in the NHL is pretty impressive, So 324 00:22:45,759 --> 00:22:51,519 I do expect the best year out of him. Victor Oliveson, I'd say 325 00:22:51,559 --> 00:22:56,079 he's probably the most likely to fall off, just because he's seemed to loss 326 00:22:56,119 --> 00:23:00,319 of trust of the coaching staff down the stretch. Beteran players go to a 327 00:23:00,319 --> 00:23:03,119 lot of goals last year, but he was getting scratched in some very important 328 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:08,119 games. I don't think the additions Tyson Jost and Jordan Greenway like those depths 329 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:15,279 forwards. I think that's definitely pushed Olifsson harder down the lineup than in previous 330 00:23:15,319 --> 00:23:19,200 seasons. I mean, he's got a clear talent with scoring goals, one 331 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,880 of the better shots in the NHL, but I mean it's all around game. 332 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:27,000 I feel it's just left the Buffalo coaches with a lot to be desired, 333 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:32,720 and he still has one year left on his contract. It's going to 334 00:23:32,799 --> 00:23:36,559 be interesting to see what his role is next year if they just keep him 335 00:23:36,599 --> 00:23:40,880 on as like a thirteen forward because I do have a hard time seeing him 336 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:45,960 breaking that starting twelve forward group, but I guess we'll see. I mean, 337 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,640 I do think he could be useful somewhere just because just be able to 338 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:55,440 score goals where most players can is a clear talent. By I mean, 339 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:59,160 it's just everything else, and it comes with this game that's been holding him 340 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:03,400 back in the Savers coaching staff's eyes. All right, those are good insights. 341 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:08,160 I love Paturka and Quinn and yeah, watching them watching him today beat 342 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:12,480 the Americans was super not fun, but at least Paturka. But that's gonna 343 00:24:12,519 --> 00:24:15,960 be fun for them to play for the gold medal. And let's talk about 344 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:22,160 one more forward, and that's Peyton Krebs. Krebs was the Vegas one of 345 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:26,880 the Vegas picks came over and he's been stuck in that thirty point range the 346 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:32,200 last couple of season thirty point pace range. Looking at some of his underlying 347 00:24:32,279 --> 00:24:37,319 numbers, he seems to be pretty adept offensively, but he's generating not no 348 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:41,079 offense, like this is what the chart tells me. You'll tell me if 349 00:24:41,079 --> 00:24:44,440 you see something different. But his expected goals FORB for sixty or just awful, 350 00:24:44,519 --> 00:24:48,880 like worse than fourth liners in the NHL, so that's really not reassuring. 351 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:52,359 His powerplay impacts have been pretty low as well, So is there so 352 00:24:52,519 --> 00:24:56,720 still some breakout potential here with Crabs. We're at one hundred and thirty five 353 00:24:56,759 --> 00:25:00,200 games. We just talked about how Cousins finally hit his broke at breakout as 354 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,960 he was closer to two hundred games, So that would probably happen for Crebs 355 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,480 this season if he played most of the season. So is there still hope 356 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:11,400 he can be an impact forward in the NHL? Offensively? He's always a 357 00:25:11,559 --> 00:25:15,640 very talked about player amongst the Sabers community, just because he was a guy 358 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,920 that was considered a very big prospect when he's including the Chicle trade. But 359 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:23,720 really his role in Buffalo has been more of like a defensive forward type role, 360 00:25:23,759 --> 00:25:27,160 which I certainly did not envisioned for him when they acquired him, And 361 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:32,279 I think that's largely due to the amount of bodies he has in front of 362 00:25:32,319 --> 00:25:36,960 him in the lineup and the fact that he's been pretty decent a defensive forward 363 00:25:37,039 --> 00:25:41,960 role. It's just really come at the expense of his offense, and I 364 00:25:41,039 --> 00:25:47,200 think it's all based on opportunities he'll be given. I do think there's opportunities 365 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:51,400 for points for him on that second power play unit. I think that's really 366 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:56,200 been the only area where we've seen like his playmaking and juniors shine through at 367 00:25:56,200 --> 00:26:00,359 the NHL level is on that power play. But at five on five, 368 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:04,119 he's just hasn't been a guy that's generated too much offense. He plays hard. 369 00:26:06,279 --> 00:26:10,359 He typically played on a line with Gergenson's an Oposa, which was more 370 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,640 of a keep the pocket along the boards, keep the game simple line, 371 00:26:14,279 --> 00:26:17,359 So he really didn't see too much playmaking for him at five on five, 372 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:22,799 and I wouldn't say I'm too confident that's going to change, at least not 373 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,200 as confident as I am with guys like Quinn or Cousins heading into this last 374 00:26:26,279 --> 00:26:32,359 year. I do think now that the Savers have a bunch of young pieces 375 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:37,200 fitting into their roles, He's a guy where I don't think the Savers will 376 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:41,960 mind if he turns into a defensive minded bottom sixth center as long as he 377 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:45,480 can excel at that role. I just think that will be something that comes 378 00:26:45,519 --> 00:26:52,279 at the expense of the office. Let's move over to the blue line. 379 00:26:52,279 --> 00:26:57,359 Walter and Victory will tell you I always kept the faith with Rasmuss Dollin. 380 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:03,200 Now it just doesn't seem even like a ras Mustalin is pretty obviously one of 381 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:07,880 the top couple of defensemen in the NHL. Made a jump even where over 382 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:11,240 where Victor and I thought he would be. He was the fourth best defenseman 383 00:27:11,279 --> 00:27:15,119 at Fantasy last year. He paid it off fifteen goals, fifty eight assists, 384 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:18,519 seventy three points in seventy eight games. That was a tie for fifth 385 00:27:18,559 --> 00:27:23,000 among defensemen in the NHL. And if you look at just the power play 386 00:27:23,039 --> 00:27:27,240 points, he was tied for third in the NHL two and a half shots, 387 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:32,240 one in three quarter blocks, let's say, and a healthy amount over 388 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:36,599 one hit per game. Six million dollars is an incredible bargain right now. 389 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:38,880 The Sabers get one more of that, one more year of that until the 390 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:44,200 salary will jump, And from what I'm reading it sounds like that is very 391 00:27:44,279 --> 00:27:47,960 much on the minds of Sabers brass right now to make that happen and keep 392 00:27:48,039 --> 00:27:52,440 him around long term. He did. If you're gonna pick nets, He 393 00:27:52,519 --> 00:27:55,920 did slow down a little after the All Star break. He had fifty five 394 00:27:55,960 --> 00:28:00,440 points in forty nine games, before the break seventeen and twenty nine. I 395 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:04,039 don't know, Rasmus Dalin, will we see another point per game jim from 396 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:07,799 him last year? And what are you seen from this guy to make him 397 00:28:07,799 --> 00:28:11,319 what he is in the NHL right now? Yeah, I think he has 398 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:15,160 fully arrived at the NHL level at this point. He's a player that was 399 00:28:15,839 --> 00:28:19,240 a little on and off some seasons earlier on in his career, but this 400 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:23,720 past season, I think we really saw just all around defenseman. He put 401 00:28:23,759 --> 00:28:29,480 up the numbers on offense, he was sound defensively, he mixed things up 402 00:28:29,519 --> 00:28:33,480 after the whistle. He just looked a lot more confident out there, and 403 00:28:33,519 --> 00:28:36,519 I think that carried on throughout most of the season. He did have a 404 00:28:36,559 --> 00:28:38,880 bit of a stretch where it seemed like he was playing injured or he just 405 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:42,759 slowed down a bit. I know he suffered an injury at one point that 406 00:28:42,799 --> 00:28:45,880 maybe shook him up for a few games, but he really turned things back 407 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:51,200 on down the stretch, and I think he's right up there in that category 408 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,759 with some of the top defensemen in the league moving forward, especially with the 409 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:57,400 offense those forwards on the Sabers team are putting up I think he's going to 410 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:03,039 be the main guy like picking up those assists and even scoring goals like he 411 00:29:03,079 --> 00:29:07,480 did last year along with those guys out there. So I think he's a 412 00:29:07,599 --> 00:29:10,799 very exciting player going forward. I think he's going to be a guy that's 413 00:29:11,559 --> 00:29:14,519 going to be a Norris finalist every once in a while, maybe win a 414 00:29:14,559 --> 00:29:18,359 Norris or two, just because I think he has that point potential out there 415 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,400 and he's really saw it at both ends of the ice. And he's a 416 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:27,759 guy the Sabers have been using in pretty much every situation. Yeah, they 417 00:29:27,799 --> 00:29:30,599 say you have to build your resume for the Norris and maybe he needs a 418 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,359 bit of a playoff run to do that, but I think it's coming for 419 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:37,240 Daline as well. He's and yes, Jesse has been a stand even when 420 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,319 others lost faith. It's good to see him doing that. Another guy was 421 00:29:41,359 --> 00:29:47,119 good to see this year was Owen Power. He was obviously the first round 422 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:49,519 pick back in twenty twenty one and went back to college and that was really 423 00:29:49,519 --> 00:29:52,920 good for him. He was able to step in the end of last season 424 00:29:53,119 --> 00:29:57,480 previous season to the NHL and look pretty good. He played seventy nine games 425 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:03,079 this season, thirty five p points, so that's a pretty pretty solid amount 426 00:30:03,119 --> 00:30:07,880 of points. Some people maybe have wanted more, but he played big minutes. 427 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:11,000 He got some power play to hime PK time almost twenty four minutes a 428 00:30:11,119 --> 00:30:15,440 night. It is a lot for a first year guy, and it was 429 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,880 one point six. Shots are a little low. It hits her a little 430 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:22,400 low at twenty seven, but over a block per game at eighty five, 431 00:30:22,519 --> 00:30:26,279 So that's pretty nice. If you look at his impacts, his offensive impacts 432 00:30:26,279 --> 00:30:30,000 were actually really strong. His defensive was a little bit below average, so 433 00:30:30,039 --> 00:30:33,079 he needs to work on that a little bit. But overall, he was 434 00:30:33,119 --> 00:30:37,920 a great impact in terms of having a six point five million dollar surplus value 435 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:42,240 according to Dom's model. So that's pretty great. But Walter, what did 436 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,759 you see from him in his first season? What do you expect next season? 437 00:30:45,799 --> 00:30:49,759 In particular, I wonder how you see the powerplay dynamic shifting. I 438 00:30:49,759 --> 00:30:53,920 mean, with how great dolling, I can't imagine that Power steals the show. 439 00:30:55,359 --> 00:30:59,160 Do they maybe put both guys on the top unites? Do they even 440 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,400 things out? I'm just wondering what kind of opportunity is Power going to get 441 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,920 on the power play? Yeah? I thought, oh, in power last 442 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,880 year I thought he's an incredible season, especially for a player his age, 443 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:12,200 and he's a guy that when he's out there, he moves around so much 444 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:17,160 on the blue line that he really like opens up lane and creates opportunities for 445 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:21,920 himself and his teammates. I do think one thing some people honestly improves is 446 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:25,400 definitely a shooting. He doesn't shoot the puck that much, which I guess 447 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,799 is good at times for a defenseman because he's always looking to create like the 448 00:31:27,839 --> 00:31:33,200 most dangerous opportunity possible. But there has been times where he gets the puck 449 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:37,680 in a dangerous area and he just doesn't have a finishing ability that a guy 450 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:41,720 like Rasmus dot Len has to turn those shots into goals. So that's one 451 00:31:41,759 --> 00:31:45,079 thing where if he does improve that, I could see a lot more points 452 00:31:45,119 --> 00:31:48,720 coming just from that, because he's always getting the puck to those dangerous areas. 453 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:53,519 And I do think his role obviously becomes a bit tricky with Rasmus dot 454 00:31:53,559 --> 00:31:56,720 Lene. I mean, there's not many teams in the NHL really ever, 455 00:31:56,839 --> 00:32:02,079 that have two first overall picks. They're both left handed defenseman and a Sabers 456 00:32:02,119 --> 00:32:07,039 seem set on playing them on separate pairs at least throughout mostly games, and 457 00:32:07,039 --> 00:32:12,000 they paired them up during some games when they need a goal or need two 458 00:32:12,039 --> 00:32:15,839 goals when they're down a bit. Don Garnado's used that strategy a bit the 459 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:20,880 power play unit. I do think the one thing holding them back from keeping 460 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:25,240 both of them together on that top unit right now is just the fact that 461 00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:30,640 they don't really have like that number three option on defense to throw on the 462 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:35,440 second power play unit to run the point. I do think if they get 463 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:39,359 that option down the road, I think maybe a dolling power both on the 464 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:44,839 top unit will be something they look at, because neither guy really plays too 465 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:47,759 much like a defenseman, especially when you throw them in a powerplay situation. 466 00:32:47,839 --> 00:32:52,519 Like both guys are great at like moving down low, getting in front, 467 00:32:52,839 --> 00:32:57,160 dialing, the great at shooting. Both guys could playmate, so it could 468 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,720 be something I see down the road. I don't think it will happen next 469 00:33:00,759 --> 00:33:05,680 season, but I mean I do think both guys will play just major roles 470 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,599 on the Savers team. I think both of them eat major minutes for this 471 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:13,599 team. I just have a two players like down two separate pairs will be 472 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:16,960 fantastic, And I think from what we've seen from Owen Power at his age 473 00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:22,839 is just remarkable, and I think he's only gonna get better. Let'll tell 474 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,240 you what. I think a lot about Donalin. I think a lot about 475 00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:29,839 Power. But the guy who snuck up on me for the role that he's 476 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:35,240 played with this team is Matthias Samuelson. And right now he's tied for the 477 00:33:35,319 --> 00:33:38,640 longest term contract on the team seven more years ahead at four point three million 478 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:44,000 dollars per year. He's only twenty three, and he didn't score a lot 479 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,960 of points the only ten and actually only fifty five games this year with the 480 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:51,960 little overshot close to two blocks, close to two hits. He played twenty 481 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,200 two eleven average time on ice, which is a lot. Now, he 482 00:33:55,279 --> 00:34:00,319 played with Donalin all year, which is something that's probably going to help your 483 00:34:00,359 --> 00:34:04,480 performance. But if you find a good fit with Rasmustalin, that's a good 484 00:34:04,519 --> 00:34:07,119 thing for your team to have. So I would ask you, what is 485 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:12,440 Matthia Samuelson to this team? And do you expect is this a guy who's 486 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:17,840 ever going to have in offensive parts in Buffalo success. Yeah, he's been 487 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:22,679 really a great player for the Savers. I think they really found a great 488 00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,519 pair with him and Rasmus Dollen. I think that's going to be great for 489 00:34:25,519 --> 00:34:31,280 a moving forward, is just getting those tough minutes alongside Rasmus Dollen. The 490 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:36,360 offense, he's never been much of an offensive player really at any level, 491 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,239 but there has been flashes at the NHL level where he's like carrying the puck 492 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:42,960 and gets through some guys and it's so wow, who is that? And 493 00:34:43,079 --> 00:34:45,480 so it's Samuelson. I did not expect that, So I do think. 494 00:34:45,519 --> 00:34:51,119 I mean, he's definitely experimented a bit this past season a bit with the 495 00:34:51,159 --> 00:34:53,519 offensive side of things, So I do think there maybe room for mcgrow. 496 00:34:54,199 --> 00:34:57,800 I mean, it's bread and butter so far, and the NHL has really 497 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:01,960 just been just being an all around style defensive player. He loves killing plays. 498 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,960 He's someone that it looks like you have him beat and then he comes 499 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:07,880 in with the stick and breaks up because he's just been great with that, 500 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:13,400 and everyone in the organization from the coaching staff to the GM just loves the 501 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:16,760 guy. That's why I signed that seven year deal in Buffalo despite not having 502 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:21,360 many NHL games under his belt. But I think he's going to be a 503 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,440 great piece going forward, and I do think he'll have a pretty sizable role 504 00:35:23,559 --> 00:35:29,360 just because the coaching staff loves him with rassing the stalline, and who knows, 505 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:32,519 maybe the points come along for him as well, because the Sabers score 506 00:35:32,599 --> 00:35:36,760 points whenever that top linees on the ice, and that top line is usually 507 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,599 on the ice of that Daleine Samuelson pair, So if you could pick up 508 00:35:38,639 --> 00:35:44,079 a few extra points to there, I could definitely see that happening. Yeah, 509 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:47,039 let's move over to the goalies now. So the Sabers had the twenty 510 00:35:47,079 --> 00:35:52,599 seventh expected goals against per sixty two point nine, but conceded the twenty six 511 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:59,360 actual goals per six per game, so three point six two. And looking 512 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:04,239 at their goals, they had obviously forty two year old Craig Anderson and he's 513 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:07,320 sounds like he's finally not going to be back. But they had a couple 514 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,639 other guys. They had Comrie and Ukapeca Lucan in for most of the season, 515 00:36:10,639 --> 00:36:16,239 and then Devin Levi at the end. And Levi was definitely the best 516 00:36:16,639 --> 00:36:21,920 and the guy want to start with, because this guy seventh round picked by 517 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:24,400 Florida, and he only fell because he's a little bit on the smaller side 518 00:36:24,639 --> 00:36:29,280 and he was part of the Sam Reinhart trade. Reinhardt's looking pretty great in 519 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:32,440 Florida, but I think Buffalo is also pretty happy with what they got in 520 00:36:32,519 --> 00:36:38,119 return there. And he was great internationally. Was Levi. He was great 521 00:36:38,159 --> 00:36:44,280 in Northeastern and got into some NHL games this past season at the end when 522 00:36:44,639 --> 00:36:46,880 Buffalo was really trying to make the playoffs, they turned to Levi. They 523 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:51,000 turned to this rookie and he was great in those seven games, went five 524 00:36:51,039 --> 00:36:53,119 and two. I guess you could say if he just won one more game, 525 00:36:53,159 --> 00:36:55,840 but he was really great. I don't think it was really on him 526 00:36:57,679 --> 00:37:02,840 per se, but to the expected action that he got was dreadful. It's 527 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:07,320 like trying to escape the bottom of the page on this chart that I'm looking 528 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:10,760 at from Evolving Hockey, and he way I'll performed that his delta Fenwick was 529 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:15,239 small seven games, but one point six to nine is just ridiculous. And 530 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:20,519 in those seven games he saved almost five goals above expected, So really awesome. 531 00:37:21,199 --> 00:37:23,400 I guess the only question here, Walter is is this guy really going 532 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:29,800 to be the volume starter for the Sabers this year? Because he has seven 533 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,880 games a professional experience under his belt, he has not played in the HL. 534 00:37:34,559 --> 00:37:37,719 He has been playing in college and doing really well. But it's a 535 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:43,239 big jump and to expect him to play forty fifty sixty games that might be 536 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,559 a big leap. What do you expect from Devin Levy this upcoming season? 537 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:49,920 Yeah, yeah, I guess that's a major question, is like what the 538 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:53,599 Sabers envisioned Levi's role being this year. He's obviously better, remarkable, and 539 00:37:53,679 --> 00:37:57,679 they trusted him with a ton of games down the stretch. They even used 540 00:37:57,719 --> 00:38:00,800 him in the must win back to back series, which you rarely see from 541 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:05,320 most veteran NHL starters, let alone a rookie goalie. They have a ton 542 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:08,800 of confidence in him. Obviously a fantastic prospect too. But I think the 543 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:14,519 thing with the Savers is that they're really trying to push for that playoff spot 544 00:38:14,639 --> 00:38:17,679 this season. In fact, I think most people view this upcoming season is 545 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:22,639 disappointing if they do miss the playoffs. So I think the question comes in 546 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:25,880 is do you want to go into that with a rookie goalie in a season 547 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:31,760 where the expectations are so high? And I think Devin Levi really presents a 548 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:37,760 challenging question there, just because he's just so good as a rookie. People 549 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:40,880 look at his straight up save percentage numbers in the NHL and his small sample 550 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:45,079 size and think, oh, it's not that great. But like you brought 551 00:38:45,159 --> 00:38:47,840 up, the danger he was facing those games was pretty high, and he 552 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:52,280 saved a lot more goals than were expected. And I do think he's going 553 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:57,079 to be a guy that kind of like changes how the goalie position is played 554 00:38:57,159 --> 00:39:00,960 with smaller goalies, just with the way he trains and they he approaches the 555 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:05,360 game. That's just how good I think this guy is, and I do 556 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:08,440 think the Savers have a ton of trust in him. I think they may 557 00:39:08,519 --> 00:39:15,000 explore the goalie market this off season, but I don't think they're going to 558 00:39:15,079 --> 00:39:20,599 be a team that puts all their eggs into acquiring goalie this offseason. I 559 00:39:20,639 --> 00:39:24,639 do think if the right situation doesn't come up, I don't think they'd have 560 00:39:24,679 --> 00:39:30,800 any problem pushing Devin Levi into a prominent role next season. Who that second 561 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:36,519 goal will be is probably the biggest question, but I think Devin Levi he's 562 00:39:36,559 --> 00:39:38,719 gonna put up a fight no matter who that other goalie is. In Buffalo's 563 00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:45,119 a great competitor, had a great run to end the season, and I 564 00:39:45,159 --> 00:39:47,639 think he's a big reason why the Savers came so close to making the playoffs 565 00:39:47,639 --> 00:39:52,079 towards the end of the season. So I think he'll have a big role 566 00:39:52,119 --> 00:39:55,199 in Buffalo. I guess next seasons. The question is just how big his 567 00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:59,920 role can be, and I think it depends how the goalie market fall. 568 00:40:00,239 --> 00:40:04,039 But I do think there's a good chance he could be the Savers starter next 569 00:40:04,079 --> 00:40:07,760 season. I know there are a lot of people who feel that way, 570 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:12,280 so we'll have to have to wait and see. Obviously, in cap leagues, 571 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,599 he's going to be incredible value if that is the case, because he'll 572 00:40:15,599 --> 00:40:19,880 be on his elc putting up big numbers. Well, let's talk, as 573 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,679 you said, about the backup. Yeah, they may of course add someone 574 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:28,400 and that may throw this whole discussion into the blender, but for now, 575 00:40:28,559 --> 00:40:30,960 we can talk about the guys who were on the team. Because both Lucapeca 576 00:40:31,039 --> 00:40:37,800 Lucan and a Air Comrie are under contract for one more year, looking at 577 00:40:37,800 --> 00:40:40,440 eight thirty seven k and Comrie at one point eight million, So if you 578 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:44,239 just look at the numbers, it's going to be at those numbers. Anyways, 579 00:40:44,239 --> 00:40:47,239 it's going to be Comrie. If you look at some of the goals 580 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:51,519 save above expected, they were both pretty bad. Comrie had nineteen games, 581 00:40:51,599 --> 00:40:57,000 UPL had thirty three games, and the Delta Fenwick was worse for Comrie, 582 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:00,280 but the goals tabe above expected was worse for UPL. Neither of them were 583 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:05,079 really good and part of the reason they're expected numbers dragged down so far. 584 00:41:05,199 --> 00:41:07,199 Anderson we didn't really talk so much about, but he pretty much kept his 585 00:41:07,239 --> 00:41:12,079 head above water in those twenty six games. He was at least pretty reasonable 586 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:15,719 UPL. Obviously, this is a guy that they drafted fairly high. It's 587 00:41:15,719 --> 00:41:20,960 been a long time now, back in twenty seventeen, and he's just someone 588 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:24,400 who hasn't really seemed like he's worked out. So you almost wonder if it's 589 00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:29,960 time to move on from him, let him explore a different market. I'm 590 00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:32,639 not really sure what the plan is there. Camray had some spurts where he 591 00:41:32,679 --> 00:41:37,920 looked okay, but then he also had some really bad games and looks pretty 592 00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:42,320 awful. Neither of them were able to outperform the expected protection, though I 593 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:45,320 will say again the expected protection was poor, so it's not like they had 594 00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:49,639 a ton to work with. But what is your feeling on these two guys? 595 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:52,320 Is Buffalo going to maybe move on from UPL? Does he still have 596 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:57,159 a future? Camra is a bit older and has always been that backup kind 597 00:41:57,159 --> 00:41:59,679 of guy, so maybe it's a different conversation with him. But what do 598 00:41:59,719 --> 00:42:02,639 you think of these two? I think this one's going to be interesting if 599 00:42:02,639 --> 00:42:07,559 they don't make a move this offseason, just because I think both guys played 600 00:42:07,639 --> 00:42:10,599 last year at a pretty similar level. Like you just brought up, I 601 00:42:10,679 --> 00:42:15,519 do think what Comery has going for him is that the Sabers obviously liked him 602 00:42:15,599 --> 00:42:19,639 enough last offseason to give him a two year dealing free agency, and he 603 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:23,440 battled injuries a little bit last year, and then he came back into a 604 00:42:23,559 --> 00:42:28,639 situation where UPL was running the net with Anderson for a bit and struggled to 605 00:42:28,679 --> 00:42:32,480 find really any game time down the stretch, which I don't think helped his 606 00:42:32,639 --> 00:42:37,400 numbers too much, but he had some bad stretches unhealthy, and then he 607 00:42:37,480 --> 00:42:43,199 has UPL. Gad's been developing the Sabers system for a while. Savers draft 608 00:42:43,199 --> 00:42:47,840 pick. He had some incredible performances last season and also some of the worst 609 00:42:49,159 --> 00:42:53,039 Sabers boy performances last season, So I guess I guess it just comes down 610 00:42:53,079 --> 00:42:57,880 to preference. Do they go with the guy they picked up in free agency 611 00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:01,400 who they seem to like a bit who had a pretty solid season of Winnipeg 612 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:07,239 before he signed Buffalo, Or do you hang your hat on upl's potential. 613 00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:10,239 He's got great size, great mobility. Is a guy you want to let 614 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:16,079 go and have potentially succeeds somewhere else. I definitely don't want to be the 615 00:43:16,159 --> 00:43:21,880 GM having to make that call, just because I do think if they move 616 00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:24,679 on from UPL, you always have though. Could this guy turn into a 617 00:43:24,719 --> 00:43:30,119 great start or someone else questioned, or maybe you turn away from comedy turns 618 00:43:30,119 --> 00:43:34,519 into a solid backup and UPL doesn't pan out. I think at this point, 619 00:43:34,599 --> 00:43:37,079 I honestly think it's a fifty fifty shot in my eyes, if they 620 00:43:37,079 --> 00:43:39,880 don't add a goalie, who the backup will be. I could see the 621 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:45,280 argument from either. I could see our GM choosing either. I guess it's 622 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:52,039 just gonna come down to I don't even know what, honestly, maybe training 623 00:43:52,079 --> 00:43:57,119 camp or whatever, but definitely not a goalie situation. I'm MBS have any 624 00:43:57,159 --> 00:44:00,719 GM to have with that backup choice. Just because there's two options there that 625 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:06,440 really aren't the greatest. I just guess you're trying to choose the one that's 626 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:10,400 just not the worst. And I respect you too much Walter to bring up 627 00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:15,920 the name Lena Soulmark right now. Yeah, the good ones that get away, 628 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:17,639 I guess I didn't. Oh, never mind, backfire. No, 629 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:22,199 why Walter, you've given us some great information on the Buffalo Sabers. Why 630 00:44:22,239 --> 00:44:24,800 don't you let people know how they can follow your work and keep up with 631 00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:30,559 the Sabers throughout the year. Yeah, you follow me at Saber Metrics on 632 00:44:30,599 --> 00:44:35,400 Twitter SA b R E M E t R i X. And you can 633 00:44:35,440 --> 00:44:40,599 also see some of my writing work for the Charging Buffalo or a credential log 634 00:44:40,719 --> 00:44:45,280 that covers the Buffalo Sabers. So you'd see some of my logger form worked 635 00:44:45,320 --> 00:45:00,320 on the air. And yeah, that's good. Fire passed up? What 636 00:45:00,639 --> 00:45:08,880 grab? Now it's your weekly goalie talk with Kats Silberman Cat's instincts Now, 637 00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:15,079 time for Kat's Instincts on the Buffalo Saber goalies. Thanks for joining us, 638 00:45:15,239 --> 00:45:19,559 Kat Silverman of in goalmag. We have some pretty good goalies to talk about 639 00:45:19,599 --> 00:45:24,039 in Buffalo, and so we're unlike some of the system we've talked about recently. 640 00:45:24,079 --> 00:45:28,239 There are some really high end guys here to mention, and we're going 641 00:45:28,280 --> 00:45:31,760 to start with Devin Levi. He was the seventh round pick by Florida back 642 00:45:31,760 --> 00:45:37,199 in twenty twenty. He fell because he's six feet tall and maybe not even 643 00:45:37,239 --> 00:45:39,880 six feet tall. He went to Buffalo in the Sam Ranhart trade. I 644 00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:44,079 think Florida's pretty happy with Sam Ryanhart right now, and I think Buffalo is 645 00:45:44,119 --> 00:45:47,840 pretty happy with Devin Levi. And he was really good back in twenty twenty 646 00:45:47,880 --> 00:45:52,480 twenty one. Lost one game in that World Junior Championships. It was only 647 00:45:52,519 --> 00:45:55,440 to the US. His goals against during the seven games were point seven five 648 00:45:57,719 --> 00:46:00,880 sixty four say percentage, ridiculous stuff. The America has played a perfect game. 649 00:46:00,920 --> 00:46:04,039 That's the only reason he lost that one game. And he went to 650 00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:07,840 Northeastern was just as good. And then this season we got to see some 651 00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:13,000 NHL action from him, and Buffalo turned to him with their season on the 652 00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:15,840 line as they were making a playoff push, and he played really well. 653 00:46:15,159 --> 00:46:19,679 Didn't work out for the team, but he was pretty impressive. I would 654 00:46:19,679 --> 00:46:22,840 say looking at hockey prospecting, he's got about a twenty five percent chance right 655 00:46:22,840 --> 00:46:25,880 now being an NHLer. I think a big part of that is because that 656 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:30,960 factor that model factors in his height, which gives him a huge ding. 657 00:46:30,519 --> 00:46:35,159 And if you look at his evolving hockey graphs, he had some of the 658 00:46:35,199 --> 00:46:39,280 worst expected save percentage of any goalie in the NHL this season based on Buffalo's 659 00:46:39,280 --> 00:46:44,760 defense, and he outperformed that by the most significant margin of anyone. He 660 00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:47,440 was incredible. The only thing I guess, the only knock I guess you 661 00:46:47,480 --> 00:46:52,559 could say based on this graph is that his penalty kill wasn't as good, 662 00:46:52,679 --> 00:46:54,519 But that's a different situation. Kat. What do your instincts tell us about 663 00:46:54,599 --> 00:46:59,559 Devin Levi? Is he the heir apparent to be the starter in Buffalo? 664 00:47:00,880 --> 00:47:04,679 Yes, he's perfect. I'm just kidding. I have to actively try to 665 00:47:04,719 --> 00:47:07,280 temper myself with definite le by because I think he's wonderful. I know that 666 00:47:07,320 --> 00:47:13,480 there are certain goaltenders that I haven't admitted bias for because when I watched them 667 00:47:13,480 --> 00:47:16,039 play, they just play a technical style that just like checks all my boxes 668 00:47:16,639 --> 00:47:22,880 and definitely buys one of those. He just plays a really structured, solid 669 00:47:22,960 --> 00:47:27,000 game that's tracking based, really knows how to mix it up and get creative. 670 00:47:27,559 --> 00:47:30,760 He's super nimble on his skates, but doesn't overcommit to in any one 671 00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:35,639 direction. He just plays like a really consistent, fluid game that doesn't rely 672 00:47:35,719 --> 00:47:38,800 on any one area of his game or any one skill set in order to 673 00:47:38,920 --> 00:47:42,480 thrive, which is good because he's, like you said, he's on the 674 00:47:42,519 --> 00:47:47,519 smaller side, so he avoids just creating those holes for himself by boxing himself 675 00:47:47,559 --> 00:47:52,239 in. Is a goaltender who plays like X style of game. His numbers 676 00:47:52,280 --> 00:47:58,880 were like just a goal or too shy of perfect every year leading up to 677 00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:01,440 this year. And the only reason and he didn't have a perfect year this 678 00:48:01,559 --> 00:48:06,679 year is because he played part of the year for Buffalo and they, like 679 00:48:06,760 --> 00:48:09,679 you said, their defense did not do him any favors. That's another one 680 00:48:09,679 --> 00:48:16,280 of those just cornnially rebuilding teams. But he's to me, the best technical 681 00:48:16,320 --> 00:48:22,599 goaltender they've had in their system in years. I feel like it's been since 682 00:48:22,719 --> 00:48:27,000 Ryan Miller at least. And I'm a lenas Olmark fan, so this is 683 00:48:27,039 --> 00:48:30,519 no disrespect to him. He's obviously doing incredibly well for Boston, but I 684 00:48:30,559 --> 00:48:36,280 think devinely By to me, is a better goaltender just from a structured perspective 685 00:48:36,280 --> 00:48:42,639 and from a technical perspective, and so it's unfortunate that he probably isn't going 686 00:48:42,719 --> 00:48:49,199 to be a called or contender in his first pro season, just because I 687 00:48:49,239 --> 00:48:52,199 don't think he's going to be put in a situation where his numbers are going 688 00:48:52,239 --> 00:48:54,559 to look like he's called or worthy. Although Buffalo could surprise us, they 689 00:48:54,559 --> 00:49:00,639 could finally take that step forward and make their return their triumph returned to the 690 00:49:00,639 --> 00:49:05,519 playoffs, riding on the cape of his goalie jersey. But I think he's 691 00:49:05,559 --> 00:49:08,440 their best bet, and it's almost like he's their top tier and then they 692 00:49:08,440 --> 00:49:14,639 don't have anyone that's coming in close to him. And I think that was 693 00:49:14,719 --> 00:49:16,599 one of the smartest trades they've made in a very long time, because they 694 00:49:17,079 --> 00:49:22,320 sorely needed that goaltender who looked like just a slam dunk and he's one of 695 00:49:22,320 --> 00:49:25,920 those. So good for them. Yeah, good trade. And you were 696 00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:30,159 a little hedging on whether he'd win the Calder, but I heard you say 697 00:49:30,199 --> 00:49:31,920 he's better than the Vesna Trophy winner, So I guess he'll just win the 698 00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:36,320 Vesna instead and that would work out. Okay, He's going to skip the 699 00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:38,360 Calder and just go straight to the vestman. It's fine. I think Buffalo 700 00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:42,960 would be okay with that too. Yeah. Great, great job, Devin 701 00:49:43,079 --> 00:49:45,800 Lee. And he's past one of the guys we'll talk about later who some 702 00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:49,840 people thought might have been the Air apparent. But we're going to first go 703 00:49:49,920 --> 00:49:52,039 to Tapious lenin In. He's the next guy we're going to talk about. 704 00:49:52,079 --> 00:49:54,920 And he was just drafted in twenty twenty two, so, as you just 705 00:49:55,000 --> 00:50:00,719 mentioned, not really close to being an into already. He is huge. 706 00:50:00,719 --> 00:50:04,920 Six five two thirty four played in the YIP system or JYP if you're a 707 00:50:04,920 --> 00:50:07,480 North American, mostly at the U twenty level, but eight games in the 708 00:50:07,559 --> 00:50:14,199 Liga where it didn't go so well for him. He didn't really have the 709 00:50:14,239 --> 00:50:16,320 best in either of those. He also played a couple of games for the 710 00:50:16,360 --> 00:50:22,400 Mestis in the Mestis League and internationally he also made some appearances. Basically, 711 00:50:22,440 --> 00:50:25,280 none of his numbers look really good this year. He still has a pretty 712 00:50:25,360 --> 00:50:29,800 high equivalency though. If you look at the Hockey Prospecting Model thirty two percent, 713 00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:32,920 he looks I just pulled up some other Finnish goalie comps just to see 714 00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:37,079 who he looked like. He looks a little bit like Billy Husso, but 715 00:50:37,400 --> 00:50:39,920 that's again in this model. And I don't know about stylistically, but Kat, 716 00:50:39,960 --> 00:50:44,800 should we be interested in lining in? What are your instincts tell us? 717 00:50:45,360 --> 00:50:47,800 I think it's worth keeping an eye on him. He's well rounded. 718 00:50:49,280 --> 00:50:52,599 I know that for people who get nervous about goaltender height, they don't have 719 00:50:52,719 --> 00:50:58,760 to worry because as short as Devin leeviyas Tobias line In is just as tall. 720 00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:01,440 He clocks in a six foot five, two hundred and thirty four pounds. 721 00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:07,280 That's huge. He's for his size. He moves really well, which 722 00:51:08,119 --> 00:51:13,719 I know that over in Finland that a lot of the teams are there's a 723 00:51:13,800 --> 00:51:19,760 huge discrepancy between the most competitive teams in Liga and the ones that are essentially 724 00:51:19,800 --> 00:51:23,400 some of those teams are playing with a goalie coach that works for their entire 725 00:51:23,480 --> 00:51:28,440 system and is working on almost a volunteer basis, And like I said, 726 00:51:28,440 --> 00:51:31,239 there's different rink sizes, like different funding levels for each of the teams, 727 00:51:31,280 --> 00:51:37,000 so there's really just a huge gap there. My daughter came over to say 728 00:51:37,039 --> 00:51:40,360 hi, she loves hearing about the goalies. I said that can skew numbers 729 00:51:40,760 --> 00:51:49,000 pretty substantially because you have teams like a oh it was a huge one. 730 00:51:49,079 --> 00:51:51,320 Yeah, So that's where a lot of the funding goes. You get a 731 00:51:51,360 --> 00:51:54,719 lot of guys loaned when their prospects from the NHL, they'll loan guys they're 732 00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:57,719 just so they can keep an eye on them because they have a lot of 733 00:51:57,760 --> 00:52:00,519 good scouts and access there. And then you have some teams that are really 734 00:52:00,519 --> 00:52:05,559 just car out there and don't get a lot of the same opportunities. And 735 00:52:05,599 --> 00:52:07,559 that's okay. I when I was writing up on him last time, said 736 00:52:07,559 --> 00:52:13,840 that due to his just athleticism and he's got some pretty decent hockey sense, 737 00:52:13,880 --> 00:52:20,760 it's hard to be lying in with just a clean shot, but sometimes he 738 00:52:20,840 --> 00:52:24,239 can get pulled out of position a little bit, and he's a pretty decent 739 00:52:24,280 --> 00:52:29,199 puck handler. But he's also a really young goaltender, so sometimes that can 740 00:52:29,239 --> 00:52:34,719 burn some younger goaltenders from time to time. So I think he's wanted to 741 00:52:34,719 --> 00:52:37,719 wait and see on for sure. I think that Buffalo has put themselves in 742 00:52:37,719 --> 00:52:43,800 a really nice position, which is surprising given that they had the NHL's oldest 743 00:52:43,880 --> 00:52:47,719 goaltender this year and Craig Anderson. They it's weird saying that they've put themselves 744 00:52:47,719 --> 00:52:52,440 in early en vehable position in that they can be patient with some of their 745 00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:55,440 prospects. But they have they put themselves in early nice position where we don't 746 00:52:55,440 --> 00:52:59,519 need lynan And to be ready right now. We don't even need him to 747 00:52:59,559 --> 00:53:00,760 be ready in the next couple of years, so we can just wait and 748 00:53:00,800 --> 00:53:04,760 see on him. But I don't think he's summon to discount quite yet. 749 00:53:06,480 --> 00:53:09,400 Nice. Yeah, so it sounds like he could be in line for Mike 750 00:53:09,480 --> 00:53:15,679 Smith type antics in the future. Yes, oh god, all right. 751 00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:20,559 So the last guy we're going to talk about Uko Peca lucan In drafted way 752 00:53:20,559 --> 00:53:25,119 back in twenty seventeen. UPL finally played double digit NHL games this season thirty 753 00:53:25,119 --> 00:53:29,159 three, but he wasn't the main guy. As you mentioned, They leaned 754 00:53:29,199 --> 00:53:35,199 heavily on the veteran Anderson, which was hilarious and frustrating for those of us 755 00:53:35,239 --> 00:53:39,360 who wanted UPL to get more games, and it was a topsy turvy development 756 00:53:39,440 --> 00:53:44,719 road for UPL. He had injuries, he had setbacks. We finally got 757 00:53:44,760 --> 00:53:47,159 a good sample size of him in the NHL, and it did not go 758 00:53:47,239 --> 00:53:52,159 well. I think it's very easy way to put it. He as I 759 00:53:52,199 --> 00:53:57,480 mentioned Buffalo doesn't give their goalies the best protection, and he took that and 760 00:53:57,679 --> 00:54:01,920 just didn't do anything with it. And Bethel Fenwick was way worse than expected. 761 00:54:02,360 --> 00:54:06,519 Who knows that that can sometimes play with your mind. I'm sure when 762 00:54:06,519 --> 00:54:10,199 you're cheating for two on ones or off your angles because you know that their 763 00:54:10,239 --> 00:54:14,760 backdoor passes and things like that. So I don't really pretend to know all 764 00:54:14,800 --> 00:54:17,480 that, but I know that his underlying number did not look good. His 765 00:54:17,679 --> 00:54:23,199 hockey prospecting graduated the model in last year with twenty seven percent chance of being 766 00:54:23,199 --> 00:54:25,840 an NHL OR. He was in that low thirties, high twenties the whole 767 00:54:25,840 --> 00:54:30,800 time, which is decent for goalie prospects, but not great. His best 768 00:54:30,840 --> 00:54:34,320 comp, his only comp that's really an NHL OR is Cam Talbot, who 769 00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:39,159 was an average to below average NHL starter. And with Levi emerging, Lennon 770 00:54:39,480 --> 00:54:44,079 in the weed in the weeds back there, what do we make of Ukapeca 771 00:54:44,159 --> 00:54:46,079 Lucan and he's he's someone who's going to have to go to a different team 772 00:54:46,119 --> 00:54:50,400 to maybe get a shot or is he just going to be an NHL backup 773 00:54:50,480 --> 00:54:52,719 kind of guys? There? Hope he can be a one bee. What 774 00:54:52,760 --> 00:54:55,480 do your instincts tell you about Uko, Pecca, Lucan and ket And I'm 775 00:54:55,480 --> 00:55:00,639 hoping he could be a good backup because Kig Anderson can play another NHL season. 776 00:55:01,719 --> 00:55:07,679 Maybe he could, But I think it was incredibly telling that Craig Anderson 777 00:55:07,719 --> 00:55:10,559 came back. That was a surprise. I think a lot of us expected 778 00:55:10,639 --> 00:55:15,800 him to retire and then he came back for another year. I think that 779 00:55:15,960 --> 00:55:22,079 some people maybe naively thought that he was coming back to mentor Lucanan. I 780 00:55:22,119 --> 00:55:27,199 was surprised that Lucanan was going to be there one of their NHL who's to 781 00:55:27,239 --> 00:55:31,519 begin with, just because he essentially he made it up to the NHL sort 782 00:55:31,559 --> 00:55:36,400 of on the same path as Lenas Olmark. He started to get some starts 783 00:55:36,519 --> 00:55:42,039 just under Olmark there and ended up getting shuttled back down to the HL because 784 00:55:42,039 --> 00:55:45,920 he just was not ready. And I don't know if his development got stunted 785 00:55:45,920 --> 00:55:52,079 a little bitter, if they realized that he really just wasn't just didn't have 786 00:55:52,199 --> 00:55:58,480 that upper tier of just composure and recovery to his game. But he gets 787 00:55:58,519 --> 00:56:02,440 lost and I don't think he's an awful goaltender. I think that if he 788 00:56:02,480 --> 00:56:06,760 did move to another team. I almost want him to just so we can 789 00:56:06,800 --> 00:56:09,119 see him play behind a team that gives him even a fighting chance. But 790 00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:15,559 he doesn't necessarily thrive all that well with the Amerks, which is a little 791 00:56:15,599 --> 00:56:20,000 concerning seeing that even his AHL numbers haven't been super stellar over the years. 792 00:56:20,119 --> 00:56:22,159 I don't know. I think they need a backup, and I guess they 793 00:56:22,159 --> 00:56:27,599 could use him as that, but he hasn't done anything that's really wowed me 794 00:56:27,679 --> 00:56:32,639 up to this point, and I unfortunately don't look at him and see sure 795 00:56:32,719 --> 00:56:37,400 shot NHL or at all at this point. He almost gives off the kind 796 00:56:37,440 --> 00:56:42,000 of tweener vibes, like a Richard Bachman type guy who can play in the 797 00:56:42,280 --> 00:56:45,159 HL and has enough composure to his game that when you call him up to 798 00:56:45,159 --> 00:56:47,719 the NHL, he's going to be able to hold his own and he's not 799 00:56:47,760 --> 00:56:52,039 going to just completely implode and cause you to play your starter too many games. 800 00:56:52,039 --> 00:56:57,599 But on the other hand, they did have to play Craig Anderson too 801 00:56:57,599 --> 00:57:00,920 many games I think this year, and that said a lot to me, 802 00:57:00,320 --> 00:57:08,119 So we'll see. I think he probably is going to end up being a 803 00:57:08,280 --> 00:57:13,639 tandem with Devin Levi, which I don't love. Because that's a blind leading 804 00:57:13,960 --> 00:57:17,800 the blind. There. That's giving your brand new goaltender Ukapeca. Lucanan is 805 00:57:17,880 --> 00:57:24,679 his standem partner for experience. But it is learning to swim when someone ties 806 00:57:24,719 --> 00:57:29,639 an anvil around your ankle. Is that what that's like? I think it's 807 00:57:29,639 --> 00:57:32,639 like learning to swim when this swim instructor is still using water wings. It's 808 00:57:32,679 --> 00:57:37,360 not necessary. It's not necessarily that I think Lucanan's gonna cause def and Leviy 809 00:57:37,400 --> 00:57:39,679 to drown. It just there are a lot of things about Lucanan's game and 810 00:57:39,760 --> 00:57:44,880 his recovery from bad games, because he doesn't recover well from bad games. 811 00:57:44,880 --> 00:57:46,840 He plays a couple bad games in a row before he shakes it off. 812 00:57:47,000 --> 00:57:52,599 That makes me not necessarily want to see him as the tandem for Levi, 813 00:57:52,719 --> 00:57:55,480 as he's getting himself used to NHL gameplay. But he also seems like by 814 00:57:55,519 --> 00:58:00,480 all accounts, including like when I've seen him at rinks, he's a really 815 00:58:00,559 --> 00:58:04,159 nice guy. So I always feel really bad this guy's not an NHL but 816 00:58:04,280 --> 00:58:08,440 he's not. He he didn't. He might prove me wrong. I'd love 817 00:58:08,440 --> 00:58:12,800 to see him treated to another team. I think that there's probably a goaltender 818 00:58:12,800 --> 00:58:15,880 out there, it's a little more experience that Buffalo could use as a backup 819 00:58:15,920 --> 00:58:20,960 to Devin Levi. They could use a young goaltender as a reclamation project, 820 00:58:21,079 --> 00:58:23,559 and I feel like Toronto has been loving those lately. They could always take 821 00:58:23,639 --> 00:58:29,639 him, but I think he needs a change of environment in order to essentially 822 00:58:29,719 --> 00:58:32,559 give me the confidence to say anything super positive about him. At this point, 823 00:58:34,880 --> 00:58:39,400 I was just looking at the Americs, the Rochester Americans roster, and 824 00:58:39,480 --> 00:58:45,360 the goalie who has been leading them through the playoffs is Malcolm sue Band and 825 00:58:47,679 --> 00:58:54,519 the fact that UPL can't outplay him or Michael Houser gives me grave concern from 826 00:58:54,599 --> 00:58:58,519 his future. But I just want to circle back to one thing he said 827 00:58:58,519 --> 00:59:01,079 about Levi, just to be clear, you think Devine Levi can and will 828 00:59:01,119 --> 00:59:07,639 be the starter for Buffalo at least get the volume starts next year. I 829 00:59:07,719 --> 00:59:13,320 think he's capable of it. I don't know if that's necessarily if they're it's 830 00:59:13,360 --> 00:59:15,760 tough because I think that they really should have taken a bigger step forward than 831 00:59:15,800 --> 00:59:21,039 they did this last year. And if they do take that step forward and 832 00:59:21,119 --> 00:59:24,400 have just a hair of structure on their defense, which in theory they should 833 00:59:24,440 --> 00:59:28,840 they have some good young defenders on their team. Now, I don't think 834 00:59:28,840 --> 00:59:34,320 there's any reason necessarily to park him in the HL. But if they look 835 00:59:34,480 --> 00:59:38,599 like the Buffalo Sabers that we've seen unfortunately over probably the last fifteen years, 836 00:59:38,880 --> 00:59:42,480 you don't necessarily want to do that to him. You don't want to throw 837 00:59:42,519 --> 00:59:45,719 him to the Wolves. But I don't think he has anything about his game 838 00:59:45,760 --> 00:59:47,800 that I look at and say, oh, this guy needs a ton of 839 00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:53,639 HL seasoning. I think he's in HL ready, so awesome. That's gonna 840 00:59:53,639 --> 00:59:57,639 be fun, and he's gonna go high even in redraft leagues. Definite LEVI. 841 00:59:58,320 --> 01:00:02,639 So thanks Cad forgiving us stinks on the Buffalo Sabers system. We'll be 842 01:00:02,760 --> 01:00:24,760 back right after this the Dynasty dig. It's Buffalo Sabers time. It is 843 01:00:25,000 --> 01:00:31,320 prospect time. Here is what we could say about the Buffalo Sabers prospect situation. 844 01:00:31,519 --> 01:00:36,679 They have the number thirteen pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. They 845 01:00:36,719 --> 01:00:40,719 have all their own picks except their third rounder, but they acquired the Los 846 01:00:40,719 --> 01:00:46,079 Angeles King's third rounder for Eric Portillo. They have Philadelphia's second round pick from 847 01:00:46,079 --> 01:00:51,599 the Erasmus Risk to line and trade, and Victor loves this system, has 848 01:00:51,639 --> 01:00:57,639 it ranked overall victor. That must start with your no brainer. And let's 849 01:00:57,679 --> 01:01:00,960 just not talk about the fact that Yarno tried to talk need this guy earlier 850 01:01:00,960 --> 01:01:02,880 in the year and I gave him the cold shoulder. Who's your no brainer? 851 01:01:05,920 --> 01:01:07,800 Yeah, Yano knows what he's talking about. Yuri Coolich is the guy 852 01:01:07,880 --> 01:01:12,760 that we're going to talk about here. What a year after being drafted twenty 853 01:01:12,800 --> 01:01:15,280 eighth overall by Buffalo out of the Czech League part of the return they got 854 01:01:15,320 --> 01:01:20,159 for the Sam Ryan Hard deal along with Devin Levi, we mentioned that I'd 855 01:01:20,199 --> 01:01:22,239 say both teams are pretty happy, and Coolich is going to make them even 856 01:01:22,280 --> 01:01:28,079 happier than just getting Levi looking at the starting goalie and potentially their next number 857 01:01:28,079 --> 01:01:30,840 one center or listen further to see if that's true. But he came to 858 01:01:30,880 --> 01:01:35,880 North America played for the Rochester Americans in the HL. It's pretty unusual to 859 01:01:35,920 --> 01:01:39,440 have a D plus one guy playing the HL, just the mostly Europeans, 860 01:01:39,519 --> 01:01:44,480 some of the guys that were long before this HL NHL agreement, or guys 861 01:01:44,559 --> 01:01:49,400 during COVID. But Coolidge put up forty six points in sixty two HL games 862 01:01:49,960 --> 01:01:52,960 as mostly an eighteen year old. He turned nineteen on April fourteenth. That 863 01:01:53,239 --> 01:01:58,480 is ridiculous. Twenty four goals and twenty two assists, a little bit more 864 01:01:58,519 --> 01:02:02,920 goals than assists. That's the eleventh best mark all time in the HL for 865 01:02:02,960 --> 01:02:07,480 an eighteen year old. Guys ahead of him only three that you would recognize, 866 01:02:07,599 --> 01:02:12,280 David Postnak, Willy Nie Lander and Cole Perfetti. Those are pretty good 867 01:02:12,320 --> 01:02:16,960 names. Guys behind him Jesse Pouliarve, Kevin Fiala Filipedo, There's some other 868 01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:21,679 guys to a bunch of defensemen and some other forwards. Coolest didn't stop in 869 01:02:21,719 --> 01:02:24,280 the regular season, though, he's still going ten points in eight playoff games, 870 01:02:24,280 --> 01:02:30,199 including six goals. He's ended many of those games too, and over 871 01:02:30,239 --> 01:02:32,840 time and Ben had the game winners. His one point two five points per 872 01:02:32,880 --> 01:02:37,079 game are the fourth most by a teenager in the HL. Ever, guys 873 01:02:37,079 --> 01:02:42,000 ahead of him jj Paturka did it last year. He's starring for Germany over 874 01:02:42,039 --> 01:02:45,800 at the Worlds. As we mentioned earlier, Jeff Carter, Tyler, Bertuzzi, 875 01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:52,320 Willie knee Lander, Patrice bergeron Comtois Larkin. All of those guys he's 876 01:02:52,320 --> 01:02:59,800 ahead of, so that's pretty amazing bur Yurikolich. We had Jacob Stoller on 877 01:03:00,239 --> 01:03:06,960 the dab or that were Prospects Report podcast and he does these really great player 878 01:03:07,039 --> 01:03:12,159 cards like the Jay Fresh ones for the HL, and Coolich has some pretty 879 01:03:12,159 --> 01:03:15,400 good numbers. Is hit and miss his game score at sixty four percent, 880 01:03:15,559 --> 01:03:19,360 goals are on goals chances and powerplay goals are really the top for him, 881 01:03:19,440 --> 01:03:22,960 as well as some shots. His coursie against expectacles against hits are all really 882 01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:28,719 low and a little bit lower on assists, but overall some pretty awesome offensive 883 01:03:28,719 --> 01:03:31,920 impacts for a teenager. And for a little bit more about what makes Urie 884 01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:37,360 Coolidge so special, let's hear from our FHL scout. That's right, Victor. 885 01:03:37,400 --> 01:03:40,960 FHL scout Brandon ad a look at Urie Coolidge and here's what he found. 886 01:03:42,159 --> 01:03:46,400 The skating very potent and powerful stride that lends to deceptive acceleration, especially 887 01:03:46,880 --> 01:03:51,320 from a glide. Quite efficient with the zedge work, not flashy for the 888 01:03:51,400 --> 01:03:54,880 sake of flash, not overly explosive, but generates linear speed that allows him 889 01:03:54,920 --> 01:04:01,079 to get behind defenders or on to open ice. Like his skating puck handling 890 01:04:01,199 --> 01:04:06,320 equally elegant, void of over complication. His shot candid of a one tim 891 01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:10,679 or from the right circle in the power play comes off his stick in her 892 01:04:10,760 --> 01:04:13,840 hurry that puck does, and he uses shots and goals as an engine to 893 01:04:13,880 --> 01:04:18,199 create rebounds and chaos. IQ reads the ice on developing plays very well, 894 01:04:18,519 --> 01:04:23,599 often seems to have a solution. One under attack drives on the power play 895 01:04:23,639 --> 01:04:28,400 with the added time and space, defense circles back to cover, rushing and 896 01:04:28,719 --> 01:04:32,440 carrying d's even on prolonged pinches in the ozone responsibly one of the first men 897 01:04:32,519 --> 01:04:38,199 back to help the D or back check best asset, general finesse, in 898 01:04:38,280 --> 01:04:44,920 efficiency of movement check army knife. Look at that Brandon making a fun statement 899 01:04:45,039 --> 01:04:47,280 right there. The biggest concerned his style can look like he's not trying as 900 01:04:47,280 --> 01:04:51,719 hard as he ought to because his footworks aren't choppy and busy and he's not 901 01:04:51,880 --> 01:04:56,800 trying to cram ten deeks into one. Might be frustrating to both coach and 902 01:04:56,920 --> 01:05:00,280 fan alike at times. Top tier potential, So what would be the best 903 01:05:00,480 --> 01:05:06,000 case outcome for mister Coolidge? He thinks seventy pointer on top of the top 904 01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:12,519 unit power play skilled playmaker point per game. Even perhaps he ought to put 905 01:05:12,599 --> 01:05:15,679 up a solid amount of shots, but Brandon would like to see him shoot 906 01:05:15,719 --> 01:05:20,079 more rather low peripherals. Otherwise, but most likely Tier Well, Brandon's a 907 01:05:20,079 --> 01:05:25,199 little more pessimistic there. Season is more of a third liner two way forward 908 01:05:25,239 --> 01:05:30,480 with checking assignments, thirty five points, second unit power play. If he 909 01:05:30,519 --> 01:05:32,679 hasn't putting up points and shots that are limited by ice time, he doesn't 910 01:05:32,679 --> 01:05:39,000 have the current skill set to provide much else. Statistically stylistic comparison, here's 911 01:05:39,000 --> 01:05:44,679 an interesting one and Jacopitar crossed with Arturrey leckinit That's wow, that's a range 912 01:05:44,760 --> 01:05:48,159 right there. And the NHL rank King Mason Black. He is the king 913 01:05:48,840 --> 01:05:53,800 who did he decide to put Coolidge up against in our head to head Jacob 914 01:05:53,840 --> 01:06:00,280 Pelletier of the Calvary Flames. That is our comparison to deal with today and 915 01:06:00,519 --> 01:06:05,440 our guy Nate. He also pulled out Jorgan Cairo is a guy who comes 916 01:06:05,519 --> 01:06:12,239 up on the Byron Bader Hockey Prospecting model as somewhat similar to Coolidge. But 917 01:06:12,559 --> 01:06:16,519 Coolidge versus Pelletier in the Mason Blackpole it was this will get a lot of 918 01:06:16,599 --> 01:06:23,960 votes, and Coolidge came out ahead seventy percent to thirty percent. Is that 919 01:06:24,119 --> 01:06:28,760 your preference as well, Victor, Definitely, I think this is a little 920 01:06:28,840 --> 01:06:32,000 unfair to Jacob Pelletier. Actually, I think that he is someone who's taken 921 01:06:32,039 --> 01:06:35,000 a while. He's come around, he's gotten some NHL games, He's looked 922 01:06:35,119 --> 01:06:40,000 really good and the HL the past couple of years over a point per game 923 01:06:40,079 --> 01:06:43,519 this season, a little bit under last season, has really made a strong 924 01:06:43,559 --> 01:06:48,079 transition to the NHL, especially the fact that he's a little bit under size 925 01:06:48,119 --> 01:06:53,519 at five ten Pelletier is So this is not to slide him at all, 926 01:06:53,559 --> 01:06:56,880 because I still think he's got pretty decent upside. But what Jury Coolidge is 927 01:06:56,920 --> 01:07:01,440 doing is ridiculous, Like he early does look like their next number one center. 928 01:07:01,519 --> 01:07:05,079 I know that they have Tage Thompson, I know Dylan Cousins is looking 929 01:07:05,119 --> 01:07:11,360 great, but he's looking like a top six center, and that is extremely 930 01:07:11,440 --> 01:07:15,880 valuable. I would take Coolidge in a heartbeat. There aren't guys that do 931 01:07:15,000 --> 01:07:19,559 what he's doing this young and don't end up being really high end performers. 932 01:07:20,400 --> 01:07:25,559 Also, Jesse, every assignment Ury Coolich gets is a checking assignment, is 933 01:07:25,559 --> 01:07:29,920 it not? Oh my gosh, Victor, we are pouring it on today, 934 01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:34,719 pour in and on poured on with your need to know prospect. You 935 01:07:34,800 --> 01:07:39,039 need to know Noah Ocelin. He's going to be our need to know. 936 01:07:39,719 --> 01:07:44,719 He's taken sixteenth overall back in twenty twenty two, so he was taken before 937 01:07:45,119 --> 01:07:48,440 Ury Coolitch and he's not as exciting. He's part of that Jure Gardens trio 938 01:07:48,519 --> 01:07:53,360 that we've talked so much about with Ogrin and let Ganimaki. Had a good 939 01:07:53,360 --> 01:07:56,679 season for them and the Hockey else Fence Gin twenty six points in thirty seven 940 01:07:56,719 --> 01:08:00,559 games. He was the lowest point producer of that trio in the playoffs five 941 01:08:00,599 --> 01:08:04,239 points in twelve games. Trying to get promoted didn't work out. Drew Gardens 942 01:08:04,280 --> 01:08:09,440 felt just one game short of getting promoted back to the SHL, losing to 943 01:08:09,800 --> 01:08:14,760 Moto Hockey in seven games. Olson also represented Sweden at the U twenty World 944 01:08:14,840 --> 01:08:17,680 Junior Championships with four points in seven games. He looked pretty good looking at 945 01:08:17,720 --> 01:08:25,640 some of these underlying stats for Oceland from sport contracts or new partners that he's 946 01:08:25,640 --> 01:08:30,800 got some really good contributions in terms of his exit and entry control percent ozone 947 01:08:30,840 --> 01:08:36,199 passing some of the recoveries in terms of puck recovery forcing dumpins and things like 948 01:08:36,239 --> 01:08:41,640 that. Some of the things that aren't his best forte his primary shot assists, 949 01:08:42,079 --> 01:08:45,279 blocks certainly aren't his thing, and his shooting is not as good as 950 01:08:45,279 --> 01:08:48,880 you would like in terms of volume, so a little bit lower expected goals 951 01:08:48,880 --> 01:08:54,279 for sixty slot shots total shots. But I'll hear a little bit more from 952 01:08:54,319 --> 01:08:59,279 what makes Oceland so interesting. Let's hear from our FHL scout. Our fill 953 01:08:59,359 --> 01:09:03,880 scout for mister Osland is FHL MVP Nate, and what he had to say 954 01:09:04,159 --> 01:09:10,279 is the skating here above average. Reached another level in his second season in 955 01:09:10,319 --> 01:09:13,560 the Swedish League there and there were times he looked to be all over the 956 01:09:13,560 --> 01:09:16,000 ice, speeding around the offensive zone to support his teammates and being the first 957 01:09:16,079 --> 01:09:20,359 forward back in the defensive zone. Impressed with his agility was Nate. Puck 958 01:09:20,399 --> 01:09:25,840 handling elite. Watching Osland go through traffic with a puck on a string is 959 01:09:25,880 --> 01:09:29,800 fun to watch, gives him confidence that he could succeed in North America. 960 01:09:29,880 --> 01:09:32,520 Doesn't shy away from high traffic areas as much as he did in his first 961 01:09:32,560 --> 01:09:36,520 season, and build more confidence with the puck as the season went on. 962 01:09:36,680 --> 01:09:42,359 Playmaking is the most elite of his skills, the shot. Average Oceland shot 963 01:09:42,399 --> 01:09:45,760 doesn't have the power to blow many goals away right now. He definitely doesn't 964 01:09:45,800 --> 01:09:48,319 have the shot makeup a goal store, so he needs to work on his 965 01:09:48,399 --> 01:09:54,960 strength and improve his shot to increase his goals IQ elite. One thing that 966 01:09:55,000 --> 01:09:58,720 stands out to Nate about Oceland as he always seems to be in the right 967 01:09:58,760 --> 01:10:01,920 position, whether it's support this defenseman in the defensive zone or giving his line 968 01:10:01,920 --> 01:10:05,920 meets an outlet when attacking. He shows elite vision in the offensive zone, 969 01:10:06,039 --> 01:10:11,119 specifically on the power play. There's a reason many scouts labeled him as being 970 01:10:11,119 --> 01:10:15,680 one of the smartest players in his draft class. Defense above average, very 971 01:10:15,720 --> 01:10:19,039 reliable on the defensive end, evident he prides himself on his defensive game, 972 01:10:19,359 --> 01:10:24,000 even though he is an elite playmaking forward. In the defensive end, he's 973 01:10:24,039 --> 01:10:27,920 always below the puck supporting this defenseman. He also has his great stick, 974 01:10:28,000 --> 01:10:31,800 taking away many scoring chances by breaking up passes and catching players on the back 975 01:10:31,880 --> 01:10:36,159 check. And the best asset, like we said, playmaking. He has 976 01:10:36,159 --> 01:10:40,760 a chance to be an elite playmaking center at the pro level. The biggest 977 01:10:40,760 --> 01:10:45,039 concern though, strength and physical play. Osland has improved on this in his 978 01:10:45,119 --> 01:10:48,560 second season, but he gets pushed still around by a bigger defenseman when they 979 01:10:48,640 --> 01:10:53,680 challenge him physically. He will need to improve on this a lot to succeed 980 01:10:53,720 --> 01:10:57,359 in North America, and the fact he thrives in the more wide open European 981 01:10:57,439 --> 01:11:02,159 game is a cause for concern. What's the upside? What's the top potential 982 01:11:02,479 --> 01:11:06,680 for Oceland? First line center? Says Nate Oastland could be very effective two 983 01:11:06,680 --> 01:11:12,199 way center at the NHL level, defensively responsible at his own end if playing 984 01:11:12,199 --> 01:11:15,600 with two skilled wingers, could be an elite distributor of the puck at the 985 01:11:15,720 --> 01:11:20,600 offensive end. Most likely tier middle six forward. Oceland's more likely path middle 986 01:11:20,640 --> 01:11:25,439 six on a good Savers team, moving up and down the lineup, since 987 01:11:25,439 --> 01:11:29,199 his strings could be effective with any linemate who can finish. Always going to 988 01:11:29,279 --> 01:11:32,000 have a spot on the power play with his ability to work the half wall 989 01:11:32,039 --> 01:11:38,840 with his playmaking and a stylistic comparable, Nate says, Braton Point stylistically sees 990 01:11:38,880 --> 01:11:43,520 a lot of Braton Points game supportive and reliable and defensive zone fine everywhere around 991 01:11:43,520 --> 01:11:46,840 the ice and the offensive zone, supporting his teammates uncanny ability to play with 992 01:11:46,920 --> 01:11:53,319 skilled players and get them a puck. Noah Osland in the NHL rank King 993 01:11:53,720 --> 01:11:59,680 data with the Mason Black is a familiar face. Victor loves to talk about 994 01:11:59,680 --> 01:12:01,840 this guy because he used to cover Boston and this was the only Boston guy. 995 01:12:01,960 --> 01:12:08,520 Fabian Lisell. Ocean Versus Lisell is the comp and they're somewhat close. 996 01:12:08,560 --> 01:12:14,399 In the Byron Bader Hockey Prospecting model, Nate also pulled out Lucas Ramat as 997 01:12:14,439 --> 01:12:18,239 a guy who has a similar career trajectory so far to Noah Oceland. Of 998 01:12:18,279 --> 01:12:24,760 course he blew up like crazy when he came over from Sweden. So Osland 999 01:12:24,880 --> 01:12:29,359 Versus Lisell went out on the internet. The people had their say voting for 1000 01:12:29,399 --> 01:12:33,079 this and Oceland buy a hair fifty two percent to forty eight percent over Fabian 1001 01:12:33,600 --> 01:12:40,760 Lisell. Is this time to turntail on your favorite Boston bruin and go with 1002 01:12:40,840 --> 01:12:45,920 no Osland, Victor, or are you going to stick with Fabian? Actually, 1003 01:12:45,159 --> 01:12:49,399 patrons have access to my organizational ranks, and I did not have Fabian 1004 01:12:49,439 --> 01:12:56,439 Lessel as the best Boston prospect that has already come to pass. And yeah, 1005 01:12:55,920 --> 01:12:59,319 all right, he did, all right, in the HL this year? 1006 01:12:59,359 --> 01:13:01,840 Did Lisell thirty seven points in fifty four games and not bad. But 1007 01:13:02,159 --> 01:13:04,439 there's a guy that I like a little bit better. And when we get 1008 01:13:04,439 --> 01:13:09,920 to past and I'll certainly talk more about Frederick Burnett, but he's a defenseman 1009 01:13:09,960 --> 01:13:14,079 who I think has pretty good upside. Anyways, between these two, I 1010 01:13:14,159 --> 01:13:15,760 do still like li Sell. I'm not like totally out on him, but 1011 01:13:15,840 --> 01:13:19,520 no, Ocelan just looks like a top six center for sure. He's and 1012 01:13:19,640 --> 01:13:26,319 as Nate mentioned, he's gonna get all the opportunity and what a great luxury. 1013 01:13:26,399 --> 01:13:29,119 Right We just talked about two guys that look like they could be the 1014 01:13:29,159 --> 01:13:32,760 Buffalo Sabers next top line center or top six center. That means that one 1015 01:13:32,760 --> 01:13:34,920 of these guys is probably going to be a third line center and they're going 1016 01:13:34,960 --> 01:13:40,399 to be stacked down the middle. So Oceland is pretty exciting. I think 1017 01:13:40,399 --> 01:13:45,159 that if you just look at pure offensive upside, Lissel probably has more because 1018 01:13:45,279 --> 01:13:47,119 there really isn't a lot of reason to have him out there if he's not 1019 01:13:47,159 --> 01:13:51,640 getting an offensive role, whereas Oceland could be pushed back into a third line 1020 01:13:51,720 --> 01:13:57,199 checking role. Not unlike someone like Anton Lindell, who I think is a 1021 01:13:57,239 --> 01:14:01,520 great two way forward. I'll respect to Nate. I don't know about the 1022 01:14:01,520 --> 01:14:04,479 Brandon point, and that's amazing. If he reaches that, that would be 1023 01:14:04,520 --> 01:14:10,479 great for Buffalo. I think more like Lindell, someone who's two way responsible 1024 01:14:10,800 --> 01:14:15,479 and can certainly provide offense, but is not going to demand those offensive minutes. 1025 01:14:15,479 --> 01:14:17,479 And with all the guys ahead of him, I don't know if Oslin 1026 01:14:17,560 --> 01:14:19,960 pushes his way all the way to the top, but he certainly could. 1027 01:14:20,520 --> 01:14:25,279 So this is a tough one. I think I would I like Ocelin better 1028 01:14:25,359 --> 01:14:29,600 as the player, but in terms of who has more fantasy upside, I 1029 01:14:29,640 --> 01:14:32,640 think it's Lisell, even though Boston scares me now with how their system, 1030 01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:36,000 how they're obviously what happened this, and who knows what's going to happen in 1031 01:14:36,000 --> 01:14:40,600 the offseason. Are they gonna try to get the band back together one more 1032 01:14:40,640 --> 01:14:43,960 time? Are they gonna start retooling? What is going to happen and what's 1033 01:14:44,000 --> 01:14:46,680 going to be there when Lisell gets there. I'm sure poster Knock and McAvoy 1034 01:14:46,760 --> 01:14:49,479 will be there, but who else. So if it's just him and he 1035 01:14:49,520 --> 01:14:53,279 comes into that, great, but there may not be much to work with 1036 01:14:53,359 --> 01:14:58,239 but I guess I'm gonna lean Lisell Jesse. Yeah, I think that's fair. 1037 01:14:58,399 --> 01:15:01,800 I don't like hearing not a great shot, just an average shot in 1038 01:15:01,840 --> 01:15:06,199 a below average physical game. Love that, IQ, but that's going to 1039 01:15:06,279 --> 01:15:09,880 take away all the PRIs that you want. If those are the things that 1040 01:15:09,920 --> 01:15:12,880 are going on. So we'll see. We'll see what happens with this guy. 1041 01:15:12,920 --> 01:15:15,840 And by the way, I should just say Nate's scouting report is even 1042 01:15:15,880 --> 01:15:19,119 more comprehensive than what I read here. I tend to summarize these reports. 1043 01:15:19,399 --> 01:15:26,119 If you get your patron access and you read our I think nearly fifty pages 1044 01:15:26,199 --> 01:15:31,079 some notes on this episode, you can see the thing in full. Third 1045 01:15:31,119 --> 01:15:35,640 of the prospects Victor is to keep your eye on who is it? Yeah, 1046 01:15:35,800 --> 01:15:42,119 we got Matthew Savoy here as our keep your eye on the ninth overall 1047 01:15:42,159 --> 01:15:45,000 pick from twenty twenty two. Just what a haul for the Sabers in twenty 1048 01:15:45,079 --> 01:15:47,680 twenty two, all these guys were talking about I'll shoot at the top of 1049 01:15:47,720 --> 01:15:53,520 their prospect list, which was already pretty strong. Savoy fell to ninth overall 1050 01:15:53,600 --> 01:15:56,760 in his draft because of his size and yes, he's still only five nine 1051 01:15:57,279 --> 01:16:00,000 eighty pounds. He had a good D plus one season five points in sixty 1052 01:16:00,000 --> 01:16:03,239 two games, but that was only modestly better than his ninety points in sixty 1053 01:16:03,319 --> 01:16:06,920 five games during his draft seasons. That was a little bit disappointing and maybe 1054 01:16:08,000 --> 01:16:11,039 not the biggest step you would like to have seen from him. But Savoy 1055 01:16:11,199 --> 01:16:15,479 did absolutely massively increase his playoff performance with twenty nine points in nineteen games as 1056 01:16:15,479 --> 01:16:19,920 the Winnipeg Jets came up short in the WHL Championship to the Seattle Thunderbirds. 1057 01:16:20,720 --> 01:16:24,640 The Thunderbirds seem like they're a team of destiny, so we'll have to see 1058 01:16:24,640 --> 01:16:27,199 what happens in the Memorial Cup. Maybe someone will upset them, but they 1059 01:16:27,239 --> 01:16:30,960 look like combautable at times, so good on them to do so well as 1060 01:16:30,960 --> 01:16:36,399 they did. Savoy and Mitch Brown's tracking data has some pretty elite expected goals 1061 01:16:36,439 --> 01:16:41,880 for sixty. He also really does a really good job of creating high danger 1062 01:16:42,000 --> 01:16:45,439 chances in the slot, so his offensive acumen there is great. One of 1063 01:16:45,479 --> 01:16:47,560 the things he really struggles with, according to this data, is a transition 1064 01:16:47,600 --> 01:16:53,960 game. His controlled exits and transition success is pretty poor. Is a defense 1065 01:16:54,000 --> 01:16:57,880 in terms of course he against its actually pretty good though, so that's interesting 1066 01:16:58,279 --> 01:17:01,840 and some of his off puck assists unexpected primary says look really good actually in 1067 01:17:01,880 --> 01:17:04,800 this model. But to hear a little bit more about Matthew Savoya, let's 1068 01:17:04,800 --> 01:17:11,199 hear from our fl scout and the FHL's scout for Matthew Savoya is branded. 1069 01:17:11,720 --> 01:17:15,800 He says for the skating, he's a north south skater. Is a savoy, 1070 01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:20,079 can change later laterally change lanes quite effectively. Lack speed and power, 1071 01:17:20,159 --> 01:17:25,399 awkward edgework, doesn't utilize a high degree of mortar, but motor, but 1072 01:17:25,520 --> 01:17:30,279 will be redline when on the rush, especially for odd man rush puck handling 1073 01:17:30,359 --> 01:17:34,239 heads up not flashy, may overhandle the pucket times, but can he effectively 1074 01:17:34,319 --> 01:17:38,840 break up plays, disrupt the puck carrier with his stick work, and has 1075 01:17:38,840 --> 01:17:44,239 potential to make incredible passes, but still a little inconsistent in his effort on 1076 01:17:44,319 --> 01:17:49,239 the passing shot. High volume opportunistic shooter will take shots on goal, even 1077 01:17:49,239 --> 01:17:56,239 if it's only to create chaos and rebounds. Explosive one timer crisp snapshot iq 1078 01:17:56,840 --> 01:18:00,479 waited to anticipate offensive breaks even when on the defense. Can make high level 1079 01:18:00,520 --> 01:18:06,079 plays under pressure and defense. Often the last man back on d zone coverage 1080 01:18:06,079 --> 01:18:12,800 can be disruptive and dangerous on the PK with his opportunistic leanings. Best asset 1081 01:18:13,119 --> 01:18:16,920 is the shot. As we said, biggest concern. Skating in all areas 1082 01:18:17,000 --> 01:18:23,079 is about average for the DUB. Could use power development and refinement of edgework 1083 01:18:23,359 --> 01:18:28,520 that could unlock more fluidity. So what's the top tier? What's the upside 1084 01:18:28,600 --> 01:18:33,680 for mister Savoy. It's complimentary volume shooter, seventy pointer, special teams deployment. 1085 01:18:33,920 --> 01:18:36,840 Not sure if the size and skating will make him a good NHL center, 1086 01:18:36,880 --> 01:18:43,039 though most likely tier thirty five point middle six forward with low peripherals. 1087 01:18:43,079 --> 01:18:45,960 Besides shots, potential for him to get caught in limbo between the HL and 1088 01:18:46,159 --> 01:18:51,720 NHL if his game remains raw similar optists. Now we're going to go to 1089 01:18:51,720 --> 01:18:57,279 the comparables. This is wild This is wildness stuff, a much less gritty 1090 01:18:57,279 --> 01:19:01,479 and greasy Zach Hyman with shades of Tyler Ennis and Patty Kane, especially in 1091 01:19:01,520 --> 01:19:05,560 regards to the rigid upper body posture of the ladder. So we're man, 1092 01:19:05,600 --> 01:19:10,279 We're Frankenstein in this thing. So I don't think he's saying Patrick Kane, 1093 01:19:10,319 --> 01:19:13,239 but there are elements of some of these different players that he's seen, so 1094 01:19:13,640 --> 01:19:18,439 that's incisive. NHL rank King Mason Black has come out with the pole Matthew 1095 01:19:18,479 --> 01:19:25,640 Savoy versus Alexander Holtz, another guy who's known for his shooting and going for 1096 01:19:25,680 --> 01:19:30,279 those goals. And in addition to that, our guy Nate came up with 1097 01:19:30,279 --> 01:19:35,720 Brian Gianti as a guy who maybe would be a historical comparison for Matthews Savoy. 1098 01:19:35,960 --> 01:19:42,119 So the Mason Black pole, Matthew Savoy, Alexander Holtz. Savoy comes 1099 01:19:42,159 --> 01:19:45,840 out ahead in a heavy pole fifty two percent to forty eight percent, Victor, 1100 01:19:46,079 --> 01:19:53,159 Is that an accurate assessment of where you have these two guys? These 1101 01:19:53,159 --> 01:19:59,520 are two guys that I struggle with. They both have their issues being small 1102 01:20:00,279 --> 01:20:03,039 and not being a good skater. That's always a problem. Being small and 1103 01:20:03,119 --> 01:20:08,199 not being a great skater is usually an issue. We're making a tremendous impact. 1104 01:20:08,600 --> 01:20:13,640 The other thing, you didn't mention the comps on the PNHL similarity score, 1105 01:20:13,680 --> 01:20:15,960 but I think they're pretty interesting. So Matthew Savoy, Dawson Mercer, 1106 01:20:16,319 --> 01:20:21,039 Nazim Khadri Adam Ernie So Ernie maybe not as interesting, but the other two 1107 01:20:21,119 --> 01:20:26,000 in terms of like offensive upside maybe, although both those guys are bigger and 1108 01:20:26,039 --> 01:20:30,439 better skaters. And then Holds on the other hand, obviously we know he 1109 01:20:30,479 --> 01:20:32,720 has a great shot, he has some great offensive acumen. He's not terribly 1110 01:20:32,800 --> 01:20:36,560 small, but he's just a one way kind of guy. There's no real 1111 01:20:36,960 --> 01:20:43,439 defense there, and so that's a bit concerning. I don't think that Savoy 1112 01:20:43,600 --> 01:20:46,319 is a center in the NHL, So you're talking about a playmaking winger, 1113 01:20:47,159 --> 01:20:50,520 and there can be some value there, and he's certainly seems reasonable. I 1114 01:20:50,560 --> 01:20:55,720 think Gianta is probably not an unreasonable comp there, especially based on size. 1115 01:20:55,720 --> 01:20:59,520 He was even smaller but just so good, so smart at finding those spaces, 1116 01:20:59,560 --> 01:21:01,399 and I think the boy is like that. He can find those spaces, 1117 01:21:01,439 --> 01:21:05,359 he can open up and create offense that way. But the porcing is 1118 01:21:05,359 --> 01:21:11,199 really an issue. Huh. I guess between the two, I'm gonna lean 1119 01:21:11,279 --> 01:21:15,920 Holtz because I think that role that he can get, he can he can 1120 01:21:15,960 --> 01:21:18,279 play in a top six, he can be like that Mike Coffman guy. 1121 01:21:18,319 --> 01:21:21,680 That just he's pretty much a good shot in good offense and he's going to 1122 01:21:21,720 --> 01:21:26,039 get that role and get powerplay points. And if you're going to put him 1123 01:21:26,039 --> 01:21:30,319 with a good responsible center, like a Niko Hisher, then you know he 1124 01:21:30,359 --> 01:21:33,359 can be great. And I have more concerns with Savoy being able to translate 1125 01:21:33,399 --> 01:21:36,439 to the NHL, and we'll have to see how he can do in the 1126 01:21:36,600 --> 01:21:41,560 HL next year. But I'm going to take Holts even though both these guys 1127 01:21:41,640 --> 01:21:46,560 give me a little pause. Jesse, Yeah, I used to my refrain 1128 01:21:46,720 --> 01:21:49,720 about Holts on this show over the years. Has Ben he's a goal scorer, 1129 01:21:49,800 --> 01:21:54,880 doesn't score goals, and finally in the HL, I guess I gotta 1130 01:21:54,920 --> 01:21:58,279 lighten up a little bit because he's getting about half a goal per game and 1131 01:21:58,640 --> 01:22:01,520 going on a point per game. It didn't do much with Jersey so far 1132 01:22:01,600 --> 01:22:05,760 this year. I'm going to take Savoy for now because I like what I'm 1133 01:22:05,840 --> 01:22:10,439 hearing about this guy on the way up, but it sounds like the potential 1134 01:22:10,560 --> 01:22:13,720 is probably a bit capped out. But then we're talking about the third prospect 1135 01:22:13,760 --> 01:22:16,520 on the team here. Yeah, And I think just the other thing I 1136 01:22:16,520 --> 01:22:20,840 wouldn't say about these guys is that I think it's pretty interesting how it's reverse 1137 01:22:20,960 --> 01:22:25,239 order of how they were picked. Right, Like Coolidge the best, he 1138 01:22:25,359 --> 01:22:29,960 was drafted the latest in the third round. Oceland has a really high floor, 1139 01:22:30,760 --> 01:22:32,720 and I think is going to be an nhlor and an impact maybe not 1140 01:22:32,800 --> 01:22:35,079 so much in fantasy, but he's one of those guys that is just so 1141 01:22:35,159 --> 01:22:39,319 good two way that he's going to get opportunity, he's going to get goodlinemates, 1142 01:22:39,359 --> 01:22:43,600 he's gonna score some points, and Savoy just has questions whether he can 1143 01:22:43,640 --> 01:22:46,399 even whether he'll even be an NHL or whether he'll be an impact guy or 1144 01:22:46,439 --> 01:22:50,039 kind of a tweeterer. So interesting how it went in reverse order of how 1145 01:22:50,079 --> 01:22:54,279 you might think. But I think more eyebrows would have been raised if they 1146 01:22:54,279 --> 01:22:59,039 had taken Coolidge at the position that they took Savoy in at ninth overall. 1147 01:22:59,119 --> 01:23:01,800 But that's just how it works out. It's easy to look back in hindsight, 1148 01:23:01,920 --> 01:23:05,680 but that's all the time we have for these guys, Jesse. They're 1149 01:23:05,720 --> 01:23:09,279 more guys to talk about. As you mentioned, there's a lot more info 1150 01:23:09,439 --> 01:23:13,920 on the one Note Scouting document if people want to subscribe it and check that 1151 01:23:13,960 --> 01:23:15,800 out. On Patreon, you can listen to my top ten lists, which 1152 01:23:15,800 --> 01:23:18,239 I'll be doing more and more of as we go through the summer here. 1153 01:23:18,239 --> 01:23:21,439 It's been busy with the recordings lately, but those are going to be coming 1154 01:23:21,439 --> 01:23:25,920 out, and if you're interested in doing some scouting or helping out with the 1155 01:23:25,920 --> 01:23:28,439 show at all, there's some behind the scenes stuff that you can do, 1156 01:23:28,479 --> 01:23:30,439 like our buddy Nate is. And so shoot me a DM on Twitter, 1157 01:23:30,560 --> 01:23:35,359 Discord, or email us at next Fantasy Hockey Life at gmail dot com. 1158 01:23:35,479 --> 01:23:45,479 We'll come right back. We'll go the show. Hey, hey, a 1159 01:23:45,520 --> 01:23:48,439 couple of things remind you of before we get out of here today. One 1160 01:23:48,479 --> 01:23:53,880 of them is our show is on the fan Tracks podcast network. That's right, 1161 01:23:54,000 --> 01:23:59,560 Jesse, I am a Fantracks guy. I not only work on Fantrax's 1162 01:23:59,680 --> 01:24:02,840 HQ and or you know, just contribute to Fan Tracks HQ, but I 1163 01:24:02,960 --> 01:24:08,159 also try to play all my leagues there because they simply have the most options. 1164 01:24:08,239 --> 01:24:10,800 You can move leagues over to fan Tracks. If you have a Dynasty 1165 01:24:10,840 --> 01:24:14,399 league and you're like, you know, I'm kind of stuck on another platform 1166 01:24:14,439 --> 01:24:16,399 because it's just going to be too much work for me to move them over. 1167 01:24:16,439 --> 01:24:20,479 They actually will help import your leagues or you can start new ones. 1168 01:24:20,600 --> 01:24:24,159 That is a whole lot of fun. You could be doing that today. 1169 01:24:24,199 --> 01:24:27,359 You don't have to wait months to do it. They've got the most options 1170 01:24:27,479 --> 01:24:31,479 for scoring you can do salaries and contracts, you can customize your rookie eligibility, 1171 01:24:31,760 --> 01:24:34,960 you can do all kinds of different things. They even have a good 1172 01:24:35,039 --> 01:24:40,640 mobile chat feature, while other platforms are trying to get rid of that extra 1173 01:24:40,680 --> 01:24:43,520 stuff. Seems like a lot of sites these days just aren't caring quite as 1174 01:24:43,600 --> 01:24:47,640 much about supporting US fantasy players. But fan tracks always will. Fan Tracks 1175 01:24:47,800 --> 01:24:53,840 HQ fantasy content. As I said, it's not only a plane site. 1176 01:24:53,880 --> 01:24:57,640 It's also got content. There's articles on fantasy hockey. There will be a 1177 01:24:57,640 --> 01:25:00,640 lot, I'm sure as we get closer to the graft from the writers there. 1178 01:25:00,960 --> 01:25:04,840 There are also articles on all the fantasy sports. I think there's even 1179 01:25:05,319 --> 01:25:09,760 Formula one. I think Formula one is even a sport you can play, 1180 01:25:09,760 --> 01:25:13,399 and of course the golf, College football, a lot of good college football 1181 01:25:13,399 --> 01:25:16,000 stuff going on. John Lobb great guy. You can read his work at 1182 01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:20,960 Fantrack's HQ. But there are podcasts there as well. For fantasy baseball you 1183 01:25:21,000 --> 01:25:27,119 can listen to the Prospect Pod and Full Count Fantasy Baseball, and there is 1184 01:25:27,159 --> 01:25:30,359 a football that is the Fly Fantasy Football, and then for basketball you can 1185 01:25:30,399 --> 01:25:35,079 listen to the Fantasy Hoops. We'd like to thank our producer Nate Duffett, 1186 01:25:35,119 --> 01:25:40,680 FHL Scout Extraordinaire, but more to the point, producer for this show, 1187 01:25:40,720 --> 01:25:44,920 because he's been helping out a ton with show prep. This is literally a 1188 01:25:44,960 --> 01:25:49,840 forty page document Victor and I prepare every week with charts and graphs and all 1189 01:25:49,880 --> 01:25:55,359 sorts of inserts, and it is a pretty elaborate process pulling stuff in from 1190 01:25:55,399 --> 01:26:00,279 all sorts of different sources. So Nate has been indispensable with that just starting 1191 01:26:00,319 --> 01:26:04,560 out just here. Recently, our shows brought to you also on the Dabber 1192 01:26:04,880 --> 01:26:11,960 Hockey podcast network Dabber Hockey and the sister site Dauber Prospects, where Victor is 1193 01:26:12,039 --> 01:26:15,720 an editor. He writes about the draft, about prospects, about the Detroit 1194 01:26:15,760 --> 01:26:19,000 Red Wings, I think specifically, but he doesn't just stick to that, 1195 01:26:19,279 --> 01:26:24,840 and there's all kinds of NHL draft content going on there. You should be 1196 01:26:24,880 --> 01:26:28,520 looking at daber Prospects dot com. You can follow his work there in the 1197 01:26:28,600 --> 01:26:30,479 other place. If you're into audio, and you probably are, you're an 1198 01:26:30,479 --> 01:26:34,880 hour and a half into a podcast right now. You can listen to Dauber 1199 01:26:34,960 --> 01:26:40,600 Prospects Report, which is the new podcast from Daber Prospects. We're Victor and 1200 01:26:40,720 --> 01:26:45,119 Peter Harling are the permanent co hosts, and they're going to talk about nothing 1201 01:26:45,439 --> 01:26:48,800 but hockey prospects. Patreon, I think we mentioned that earlier in the show, 1202 01:26:48,800 --> 01:26:53,239 but if you choose to join up a Patreon, you can get a 1203 01:26:53,319 --> 01:26:57,000 number of things. You can enter our tiered Dynasty League at just the lowest 1204 01:26:57,079 --> 01:27:02,239 level of contribution and there's no fee for the tier Dynasty. You are going 1205 01:27:02,279 --> 01:27:06,119 to get to play on the premium Fantrak's product. There is a premium as 1206 01:27:06,159 --> 01:27:11,359 well as a free product, and the advanced one is where you'll be playing 1207 01:27:11,359 --> 01:27:15,279 there. And there are patron casts every month that Victor and myself put out. 1208 01:27:15,279 --> 01:27:18,960 A believe around the time you're listening to this, there will be a 1209 01:27:19,000 --> 01:27:26,039 patron cast coming where patrons are going to be on mock drafting the twenty twenty 1210 01:27:26,079 --> 01:27:30,079 three mock Draft with Victor. So that is going to be a special one 1211 01:27:30,359 --> 01:27:35,680 and so Patreon lots of good things. Dynasty Sports Life is my other podcast. 1212 01:27:36,039 --> 01:27:41,199 That is one where I do all the Dynasty Sports Dynasty Baseball, basketball, 1213 01:27:41,239 --> 01:27:45,359 and football episodes, and then episodes are called the Blender where I mix 1214 01:27:45,680 --> 01:27:48,279 multiple sports at the same time. Sometimes I have guessed sometimes it's solo. 1215 01:27:48,600 --> 01:27:54,359 Sometimes it's more philosophical about how to approach rookie drafts, how to value players 1216 01:27:54,359 --> 01:27:57,880 across different sports and multi sport leagues. Yes, you heard me right, 1217 01:27:58,119 --> 01:28:00,840 We're going to be starting a four sport league with some of the lifers from 1218 01:28:00,840 --> 01:28:05,319 Fantasy Hockey Life there as well. You can follow Victor and myself on Twitter 1219 01:28:05,600 --> 01:28:10,439 and should follow us and tweet at us if you got something to say. 1220 01:28:10,880 --> 01:28:15,439 Victor Nuno twelve viic tr and U n O one two is how to get 1221 01:28:15,439 --> 01:28:18,680 ahold of Victor. Fan Hockey Life is how to get a hold of me. 1222 01:28:18,760 --> 01:28:23,359 And you can see all new episodes when they come out and the occasional 1223 01:28:23,760 --> 01:28:27,479 mix centered up that we do. Out there on the interwebs. You can 1224 01:28:27,640 --> 01:28:33,159 rate and review this podcast on many fine podcast providers, Apple Podcasts Spotify probably 1225 01:28:33,199 --> 01:28:38,560 catch the most attention, so those are great places to leave ratings of five 1226 01:28:38,680 --> 01:28:44,800 stars and reviews so that more people find this show. We are cruising through 1227 01:28:44,880 --> 01:28:48,239 the team's folks. The Buffalo Sabers are now in the rearview mirror. We're 1228 01:28:48,279 --> 01:28:53,640 going to be keep going on until you are fully ready for the twenty twenty 1229 01:28:53,640 --> 01:29:03,279 three twenty four Fantasy hockey life,