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I updated the post with CF%... Buffalo actually as the 4th best CF% at home in the entire league... and 29th SV%.

No, it's goaltending. Home: 107 GA, 86 xGA, .880 SV%, .777 HDSV% Away: 85 GA, 92 xGA, .905 SV%, .840 HDSV% The team actually plays "better" at home.... 54% CF at home vs 49% on the road.... that's the 4th best CF% at home. The goaltending sucks, 3rd worst SV% at home in the entire league.

A dog is smarter than its tail, but if the tail were smarter, then it would wag the dog.

Goaltending, thought both Comrie and UPL would be better. Team defense is still lacking. The lack of improvement in their own end over the course of the season is disappointing, and that's on Granato.

He's a plus skater, not overtly physical, makes good decisions, good first pass, flashes offensively on occasion. His ceiling is a left-handed Henri Jokiharju, similar stature and style. That said, I'm not convinced he's going to sign. If he does, he'll most likely begin his pro career in Roch, with perhaps a late season call-up.

Home: Anderson: .918 2.89 UPL: .883 3.82 Comrie: .863 3.76 Road: Anderson: .910 2.83 UPL: .914 2.96 Comrie: .900 3.22

Yep... they'll need a points percentage of around .560 to keep pace, which is roughly 18 out of 32 points. A few other teams could get hot, so yeah 20-22 probably needed to stay within reach.

Well here we go... Tonight they embark on a stretch of 16 games in 28 days. They'll need at least 23-24 out of a possible 32 points to stay in the wildcard race.

he better be good

Scrambling the lines in Granato's way of sending a message to his players. If the effort level returns, I'd expect the lines go back to normal... perhaps by the second or third period.

I'd start Anderson, he's well rested and has superior numbers on home ice vs UPL or Comrie. At home Comrie has a GAA of 3.76 vs xGAA of 2.47. UPL is only slightly better with a GAA of 3.53 vs xGAA of 2.85. Anderson's GAA at home is actually better than his xGAA (2.89 vs 3.13).

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It's truly dumb. They have 9 days off, then shortly after a stretch of 16 games in 28 days... with 5 back-to-backs over their final 27 games.

Isn't there an agility contest where they weave through cones and whatnot? He'd do well. If there's a "weakness" in his game it's his shot velocity.

I looked at some numbers and they indicate that goaltending has been worse at home than on the road. CorsiFor%: 4th at home, 18th on the road... they're "outplaying" teams at home, but losing. Shooting%: 7th at home, 2nd on the road.. shooting well both home and away. Save%: 24th at home, 12th on the road... bottom 3rd of the league at home. HighDangerSave%: 25th at home, 12th on the road. The've given up 15 goals over expected at home (GA 94, xGA 79).... on the road they've given up 8 goals fewer than expected (GA 75, xGA 83). Looking deeper at each goalie...... at home Comrie has a GAA of 3.76 and xGAA of 2.47... that's over a goal worse than expected. UPL is only slightly better with a GAA of 3.53 vs xGAA of 2.85. Anderson's GAA at home is actually better than his xGAA (2.89 vs 3.13). On the road, all 3 have better GAA than xGAA. It's just at home where Comrie and UPL struggle which is costing them games.

11-13-2 at home (.462 point%, 24th) 15-7-2 on the road (.667 point%, 8th) Who's fault is it?

Sabres defensemen who made the All-Star team: Alexei Zhitnik Mike Ramsey Jim Schoenfeld Jerry Korab Phil Housley Brian Campbell Rasmus Dahlin (2022) In 2011 there were no Sabres on either team. Zemgus Girgensons was an All-Star in 2015, Okposo (w/ Buffalo) in 2017. My message to Rasmus? Do better.

Without a doubt, the goal should be 110% every single shift, start to finish. There will be ups and downs, moments where you just don't have it, but that doesn't mean you intentionally take shifts off. Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Sounds great, but I (for one) don't need to hear it.... I need to see it. Do better. Make the playoffs.

In their upside down inside out backward reverse retro throwbacks nonetheless.

My goodness, these guys are hockey players. Everyone is banged up a bit at this stage..... lace em up.

So they need about 42 points over their final 33 games to put them at 98 points... which probably gets them in? That's something like 19-10-4 to finish the season. That's gonna be tough. That said, whatever happens at least we're talking about playoffs in late January which is fun.

It is. They finished the 12 game in 20 day marathon at 6-5-1. That said they won only 2 home games over that stretch... losing 3 in a row to PHI, SEA and WPG. If you're serious about about making a playoff push.... Do better.