Doohickie
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18 hours ago, quill said:
Ellis to me has at least shown the potential to be the kind of goalie who will develop into a really elite goalie the way he battles to no end to make a save
Methinks you are suffering from the shiny new toy effect.
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And that last one invalidates their statistical method. 😉
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5 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Jacob Bryson as the most dominant player in the NHL last week. and people wonder why I pay little attention to stats.
Matches the eye test, actually. He's been playing very well.
5 hours ago, steveoath said:Browsing through some hockey stats sites and stumbled on these nuggets. Are we bad? Or suffering from bad luck/injury? You decide…. I don’t think these stats include the Jets games. And the last one I threw in for giggles.
This is what happens when you let the analytics department build the team. The team looks great but still loses.
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4 hours ago, Taro T said:
Dunne fits better into the role on the 4th line that Greenway fills than Kozak does.
I'm not seeing that.
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4 hours ago, Taro T said:
Would expect him to be on the trip, but not activated unless there is an injury/illness. Would have to relook at the rules, but believe he could be activated on an emergency basis should a D go out due to illness or injury in warmups, as they'd be below 6 healthy D on the roster. (Haven't looked at the details on that in a long time, so that might not be allowable, but pretty sure it would be.)
But that would only help with the roster crunch for a day or 2.
No, I think they'd have to fill from the active roster. I wonder if Kozak has ever played D.
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7 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
I remember 2 good and 1 bad play from him. The first good was he won a battle and cut into the middle of the ice and made a nice outlet pass. The second was on the point for the PP, I thought he had good movement and deception. The one bad play he went in stick first and lost the battle in his own zone, felt like a really weak attempt at puck retrieval.
I thought a few times last night that he made some good plays but didn't post about it. Offensively he was very good and defensively he didn't make glaring errors.
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14 minutes ago, inkman said:
Sure unless you are in a sports forum where multiple teams and sports are being discussed.
Who, in this thread, is discussing the University of Pittsburgh (I mean besides you)?
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21 minutes ago, Jorcus said:
The answer is outscoring the problem.
The Sabres don't have a problem at goalie. All three are competent, but not great. The problem is that goaltending is occupying too many roster spots. The solution is not necessarily outscoring the problem; it's just playing better defense. The Sabres didn't allow only one goal because UPL stood on his head; it was because they played a more responsible defensive game in front of him.
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18 hours ago, inkman said:
Finally someone who abbreviates Pittsburgh correctly. Tired of the Pitt references. That’s a college football team.
University of Pittsburgh is called Pitt because Pitt is an abbreviation for Pittsburgh. It is a valid abbreviation for the city's name.
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6 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
On the other side, that is how the Sabres have to play. Has to be all about speed and swarming with that speed and it was. You can win hockey games that way.
(although Krebs was probably lucky or smart enough not to get killed :)). There were some mistakes similar to other games but they can survive those with team speed so they weren't costly or overly noticeable.
The Krebs hit is part of that swarming/speed game. It comes with the territory. But.... unlike being an isolated incident, the rest of the team is now jumping to each other's defense, another part of that swarming style.
1 hour ago, Night Train said:Please don't tell me their playoff standing or I'll drive to your home and shoot out your porch light.
Well right now they have none, so...
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10 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:
Got my Roswell autographed hat... UPL 😂
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3 minutes ago, _Q_ said:
***With Depth in Kesselring, Kulich, Rosen and Dunne.
That is something that has not been around in a very long time.
Yes, our AHL/bench depth consists of properly developed players ready for the NHL, not high draft picks rushing into the fray out of desperation.
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38 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:
This team has another gear with Norris on the ice. I'm not jumping in head first, but I'm cautiously optimistic if...IF...Norris can stay on the ice.
Also, kudos to Upie; he played well.
Big road swing on deck. On to the next one...
This is the difference in having everyone playing on the line they should be playing on, and not having to play up a level.
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1 minute ago, pi2000 said:
might we see the return of Geertsen Friday in Winnipeg?
Stanley needs some belt to ass
2 minutes ago, _Q_ said:7 minutes ago, Big Guava said:Kesselring, who I believe is the only player that would be a key contributor that is still out, correct?
Kulich
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9 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:
It's a good construction. Norris with the speed and transition capability (and to win o-zone draws). TNT to be the shoot-first wing. Benson to force the issue, pressure the puck, and show off the silky passes.
And Tage to be the enforcer when the other team goes after Benny.
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2 minutes ago, Taro T said:
And Norris didn't even hurt himself throwing the hat over the glass to the kid after the game.
Woo Hoo!!!!!!
Wait until the postgame injury report before making such outlandish claims.
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3 minutes ago, pi2000 said:
disappointing game from Thompson, he was INVISIBLE
I'm glad. On a line with Norris, Tommer doesn't try to dangle through the defense, only to lose the puck.
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Just now, PASabreFan said:
These kids. All we had was MAYBE an inset of the arena clock in the final minute.
And it was a camera inset of the literal scoreboard clock.
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1 minute ago, ... said:
I wish the Sabrez broadcast would put the TOI meters on the screen like some other teams' broadcasts do.
You just got SOG in the score bug. Don't get greedy.
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Tuch very smart on that faceoff cutting the puck off before it got to the point.
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1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:
We have two players that can win a puck to the wall: Benson and Malenstyn.
Östlund.
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Just now, Spoonman said:
Dr Doohickie.
You're dooned straight!
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Just now, Brawndo said:
Wonder if the concussion spotter pulls Benson
I wouldn't be surprised, but just looking at him, he looks fine.
Are the Sabres just unlucky?
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Posted · Edited by Doohickie
Maybe? Isn't that why they brought Ventura in? Not sure how much influence analytics has had on recent acquisitions.
It was more of a joke than an actual statement of fact though: If the Sabres were built based on analytics rather than traditional scouting, it would follow that they would look very good analytically but that does not necessarily lead to winning. Haha. Get it? Haha.