Weave Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Wow. From not Norris worthy to MVP candidate in less than a season. That's a flip flop that would make Paul Tsongas call out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Wow. From not Norris worthy to MVP candidate in less than a season. That's a flip flop that would make Paul Tsongas call out. Karlsson is the most wrong I have ever been on a player. He's magnificent. That said, I thought my "offensive defenseman shouldn't win the Norris" rant was from several seasons ago (before the achilles injury) when I thought Shea Weber got robbed. In any event, at the risk of inviting snide remarks, my thinking on defensemen has significantly evolved the past couple years as I delved more deeply into analytics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Some good press for the Sabres at the league level. In Plays of the Week, Johnson's save in the waning seconds of the Detroit game (at 2:05) and O'Reilly's OT winner against L.A. (at 3:12) are featured. Edited December 21, 2015 by The Big Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Karlsson is the most wrong I have ever been on a player. He's magnificent. That said, I thought my "offensive defenseman shouldn't win the Norris" rant was from several seasons ago (before the achilles injury) when I thought Shea Weber got robbed. In any event, at the risk of inviting snide remarks, my thinking on defensemen has significantly evolved the past couple years as I delved more deeply into analytics. Don't sweat it. You're getting snide remarks either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Wow. From not Norris worthy to MVP candidate in less than a season. That's a flip flop that would make Paul Tsongas call out. Some of you remember things like, uh, a woman. Sorry, ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) Some of you remember things like, uh, a woman. Sorry, ladies. You're just upset because Tsongas dissed your candidate. And it was an easy guess that PhD was anti-Karlsson for the Norris. I'm fairly certain that I was nearly alone in the Karlsson for Norris debate. Edited December 22, 2015 by We've Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Tonight in Philly Philly scored a goal that was borderline offsides. Hitchcock called a time out and DID NOT challenge the play. Since he called the TO, why he didn't challenge too is a mystery. He literally had nothing to lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Montreal is free falling without Price in net. Losing record without him. The Preds beat the Habs 5-1 tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Montreal is free falling without Price in net. Losing record without him. The Preds beat the Habs 5-1 tonight. Last I looked, they were riding their league-best PDO to greatness. Without that elite SV%, and with a SH% perhaps coming back to earth, a recent slide makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Cam Talbot has been on fire lately. Has Edmonton finally found a goalie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Montreal is free falling without Price in net. Losing record without him. The Preds beat the Habs 5-1 tonight. FUCALE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 The Blackhawks have been outhit in 184 straight regular season games, since November 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 FUCALE!! I don't like the Habs either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Cam Talbot has been on fire lately. Has Edmonton finally found a goalie? Maybe. Dude is 28 so his development curve is probably well over. His numbers with the Rangers weren't bad, but he came into the NHL a little later than you'd typically want. He's probably got a good season or two in him, but I don't see him as anything more than a stop-gap for the Oil. He's just too old to just be breaking into the league in a starting role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Maybe. Dude is 28 so his development curve is probably well over. His numbers with the Rangers weren't bad, but he came into the NHL a little later than you'd typically want. He's probably got a good season or two in him, but I don't see him as anything more than a stop-gap for the Oil. He's just too old to just be breaking into the league in a starting role. How old was Hasek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 How old was Hasek? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 :rolleyes: Don't give me the eye role mister! You know I'm not saying he's Hasek. Just that at 28 years old your not finished before you've started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Now, now. Can't we just play nice? Especially so close to the day of good cheer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) BUT NS D4rk started IT! You're not telling Santa are you? Edited December 22, 2015 by Woods-Racer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Last I looked, they were riding their league-best PDO to greatness. Without that elite SV%, and with a SH% perhaps coming back to earth, a recent slide makes sense. Saw this: "The Montreal Canadiens are 11-12-3 since their 9-0 start to the 2015-2016 regular season, and have lost 8 of their last 9 outings, including 4 in a row." They're basically a great goaltender with a so/so team in front of him. Sounds like Buffalo in the Hasek era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Don't give me the eye role mister! You know I'm not saying he's Hasek. Just that at 28 years old your not finished before you've started. Like I said, he might have a few good years. But there's no way he's going to end up being a long term solution for the Oilers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Saw this: "The Montreal Canadiens are 11-12-3 since their 9-0 start to the 2015-2016 regular season, and have lost 8 of their last 9 outings, including 4 in a row." They're basically a great goaltender with a so/so team in front of him. Sounds like Buffalo in the Hasek era. And it was a Hab who said it about the Sabres, I just can't remember who ("average team with a great goalie"). See also: "Hasek and 19 guys named Peca." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 The Blackhawks have been outhit in 184 straight regular season games, since November 2013. That's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 The Blackhawks have been outhit in 184 straight regular season games, since November 2013. That's amazing. That squares with what I see when I watch them play. The L.A. Kings, they ain't. But they don't need to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 How old was Hasek? A better q would have been: how old was Thomas? As his ascension to the NHL ranks was delayed due to his own talent (or lack thereof) and not geopolitics. Doubt he'll be the next Thomas (or even Roloson) but that at least COULD happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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