Eleven Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Who taught Niemi that keeping his legs inside the net was a good strategy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Who taught Niemi that keeping his legs inside the net was a good strategy? I know, right? Vanek had a pretty one against the Peg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Fair deuce on Lorentz having grown into his role and voice. But you overstate your point. Even in his green days, Lorentz provided keen content. Sorry about my pointy-ness. My point was more that they where schooled by living it, much like the young and the current form of social media. When we where young our fondest memories where of the best of the best of NHL broadcasting league wide. We didn't know how good it was. Our standards are high, amongst the highest in the NHL. Rob is hardly low on the NHL list of color guys. Unfortunately we may never be so blessed again. You just watched the national talent Dumbarry, Ray is a genius in comparison and a better human. Dumbarry is the standard, not Lorenz. Sad..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) Check out this goal by one of our prior players THIS IS WHY WE WATCH!!! https://www.facebook.com/NHL/videos/10153109777692466/ Edited November 11, 2015 by wjag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 I know, right? Vanek had a pretty one against the Peg. And the Vanek face at the end. Never change, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Dean Lombardi tried to change the rules/get an exception to let Eichel be on Team USA for the World Tournament http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/40048/team-usa-sought-exception-to-losing-all-players-under-24-for-world-cup Dean, you realize that if you are allowed to take away their best players, that team would have no purpose at all, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Good on Vanek. Looked like he was enjoying the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 My point was more that they where schooled by living it, much like the young and the current form of social media. When we where young our fondest memories where of the best of the best of NHL broadcasting league wide. We didn't know how good it was. Our standards are high, amongst the highest in the NHL. Rob is hardly low on the NHL list of color guys. Unfortunately we may never be so blessed again. You just watched the national talent Dumbarry, Ray is a genius in comparison and a better human. Dumbarry is the standard, not Lorenz. Sad..... Copy all'a that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Check out this goal by one of our prior players THIS IS WHY WE WATCH!!! https://www.facebook.com/NHL/videos/10153109777692466/ I'm always amazed at how poor the defense plays those moves. We teach the defender to not focus on the puck, the body matters and yet there is another example of the defender staring at Vanek's stick and puck. By the time he realized what was happening Vanek had his arms in the air. Great moves by Vanek to get to the goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmus_ Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 So it looks like Eric Gelinas is being shopped by NJD. Not sure what we match with them on, but he's a pretty talented 24 year old with a LH shot. He showed a lot two seasons and not so much the last season and a half. He might be interesting to keep an eye on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) This just in, we're really, scary good actually. But, unbearably unlucky PDO is the sum of a team's 5v5 shooting percentage (the number of goals they score divided by the number of shots on goal they generate) and their 5v5 save percentage (the number of shots their goalies stop divided by the number of shots on goal they allow). @TSNBobMcKenzie “@Classlicity: Scoring Chances vs PDO thru 11/10. blank area "normal" colors very high/low. ” My fave coloured chart. More stuff (should we just make a thread for Sabres stats, or league stats?) Same chart, but analyzes our golies instead https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/664506813082116097 Edited November 11, 2015 by WildCard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Yea I think as the season goes on Buffalo will continue to climb back towards the good/lucky midline. We were averaging the most shots in the league before the Vancouver game (not sure if that is the case now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Marc-André Fleury temporarily left the Pens-Habs game after getting poked through the mask by his own player. Looks like a cut under the left eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Mitchell and Flynn combine to get a goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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That Aud Smell Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Saw a Tweet about how Bettman is quashing rumours that Carolina could be on the move once the principal owner sells his stake. A Twitter account dedicated to the memory of the Hartford Whalers linked the newspaper report, fwiw. Here it be, I hope: https://t.co/xpTamuTj6H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 @TSNBobMcKenzie 16m16 minutes ago Justin Abdelkader on verge of finalizing 7-year contract extension with DET. AAV is expected to be $4M+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 @TSNBobMcKenzie 16m16 minutes ago Justin Abdelkader on verge of finalizing 7-year contract extension with DET. AAV is expected to be $4M+. That is a truly atrocious decision. Was Jim Nill secretly the brains of that operation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 That is a truly atrocious decision. Was Jim Nill secretly the brains of that operation? I don't mind the extension, nor really the price, but 7 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 I don't mind the extension, nor really the price, but 7 years? I have everything about it, but especially the term. That's just insane. The single, solitary reason that Abdelkader is producing is because he's spent the last year+ riding shotgun with Zetterberg and/or Datsyuk (injuries make me sad). But he's basically the definition of a replaceable player (when that's the price to retain him, anyway). Seriously, how many guys couldn't score 40 points playing with two HoF forwards and getting 19 minutes per game? Meanwhile, Drew Stafford regularly scores 40+ points playing with...well, not two HoF linemates, and he makes a hair over $4 million on a 2 year deal. Was Ken Holland blackmailed by Abdelkader's agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Your interest in Staff's welfare concerns me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Your interest in Staff's welfare concerns me. Your lack of interest concerns me! After all, he had a better goal call from RJ than Eichel does. But really though, it was just the first contract that came to mind because the recent point production was similar and so was the dollar figure. My mind is still spinning trying to figure out how Abdelkader got 7 years...he's going to be 29 when this thing kicks in! Insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Your lack of interest concerns me! After all, he had a better goal call from RJ than Eichel does. But really though, it was just the first contract that came to mind because the recent point production was similar and so was the dollar figure. My mind is still spinning trying to figure out how Abdelkader got 7 years...he's going to be 29 when this thing kicks in! Insanity. Detroit is suddenly stupid I guess. I would give Abdelkader maybe 3 or 4 years considering his age but he just doesn't figure to be able to produce into is mid 30's. He's an offensive passenger, not driver. Glad Murray didn't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 In 3 or 4 years that will be akin to $2.5-$3M in terms of salary cap space, so maybe not such a bad deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 In 3 or 4 years that will be akin to $2.5-$3M in terms of salary cap space, so maybe not such a bad deal. That all depends on how much higher the cap goes. At some point we might not see that steady 3-5% growth in hockey. Especially if the scoring plunge continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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