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  1. 1. Who wins the Sabres Calder?

    • Samson Reinhart
      14
    • Jack Eichel
      42
    • Linus Ullmark
      0
    • Jake McCabe
      4


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On rookie scoring, it's also worth noting that Draisaitl scored 11 goals in his first 10 games (causing some angst around these parts) and proceeded to score 3 in his next 25 games. Maybe I should start a "fun with small samples" post for these kinds of factoids.

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With a point yesterday, Eichel moved into a tie for 3rd in rookie scoring with Larkin. One more point puts him in second, as he'd have the tiebreaker over Domi due to having more goals.

 

No rookie is getting more points as of late than Eichel, save Panarin.

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Panarin played 4 full years of KHL hockey before coming to the NHL.  I understand how a NHL rookie is determined but honestly he hasn't impressed from a rookie standpoint.  24 with 4 years of pro experience, playing on a top line in the NHL.  His scoring is impressive but I think McDavid and Eichel and Larkin are having more impressive seasons given their age and experience.  I hope the Calder doesn't go to Panarin just because he has the most posts. Hell if we sent Eichel to the KHL for 2-4 years I bet he would come back and light things up too. 

Edited by LGR4GM
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Panarin played 4 full years of KHL hockey before coming to the NHL.  I understand how a NHL rookie is determined but honestly he hasn't impressed from a rookie standpoint.  24 with 4 years of pro experience, playing on a top line in the NHL.  His scoring is impressive but I think McDavid and Eichel and Larkin are having more impressive seasons given their age and experience.  I hope the Calder doesn't go to Panarin just because he has the most posts. Hell if we sent Eichel to the KHL for 2-4 years I bet he would come back and light things up too.

 

Much as I'd like to see Eichel (or any Sabre, really) get it, & much as I'd say Larkin is very deserving - at this point, w/in the definitions & parameters the league has established for the award; it'd be tough to give it to anyone but Panarin @ this point. Still have 2+ months for that to change, but if everything is proportionally constant to what it is now; the league would be making stuff up as they go along if he doesn't get it. That they do it so often (see Scott, John for the latest example) doesn't make it right.

 

Looks like they've got Peter Statsny redux in the works.

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Can we all take a moment and realize just how absurdly terrible the wingers Eichel has had are this season? He's not spending time with Datsyuk, or Zetterberg, or Patrick Kane and Anisimov. No, Jack gets Kane as his leading linemate, and then nobody else has even spent a 1/3 of Jack's ice time with him. To put it more plainly, Kane has 264/679 Jack's ice time, and the next closest are Gionta at 196/679 and Reinhart at 149/679. So, there is absolutely no consistency there, whatsoever. 

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/showplayer.php?pid=1292&withagainst=true&season=2014-16&sit=5v5

 

The problem though, all of those guys have significantly better possession stats apart from Jack. Unlike Jack, Samson's teammates falter in possession when he's not one the ice, even ROR.

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/showplayer.php?pid=1982&withagainst=true&season=2015-16&sit=5v5

 

 

All of these stats are 5-5 even strength

Edited by WildCard
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Can we all take a moment and realize just how absurdly terrible the wingers Eichel has had are this season? He's not spending time with Datsyuk, or Zetterberg, or Patrick Kane and Anisimov. No, Jack gets Kane as his leading linemate, and then nobody else has even spent a 1/3 of Jack's ice time with him. To put it more plainly, Kane has 264/679 Jack's ice time, and the next closest are Gionta at 196/679 and Reinhart at 149/679. So, there is absolutely no consistency there, whatsoever. 

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/showplayer.php?pid=1292&withagainst=true&season=2014-16&sit=5v5

 

The problem though, all of those guys have significantly better possession stats apart from Jack. Unlike Jack, Samson's teammates falter in possession when he's not one the ice, even ROR.

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/showplayer.php?pid=1982&withagainst=true&season=2015-16&sit=5v5

 

 

All of these stats are 5-5 even strength

Tonight Jack's linemates are Cal O'Reilly and Jaime McGinn. That should make your point in a lot less words.

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His possession stats look a lot better when you compare them relative to his Quality of Competition and Quality of Teammates, he's the best forward on the team in the latter category (no, Varrone does not count)

http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?ds=29&s=29&f1=2015_s&f2=5v5&f5=BUF&c=0+3+4+6+7+8+29+30+31+13+14+15+16+11+12+34+32+33+35+36+17+18+19+20+21+22+25+26+27+28+10+37+38+39+40+47+48+49+50+51+52+53+54+55+56+63+67+57+58+59+60+61+62+64+65+66+41+42+43+44+45+46#

 

Tonight Jack's linemates are Cal O'Reilly and Jaime McGinn. That should make your point in a lot less words.

Numbers are fun though



This could be solved with Loui Eriksson
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His possession stats look a lot better when you compare them relative to his Quality of Competition and Quality of Teammates, he's the best forward on the team in the latter category (no, Varrone does not count)

http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?ds=29&s=29&f1=2015_s&f2=5v5&f5=BUF&c=0+3+4+6+7+8+29+30+31+13+14+15+16+11+12+34+32+33+35+36+17+18+19+20+21+22+25+26+27+28+10+37+38+39+40+47+48+49+50+51+52+53+54+55+56+63+67+57+58+59+60+61+62+64+65+66+41+42+43+44+45+46#

 

Numbers are fun though

 

This could be solved with Loui Eriksson

 

Boedker

Posted (edited)

I think we already have the answer to Jack's possession issues.
His name is Hudson Fasching.
Not right away, but soon. The kid can skate and is such a beast down low.

Edited by dudacek
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Boedker is a scoring forward, not a possession one. Although I would love to add him

I think you add a finisher and there is less pressure to try and do it yourself and turn it over.  I think having someone to set up would increase possession numbers, and scoring.

Eichel fasching and Boedker would be scary.  When Fasching is ready.

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I think we already have the answer to Jack's possession issues.

His name is Hudson Fasching.

Not right away, but soon. The kid can skate is suck a beast down low.

Love this kid. Very excited to see him either at the end of this season or beginning of next.

 

I think Boedker and Eriksson would be great additions. Hope we pursue both and get at least one.

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Love this kid. Very excited to see him either at the end of this season or beginning of next.

I think Boedker and Eriksson would be great additions. Hope we pursue both and get at least one.

Realizing it burns a year of an ELC, still want to see Fasching in B&G this season after the Gophers are golfing. Really interested to see how he does playing against a higher competition level.

 

Would also like to see them go strongly for Boedker. Not as impressed w/ Eriksson & didn't realize he'll be 31 next season. Seems a bit longer in the tooth than what TM is looking to build w/.

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His possession stats look a lot better when you compare them relative to his Quality of Competition and Quality of Teammates, he's the best forward on the team in the latter category (no, Varrone does not count)

http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?ds=29&s=29&f1=2015_s&f2=5v5&f5=BUF&c=0+3+4+6+7+8+29+30+31+13+14+15+16+11+12+34+32+33+35+36+17+18+19+20+21+22+25+26+27+28+10+37+38+39+40+47+48+49+50+51+52+53+54+55+56+63+67+57+58+59+60+61+62+64+65+66+41+42+43+44+45+46#

 

Numbers are fun though

 

This could be solved with Loui Eriksson

 

In another year Reinhart will be the smartest person on the ice night in and night out.  I think his corsi is an excellent reflection of what he sees and does on the ice that doesn't always translate to his scoresheet.

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Can we all take a moment and realize just how absurdly terrible the wingers Eichel has had are this season? He's not spending time with Datsyuk, or Zetterberg, or Patrick Kane and Anisimov. No, Jack gets Kane as his leading linemate, and then nobody else has even spent a 1/3 of Jack's ice time with him. To put it more plainly, Kane has 264/679 Jack's ice time, and the next closest are Gionta at 196/679 and Reinhart at 149/679. So, there is absolutely no consistency there, whatsoever. 

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/showplayer.php?pid=1292&withagainst=true&season=2014-16&sit=5v5

 

The problem though, all of those guys have significantly better possession stats apart from Jack. Unlike Jack, Samson's teammates falter in possession when he's not one the ice, even ROR.

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/showplayer.php?pid=1982&withagainst=true&season=2015-16&sit=5v5

 

 

All of these stats are 5-5 even strength

 

Good stuff.

 

I think that, considering linemates, Eichel's season is in some ways the most impressive of the rookies thus far.

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Good stuff.

 

I think that, considering linemates, Eichel's season is in some ways the most impressive of the rookies thus far.

I've been especially impressed by the firm constitution of his clavicle. Edited by qwksndmonster
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