2016-'17 Lineup

[pi2000]

Sabres claim Derek Grant off waivers from Predators (Nashville had claimed him from Buffalo earlier this season)

 

This means they can't send him to Roch... right?

[Doohicksie]

Or maybe he's just the centerpiece of the Duchene trade.  :angel:

[spndnchz]

This means they can't send him to Roch... right?

Then can send him to Roch without having to clear waivers.

[Taro T]

Then can send him to Roch without having to clear waivers.

Which is what they werd trying to do before Nashville grabbed him.

 

Not much to see here except the Amerks getting some much needed reinforcements.

[Brawndo]

Sabres confirmed he will be sent to Rochester

[That Aud Smell]

Well - that's some good news for Rochester.

[Weave]

Which is what they werd trying to do before Nashville grabbed him.

 

Not much to see here except the Amerks getting some much needed reinforcements.

I thought GMTM said when they waived him they had no intention of sending him down.

Sabres confirmed he will be sent to Rochester

Which makes this interesting.

[pi2000]

I thought GMTM said when they waived him they had no intention of sending him down.

 

Which makes this interesting.

 

I think they waived him before Larsson's injury?

[Taro T]

I thought GMTM said when they waived him they had no intention of sending him down.

 

Which makes this interesting.

Not the way I recall it.

[tom webster]

Not the way I recall it.

For what it's worth, Vogl is reporting it We've's(sic) way, Kris Baker reporting it your way. I believe Vogl is right. They were trying to sneak him through waivers so they had the flexibility to send him down if they wanted but didn't plan on sending him down immediately. Like now, clearing waivers gives them a 30 day window.

GMTM talked recently about the art of clearing waivers.

[dudacek]

So does this mean they are still in the market for a fourth line centre?

 

And was this a bit of old boy move, where GMTM effectively "loaned" Grant to Nashville to get them through a roster pinch, with the payoff being the waiver flexibility Murray craved?

Edited February 6, 2017 by dudacek

[tom webster]

So does this mean they are still in the market for a fourth line centre?

 

And was this a bit of old boy move, where GMTM effectively "loaned" Grant to Nashville to get them through a roster pinch, with the payoff being the waiver flexibility Murray craved?

Actually, Murray said Poole called him to tell him he was thinking of picking Grant and Murray let him know he wouldn't be happy.

[Brawndo]

Franson now day to day after blocking a shot, in a walking boot

[Mustache of God]

Actually, Murray said Poole called him to tell him he was thinking of picking Grant and Murray let him know he wouldn't be happy.

 

Must have been payback for Versey...somehow, someway.

[Randall Flagg]

http://www.sabresprospects.com/2017/01/digging-into-impact-of-sam-reinhart.html

Good article on Sam. I've been meaning to find heatmaps for fun.

Edited February 10, 2017 by Randall Flagg

[Derrico]

http://www.sabresprospects.com/2017/01/digging-into-impact-of-sam-reinhart.html

 

Good article on Sam. I've been meaning to find heatmaps for fun.

I love Sam Reinhart.  Completely disagree with Bucky that the team will be contender status when Sam is in the bottom 6.  The forwards have so much potential.  The D and coaching is holding this team back.

[Randall Flagg]

Fun chart:

This hockeyviz.com is lit.

[Mustache of God]

http://www.sabresprospects.com/2017/01/digging-into-impact-of-sam-reinhart.html

 

Good article on Sam. I've been meaning to find heatmaps for fun.

 

Hasn't Sam played most of his minutes on a line with Jack? It'd be interesting to see these heat maps of his ice time with and without Jack.

[Sabel79]

Good lord, Des. 

[TrueBlueGED]

http://www.sabresprospects.com/2017/01/digging-into-impact-of-sam-reinhart.html

 

Good article on Sam. I've been meaning to find heatmaps for fun.

I thought Kris Baker hated stats? He used xG!?!? I approve, just surprised is all.

 

Also, is this an appropriate time to snark Paul Hamilton for bloviating about Reinhart's work ethic because he doesn't work with O'Reilly after practice anymore?

Good lord, please remove Des from my team .

:angel:

[Randall Flagg]

I thought Kris Baker hated stats? He used xG!?!? I approve, just surprised is all.

 

Also, is this an appropriate time to snark Paul Hamilton for bloviating about Reinhart's work ethic because he doesn't work with O'Reilly after practice anymore?

 

:angel:

I saw that - was his absence from an optional thing the only piece of evidence Hamilton used?

 

And O'Reilly should be resting, not conducting extra practices right now. Dude's fried.

[TrueBlueGED]

I saw that - was his absence from an optional thing the only piece of evidence Hamilton used?

Yes. He even used it to extend his thought process to whether it meant Samson was also putting in less time in the weight room.

[Randall Flagg]

Yes. He even used it to extend his thought process to whether it meant Samson was also putting in less time in the weight room.

...it's more likely that it means he's spending MORE time there....

 

Hamilton is cool sometimes, and very bizarre others.

[pi2000]

These guys are going through a stretch of 12 games in less than 3 weeks. The more rest they can get, the better. They're not even skating on off days.

[Samson's Flow]

Cool charts Randall. :thumbsup:

 

The takeaways I have is the following:

- Gorges really kills the effectiveness of Risto, and his best partner is clearly McCabe. Tough minutes and top pairing matchups are why he is in the lower quartile.

- Deslauriers is our worst forward by a country mile. Doesn't do anything in terms of offense and gets us hemmed in our zone often. Get off the team.

- As much as we hate it, Jack & Sam together make for really effective offensive hockey and can tilt the ice in our favor.

- Huge boost in effectiveness for the Kane & Gionta pairing, where without each other they are much lower in shot generation while still giving up a lot of shots.

- Statistically Carrier is performing very well, albeit in a small sample size.

 

Based on the chart only, the optimized pairs for Offense and Defense are:

Risto-McCabe

Falk-Fedun

Bogo-Kulikov/Franson

Gorges riding the bench

 

Jack-Sam (w Girgensens - Better shot suppression or Foligno - more shots for)

ROR-Okposo (Moulson)

Kane-Gionta (leftover from above)