Does Botterill make a trade this week?

[darksabre]

I wonder if we can't get someone from Nashville? They have a ton of players in the AHL who might be ready to make the jump and they have a ton of forwards on decent contracts with a couple ready to expire. Maybe we can get a winger/center from them so they can bring a kid up?

[Sabres Fan in NS]

I voted yes.

It's like we are all in this crazy contest and dating virgins.  Something HAS to give.

[MakeSabresGrr8Again]

7 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

I voted yes.

It's like we are all in this crazy contest and dating virgins.  Something HAS to give.

Are you saying that we might be able to get Hyman?

[kas23]

On 11/11/2019 at 2:44 PM, darksabre said:

Would anyone here give Sam Bennett a shot as second line RW? 

He couldn’t complete a single pull up at the combine. So, no. 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

13 minutes ago, MakeSabresGrr8Again said:

Are you saying that we might be able to get Hyman?

Ever watch Seinfeld?

Paging @TrueBlueGED, we need the contest back story explained.  I think?

[dudacek]

50 minutes ago, darksabre said:

I wonder if we can't get someone from Nashville? They have a ton of players in the AHL who might be ready to make the jump and they have a ton of forwards on decent contracts with a couple ready to expire. Maybe we can get a winger/center from them so they can bring a kid up?

Craig Smith might be had relatively cheap. He's not a perfect fit, but not bad either.

Granlund also really intrigues me, even if he's more of a Johansson type than the sturdy guy we need. He'd immediately become our fourth most-talented player.

Both are pending UFAs

Preds have just four D under contract next year, so they're probably in the market for defencemen. Risto might be a good fit for them.

[Pimlach]

On 11/11/2019 at 1:44 PM, darksabre said:

Would anyone here give Sam Bennett a shot as second line RW? 

Sam Reinhart Lite.   

[Broken Ankles]

1 hour ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

I voted yes.

It's like we are all in this crazy contest and dating virgins.  Something HAS to give.

I voted yes too.  For same reasons.

 Love the Seinfeld reference.   Both episodes (Contest and Virgin) are top notch.  oo many clips on YouTube between them, you really need to watch the entire episode.

 

[Curt]

56 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Sam Reinhart Lite.   

Sam Bennett is more like Sam Reinhart fat-free, sugar-free, zero calorie.

[Pimlach]

I voted no.  

JBot strikes me as a bit conservative so I assume he waits until the trade deadline and hopes someone overpays for on3 of his RHD’s. 

 

I think we need a few trades involving a bunch of players.  Of course the players I want to go are overpaid so I don’t we can move them.  

[Thorner]

On 11/11/2019 at 11:51 AM, Hank said:

42-40-0 = 82 points. 

40-26-16=92 points. 

This"deluca .500" narrative is retarded and needs to go away. 

42-40-0 is fantasy land, it'll never happen.

The playoff line almost always lines up with Deluca .500. Teams above it make it, those below it, don't. It's a great barometer of being a "good" team. 

Edited November 13, 2019 by Thorny

[Curt]

Dare I ask, what is Deluca .500?

[#freejame]

4 minutes ago, Curt said:

Dare I ask, what is Deluca .500?

Winning the same amount of games as you’ve lost is exactly a Deluca .500

 

41-41 = DeLuca .500

40-40-2 =/= DeLuca .500 but does equal NHL .500

 

Edited November 13, 2019 by #freejame

[Curt]

8 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Winning the same amount of games as you’ve lost is exactly a Deluca .500

41-41 = DeLuca .500

40-40-2 =/= DeLuca .500 but does equal NHL .500

Oh, so it’s just a .500 winning percentage.  Wouldn’t that be a better name?  More intuitive at least.

As opposed to point percentage, which is what the NHL uses.

[#freejame]

1 minute ago, Curt said:

Oh, so it’s just a .500 winning percentage.  Wouldn’t that be a better name?  More intuitive at least.

As opposed to point percentage, which is what the NHL uses.

It’s a plenty fine name as is, but yes it is just a .500 win percentage 

[Curt]

1 minute ago, #freejame said:

It’s a plenty fine name as is, but yes it is just a .500 win percentage 

I suppose if it has sentimental value it does add to the board’s culture.  Confused me though.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

The whole point of @deluca67 500 is that it eliminates the loser point non-sense.

I really miss the creator of it.

[Thorner]

8 minutes ago, Curt said:

Oh, so it’s just a .500 winning percentage.  Wouldn’t that be a better name?  More intuitive at least.

As opposed to point percentage, which is what the NHL uses.

And I find it to be a good measure for quality. 

As is usually the case, it matched up quite well with the playoff picture last year. Only 1 team below Deluca .500 made it, and only 1 team above it missed. 

Colorado made it with 90, which is unusual, and the Habs missed with 96, also unusual. 

Edited November 13, 2019 by Thorny

[Curt]

1 minute ago, Thorny said:

And I find it to be a good measure for quality. 

As is usually the case, it matched up quite well with the playoff picture last year. Only 1 team below Deluca .500 made it, and only 1 team above it missed. 

That makes sense, since it’s winning percentage.

I think the best would be Regulation Wins-Regulation Losses-OT Games.  OT games are a crap shoot.  Good teams win in regulation.

To me, regulation wins are the best gauge of how a team is performing.

[Thorner]

1 minute ago, Curt said:

That makes sense, since it’s winning percentage.

I think the best would be Regulation Wins-Regulation Losses-OT Games.  OT games are a crap shoot.  Good teams win in regulation.

To me, regulation wins are the best gauge of how a team is performing.

I'm glad the new tiebreaker this year is Regulation Wins instead of Regulation AND OT wins, for that exact reason. 

The Jets have 4 regulation wins this year, 6 wins in OT and shootout. They aren't good. (8 of 10 wins also come from behind). 

[freester]

29 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

The whole point of @deluca67 500 is that it eliminates the loser point non-sense.

I really miss the creator of it.

What happened to him?

[Thorner]

8 minutes ago, freester said:

What happened to him?

Left this board long ago, never to return. At least not yet. 

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I think Botterill does make a move this week. 

[bunomatic]

2 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

The whole point of @deluca67 500 is that it eliminates the loser point non-sense.

I really miss the creator of it.

Yeah me too. Where are ya Deluca ?

[darksabre]

Welp, if Bogo is truly week to week as reported by the Sabres this morning, then that really makes things interesting for Botterill. The LTIR relief for Bogo is now completely off the table.

[LGR4GM]

8 minutes ago, darksabre said:

Welp, if Bogo is truly week to week as reported by the Sabres this morning, then that really makes things interesting for Botterill. The LTIR relief for Bogo is now completely off the table.

Doesn't it accumulate for games missed? I swear I read somewhere we bank that savings.