That's just wrong on so many levels.
- jaumiller

Only wrong I see is its toned down with ranch and not blue cheese

what if we ended up in 1 and 2? that could be epic.. just throw out the 2nd for a bidding war so we can space out our ELC..
- IndianaSabresFan

Epic and western, NY dont work. hahahah this is buffalo we dont get nice things!

Only wrong I see is its toned down with ranch and not blue cheese
- Stripes77

It's like they took all the crumbs from a bag of Doritos and put them on a doughnut. They could of done better, needs some chicken on there.

It's like they took all the crumbs from a bag of Doritos and put them on a doughnut. They could of done better, needs some chicken on there.
- jaumiller

yeah, they could've done better...like filling the middle with vanilla custard and topping it with chocolate icing

Well written, Michael, and not as boring, self-indulgent or self-serving as these analytics blogs that are soiling the intertwebs as of late.

"Hey, maybe if I keep writing analytics blogs on things such as how many goals so and so scored while skating a) over 25 mhp b) under 25 mhp c) exactly 25 mhp, or how many times so and so won a faceoff when the puck was dropped with the league logo a) face up b) face down c) on it's side, some NHL team will notice me - HEY! HERE I AM! - and give me a job in the analytics department ".

I mean, really? There's some d!ckhead re-watching every single game from last season to analyze zone breakouts or some crap. GET A JOB!

Anyway, rant over.

Now, Michael, we need a blog on individual goal projections for this team. Fun. Simple. Generates conversation.

Well written, Michael, and not as boring, self-indulgent or self-serving as these analytics blogs that are soiling the intertwebs as of late.

"Hey, maybe if I keep writing analytics blogs on things such as how many goals so and so scored while skating a) over 25 mhp b) under 25 mhp c) exactly 25 mhp, or how many times so and so won a faceoff when the puck was dropped with the league logo a) face up b) face down c) on it's side, some NHL team will notice me - HEY! HERE I AM! - and give me a job in the analytics department ".

I mean, really? There's some d!ckhead re-watching every single game from last season to analyze zone breakouts or some crap. GET A JOB!

Anyway, rant over.

Now, Michael, we need a blog on individual goal projections for this team. Fun. Simple. Generates conversation.
- grand-magus

thx...appreciate the rant as well...

as for the individuals...it's done as I needed it to come up with the team #'s...will post soon

thx...appreciate the rant as well...

as for the individuals...it's done as I needed it to come up with the team #'s...will post soon
- Michael Pachla

Solid!

I did complete the move thanks!! My wife and daughter made it down here last Friday so the Stripes family (and my sanity) and whole again.
- Stripes77

They regretting coming here now? After all this heat and humidity?

Epic and western, NY dont work. hahahah this is buffalo we dont get nice things!
- yen6d1

i dont know about that... the Bills were part of a few Epic superbowls.. just epic on the wrong end..

i dont know about that... the Bills were part of a few Epic superbowls.. just epic on the wrong end..
- IndianaSabresFan

Epic will make a return to WNY. Just going to take some time.

Epic will make a return to WNY. Just going to take some time.
- Buffalo-Sabres

Yeah.. Winter is coming . EPIC snowstorm totals ahead .

Yeah.. Winter is coming . EPIC snowstorm totals ahead .
- cabin

Time to lace em up, or get the snowmobile out.

Time to lace em up, or get the snowmobile out.
- Buffalo-Sabres

Many people here are worried about El Nino. It is the year for it, and we are well overdue for rain. I wouldn't mind it, but it will almost guarantee mudslides. Should be a fun "winter" for us.

Many people here are worried about El Nino. It is the year for it, and we are well overdue for rain. I wouldn't mind it, but it will almost guarantee mudslides. Should be a fun "winter" for us.
- thatsapickle

Dats a Mighty taco item. Think i will get one tonight. Thanks for the idea

Many people here are worried about El Nino. It is the year for it, and we are well overdue for rain. I wouldn't mind it, but it will almost guarantee mudslides. Should be a fun "winter" for us.
- thatsapickle

And this is one of the many reasons I live in Buffalo and not one of the warm climate areas.

I'll take shoveling snow out of my drive way over shoveling mud out of my living room any day. Not to mention my house is in the same place all the time. No tornados, crazy wildfires, hurricanes, mudslides, etc.

Dats a Mighty taco item. Think i will get one tonight. Thanks for the idea
- cabin

I'll pass. Trying to stay away from that stuff.

I'm gonna have grilled salmon and zucchini for dinner. Yum!

They regretting coming here now? After all this heat and humidity?
- burner087

They have spent a lot of time inside in the AC!

Well written, Michael, and not as boring, self-indulgent or self-serving as these analytics blogs that are soiling the intertwebs as of late.

"Hey, maybe if I keep writing analytics blogs on things such as how many goals so and so scored while skating a) over 25 mhp b) under 25 mhp c) exactly 25 mhp, or how many times so and so won a faceoff when the puck was dropped with the league logo a) face up b) face down c) on it's side, some NHL team will notice me - HEY! HERE I AM! - and give me a job in the analytics department ".

I mean, really? There's some d!ckhead re-watching every single game from last season to analyze zone breakouts or some crap. GET A JOB!

Anyway, rant over.

Now, Michael, we need a blog on individual goal projections for this team. Fun. Simple. Generates conversation.
- grand-magus

This.

I have no idea whether this team will be able to improve considerably in the standings, but I'll be interested to see what happens under a full year of Nolan.

Here's why. I throw away the last two months of last season, when the team was 3-17-2. it's after the trade deadline, when all our genuine leaders were traded away, primarily for picks and prospects. It's also when Neuwirth, Stewart, Enroth and Myers went on extended injured reserve after suffering what initially appeared to be "less serious injuries."

I'm not saying Nolan is a superman, but his record from the date of his hire through the end of February was 14-19-7. That sucks, but it's way, way better than what wound up happening after "the confluence of factors" that led to the record in the last two months of the season.

I have no idea whether this team will be able to improve considerably in the standings, but I'll be interested to see what happens under a full year of Nolan.

Here's why. I throw away the last two months of last season, when the team was 3-17-2. it's after the trade deadline, when all our genuine leaders were traded away, primarily for picks and prospects. It's also when Neuwirth, Stewart, Enroth and Myers went on extended injured reserve after suffering what initially appeared to be "less serious injuries."

I'm not saying Nolan is a superman, but his record from the date of his hire through the end of February was 14-19-7. That sucks, but it's way, way better than what wound up happening after "the confluence of factors" that led to the record in the last two months of the season.
- Der Kaiser

The same thing is going to happen this trade deadline though. All the UFA's will be traded, so thats: Stewart, Stafford, Meszaros, and both goalies. And if he can get something worthwhile for Kaleta or Mitchell I am sure he will. And who knows what trades he is going to make with the other players on the team. We can look forward to a season long run of Myers/Hodgson rumors. And he is going to have to start trading away prospects to make room for the new ones and college players that he is going to have to start giving out contracts to. And thats not counting the injuries that are inevitably going to happen. So even if the teams record is almost tolerable by the deadline (which is a big if), its going to go downhill fast again following the trade deadline.

It honestly wouldn't surprise me that as soon as Stewart starts showing his former potential he is gone, if he even makes it to the end of training camp as a Sabre.

yeah, they could've done better...like filling the middle with vanilla custard and topping it with chocolate icing
- Michael Pachla

The same thing is going to happen this trade deadline though. All the UFA's will be traded, so thats: Stewart, Stafford, Meszaros, and both goalies. And if he can get something worthwhile for Kaleta or Mitchell I am sure he will. And who knows what trades he is going to make with the other players on the team. We can look forward to a season long run of Myers/Hodgson rumors. And he is going to have to start trading away prospects to make room for the new ones and college players that he is going to have to start giving out contracts to. And thats not counting the injuries that are inevitably going to happen. So even if the teams record is almost tolerable by the deadline (which is a big if), its going to go downhill fast again following the trade deadline.

It honestly wouldn't surprise me that as soon as Stewart starts showing his former potential he is gone, if he even makes it to the end of training camp as a Sabre.
- Themomentgood

Dug into it a little deeper.

Under Nolan, the team earned 44% of the points available from Nov. 13 (his hire date) to the end of February (when the free fall started). If they had replicated that pace all year long (instead of the miserable 22% earned under Rolston) they would have had 51 points at the end of February, instead of only 42.

And that would have tied them for last place, with the Panthers.

Hodgson and Myers to Dallas for their 2015 first 2016 first, Cody Eakin, and Jason Richardinson

Dug into it a little deeper.

Under Nolan, the team earned 44% of the points available from Nov. 13 (his hire date) to the end of February (when the free fall started). If they had replicated that pace all year long (instead of the miserable 22% earned under Rolston) they would have had 51 points at the end of February, instead of only 42.

And that would have tied them for last place, with the Panthers.

Hodgson and Myers to Dallas for their 2015 first 2016 first, Cody Eakin, and Jason Richardinson
- Der Kaiser

What a horrible trade proposal. How long do you want this rebuild to go?

Dug into it a little deeper.

Under Nolan, the team earned 44% of the points available from Nov. 13 (his hire date) to the end of February (when the free fall started). If they had replicated that pace all year long (instead of the miserable 22% earned under Rolston) they would have had 51 points at the end of February, instead of only 42.

And that would have tied them for last place, with the Panthers.

Hodgson and Myers to Dallas for their 2015 first 2016 first, Cody Eakin, and Jason Richardinson
- Der Kaiser

I guess I would only really be interested in a lottery teams 1st. Preferably a top 10. So I dont see Dallas there. Maybe Calgary or Ottawa, but they arent trading their 1st. Thats one of the reasons Stewart is still a Sabre. Ottawa wouldnt give up their 1st.

Also for the record, I wouldnt trade Myers unless it was a stupid offer that no team is going to make. I would also like a full season of seeing Hodgson on the wing before entertaining any trades.

I guess I would only really be interested in a lottery teams 1st. Preferably a top 10. So I dont see Dallas there. Maybe Calgary or Ottawa, but they arent trading their 1st. Thats one of the reasons Stewart is still a Sabre. Ottawa wouldnt give up their 1st.

Also for the record, I wouldnt trade Myers unless it was a stupid offer that no team is going to make. I would also like a full season of seeing Hodgson on the wing before entertaining any trades.
- Themomentgood[/

Apparently it was a bad joke. I really wasn't proposing a trade. I was only trying to pick up on - and agree with - your suggestion that there isn't going to be much to talk about other than trade proposals. Hodgson and Myers are the guys you named.

There are at least half a dozen other guys I would try to trade first - before either Myers or Hodgson.