That’s because from what I recall you said “C” prospect.

But I could be wrong
- sbroads24

Nope, i said “B”
And was roasted for it

Nope, i said “B”
And was roasted for it
- jdfitz77

Weird. I would have said a solid B, former first really good AHL scorer in limited time.

Don’t think he’s ready for this team right now. I’d call up Smith

Weird. I would have said a solid B, former first really good AHL scorer in limited time.

Don’t think he’s ready for this team right now. I’d call up Smith
- sbroads24

If we wanna play fast,
we need to start bring in players with speed

Obviously it’s gonna take time
But why bring in these guys that are just average (at best) skaters?


As far as Thompson goes...
he’s mostly been used in a bottom6 or defensive role
That’s why he supposedly couldn’t score last year with StL
If he’s gonna be here,
then let’s put him in a position to be successful
I hope he works out...
but obviously i was never high in him as a prospect/young player

I’ll be very happy if he proves me wrong at some point though

Weird. I would have said a solid B, former first really good AHL scorer in limited time.

Don’t think he’s ready for this team right now. I’d call up Smith
- sbroads24

And that’s my point about mid-late 1st round picks

You really just don’t know what you’re gonna get with these guys

Literally one said that.
- sbroads24

I just realized there's no "no" in front of "one". It's amazing how your mind fills in the blanks based on what you'd normally read.

And that’s my point about mid-late 1st round picks

You really just don’t know what you’re gonna get with these guys
- jdfitz77

Sure, but when they pan out, it’s a huge plus.

I’d take back nothing Murray did because it gave us Dahlin, but I can’t believe all the talent he could have had for a decade is ridiculous.

And I know O’Reilly is a good player and could have been a good player here still, but I’d agree with what Jcrag said earlier, the coaches can’t help themselves but give them big ice time.

Honest question, is it not possible that if O’Reilly was snaking some key minutes from Jack, that 1st line might not have been formed or rolling like they are

Do i need to post the stats about how pucks generally turn out?

Of course I’d have liked Konecny instead of trading for Lehner
We just went through that the other day

But 1st round picks that are mid-late are just as likely to be Pysyk, as they are Pasternak
And i know you know that
- jdfitz77

Usually like this:

Sure, but when they pan out, it’s a huge plus.

I’d take back nothing Murray did because it gave us Dahlin, but I can’t believe all the talent he could have had for a decade is ridiculous.

And I know O’Reilly is a good player and could have been a good player here still, but I’d agree with what Jcrag said earlier, the coaches can’t help themselves but give them big ice time.

Honest question, is it not possible that if O’Reilly was snaking some key minutes from Jack, that 1st line might not have been formed or rolling like they are
- sbroads24

But we shouldn’t be in the business of trading players- GOOD players- for parts that we HOPE work out

That’s just a bad model

Now sometimes you’re stuck, like with Kane
But O’Reilly was under contract,
and absolutely didn’t have to be moved at that time

As for him taking key minutes from Jack...
No, i think you’re reaching here
1) O’Reilly was given very heavy defensive zone starts
So i doubt u could make a connection to him taking away Jack’s offensive chances
2) Jacks icetime is the same this year without ROR, as it was last year
It’s not like his icetime has increased in his absence

Usually like this:


- Wetbandit1

Lol
I’m on my phone
Give me break guy
I misstype frequently & don’t catch them all

Sure, but when they pan out, it’s a huge plus.

I’d take back nothing Murray did because it gave us Dahlin, but I can’t believe all the talent he could have had for a decade is ridiculous.

And I know O’Reilly is a good player and could have been a good player here still, but I’d agree with what Jcrag said earlier, the coaches can’t help themselves but give them big ice time.

Honest question, is it not possible that if O’Reilly was snaking some key minutes from Jack, that 1st line might not have been formed or rolling like they are
- sbroads24

I don’t think it was RORs icetime that was the issue
He’s playing 20+ minutes a night this year too
The difference is that StL is using him in a more offensive role,
and he’s not stuck taking every damn defensive zone draw

Now we we have continued using him so defensively heavy here?
Probably
So i wouldn’t expect him to have 20pts with us right now
But it’s obvious that he’s a really good player, who was just in a really tough role here, without little help

Usually like this:


- Wetbandit1

this is actually (frank)ing awesome

watch how a curling stone is made, it's like this but even more insane

this is actually (frank)ing awesome

watch how a curling stone is made, it's like this but even more insane
- BeadyEyedDouche

I've seen most of them. The curling stone is where one guy picks all the stones for each set so that they can be as close to the same weight and feel?

- BeadyEyedDouche

This is EXCELLENT work

Sobotka is 3/1/4
Burgland is 2/2/4
Thompson is 0/1/1
Totals 5/4/9 with 19.5% of season completed
Projected for full 82 games = 26/20/46 ....

which is right on for goals but short on assists compared to ROR's average production.


Clearly then, we can now see that any issue with this trade has everything to do with Lehner, Kane, Sam and Risto. Pure and simple.

This is EXCELLENT work
- feetontheair22

Would have been better if Pommners face was on the feline....'cause we all know he plays like a wussy, lol!

- BeadyEyedDouche

Sobotka is 3/1/4
Burgland is 2/2/4
Thompson is 0/1/1
Totals 5/4/9 with 19.5% of season completed
Projected for full 82 games = 26/20/46 ....

which is right on for goals but short on assists compared to ROR's average production.


Clearly then, we can now see that any issue with this trade has everything to do with Lehner, Kane, Sam and Risto. Pure and simple.
- IonSabres

- BeadyEyedDouche

9/10

I would have absolutely lost it if the woman had Botterill's face

Sobotka is 3/1/4
Burgland is 2/2/4
Thompson is 0/1/1
Totals 5/4/9 with 19.5% of season completed
Projected for full 82 games = 26/20/46 ....

which is right on for goals but short on assists compared to ROR's average production.


Clearly then, we can now see that any issue with this trade has everything to do with Lehner, Kane, Sam and Risto. Pure and simple.
- IonSabres

All I know is, without Sobotka and Berglund, we're probably watching Criscuolo and Elie every game.

i was all about digging into the past failures of meh trades when we were tanking but the team is exciting and you cannot possibly get me to give one rats ass about the oreilly trade

SEASON-TO-DATE GRADE: B-
At 8-6-2 the Sabres are exceeding expectations. The combined projected win total based on per game money lines is 7.3 wins. If you consider winning as a clear-cut underdog or winning by 2+ goals as a slight favorite, then they have 5 good wins and one bad loss. They have won 44% of their road games and were expected to win 41%. At home they have a 57% win percentage vs an expected win rate of 51%. Their record over the last 3 weeks and win% (5-3-2, 50%) is better than their expected 46% win percentage. In simulations where the Sabres played every other team (neutral court in playoffs) they won just 34.9% of the time (#31 in the league). Their peak sim% was 35.3% back on 8/3.

Their record is slightly better than it should be. Their average goal differential is 0 which ranks #16 in the league, but their rank based on points (per game) is #14. They are the #17 ranked team in goal differential (based on all teams' road stats). This is the same ranking they have among home teams. Their average goal differential in their past 6 games is +0.33 which ranks them #14 over this stretch, slightly better than the season overall.

2 things -

We're totally average! I'm cool with that

Idk what simulation they're using, but how did they project us to be the worst team again?

9/10

I would have absolutely lost it if the woman had Botterill's face
- jcragcrumple

or Kim's

or Kim's
- Pope of Pucks

She's not a J name though

She's not a J name though
- jcragcrumple

she's korean

you can pronounce it with a J