You're both wrong. Botterill's for sale sign clearly says "VERY RARE XL offensive defenseman. Original owner. no tire kickers. I know what I have."
- jcragcrumple

He’s so good, according to “sources” we were offered a bunch of conditional picks and bad contracts.

The hypocrisy is astounding

Jack Eichel - from 2016-18

With Ristolainen- 47.2% CF
Without - 50.36 CF

Goals for %

With Ristolainen- 42%
Without - 51%

Scoring chance %

With Ristolainen-48.03%
Without - 49.68 %

top golf is over rated

nothing like hitting defective balls 80% the distance they should go and play bounce the ball off of concrete


their pretzel bites are good though
- homiedclown

Exactly. It’s meh.
That on core place is going to be 250yards long, I’d imagine they’re going to have real full distance golf balls in play. Can’t be worse I’d imagine.

Scoring chance %

With Ristolainen-48.03%
Without - 49.68 %
- OneKaneOneCup

Scoring chance %

With Ristolainen-48.03%
Without - 49.68 %

yeah send him to rochester and plan the parade

Jack Eichel - from 2016-18

With Ristolainen- 47.2% CF
Without - 50.36 CF

Goals for %

With Ristolainen- 42%
Without - 51%

Scoring chance %

With Ristolainen-48.03%
Without - 49.68 %
- OneKaneOneCup

Bbbbbuuuuut he has powerplay points! So he must be an offensive Defenseman!

With Miller and Dahline eating up PP time, Rasmus is going to be a complete lead weight this season. Botts wont be able to sell him for ketchup packets next year. Not a lot of value for bad defensive defensemen who have 20-25 points.

Scoring chance %

With Ristolainen-48.03%
Without - 49.68 %

yeah send him to rochester and plan the parade
- homiedclown

It’s crazy how we get less scoring chances when we put our best offensive defensemen on the ice. Seems really odd to me

Scoring chance %

With Ristolainen-48.03%
Without - 49.68 %

yeah send him to rochester and plan the parade
- homiedclown

Did Nelson tell you his plans for Sobotka, Wilson, Okposo, Larsson, Girgensons, Scandella, Bogo, Hutton and himself?

Ristolainen himself “I think we all know my D game needs to be better”

Apparently he himself knows what we have in him
- OneKaneOneCup

Everyone here knows that too. You just happen to be making Risto sound like he’s way worse than he actually is. He’s a good player with value.

If botts ships him out for pennies. You will cry “why did botts do that” ala ROR

Bbbbbuuuuut he has powerplay points! So he must be an offensive Defenseman!

With Miller and Dahline eating up PP time, Rasmus is going to be a complete lead weight this season. Botts wont be able to sell him for ketchup packets next year. Not a lot of value for bad defensive defensemen who have 20-25 points.
- matty12345

Larson got Hall...

Everyone here knows that too. You just happen to be making Risto sound like he’s way worse than he actually is. He’s a good player with value.

If botts ships him out for pennies. You will cry “why did botts do that” ala ROR
- Sabretooth9

“We were offered conditional picks and bad contracts”


-homiedsource

Did Nelson tell you his plans for Sobotka, Wilson, Okposo, Larsson, Girgensons, Scandella, Bogo, Hutton and himself?
- washedup20

Excuse me, did you miss this?

Giordano in his mid-20's has more similarities to Casey Nelson than Risto.
- Lunaion

I feel like you should be talking about this, as Nelson's agent

It’s crazy how we get less scoring chances when we put our best offensive defensemen on the ice. Seems really odd to me
- OneKaneOneCup

funny hockey fact most ignore

the sabres are down a lot during risto's career, as they have been a brutal team

sabres then press to try to get back in a game, and more often then not they fall behind even more for trying to press

law of averages


look at every top end d man, numbers always slip when they become a blah team

look at seabrook 2 years ago, risto numbers
team got a little better and his numbers did last year


this is not saying risto is a norris trophy d man, but this is the first chance risto has had to play on a team that should be a tick above .500

let's wait and see how it plays out


otherwise you can throw losing stats and blah plus minus to justify trading every sabre expect dahlin

Lets also remember that Risto is still only 24. 24 is a baby in defense years.

That’s why what dahlin did last year was so incredible. Defensemen take longer to develop.

funny hockey fact most ignore

the sabres are down a lot during risto's career, as they have been a brutal team

sabres then press to try to get back in a game, and more often then not they fall behind even more for trying to press

law of averages


look at every top end d man, numbers always slip when they become a blah team

look at seabrook 2 years ago, risto numbers
team got a little better and his numbers did last year


this is not saying risto is a norris trophy d man, but this is the first chance risto has had to play on a team that should be a tick above .500

let's wait and see how it plays out


otherwise you can throw losing stats and blah plus minus to justify trading every sabre expect dahlin
- homiedclown

A. Because of goals that were scored while he was on the ice? That’s the problem

B. Except this isn’t true for our actual good players

Lets also remember that Risto is still only 24. 24 is a baby in defense years.

That’s why what dahlin did last year was so incredible. Defensemen take longer to develop.
- Sabretooth9

It really isn’t. Not for guys with 400 games under their belt

“We were offered conditional picks and bad contracts”


-homiedsource
- OneKaneOneCup

Sergachev, Callahan and a 4th, no way I make that trade


Perreault and a 3rd

easy pass


Andy Greene and a 2nd, easy pass

Panthers had a multi player trade that was interesting, botts passed


with the cap teams didn't offer much

look at what PK got the preds, and he is a top 6 d man in the game still

time to trade risto if they were going to do it was 2 years ago, hell harmonic got a first and 2 seconds

trade market pretty much dried up since, esp when an owner won't pay a bonus so the gm sells low to the blues

B. Except this isn’t true for our actual good players
- OneKaneOneCup

guess how many empty net goals were scored on jack, risto, sam , ror over the last 4 years

Sergachev, Callahan and a 4th, no way I make that trade


Perreault and a 3rd

easy pass


Andy Greene and a 2nd, easy pass

Panthers had a multi player trade that was interesting, botts passed


with the cap teams didn't offer much

look at what PK got the preds, and he is a top 6 d man in the game still

time to trade risto if they were going to do it was 2 years ago, hell harmonic got a first and 2 seconds

trade market pretty much dried up since, esp when an owner won't pay a bonus so the gm sells low to the blues
- homiedclown

I’m not doubting what you’re saying isn’t true.

My point is it can’t be both.

He can’t be really good and have great value and have the offers be the above

Lets also remember that Risto is still only 24. 24 is a baby in defense years.

That’s why what dahlin did last year was so incredible. Defensemen take longer to develop.
- Sabretooth9

this is a good post

eichel is -65

lets ship him out as well


casey was -19 last year, sell high

sheary was -18, cut him too

beaulieu was a plus 1, should have kept him

this is a good post

eichel is -65

lets ship him out as well


casey was -19 last year, sell high

sheary was -18, cut him too

beaulieu was a plus 1, should have kept him
- homiedclown

Do you get good at riding a bike at a certain age or do you get good the more times you practice riding a bike?

I’m not doubting what you’re saying isn’t true.

My point is it can’t be both.

He can’t be really good and have great value and have the offers be the above
- OneKaneOneCup

he was a really good prospect, forced to play big time minutes early and often for a losing franchise, with no direction and he told his agent this summer he wanted out because he wants to win


he may peak at a decent second pair d man

he may turn it up and be a 50 point plus 20 d man on a 90 point sabre team this season


nobody knows


this is one instance where there is no need to rush and make a move


Colton Parayko is 6 months older then Risto
trade rumors everywhere for a year


blues stood pat, and probably really glad they did

https://twitter.com/OnCoreGolf/status/1175062168108244992?s=19

Here's the Twitter video for the new facility coming to buffalo
- adambuffalo

Thanks for posting this. I will be there when it opens, looks great. I started playing their golf balls earlier this year. Nice to see a Buffalo golf company hitting the big time in a competitive market.

Do you get good at riding a bike at a certain age or do you get good the more times you practice riding a bike?
- OneKaneOneCup

I don't ride a bike


pretty sure if I did, I would have peaked 24 years ago

“We were offered conditional picks and bad contracts”


-homiedsource
- OneKaneOneCup

He gone

I only go to Top Golf for the shows they out on under it.
It's called "The Cowan" in Nashville.