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PrinceChill
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.06.2014

Dec 26 @ 3:13 PM ET
Not one of the better US teams in the past 5 or so years.
- buffalofan19

And Ryan Johnson couldn't find his way on to it.
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Dec 26 @ 3:13 PM ET
Canuckleheads power play is lethal. Cozens very noticeable out there.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 26 @ 3:18 PM ET
Not one of the better US teams in the past 5 or so years.
- buffalofan19


I think your coach is a knucklehead.

No reason why Turcotte should be the 3LW

No reason why Zegras should be the 4LW

Last year had the most U.S players go in the top 15 picks ever.

This is also probably the best roster Canada has brought to the tournament since having McDavid, Domi, Duclair, Reinhart, back in 2015.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Dec 26 @ 3:19 PM ET
I think your coach is a knucklehead.

No reason why Turcotte should be the 3LW

No reason why Zegras should be the 4LW

Last year had the most U.S players go in the top 15 picks ever.

This is also probably the best roster Canada has brought to the tournament since having McDavid, Domi, Duclair, Reinhart, back in 2015.

- Pegullaville



I was about to say this might be the worst US team at puck possession since that year as well.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Dec 26 @ 3:21 PM ET


@Buff19

No difference between Seabrook and Berglund??!!

You might count beans OK but applying rules to facts ain’t a strong suit.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Dec 26 @ 3:24 PM ET
Awwwwwwww SNAP!
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Dec 26 @ 3:24 PM ET
Well. poop.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Dec 26 @ 3:24 PM ET
Derp

Was that Bogo's kid?
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 26 @ 3:27 PM ET
Stevie Y just kicking his lips watching Lafreniere and Byfield.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Dec 26 @ 3:27 PM ET
very nice, honest blog


one of your finest

- homiedclown

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buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Dec 26 @ 3:30 PM ET
Like I said, this team is probably the worst it's been at puck possession in 5 years.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 26 @ 3:42 PM ET
I noticed both teams were 3/5 on the PP and 2/5 on the PK.

Can someone tell me which one mattered so I can figure out who won?
kritter65
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.11.2009

Dec 26 @ 3:44 PM ET
Stevie Y just kicking his lips watching Lafreniere and Byfield.
- Pegullaville


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jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Dec 26 @ 3:48 PM ET
With the Blackhawks shuffling money to the LTIR, I wonder if they're interested in Bogo. Per the BH blogger, they now have $12+ in cap space. Botterill mentioned that he likes working with GMs he trusts. Might be nothing, might be a deal to be made. Getting nothing of value (other than capspace) back would be fine with me
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 26 @ 3:51 PM ET
I noticed both teams were 3/5 on the PP and 2/5 on the PK.

Can someone tell me which one mattered so I can figure out who won?

- sbroads24


All goals count the same last time I checked.

Special teams are an important part of the game.

I don’t know what else to say man.

sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 26 @ 4:02 PM ET
All goals count the same last time I checked.

Special teams are an important part of the game.

I don’t know what else to say man.

- Pegullaville

They do count the same.

And Cozens secondary PP assists counted exactly the same as the game winning unassisted goal by Lafrieniere at 5 on 5.

I’ll let you figure out which was more important/impressive
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 26 @ 4:08 PM ET
They do count the same.

And Cozens secondary PP assists counted exactly the same as the game winning unassisted goal by Lafrieniere at 5 on 5.

I’ll let you figure out which was more important/impressive

- sbroads24


Ok, and if Cozens dumps the puck in when he gains the line instead of making a great behind the back pass to set up the play the 2nd goal does not happen.

If Cozens doesn’t win the face off they don’t score the first power play goal.

If Cozens doesn’t cause havoc in front of the net it doesn’t open up the space for Lafreniere to find Hayton for the 4th Canada goal.

2 of those plays he gets a secondary assist, the other play he doesn’t get a point at all. All of them contributed to the score sheet.

ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Dec 26 @ 4:15 PM ET
They do count the same.

And Cozens secondary PP assists counted exactly the same as the game winning unassisted goal by Lafrieniere at 5 on 5.

I’ll let you figure out which was more important/impressive

- sbroads24


I want to play

SO, if lafrieniere scores unassisted on PP its not a GWG?

What if there was a primary assist that appeared to be secondary, just after a PP expired?

WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF IMPORTANCE
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 26 @ 4:15 PM ET
Ok, and if Cozens dumps the puck in when he gains the line instead of making a great behind the back pass to set up the play the 2nd goal does not happen.

If Cozens doesn’t win the face off they don’t score the first power play goal.

If Cozens doesn’t cause havoc in front of the net it doesn’t open up the space for Lafreniere to find Hayton for the 4th Canada goal.

2 of those plays he gets a secondary assist, the other play he doesn’t get a point at all. All of them contributed to the score sheet.

- Pegullaville

Bingo!! Almost as if just looking at the points, and not context or situations or other factors make points as a measure incredibly over rated
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 26 @ 4:16 PM ET
I want to play

SO, if lafrieniere scores unassisted on PP its not a GWG?

What if there was a primary assist that appeared to be secondary, just after a PP expired?

WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF IMPORTANCE

- ieetbred

Are we going on hypotheticals or what really happened?

Both teams got a ton of PP time, both teams being really talented scored PP goals, maybe the best player on both teams made a great individual play when everything was even and his team won.

Give me all the best individual players
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 26 @ 4:21 PM ET
Bingo!! Almost as if just looking at the points, and not context or situations or other factors make points as a measure incredibly over rated
- sbroads24


Sure, but there is a reason why top end players accumulate points and have a net positive impact on special teams. Not all assists are talented plays, not all goals are either.

ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Dec 26 @ 4:23 PM ET
Are we going on hypotheticals or what really happened?

Both teams got a ton of PP time, both teams being really talented scored PP goals, maybe the best player on both teams made a great individual play when everything was even and his team won.

Give me all the best individual players

- sbroads24


Right, the ones that score goals

On the PP PK and even strength. They all look the same when the clock strikes 0 and your team is up.

Its interesting. You are a fan of a team who has eichel, who draws a wild amount of penalties (not all of them get called) and you cant see how it might be important to bag a PP goal or two every night?
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Dec 26 @ 4:35 PM ET
Bingo!! Almost as if just looking at the points, and not context or situations or other factors make points as a measure incredibly over rated
- sbroads24


To be fair, this is a different issue than whether special teams stats should be disregarded.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 26 @ 4:45 PM ET
To be fair, this is a different issue than whether special teams stats should be disregarded.
- Der Kaiser

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 26 @ 4:45 PM ET
With the Blackhawks shuffling money to the LTIR, I wonder if they're interested in Bogo. Per the BH blogger, they now have $12+ in cap space. Botterill mentioned that he likes working with GMs he trusts. Might be nothing, might be a deal to be made. Getting nothing of value (other than capspace) back would be fine with me
- jcragcrumple

Still like to see what they are gonna due with Strome, he's a RFA, and one thing they do have is some young Centers coming up through there system
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