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

Oct 14 @ 11:32 AM ET
10th amd 41st. 10th being top 3rd of the first 31 and 41 being in the top 3rd of 32 to 62. Need to be better on the PK for sure, and yeah an upgrade would be nice. The notion that they were the worst goalie tandem in the league is a farce, that's all I was saying. poop, Mon had a worse tandem as Price played the majority of games and had worse fancy and traditional stats.
- SDSabre

In basic 5 on 5 %.

They stopped a ton of low quality shots.

When teams got any type of quality shot either high danger area or PK, they were swiss cheese.

They're bad.
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Oct 14 @ 11:36 AM ET
In basic 5 on 5 %.

They stopped a ton of low quality shots.

When teams got any type of quality shot either high danger area or PK, they were swiss cheese.

They're bad.

- sbroads24


Minnesota goalies were bad, Montreal goalies were bad, Toronto goalies were bad. All on par.

I'm not gonna defend them anymore as the numbers bear them out. They weren't good, they weren't "the worst in the league" as has been spouted several times. Feel free to disagree.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 14 @ 11:37 AM ET
question on the fancy stats


for a goalie, does it take into account if the shot was taken by hall, ovi or eichel
vs say larsson, lazar or sobotka


for a shooter, does the shot take into account if the goalie was rask or a zamboni driver?



does the stat take into account if the shooter shot in the middle of the chest pad of the goalie, or try to nip it in the top corner where the net was open?



asking for a friend
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Oct 14 @ 11:37 AM ET
If you go back a couple pages. Some guy with a source who called botts getting fired the day before.

Said the Sabres flames are talking again.

So this confirms what 89 has been saying

- Sabretooth9


Great thanks, would love Lindholm but would cost a ton would imagine.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Oct 14 @ 11:39 AM ET
Mittelstadt and Hutton for Kuemper
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

Oct 14 @ 11:39 AM ET
If you go back a couple pages. Some guy with a source who called botts getting fired the day before.

Said the Sabres flames are talking again.

So this confirms what 89 has been saying

- Sabretooth9


Yeah names that "may" be involved (not all of them:

Hanifan - Jack's best friend and LHD
Monahan
Johnny hockey
Riietel - or whatever the goalies name is I don't like him
bennett
Lindholm

Reinhart - I think he's from western canada
any of our RHD
Hutton sent back
Mittlestadt
Tage



SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Oct 14 @ 11:40 AM ET
question on the fancy stats


for a goalie, does it take into account if the shot was taken by hall, ovi or eichel
vs say larsson, lazar or sobotka


for a shooter, does the shot take into account if the goalie was rask or a zamboni driver?



does the stat take into account if the shooter shot in the middle of the chest pad of the goalie, or try to nip it in the top corner where the net was open?



asking for a friend

- homiedclown


You know what fancy stats also don't take into account? Screens. Shots that are partially block get assigned a value, but if I'm ready this correctly (no promises there) it doesn't take into account shots through legs that don't get touched.
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

Oct 14 @ 11:40 AM ET
Mittelstadt and Hutton for Kuemper
- jcragcrumple


that's what I hoped for - done!!

would help ARI a little with their cap issues. We'd have to unload a RHD for a pick or prospect to offset the cap
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Oct 14 @ 11:42 AM ET
that's what I hoped for - done!!

would help ARI a little with their cap issues. We'd have to unload a RHD for a pick or prospect to offset the cap

- turbo044


I think it suits both sides. AZ is boned with no top picks 2 years in a row. They need prospects. And they need to have a cap of like $15m
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 14 @ 11:44 AM ET
My only fear is that this management team galaxy brains itself into trading Joker and keeping Miller/Montour/Risto.

Joker, Thompson, Hutton

Lindholm, Rittich.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 14 @ 11:55 AM ET
Mittelstadt and Hutton for Kuemper
- jcragcrumple


Where do I sign? I’ll even send an obligatory 5th round pick. To make it even
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 14 @ 11:55 AM ET
I think it suits both sides. AZ is boned with no top picks 2 years in a row. They need prospects. And they need to have a cap of like $15m
- jcragcrumple



I could see Casey and Hutton for kuemper. (Or raanta)
Casey seems like a guy that teams would still want, especially on a budget

Az line 2

Casey- larry - sabre castoff

Makes sense.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 14 @ 11:58 AM ET
Yeah names that "may" be involved (not all of them:

Hanifan - Jack's best friend and LHD
Monahan
Johnny hockey
Riietel - or whatever the goalies name is I don't like him
bennett
Lindholm

Reinhart - I think he's from western canada
any of our RHD
Hutton sent back
Mittlestadt
Tage

- turbo044


Johnny and hanifan would be a dream. And yes hanifan isn’t the greatest left d. But he’s good enough and makes Eichel happy
atlsabsfan
Location: IN
Joined: 06.20.2007

Oct 14 @ 12:09 PM ET
Yeah, stats look and sound good.
The fish that got away eh?

- Over50


Another college kid that didnt have to play where he was drafted because of the NCAA Rule.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 14 @ 12:19 PM ET
Another college kid that didnt have to play where he was drafted because of the NCAA Rule.
- atlsabsfan



Yup such a terrible rule That’s why when we signed mitts. I am sure mitts had apart of the agreement he would start on the Sabres to burn a year of his ELC and then start on the Sabres the following year.

I think it’s like a verbal agreement for many college kids.
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Oct 14 @ 12:19 PM ET
How dare you break up the Larry LOG line.
- dadeadhead

make it the EGO line and put reider in the PB
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 14 @ 12:20 PM ET
I could see Casey and Hutton for kuemper. (Or raanta)
Casey seems like a guy that teams would still want, especially on a budget

Az line 2

Casey- larry - sabre castoff

Makes sense.

- Boss34

You would think
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Oct 14 @ 12:21 PM ET
Yup such a terrible rule That’s why when we signed mitts. I am sure mitts had apart of the agreement he would start on the Sabres to burn a year of his ELC and then start on the Sabres the following year.

I think it’s like a verbal agreement for many college kids.

- Sabretooth9

because of the way the rules are written i would think we see a huge up tick in college players and many less CHL players
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 14 @ 12:29 PM ET
because of the way the rules are written i would think we see a huge up tick in college players and many less CHL players
- SabresFaninIndiana


Aka that’s what Botterill liked to do ...... a lot of college and overseas players

For example. Quinn is 19 already. He will probly to sign within a year.
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

Oct 14 @ 12:30 PM ET
My only fear is that this management team galaxy brains itself into trading Joker and keeping Miller/Montour/Risto.

Joker, Thompson, Hutton

Lindholm, Rittich.

- Pegullaville


Definitely a hard pass for Buffalo. They won't trade Joker
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 14 @ 12:54 PM ET
99% of your customers order long islands? Or 99% of people who order them do the other things you say? If the former, you work in a really weird place?
- JetpackJesus


Not 99% Of all customers,
just 99% of the idiots who order long islands
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 14 @ 12:58 PM ET
Definitely a hard pass for Buffalo. They won't trade Joker
- turbo044


I hope so haha
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Oct 14 @ 1:00 PM ET
Not 99% Of all customers,
just 99% of the idiots who order long islands

- jdfitz77


Wife gets those to just sip on all night.. Only takes one. I'll be the first to admit that when I order them I fall into the 99% category. Those nights are very few and far between though. Give me an excellent mojito in the summer and thick beer in the winter and I'm good.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 14 @ 1:02 PM ET
Bills blitzed a ton more than usual and barely touched Tannehill. A lot of disappointments this year on the DL. Offseason will be interesting as no way we're resigning Murphy and Hughes probably won't be either.
- turbo044


Totally agree
Our D line just isn’t making an impact at all

Hughes has 0 sacks in 5 games,
and that’s unacceptable

We really NEED a true #1 pass rusher
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 14 @ 1:04 PM ET
6 drops and a tip pick in the first half
- homiedclown


Almost all of those passes were either behind WRs, high passes, or low

Allen looked like “last year” not this year
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