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Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Apr 25 @ 4:44 PM ET
All the big forwards on Vegas haven been bad for the last month. Stone is on a 7 game pointless streak, Pacioretty has 3 goals in his last 13 games, Marchessault has 1 goal in 8 games. Other than Marchessault who's been healthy they've all dealt with injuries. Eichel, Stone, and Pacioretty have played a combined 101 games.

If it was just Eichel struggling you'd have a point

- Wetbandit1


(shrug) at what point did I say that Eichel was the only one struggling. Others are struggling - that doesn't change the fact that nobody can be happy with his play when it matters most. There is something not right with that team.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 25 @ 4:45 PM ET
I am not the person calling people dummies or start a conversation implying people from one country is stupid


go find your marbles

- homiedclown


Oh my take a joke old man.

You are probably the biggest cry baby on this board not named Fitz and your like 70. Grow up
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Apr 25 @ 4:50 PM ET
I am hoping for an 11 pm take out while I am puffing on the back porch
- homiedclown


Smoke and a show, I'm with it
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Apr 25 @ 4:51 PM ET
If Pat LaFontaine was able to stay healthy and play for 15-17 years IMO he would absolutely be considered the best American born player by miles.

865 Games Played, 468 Goals, 545 helpers for 1013 pts, (1.171 pts/gm)

Pat Kane

1104 games, 430 Goals, 749 helpers for 1179 pts, (1.0679/ pts per gm)

- hehateme



No arguement from me. (I hear he played with Mogilny though, and that lowers his candidacy)


DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 25 @ 4:54 PM ET
Smoke and a show, I'm with it
- RhinoFan


ya'll be smokin' that feng shui
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Apr 25 @ 4:57 PM ET
Well, $9.5M Mark Stone is on a 7 game streak, so there's that. Is Marner coming off major surgery and not playing for a year?

We get it, you hate Eichel like Pegullllllaville hates Skinner

- Wetbandit1


Jeff Skinner has been one of the best 5v5 scorers in his career, yet is a -142 in his career.

Last time I checked the name of the game is scoring more goals then the other team no ?

How many of the playoff teams this year have a -12 skating on their top line ?

Yet Skinner is on pace for a career high in points.

His defence completely negates everything he brings offensively.

With Jeff skinner on the ice you get scored on more then you score goals, but yet it is completely forgiven that he scored 33 goals in the process ?

RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Apr 25 @ 4:59 PM ET
ya'll be smokin' that feng shui
- DirtyDan


feng shui and brown liquor
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 25 @ 5:06 PM ET
Jeff Skinner has been one of the best 5v5 scorers in his career, yet is a -142 in his career.

Last time I checked the name of the game is scoring more goals then the other team no ?

How many of the playoff teams this year have a -12 skating on their top line ?

Yet Skinner is on pace for a career high in points.

His defence completely negates everything he brings offensively.

With Jeff skinner on the ice you get scored on more then you score goals, but yet it is completely forgiven that he scored 33 goals in the process ?

- Pegullaville

bad teams give up more empty netters and short handed goals

good teams get that empty net goals because they have a lead


what was johnny hockeys plus minus 2 years ago, -10

now he is plus 61 leading the league

is his defense so much better this year, or the team in better position for him in that stat?

3 years ago barkov was -3

team, is good now and he is a plus 38


patty kane is -19 this year
plus 10 or 15 on the years the hawks made deep runs


jordan staal -18 a few years ago, plus 13 now

the players are who they are once they hit the mid 20's yet the plus minus goes up and down so much when the team is having good years
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 25 @ 5:10 PM ET
Jeff Skinner has been one of the best 5v5 scorers in his career, yet is a -142 in his career.

Last time I checked the name of the game is scoring more goals then the other team no ?

How many of the playoff teams this year have a -12 skating on their top line ?

Yet Skinner is on pace for a career high in points.

His defence completely negates everything he brings offensively.

With Jeff skinner on the ice you get scored on more then you score goals, but yet it is completely forgiven that he scored 33 goals in the process ?

- Pegullaville

This is demonstrably false as his relative goals for % is in the positive on a team that’s given up more than they’ve scored
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Apr 25 @ 5:12 PM ET
So officially, Power's ELC kicks in but Quinn/Petey slide? Am I understanding that right?
- RhinoFan


Correct
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Apr 25 @ 5:13 PM ET
I see everyone is mad
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 25 @ 5:17 PM ET
I am not the person calling people dummies or start a conversation implying people from one country is stupid


go find your marbles

- homiedclown


U just called him a “dummy” towards the bottom of page 46

those are centers you big dummy
- homiedclown


https://www.hockeybuzz.co...?thread_id=178584&page=46
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 25 @ 5:23 PM ET
This is demonstrably false as his relative goals for % is in the positive on a team that’s given up more than they’ve scored
- sbroads24

Skinner draws a penalty
Tage gets pp goal

Plus minus doesn't change
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Apr 25 @ 5:24 PM ET
I keep hearing people say Jack took a year off… So, no, he didn’t first of all. He had scrimmages all last summer and fall, then his surgery in what November? Back on the ice in February? He had like 4 or 5 months off tops.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 25 @ 5:24 PM ET
U just called him a “dummy” towards the bottom of page 46



https://www.hockeybuzz.co...?thread_id=178584&page=46

- jdfitz77

Fred Sanford's quotes matter to old people
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 25 @ 5:25 PM ET
I keep hearing people say Jack took a year off… So, no, he didn’t first of all. He had scrimmages all last summer and fall, then his surgery in what November? Back on the ice in February? He had like 4 or 5 months off tops.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Didn't hurt his golf game last summer
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Apr 25 @ 5:27 PM ET
bad teams give up more empty netters and short handed goals

good teams get that empty net goals because they have a lead


what was johnny hockeys plus minus 2 years ago, -10

now he is plus 61 leading the league

is his defense so much better this year, or the team in better position for him in that stat?

3 years ago barkov was -3

team, is good now and he is a plus 38


patty kane is -19 this year
plus 10 or 15 on the years the hawks made deep runs


jordan staal -18 a few years ago, plus 13 now

the players are who they are once they hit the mid 20's yet the plus minus goes up and down so much when the team is having good years

- homiedclown


You mean taking a boat anchor in Monahan off Gaudreau was positive for his on ice impacts ?

I wonder what Tuch’s +/- would look like if he wasn’t saddled with Skinner cherry picking at the blue line for 15 minutes a night
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 25 @ 5:28 PM ET
Fred Sanford's quotes matter to old people
- homiedclown


U still called him a dummy, whether it’s a quote or not

I just skimmed the back reading bc it was awful
So i may have missed the context
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 25 @ 5:29 PM ET
probably, who really was considered that before? Mike madano?
- SabresFaninIndiana


There are some goalies , ryan miller, quick

But chelios and brian leech. I think brett hull is half American?

I'd say chelios still... kane top 3
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Apr 25 @ 5:30 PM ET
Didn't hurt his golf game last summer
- homiedclown

Right and he could have healed the injury with rehab and physical therapy.

Source: Am 37, have same injury, getting better after 6 weeks rehab and PT.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 25 @ 5:31 PM ET
You mean taking a boat anchor in Monahan off Gaudreau was positive for his on ice impacts ?

I wonder what Tuch’s +/- would look like if he wasn’t saddled with Skinner cherry picking at the blue line for 15 minutes a night

- Pegullaville


Is there a point to the constant Skinner bashing?

He’s signed here & not going anywhere
Is your point that we should try to trade him, or buy him out, or whatever?

We ALL agree he got overpaid
That was years ago dude, YEARS

What do u wanna do with Skinner at this point??
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 25 @ 5:36 PM ET
Is there a point to the constant Skinner bashing?

He’s signed here & not going anywhere
Is your point that we should try to trade him, or buy him out, or whatever?

We ALL agree he got overpaid
That was years ago dude, YEARS

What do u wanna do with Skinner at this point??

- jdfitz77

Hopefully watch him score atleast another 35 goals next year.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Apr 25 @ 5:37 PM ET
I see everyone is mad
- gerbe75pts

And stupid
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Apr 25 @ 5:42 PM ET
I keep hearing people say Jack took a year off… So, no, he didn’t first of all. He had scrimmages all last summer and fall, then his surgery in what November? Back on the ice in February? He had like 4 or 5 months off tops.
- BeadyEyedDouche


Offseason scrimmages are not NHL game pace. Not even close
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Apr 25 @ 5:43 PM ET
Also I hope Bryce hall is a smoke screen. Beane doesn’t give out much inside info. So I think it’s smoke
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