Michael Pachla: Another tall task, overcoming losing streak vs. 'Canes

First!


Time to read.

Niederreiter - Aho - Williams
Ferland - Wallmark - Teravainen
McGinn - Martinook - Svechnikov
Foegele - McKegg - Maenalanen

Slavin - Hamilton
Pesce - Faulk
de Haan - van Riemsdyk

McElhinney likely to start

Skinner-Eichel-Pominville
Sheary-Mittelstadt-Reinhart
Smith-Rodrigues-Okposo
Sobotka-Larsson-Girgensons


I actually like this line up. Are they keeping 26 and 55 together?

Thanks for the post, clown.

I'm going to express my feelings, like the strong and brave man that I am.

Trading Nylander doesn't do anything, UNLESS his perceived value greatly outweighs his current value. He's on an ELC for the next two seasons and the org gains little to nothing in moving him. Unless Peter Chiarelli offers you Oscar Klefbom for him. Yes, I'm aware he was fired.

You mentioned Johan Girgensons and Bowls as guys that won't be receiving contracts if they're not traded. I could certainly be wrong, but I feel as though the org will most certainly hang on to at least one of those two forwards. Bowls wish for a trade, as I feel, will all but certainly go through, unless of course someone else like Scandella is traded and Bowls gets full time duty. If you're looking to shed salary, Scandella would be the one to move, especially if the value coming back exceeds Bowl's total value.


https://public.tableau.co...B5ZR53?:display_count=yes

This chart essentially says Scandella is generally more usefull overall than Beaulieu. So you offer both for trade, and see which brings your team a better net value.

Who the (frank) ever thought Jamie Benn was getting traded.
- TheSabresTaco

Smith, O'Regan, Malone and hopefully Asplund can do their job cheaper, not to mention the benefit of getting some new blood in here.

Would anybody do this?

Sabres 2019 1st
SJS 2019 1st
Sabres 2020 1st
Nylander
and any two of - Okposso, Sobotka, Scandella

For
extended Stone
Zingle

So Buffalo has 3 1st rd picks this coming draft. Curious if they will try and use one of them to try and get a player to help them down the stretch.

Players have worked hard and are right in the thick of it. In my opinion - Botterill owes it to the players and coaches to give them a few more bullets and try. It has been way too long.

They need a second line centre.....Mittelstad is good but will need time.

Can they package up someone like Nyalnder and a first ( might cost more) for Duchene assuming he would sign an extension? Maybe add STL's second in 2021

Need to be bold. I could see this team surprising if they get in and be set up for the future. Now need to try and get rid of Okposo's salary

Would anybody do this?

Sabres 2019 1st
SJS 2019 1st
Sabres 2020 1st
Nylander
and any two of - Okposso, Sobotka, Scandella

For
extended Stone
Zingle
- IonSabres

If I am OTTAWA - DONE!!!!!! Where do I sign?

Skinner-Eichel-Pominville
Sheary-Mittelstadt-Reinhart
Smith-Rodrigues-Okposo
Sobotka-Larsson-Girgensons


I actually like this line up. Are they keeping 26 and 55 together?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

no word yet, but it seems as if most don't like it

Niederreiter - Aho - Williams
Ferland - Wallmark - Teravainen
McGinn - Martinook - Svechnikov
Foegele - McKegg - Maenalanen

Slavin - Hamilton
Pesce - Faulk
de Haan - van Riemsdyk

McElhinney likely to start
- BINGO!

how's your fourth line and third pairing?

how's your fourth line and third pairing?
- Michael Pachla

Bottom pairing is solid. de Haan's been a fantastic add. All 3 pairs are real good at creating turnovers and getting the puck back up the ice quickly.

Fourth line can't score worth a poop but Foegele and Maenalanen are pretty fast and super aggressive. They can't score but they can hem you in.

center depth is a problem. Wallmark should be a 3C. McKegg should be in the AHL and Martinook isn't a C at all.

Another team we can't beat

Would anybody do this?

Sabres 2019 1st
SJS 2019 1st
Sabres 2020 1st
Nylander
and any two of - Okposso, Sobotka, Scandella

For
extended Stone
Zingle
- IonSabres

Change one of the picks to a 2nd, and Okposo is a must. Then I'm very interested

Bottom pairing is solid. de Haan's been a fantastic add. All 3 pairs are real good at creating turnovers and getting the puck back up the ice quickly.

Fourth line can't score worth a poop but Foegele and Maenalanen are pretty fast and super aggressive. They can't score but they can hem you in.

center depth is a problem. Wallmark should be a 3C. McKegg should be in the AHL and Martinook isn't a C at all.
- BINGO!

similar to buffalo in that a whole lot of teams have some big holes in their lineups and all of them are in that playoff-bubble scenario...

how's the goaltending?

Smith, O'Regan, Malone and hopefully Asplund can do their job cheaper, not to mention the benefit of getting some new blood in here.
- jcragcrumple

There's a decent point to be made here, in theory. If neither of them are re-signed, they either have their eye on 4th line guys that can do their jobs better than our two guys, or they have full confidence in guys like Asplund and Malone. I think we'll see what the org thinks of them after the TDL and whether or not they spend a few games up here.

There's no reason to believe CJ Smith needs to go back to the Amerks, but it's still undetermined how effective he'll be in the NHL. Hoping for the best. DOR, same thing. Might be telling that he still hasn't gotten a call up this season.

New blood is always nice, but it's not always effective.

Onto a new point, Scandella and Bogo are below replacement level, and a team shouldn't be paying 9 million dollars for two below RL dmen, and 6M for one forward.

Regardless of what the clown has heard through his guys, it's abundantly clear we need another reliable top 6 F, one or two new D ABOVE replacement level, and a reliable, FO winning, 50 some odd point center.

Change one of the picks to a 2nd, and Okposo is a must. Then I'm very interested
- jcragcrumple

i'd be shocked if botts did that...although, I wouldn't mind him going after dzingel this off season

similar to buffalo in that whole lot of teams have some big holes in their lineups and all of them are in that playoff-bubble scenario...

how's the goaltending?
- Michael Pachla

McElhinney is excellent.

Mrazek is weird. Makes huge stops but then lets some weird ones in because he never stops moving.

Team plays different depending on who's in net. D get more aggressive with McElhinney back there because they count on him to make the save. They get a bit more jumpy with Mrazek.

My take would be to be a bit more passive on the Canes D if McElhinney's in net and try to cut off passes in the neutral zone, but pressure the hell out of them when Mrazek is in there because they'll feel the pressure more and are more likely to make a mistake.

Keep Eichel away from Slavin-Hamilton as much as possible. They did a number on Crosby a couple days ago and are feeling it right now.

There's a decent point to be made here, in theory. If neither of them are re-signed, they either have their eye on 4th line guys that can do their jobs better than our two guys, or they have full confidence in guys like Asplund and Malone. I think we'll see what the org thinks of them after the TDL and whether or not they spend a few games up here.

There's no reason to believe CJ Smith needs to go back to the Amerks, but it's still undetermined how effective he'll be in the NHL. Hoping for the best. DOR, same thing. Might be telling that he still hasn't gotten a call up this season.

New blood is always nice, but it's not always effective.

Onto a new point, Scandella and Bogo are below replacement level, and a team shouldn't be paying 9 million dollars for two below RL dmen, and 6M for one forward.

Regardless of what the clown has heard through his guys, it's abundantly clear we need another reliable top 6 F, one or two new D ABOVE replacement level, and a reliable, FO winning, 50 some odd point center.
- TheSabresTaco

DOR is very close to ROR...you tryin' to start somethin'?

Change one of the picks to a 2nd, and Okposo is a must. Then I'm very interested
- jcragcrumple

Seems a bit much. Ottawa might be keen on taking on a contract like Okposo though because they're gonna need cap hits to reach the floor next season.

McElhinney is excellent.

Mrazek is weird. Makes huge stops but then lets some weird ones in because he never stops moving.

Team plays different depending on who's in net. D get more aggressive with McElhinney back there because they count on him to make the save. They get a bit more jumpy with Mrazek.

My take would be to be a bit more passive on the Canes D if McElhinney's in net and try to cut off passes in the neutral zone, but pressure the hell out of them when Mrazek is in there because they'll feel the pressure more and are more likely to make a mistake.

Keep Eichel away from Slavin-Hamilton as much as possible. They did a number on Crosby a couple days ago and are feeling it right now.
- BINGO!

is rod "the bod" getting his message across?

Pach,

HELP

Please say its Linus tonight!

Would anybody do this?

Sabres 2019 1st
SJS 2019 1st
Sabres 2020 1st
Nylander
and any two of - Okposso, Sobotka, Scandella

For
extended Stone
Zingle
- IonSabres

what is stone signed for 8 years at 4 mil?

Sam Reinhart has played in 15 games this season where he spent three minutes or less at 5 on 5 with Eichel. In those 15 games, Reinhart has four goals and nine points at 5 on 5. According to Natural Stat Trick, he has a slightly better 5 on 5 Corsi for percentage (50.69 vs 50.37) away from Eichel.

The story is the same for parts of last season. We all remember when Reinhart got hot once the calendar flipped to 2018 during the 2017-18 campaign. He played 22 games post-January 1, 2018 without Eichel and registered 18 points at 5 on 5 over that stretch. Reinhart only played 236:22 total with Eichel last season (838:48 without) at 5 on 5 according to Natural Stat Trick.

He had a better CF% of 52.00 away from Eichel, had a higher SCF%, and HDCF% as well.

Overall Reinhart has 33 even strength points in 66 games over the last two seasons when he has played less than five minutes with Eichel at 5 on 5.

Meaning without Eichel, he’s played at a 41 even strength points per 82 games pace. When you add in his career average of 16 power play points per 82 games, that makes him a 57 points per 82 games winger over the last two seasons without Eichel.

https://www.diebytheblade...-sam-reinhart-jack-eichel

For Homie, and the "haters"
- Der Kaiser

I have said numerous times that he is a 55-60 point guy away from Eichel. The PP also effectively runs through Eichel so I guess all things considered he gets a bump from Eichel whether he plays with him at even strength or not. Also him having a better CF% away from Eichel is not shocking at all considering he would be facing easier matchups. Reinhart is a good player and far from a problem on the team. He played like a 2nd overall pick the other night Hope to see that effort from him consistently. That was Reinhart’s best game since he centred a line with domi and Duclair at the WJC.

3-2 Swords. Reino, Skinner, Risto. Eichs with 2 apples.

Pach,

HELP

Please say its Linus tonight!
- ChicmjBuffalo

I won't, but pham did