Michael Pachla: Black Friday notes as Buffalo visits Washington tonight

Michael Pachla: Black Friday notes as Buffalo visits Washington tonight
- Michael Pachla

IMO you have 5 pieces moving forward for the top 6


player x-ROR-Okposo
Nylander-Eichel-Reinhart

you can mix or match those 5 of course

I am fine with foligno and larsson on the 3rd line movine forward

this leaves
girgens, kane, carrier, baptiste, bailey, fasching for 1 or 2 slots

on D

I see risto for top pair
mccabe for second pair

assuming bogo plays second pair, due to contract


so the big holes are a winger, and a top pair d man

girgens, kane, carrier, baptiste, bailey, fasching, franson, gorges, ullmark??, kulikov

those are your assets with draft picks to get the parts and you may have that winger of the group I have listed


we can't score for sh!t, but the assets may best be moved for the right d man

Cluck, cluck, Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday to our American bestie's.

Not sure about all the line juggling that Disco Dan is doing. Why not keep Foligno, Gionta and Larrson together as our #3 line? They seem to have some decent chemistry. Put Reinhart, Kane and Carrier as your #2 line with ROR, Okposo and Moulson on the #1 line. Put Mo, Larry and Curly on the 4th line - i really coudn't care at this time.

When I am promoted to coach, this is what will happen.

This is very exciting

Michael Pachla: Black Friday notes as Buffalo visits Washington tonight
- Michael Pachla

saw this on the forum section, too funny not to share

I knew we couldn't score but when you look at the numbers like this it's even more shocking.

Cluck, cluck, Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday to our American bestie's.

Not sure about all the line juggling that Disco Dan is doing. Why not keep Foligno, Gionta and Larrson together as our #3 line? They seem to have some decent chemistry. Put Reinhart, Kane and Carrier as your #2 line with ROR, Okposo and Moulson on the #1 line. Put Mo, Larry and Curly on the 4th line - i really coudn't care at this time.

When I am promoted to coach, this is what will happen.
- SabreWest

disco's doing some dancing trying to find some scoring...foligno has not worked out in the past...am curious as to how he linked speed with folingo

I knew we couldn't score but when you look at the numbers like this it's even more shocking.
- RhinoFan

only seven players on the roster now have more than one goal on the season...and only one other is baptiste with 2

disco's doing some dancing trying to find some scoring...foligno has not worked out in the past...am curious as to how he linked speed with folingo
- Michael Pachla

Puempel has a goal in first game as a Ranger. Apparently he's good enough for them but not good enough for Buffalo......

Puempel has a goal in first game as a Ranger. Apparently he's good enough for them but not good enough for Buffalo......
- buffalokb

He has scored 4 goals and 2 assists in 52 NHL games? Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once and a while

Where is Kane going this week?

- homiedclown

The worlds only housewife with a maid and six kids she had constantly doing chores. Genius!

https://www.nhl.com/sabre...me/t-277437090/c-46671103

ROR opines on stats - 1:45

I am very excited.


Just got my 4k OLED 55" cant wait to play some NHL 17 on it.


Nylander in his first year had 11 goals and 43 assists in 57 games for ROC.


Brought him up for the end of the season. Has 4 goals and 12 assists in 17 games.

IMO you have 5 pieces moving forward for the top 6


player x-ROR-Okposo
Nylander-Eichel-Reinhart

you can mix or match those 5 of course

I am fine with foligno and larsson on the 3rd line movine forward

this leaves
girgens, kane, carrier, baptiste, bailey, fasching for 1 or 2 slots

on D

I see risto for top pair
mccabe for second pair

assuming bogo plays second pair, due to contract


so the big holes are a winger, and a top pair d man

girgens, kane, carrier, baptiste, bailey, fasching, franson, gorges, ullmark??, kulikov

those are your assets with draft picks to get the parts and you may have that winger of the group I have listed


we can't score for sh!t, but the assets may best be moved for the right d man
- homiedclown

From the last blog:


The right d-man could help this team score for sh!t

https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/oreilly-postgame/t-277437090/c-46671103

ROR opines on stats - 1:45
- Der Kaiser

Hes not wrong. Im glad that they are better puck possession team, creates more chances and less time spent in their own end but at some point they need to capitalize. Hoffman would have been so good here.

Hes not wrong. Im glad that they are better puck possession team, creates more chances and less time spent in their own end but at some point they need to capitalize. Hoffman would have been so good here.
- Sabresfan-365

They are 26th in Corsi for %. 26th in goals for %

25th in the standings or the "results" category.

At what point do the stats deniers start thinking maybe they are the wrong ones ?

The next time any team in the NHL wins a game for possessing the puck or shooting the puck I will admit I'm wrong about stats.

The next time any team in the NHL wins a game for possessing the puck or shooting the puck I will admit I'm wrong about stats.
- Der Kaiser

What do you mean? That's how every team wins. You don't score goals without having the puck to shoot.

What do you mean? That's how every team wins. You don't score goals without having the puck to shoot.
- sbroads24

I mean you're measuring the wrong thing.

If the stats work why are the Rangers 27th in the league CF%?

I mean you're measuring the wrong thing.

If the stats work why are the Rangers 27th in the league CF%?
- Der Kaiser

Because they have a really high shooting %. Shooting at over 12% . Over 3 percent higher than anyone else. They will come back to earth.

Because they have a really high shooting %. Shooting at over 12% . Over 3 percent higher than anyone else. They will come back to earth.
- sbroads24

And drop 25 places in the standings?

Puempel has a goal in first game as a Ranger. Apparently he's good enough for them but not good enough for Buffalo......
- buffalokb

shoot first player, like pirri


we need some of those

only seven players on the roster now have more than one goal on the season...and only one other is baptiste with 2
- Michael Pachla

It's scary.

I get that the defensive mentality will lessen scoring, but jeesh...