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Last year a lot of us were let down by Jack Quinn. Personally, I had a hard time imagining another forward in the entire league that got non-4th line minutes that was worse then he was or hurt his team more. He "looks" better this year, so I decided to look at some of his numbers from last year, to so far this season: The 'pure' numbers: Last season: 74 games, 15 goals, 24 assists, -18, 123 shots, 12.2% shooting (82 game pace: 16.6 goals, 26.6 assists, 43.2 points, -20 136 shots) 14:52 ice time This season: 26 games, 6 goals, 8 assists, -6, 50 shots, 12.0% shooting (82 game pace: 18.9 goals, 25.2 assists, 44.1 points-18.9, 158 shots) 16:33 ice time So his numbers aren't all that different. SLIGHTLY better in terms of pure production, but that might have to do with his additional minutes. In terms of production per minute on the ice his total points are slightly DOWN this year vs last. How about his 'analytics' even strength (presented in % form, where 50 is 'even', above 50 is good, below 50 is bad) Last season: Corsi 48.4, Fenwick 47.4, actual goals for/against 43.8, expected goals for/against 48.8. High danger chances 39.4 He was on the ice for a 'goal for' every 22.1 minutes, on the ice for a 'goal against' every 17.2 minutes. This season: Corsi 47.3, Fenwick 47.3, actual goals for/against 43.6, expected goals for/against 49.1. High danger chances 53.2 He was on the cie for a 'goal for' every 21.1 minutes, on the cie for a 'goal against' every 16.3 minutes. So this year vs last year, his numbers are REMARKABLY similar. He looks better this year to me, but he is only SLIGHTLY better (if anything, his defensive numbers are actually somewhat worse than even last year, and his offensive numbers, as mentioned above might simply be due to more ice time/opportunities this year.) There are TWO ways his analytics are noticably better than last year. I'm not sure it makes him a better player, but it might be why he LOOKS better: -Skating. His max skating speed is up from 21.77 mph last year to 22.38 mph this year. And speed bursts over 20mph are up from 0.86 per game last year to 2.31 per game this year. -Shot location. Last year he simply didn't go to the front of the net. Last year he had a Shot on goal from the high danger area right in front of the net ONCE every 7.4 games. This year, its once every 2 games. So my personal conclusion? Hes better this year...marginally. I still need more. He LOOKS better this year, he is skating better this year, he is going to the front of the net in the offensive zone better this year. But his production and analytics are only SLIGHTLY up this year, and his defensive numbers are actually down slightly. Again, he's better, but he still needs to take more steps forward than he has so far.

Sadly, i don’t see them winning. Hopefully I’m wrong.

They're pretty silly. Colorado is on pace for 139 points. Their goal differential is already +50 The Capitals and Stars have excellent records and are currently tied for second place in goal differential at +21. Victor Olofsson has 6-10-16 in 3rd line minutes (plus PP time) -- basically 10 minutes/game 5-on-5. He's on pace for 19 goals and 50 points. Victor Olofsson is a -1. (MacKinnon is a +32.)

6 wins 0 losses So says St. Nick

Sabres 6 Flingers 0 We have Josh Norris, the crystal Chuck Norris on our roster, there is no stopping us now…….

Oh they will. Everyone here needs to realize that they will never meet expectations

I love 3 on 3 OT. I hate the shootout. I’m also okay with ties.

Ottawa has a "Cousins" but that is Nick Cousins. When you say "Cousins" and Ottawa, I assume you are referring to Dylan Cozens (with a Z)? There is some strange media perception about Cozens that they like him a lot more than how good he is. He hasn't really gotten better. He has a couple more PP goals, that is about it, but his defensive numbers/awareness are as bad as ever. He's been there for 53 total games now (including playoffs) and has 14 goals, 20 assists and is a -16. Thats an 82 game pace of 21.6 goals, 30.9 assists, and -24.7. His last 2 years in Buffalo (we wont' even count his 'good' year) he played 140 games, had 29 goals and 49 assists and was a -17. Thats an 82 game pace of 17 goals, 28.7 assists, and -9.9. Not all that much different. A smidge more offensive productions, but his +/- is more than a 'smidge' worse. And keep in mind, this is supposedly on a 'better' team where he is dead last in =/-. Not to mention his analytics. Similar to Buffalo, when he moves aound in Ottawa, the guys that are put with him usually have worse analtyics with him, and they get better when they are taken away from Cozens. In Ottawa even strength, when he is on the ice the opposition scores a goal every 17 minutes. When he was in Buffalo it was a bit better at 17.5 minutes..and supposedly he has a 'better' team and better goaltending behind him now. If he got better once he left Buffalo, why is this bad number (along with many others) actually worse with Ottawa? Deep dive into his analytics, and in Ottawa his Goals for vs against percentage is VERY negative (worse than it was in Buffalo), and expected goals are negative, and his corsi, fenwick, and shots for/vs/against percentage are all lower than he was in Buffalo. He is, basically the EXACT same player he was in Buffalo. I'd argue every so slightly worse and he is dragging his linemates down more than he even did hear and is on the ice for more goals against.

They were unlucky last week, but there are probably weeks when they are more towards luckiest as well. Seems to me the "lucky" teams like Tampa tend to have superb goaltending. So they probably give up fewer goals than expected over time...and get some wins scoring fewer goals as well.

Where I only disagree with your post is the unfairness of earning a point for an OT and SO loss. What’s so unfair with a format that applies to all teams? What I do find unfair and aggravating is the arbitrary way the goalie interference rule is applied by the referees. (As noted by a previous poster.)

Excellent.

Just win!!!!

Don't do this to us Sabres. Please.

Sabres won a couple.... That means..

Clearly Norris is heads and shoulders above Cozens. The only wrinkle here is the injury risk.

No it’s not. 60 pts last year made you tied for 74th in forward scoring. That’s first line level scoring. Florida’s 2nd line had from 45-53 pts last season.

Don’t let Bob Kraft or DeShaun Watson know about this!

At some point, they'll actually play the game they need to play on the road and get themselves over NHL 0.500. Why not tonight? They normally save their stinker home games for the ones that are sold out/ close to sold out. But they played very well in their last few home games (even though on the scoreboard they were destroyed by Joisey). So, if they can get that monkey off their backs, why not get the road monkey and the can't crack 0.500 monkey off their backs too? They came back from behind to win in their last road game. No better time than the present to get it in your head that you WON'T stick it back up your arse just because you're still flexible enough to do so. 😉 Maybe the Sabres are ready for that next baby step?

The vibe around here is clearly on the upswing. GDT of three pages and puck drop is still 4 hours away. 👍 My goodness I hope they don't spit the bit tonight (like they've done so many times in similar circumstances).

It's funny though as much as Adams may have made lemonade out of a lemon situation there still seems to be a perception that that if you trade with the Sabres you are going to get the better player. I was watching Ottawa play Montreal last night and the announcers were talking about Cousins and how players improve when the leave the Sabres. Just as they were saying that Cousins got blasted off his skates by a Canadian.

I miss a lot of things about the times past. My first house was the flat above my grandparents house on the West Side. They were there everyday. I saw my extended family everyday. Someone else owns that house. The family business is gone after 90+ years. The church has long been closed. The school is now an immigrant relocation shelter. Times change.

There aren't many teams fitting that bill, but there are a few. Filly being 1 of them. Think Briere would do the Sabres a solid?

You make your own luck. (So, yes, the Sabres are unlucky.)

But you what happened to Ray McKigney.