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To the bolded, no, and actually expect Boudreau is saying the exact opposite of that. Track all of them, but actually rate them to see how you're really doing. Lomberg having the puck passed to him is a high danger chance whether he fumbles it or gets it directly onto his tape and then gets a quality shot off. Same w/ those pucks getting passed to Barkov. But also, did Huberdeau have to float a perfect saucer over 2 D's sticks to get that scoring chance, or was there a clear passing lane to that scoring chance? If the offense makes a sweet enough play, they may still end up w/ a scoring chance even though the D played it nearly perfectly. It's still a scoring chance but 1 is on the O, the other on the D. Most of what ends up in analytics doesn't look at things that closely because sample sizes get small. And, without actually analyzing the details of the analytics, you don't know if that breakdown going to the lesser player was merely lucky for their opponent than unlucky for the Swamp Cats. And by breaking down the analytics, you may find that if certain scrubs do manage to get that high danger chance, they're as good, or better than the star at finishing it, but they never get to that point. Unrelated to this, it's a severe shortcoming of faceoff evaluation in not looking at true "clean" faceoff wins versus regular old wins. A clean win can be game altering and does actually matter. The vast majority of faceoff wins don't matter because there's still significant pressure on the player that receives it. And don't misunderstand. Analytics can be a very useful tool, absolutely believe that & don't mean for this to come across otherwise. Maybe this guy is reading too much into it all, but again, don't see where saying all high danger chances are not created equal isn't correct.

So Primeau ends up w/ the Ryan Miller SO. Swap goalies, swap outcomes. Gotta win Wednesday, boys.

R2 Rou2 breaking the seal. 3-1. Unfortunately, probably too little, too late.

Subban & either Houser or somebody not currently in the organization. Tokarski will get an NHL backup gig from somebody. He's not a good NHLer but he's an NHLer and a good guy. There's either a low end team w/ no goaltending that needs a guy that will help build the room or a team tight to the cap that has a great goalie & needs a very cheap backup that's a great team guy.

If he doesn't might not get a chance for a start.

Monster rebound w/ no Amerk anywhere close to it. 3-0 bad guys.

R2 Rou2 gets the breakaway and Primeau makes the tough kick save look as easy as the save on Murray was. Didn't need to wait that long. 😉

Wow. Seems Quinn gets speared in the family jewels heading off the ice, so he cross checks the price back & takes the only penalty.

Good for Krebs to get right back up. Have never understood the logic of not calling that just because the whistle had blown. If anything, it should make it a double minor. My 2 cents.

Didn't realize he was that totally spent. He's still got game at the lower level.

Dell nearly became the 2nd AHL goalie to score an actual playoff goal in as many nights. Course, the other guy scored for his team, not ON his team. Dell really lucked out there or else it would've been game over.

As bad as the Habs were this year, anybody know how Paquette ended up on their farm team?

2 games in a row Krebs couldn't bury a glorious chance to get the Amerks off the schneid.

If they don't, we might have a problem, Houston. 😉

Peterka draws a PP. Let's go boys! Well, in fairness, before the Sabres & Amerks got wracked w/ injuries the Amerks were in the slot Laval ended up.

The worst lead in hockey. The Amerks have 'em just where they want 'em. 😉

2 zip. Belpedio.

Great question.

1st, to the Boudreau thing: clearly the Bolts aren't intentionally giving up high danger chances to anyone. But they sure as heck are going to be more concerned about giving up a high danger chance to Barkov than giving one up to Lomberg in similar conditions. And because their best defenders are going to be working against Barkov, Lomberg isn't going to be facing those defenders & truth be told, they aren't sweating him getting a chance nearly like they are about 12 other guys on their team. Nobody's saying they want to give him a great scoring chance, but it's probably not as big a deal & on the whole there'll be a ton fewer goals against given up per each time they lose him relative to losing Barkov. And, if your team gave up 5 high danger chances in the 1st and 4 were to Lomberg, you're likely only looking at having given up 1-2 goals. If you gave up 5 high danger chances, 4 of which went to Barkov & the other Verhage, you've probably given up at least 3 and likely 4. In the Girgensons example, why are you assuming the pass to Z is coming from Eichel or ROR? No, there are 2 additional skaters on the ice for the Sabres, either of which if the cycle works back to the point have options & again, nobody's saying the other team is TRYING to give up shots, but if the man that's uncovered is Girgensons at the backdoor there's a heck of a lot better chance that he'll be beat by the goalie than there is Eichel will be stopped from the slot. Really not seeing what Boudreau is saying is so controversial. Seems like common sense. All things equal, giving up a high danger chance to Thompson is far more likely to result in a goal than giving up the exact same chance to Eakin. And the comparison is between a Girgensons high danger chance & a Skinner one. OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T WANT ANY HIGH DANGER CHANCES. But, given the 2 scenarios, which one is the coach showing his D-man something he might have done better and which one is the coach screaming at his player for the massive breakdown? And lastly, on Carrier, do you not understand the meaning of emoji's? It's a joke you ______. (Fill in your own mad-lib in the blank. If you're too young to know what a mad-lib is, wake up PA, he should be able to help you out. 😉 )

Of all the Amerk F's to give a freebreakaway, the Rocket did their homework. Murray tried to shoot it through the Rocket logo on Primeau's chest. Unsurprisingly, it was not effective. 😞

Quinn was listed as wearing an A, but that doesn't seem to be accurate.

Dog it! Rocket 1 - Good guys Zilch

Definitely looks like Amerks are trying to go for faster & more offensive minded tonight. Hopefully it works.

Yup. Drew a total blank on Boka's name. Thus, listing him as the "tough" guy. D'oh!

Laaksonnen, Teves, and Warren listed in the lineup. Quinn wearing an A. Holmstrom out. Boka, too. Tischke the 3rd not dressed from last night.