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Immediate replacement for Gabe. Love it.
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2 hours ago, Mr. Allen said:
Depends how you view DeJean.
But there’s still a lot of talent available. A bunch of guys we brought in for a top 30 visit.
If it’s not WR I could see that DT, DeJean (or possibly Kool-Aid), or maybe even that IOL.I know one thing. I hate the way DeJean pronounces his name. That is Dijon all day every day. Regardless, I’m calling him mustard if he’s on the Bills. For my money, they end up with both DeJean and Tha Honky. Big “process” guys. Also, very high motors and smart. 🤣
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7 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:
Lots of smoke about the Patriots and ... Bills (?!) -- two teams at the top of the 2nd round -- being interested in Deebo.
Huh?!
This has got to be the 49ers and agents trying to drum up interest on New England's part.
Why would the Bills want a 29 year old slot/gadget guy, who's incredible when he's right but is not an "X" and is also injury prone?
I know the NFL salary cap “isn’t real” but any $20 million dollar receiver seems like infringement on that threshold.
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4 minutes ago, JujuFish said:
If the NFL could decide who Buffalo picks, surely they would want AD Mitchell. That way, we can have this constant storyline of whether the Chiefs or Bills drafted the better Texas WR, especially after the trade.
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4 minutes ago, K-9 said:
This is the point the whining little children on WGR keep missing. KC was gonna get Worthy, anyway. It sucks the trade was with KC, but in the final analysis, it really doesn’t matter.
Maybe he is Tyreek, maybe he’s Mecole. The Bills couldn’t afford to take a chance at a 165 lbs WR when they absolutely need at starter. There are still a half dozen guys they can plug in immediately. They’ll get one if not two of them today.
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16 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
JJP had a good year. He went from 12g and 20a to 28g and 22a at the ripe old age of 22. He was durable playing all 82 games this season, the only Sabre to do so followed closely by Dahlin with 81gp.
Lets take a look at his GF%, xGF%, HDCF%, and xGF/60 (goals for %, expected goals for %, high danger corsi for %, and expected goals per 60mins of toi)
At 5v5: 57.01gf% (2nd), 51.46xGF% (2nd), 48.84hdcf% (3rd), and 2.75xGF/60 (2nd). JJP was one of the best forwards on the team this past season and outside of Quinn having a higher xGF/60 the other players above him are gone (Mitts and Okposo). While ever Sabre needs to better at hdcf% and should be under Ruff, JJP took advantage of his opportunities and we see that reflected in his 28goals this season.
PP stats: 68.75GF% (8th), 81.63xGF% (8th), 75.76HDCF% (8th), and 5.1xGF/60 (8th). Once again we find one of our better producers just turning into muck on the pp. There is so much evidence the pp is just total ***** and should be burned and never spoken of again that the fact they did nothing all year to address it is... something. Why did this happen to JJP and Benson? Hard to say but it could be that the 2nd pp unit was just nowhere near as good as Tuch, Thompson, Cozens, Skinner and Okposo all come out looking better. I think for me it says that like Benson there is more scoring to unlock here and we should be able to next season.
Final thought on the numbers is that once the line of JJP - Tage - Tuch was put in place they managed 156min toi and in that time managed a 72.22GF% while only having an xGF of 43.95. Interestingly that xGF goes over 50% when it is JJP with just Tage and when it is JJP with just Tuch in the limited minutes those players were paired together. I think there could be a case that the xGF% is low because they used their really good shooting skills more than relying on HD chances which would have pumped up the xGF more. It is a time when talent is beating out chances and to be honest, that might continue. JJP only shot at 12.4% so he isn't some crazy sniper with an unsustainable number (Reinhart shot 24.5% on a career avg of 13.6% for example, buyer beware).
Peterka had about as good of a second season under the circumstances as we could have hoped for. He was solid defensively while being quite good offensively to the point he replaced Jeff Skinner. I think there is still more though and getting more pucks to HD areas will help some of the imbalance we see between actual and expected goals. Yes good shooters will outperform their xGF regularly but in JJP case, I want to see the uptick in assists I think he can generate. Still it appears as though JJP himself can get to the good shooting areas and convert. I hope it continues and I hope he continues to improve. He added 18 more points this past season, 16 of those goals, so there is a good chance that with more scoring and a better system his assists totals rocket up as well. I don't think looking at him as a 25g, 35a guy is too crazy. What a great 2nd round pick he is and what a great move up to get him (traded 38 and 100 to get up to 34).
Thanks for doing these Ligarious.
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Then there is this 🤣. I am nothing if not entertained.
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1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:
Otoh, the Chiefs were probably always getting Worthy even if they stayed at 32.
And for my man @inkman: Ladd ThaHonkey incoming. I hope you enjoyed your evening.
I’m thrilled. To gain all the assets and still get their guy would be great. If they want ThaHonky at 33, I’m good. Cooper DeJean has McDermott written all over him though.
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3 hours ago, Brawndo said:
Absolutely, but the players who avoid the front of the net like it’s a quarantine zone will find their ice time significantly reduced
Ideally they would get just as much ice time, on a different team.
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3 hours ago, darksabre said:
Dude has that Danny Briere stuff behind the net
He’s not quite as water buggy but his hockey IQ and guile are off the charts.
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11 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
He said while watching the playoffs, he felt about 50% of the goals being scored involved a tip, screen, or scrum in front. It was really good to hear and he indicated he's already talking to the remaining coaches on what the Sabres need to and shouldn't do. Mentioned going over video.
I still don’t think telling these guys to go to areas they clearly are averse in going to will make them turn into Brendan Shanahan.
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11 minutes ago, WhenWillItEnd66 said:
That was the point. Why are we paying players that much to play in rochester. Also Comrie was there when we had the 3 headed monster until someone grew the balls to send Levi down. They are all ONE WAY Contracts..... i know, not my money, but seems like a waste to me.
Unfortunately, they paid all those guys to play in Buffalo. Thankfully, whomever realized they aren’t NHL players and sent them down. This might be the weirdest take I’ve seen on this site and @PASabreFan posts here on the reg.
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3 hours ago, Jorcus said:
Lots of goaltender running in that game. Tkachuck throws an elbow on the first goal and gets away with it. Stamkos does a swan dive on Bobrovsky later in the game. I thought there was a rule about avoiding goalie contact? I guess if you are checked the rule is waived and you can do what you want.
It’s the NHL, rules are optional. Mere guidelines to their actual “code” where only prescribed players can murder people on the ice, how much the other teams complain about it and last but not least, if you just commit 10 penalties every shift, they can’t call them all, right?
Also, please post more. Your handle makes me think of Jordan Norkus, who quite frankly, I can’t get enough of. I’d consider moving to Buffalo just to watch the news. My lawd.
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20 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Since nobody else mentioned it, Adams immediately said (while kissing his ass in many other ways) that Terry was wrong about 06.
Would have been nice if the source I got the info from included that. I suppose that’s the interwebs for ya.
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1 hour ago, JustOutsideChicago said:
The broadcast teams for the most part are horrible
Mute is your friend. Put on some music you enjoy instead.
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11 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Which players said the bold?
I recall a lot of players saying different versions of “we need to be more accountable”.
I could be wrong, but I don’t recall a single player blaming others for not holding him accountable.
Most of them indicating it was a trope given to them by Adams. Embarrassingly transparent and alarming. Like did they expect to get a spanking or something. Yikes.
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7 minutes ago, French Collection said:
Lindy will spend some time watching Rochester and the prospects, including Appert. If Ruff likes Appert, he could be part of his staff.
Has Appert run a good PP in Rochester?
I would like a PP and skill specialist like Adam Oates to be the PP coach.
Patrick or McKee as D coach is possible. McKee has the potential to be an NHL HC someday. Patrick is someone Lindy trusts.
Have you been banging the Adam Oates drum for like 2 decades or was it a collective effort.
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8 minutes ago, Mango said:
Adams talked a ton about it after the firing and a bunch of players came out and were like "yeah, nobody held me accountable".
Then when asked about it Ruff went 180 degrees the other way and said "Woah accountability starters with the individual, then his teammates and the locker room. I am the last one who should be holding anybody accountable". (Paraphrasing)
I am keeping an eye on how the players who were vocal about "needing more accountability" perform under Ruff. I tend to agree with Lindy. If I need to teach you how to hold yourself accountable this team has a "you" problem. And if you aren't picking it up from your peers we have a locker room/roster problem.
I banged this drum all season. No one wanted to hear it. The players are the problem. Lindy needs to weed out the passengers. Skinner being atop that list but don’t be surprised if another big name or two that people really like are also a problem.
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6 hours ago, Dr. Who said:
You're going to be disappointed anyway when you find out the draft starts on Thursday.
Right. Hammered Thursday night, sleep in Friday. When you have to get up at 5am for work, you have to plan.
IIt’s never about the day of, only the dreadful consequences on the day after.
The draft starts at what 8pm. Unless I start pregaming in the afternoon, I don’t see what work on Thursday has to do with anything.
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Finally someone of like mind
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1 hour ago, Captain Caveman said:
With the timing of the Lindy hire and it seeming like they knew he was going to be the guy, it makes me curious about Marty Wilford and Matt Ellis still being on staff. Is there a chance these guys actually stick around? Did Lindy just want a chance to meet / interview them?
Kevyn mention Ellis having a different role in the org at the Granato conference.
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22 minutes ago, Believer said:
And, I don’t gamble… Just making an informed observation…
Frankly, not a big Tuch fan… He has hockey IQ, the size, speed and skills… Saw him glide through too many shifts this season… Ruff is just the man to energize Tuch and take him to the next level… When Ruff was describing what he expected from a player, he could have been talking to Tuch, imo.
Honestly all the playersin attendance minus Bryson (maybe I’m selling him short, pun intended) are the exact types to elevate their game under Lindy. Very interesting to note who wasn’t there. I’m sure it was just logistics with players having some commitments now.
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9 hours ago, eanyills said:
It was but it was a long time coming before the 9 seconds.
My wife after talking sexy to me all day, then gets the final result.
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Buffalo Bills 2024 Thread
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For anyone who subscribes to the “athlete reaction” tropes