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What's really sad is how much better Reinhart, Skinner, Staal and Olofsson — to say nothing of Eichel — are than any of Teddy's forwards were.

A mix of COVID protocols restricting communication, an overzealous intern speaking out of turn, and an NHL that had never before been faced with that specific situation of a challenge being rejected a goal awarded and play resuming, and didn’t know what to do. Great write-up in the Athletic on it.

I'm just thinking slow-footed d-man with heavy D-zone use against good players: usually a recipe for analytics disaster.

If the Sabres fit the Bettman profile of about half the people on the COVID list not actually infected, we theoretically have enough players on the taxi squad to cover, but it would be close.

A Super Bowl with Tom Brady winning featuring a number of phantom penalty calls? Too bad I missed that.

I wonder what his analytics would have looked like

Those put on the list early (Risto, Hall, Montour Reider) may be eligible to play within a week or so of being added to the list (ie Thursday's game) if they didn't actually test positive, correct? And anyone actually testing positive (assuming Dahlin and Casey, as late additions) is a minimum 10 days from that positive test?

Exactly

Like the Oilers?

I am implying Jeff is not one of Jack’s favourite wingmen.

Am I the only one who thinks Eichel is fully on board with Krueger’s decision to keep him separate from Skinner?

So a 4th-place team that lost in the first round after winning just once in a 12-game stretch as they closed out the season? (Sorry, not trying to piss on your memory at all, just making a point about perception.)

Have you never played with a guy who doesn’t pass when you’re open because he thinks the better decision is to try and beat the defenceman on his own? Or the guy who turns the puck over and loafs on the backcheck while you struggle to cover for him? How about the guy who pouts and makes it clear he thinks he deserves better linemates. If that ***** doesn’t affect you, you’re a better linemate than me.

Not if that player is disrespectful of you and your ability through his actions, particularly on the ice.

Nice preview for those who have an athletic subscription: https://theathletic.com/2368831/2021/02/04/amid-sabres-covid-19-shutdown-amerks-opening-season-with-change-a-given/ They've got a 24-man roster, including Jack Quinn and Remi Elie who are isolating and won't be available tonight. 15 new players, including nine rookies. Pekar, R2, Laaksonen, Quinn and Samuelsson among them. Lukkonnen Tokarski and Houser in goal. Fogarty is the captain and Bryson the top defenceman.

Well, the unsaid point was obviously “of suitable value.” I thought you were commenting on the spirit of the Tweet, not his poor choice of words. Of course they have assets. He’s Sam Bennett.

(Example only) The asking price includes a left-handed defenceman with NHL experience. The Canucks aren't offering Hughes or Edler. The Flames don't want Juolevi or Benn. Moving on.

I believe they are supposed to start this weekend. 32-game season against only Syracuse, Utica and Cleveland.

Who would you rather have? Jeff Skinner at $9 million a season for eight years, or Thompson, Miller and Ryan Johnson? Not even close, IMO.

I think I'm becoming exhausted by the "regulation wins" and the "Deluca .500" and the "underlying stats" discussions. I'm not dismissing their worth and I am certainly guilty of indulging in them myself. But all I really want to care about is goals for, goals against, exciting plays, and where we stand in the playoff race. That's actually what matters. I want to be happy when we pull out a 4-3 win or that Victor Olofsson is putting up a point-a-game, or that Risto destroyed some guy who ran at him in the corner, or that we moved ahead of the Devils in the playoff race. I don't know if these things make this place happy. It feels like they don't.

This.

I've always wanted to be a fly on the wall for these kind of conversations and wonder about the accountability. Was there a scout advocating for Point? Was there another cutting him down? Where are those scouts now?

I think people are so mad at Kruger they ignore how poor Skinner has been: a one-way goal scorer who can't score and is apparently useless without one of the best players in the world propping him up. And we've given that guy 11 per cent of our cap. A $9 million hockey player should be able to score 30 goals no matter who he's with. A $6 million player should be able to score 20.

Are you sure? This thread hurts more.

Couldn't disagree more. Jeff Skinner scored 36 goals in his first 57 games as a Sabre. That's not who he is, no matter who he plays with, yet people believe it's coming back as soon as he plays with Jack. He scored 17 in the 72 games before that and 18 in the 94 games since. Skinner was a one-dimensional 30-goal scorer who got paid like an elite winger. We gave Alex Mogilny money to Donald Audette and we will be wearing that for 6 more years.