JoeSchmoe

By it's very nature actual goal % factors in shooting ability (or lack thereof). If a guy had a 48% xGF but could shoot the puck like Matthews, over time he'll always be on the right side of +/-... Well over. I like the stat that shows that player as being well over average instead of just below.

I think over a short sample size xGF% is better. Over a larger sample size where slumps and streaks work their way out, +/- or actual GF% is better. Both need to take into account linemates, matchups, O vs D zone starts, etc.

This is 100% the case. Give us Duff... He's not RJ, but he's more than serviceable and he's a fan like us.

I like Rob Ray and this just made me smile.

I boycotted this team until they were in a playoff spot. The team gets a bit hot, my buddy gets tickets and I agree to go. I come out of my boycott and witness this in person. Unbelievable!!!

All that cap space left unspent. We're in the early stages of a death spiral. People have no reason to go the rink because of the team on the ice, and the owner won't spend unless we show up. Short of a miracle superstar showing up on our doorstep through the draft, I don't see any way out of this.

Thompson hasn't done 💩 since he's been back.

You don't have to win every game... But can you at least try?!?!?!

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Aube-Kubel > Lafferty

If you're in Canada get the dino nuggets. US doesn't have plum sauce, but up here there's no better way to dip nugs.

I'm still watching.

Total lack of urgency by the Sabres. This is hard to watch.

Krebs seems to have a little tryptophan still kicking around in his system.

Ok... My daughter and I are watching, to which I said, "Don't do that". She gave me the thanks captain obvious response.

A minute or two before the goal, did I see Malenstyn pass when he had a clear shot in the slot?

This discussion is 100x more relevant to hockey than mock drafts are in football, yet those get airplay from January to draft day. It boggles my mind that someone would think that they can compare players that never played against each other, at different positions, in different conferences, with 32 teams all having unknown priorities. That's a true time and effort waster.

This has to be addressed in the next CBA. Have adjusted team caps based on local tax rate. It'd be tricky to arrive at the right compensation factor as taxes can be avoided (to some extent), but anything would be an improvement over the current system.

If they're billing by the hour, this sounds more like a dream than a nightmare.

Why care about anything?

Pretty cool. I always thought though that you pay tax based on where you earned it though. So Buffalo's away games in Nashville for instance are taxed at the Nashville rates. As a result, I thought there was better tax parity compared to whats shown in this calculator. Seems odd that the Sabres and Islanders would have the exact same tax rate based on presumably different schedules. NYR is higher, but that could be a Manhattan thing. Toronto and Ottawa are identical too... As are all the CA teams. Maybe I was misinformed.

No problem. North of the border here, Hamilton will likely get a team back after relocating to Brantford. Toronto will likely get another team, though it'll probably be another flop. Other than those two teams, I'm not sure where else a team could be successful in Ontario. Maybe Huntsville/Muskoka, though they're probably already split between Barrie and North Bay. Cornwall? Belleville is probably out with an AHL team there.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/ohl-green-lights-aggressive-expansion-plan/ I was just thinking... Is there anywhere in WNY that could support an OHL team? Are Buffalo and Rochester already oversaturated with their pro teams? Would one of the suburbs build a rink big enough and would the community support it?

Just going eye test wise, I've liked Krebs and Malenstyn well enough, but I haven't liked Lafferty. I was really hoping putting some guys together with elite level speed would create scoring chances, but unfortunately this hasn't been the case. Going back to the Bailey/Baptiste days, it never ceases to amaze me how guys with speed but no skill never seem to have the willingness to get the puck into dangerous spots. Girgensons too. They skate it into the opposing team's corner, keep it around the perimeter, lose the puck, and repeat next shift. You can't score if you don't try.

I've said most of what you said in this thread. It's the art vs science. Also, as more data becomes available, the flukiness of shots going in vs being saved tends to work itself out and as you said, the actual GF% is much more telling. Gilbert for his part though has 1 shot attempt and 0 SOG in 6 games. We can do better.