JoeSchmoe

I don't like UPL. I don't want him on my team anymore.

I slept through the last two periods but Moneypuck says UPL had just under 3 expected goals against, yet he let in 7.

Fuh Kopff!

Does anyone besides me like Pearl St Grill pizza? It's inconsistent, but when it's good, it's really good. I think I prefer it to Imperial which is my go to when my daughter plays hockey in that neck of the woods. We had a bachelor party for a friend at a Sabres - Leafs game maybe 7 or 8 years ago. We were all Canadians and I was the only Sabres fan. One friend in the party was from North Bay (home of Craig Rivet) 3.5 hours north of Toronto. He liked the pizza so much he brought his girlfriend back the following weekend for a hockey-shopping-pizza getaway, with the pizza being the focus.

This thread can easily be summarized. Look at old man Reimer, and then look at UPL. One is an NHL goalie in the twilight of his career. One is not an NHL goalie. One wins us games. One does not.

I just checked and that's right. Hellebuyck is right behind him at 5th so the metric checks out to show the goaltender value. As a team (all goalies in net), Buffalo is 8th in expected goals meaning the defense is marginally better than UPL's 31 out of 34.

Is this a guess, or you heard that?

Game's half over. 4 SOG

I'm talking about Goals Saved Above Expected. There are 34 goalies that have played more than 30 games. Hellebuyck is the league leader at 34.4 goals saved above expected. Median #17 is Ullmark at 9.8. UPL is 31 of 34 at -5.6.

I might be the biggest Rosen/Östlund critic here. Hopefully they keep on making me look bad.

Has anyone else seen this? https://www.wgrz.com/article/life/food/best-pizza-cities-american-wny-buffalo-us/71-05139e3d-aaa1-40cc-b620-2ef18f7c53fe

Lafferty. Never, ever leave out Lafferty.

It's different. If UPL isn't expected to make saves because his D left him out to dry he's not penalized in the Goals Saved Above Expected stat (on average). In the dropped pass example the QB is penalized.

They're both bad, but UPL's metrics are worse than the defense's. The defense is marginally better than UPL in high danger shots against and somewhat better in medium danger shots against. Both need to be better, but UPL needs to be betterer. 😁

Amongst goalies that have played 30+ games (i.e. starting goalies) UPL is 30 out of 34 in goals saved above expected. This team has a lot of holes to fix, but UPL's play might be the biggest all, especially when you factor the psychological effects weak goals have on a team.

If Power could learn how to actually play D like Dahlin did we could solidify our 2nd pair. Then, if we somehow get half-decent goaltending (Levi?), we'd be could be knocking on the door of being decent. Checking the advanced stats, our goaltending has given us about 16 less saves vs league median. Then if we could spend to the cap and get one or two more Zuckers... But unfortunately none of this will happen.

I'm surprised at how uppity Sabrespace is on fast food!!! I can't fathom how someone goes 10 years without dropping into a McD's in a pinch... let alone macking some tasty Curly Fries while reading the latest gossip on the Peterka to the Rangers thread.

Stoner in PA has the right attitude!!! I find store bought deli roast beef is way worse for the psychedelic sheen than Arby's though. https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/7705-what-causes-beef-rainbows

A straight up Arby's sandwich with horsey sauce is where it's at. No need for fake "cheddar", bacon, onion bun, or anything else. I'll take two of those and skip the curly fries. Sadly the Jamocha shake was discontinued here in Canada. As far as I'm concerned, there was no better soft serve beverage to enjoy while ignoring 4 pages of inane speculation behind "An Interesting Tidbit from John Wawrow thread".

Trying to read between the lines of every interview and report from the team is an exercise in futility. Kind of like a crazed fan trying to interpret Beatles lyrics. Unless you've got hard news, it's better to sit back, enjoy the games, and have some Arby's.

Oh man... This team is looking real good as of late!!! Off season wise, all Adams has to is let our young talent get another year older, ship out some of our top scorers like Tuch and Peterka that don't play the game the right way, and plug in some speedy 4th liners that do. The tried and true formula!!! Can't wait for 25-26!!!!