JoeSchmoe
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11 minutes ago, dudacek said:
He's got 17 assists in his past 31 games as an AHL rookie. Looks pretty good to me?
But this is the 2nd year in a row his goals and assists line up after having a more traditional ratio before that.
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/535699/noah-Östlund
He does have a good shot, and apparently has been encouraged to use it more.
He's been the playmaker and driver of his line every time I've seen him.
Sounds like a real good trade piece!
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On 3/29/2025 at 2:57 PM, Brawndo said:
https://www.nhl.com/de/news/schlagschuss-episode-20-jj-peterka
There is some good news about his future with the Sabres
Interviewer: "Do you see your future in Buffalo and want to stick around to help the organization return to its former strength?"
JJ: "Definitely. If you look at the talented young players we have and of which I'm now a part, I want to continue building on that. I think we can create something really special in the coming years."
So you're saying running multipage threads on players wanting out due to their reactions after they score might be a waste of time?
That said, I remember UPL doing a Finnish interview where he seemed unhappy and didn't like being called UPL. Do you think we can lay into the UPL thing a little harder? I figure we can upgrade from him with a 37yo journeyman, and keep the $5 million a season for a new paint job in the arena.
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20 hours ago, Mr. Allen said:
I love it. So many people on this board were low on him. There were prospect rankings and they would put him so low.
I would still trade him in a McLeod - Savoie style deal. Hopefully his value keeps rising to get us a guy even better than McLeod.
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Don't give Byram a contract.
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I don't like UPL.
I don't want him on my team anymore.
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1 minute ago, Flashsabre said:
UPL has not been great this year but I’m not pinning today on him he has had zero support defensively
I slept through the last two periods but Moneypuck says UPL had just under 3 expected goals against, yet he let in 7.
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Fuh Kopff!
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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.
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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.
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5 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:
No I get it. I'm saying he's I believe 4th in expected goals, which is an indicator the defense sucks too.
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.
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Just now, Brawndo said:
Just gonna throw this out there, the analytics department saw potential in Bernard Docker’s Game with increased workload in Ottawa similar to what they saw with McLeod in Edmonton
Is this a guess, or you heard that?
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Game's half over.
4 SOG
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1 hour ago, 7+6=13 said:
I thought he had high, expected goals against numbers.
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.
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I might be the biggest Rosen/Östlund critic here. Hopefully they keep on making me look bad.
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2 minutes ago, sabresouth said:
I'm sure I'm leaving some body out...
Lafferty.
Never, ever leave out Lafferty.
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1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:
You can't separate the two. It's like saying Josh Allen sucks as a QB if his receivers drop every pass. Quoting stats is just says you don't understand what you're seeing on the ice.
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.
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7 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
The Sabres are not an NHL defense.
But our defense is awesome! Right? I assume that's the case since you aren't bringing that up.
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. 😁
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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.
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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.
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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.
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5 minutes ago, Stoner said:
You're gonna make me get a fish sammie today. Sorry Punch.
Wasn't that your LSD phase? Seriously I've noticed the same thing. But it's like watching the Sabres. Blur your eyes, pretend it's wholesome and sit back and enjoy.
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
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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".
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1 hour ago, Doohicksie said:
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Amerks 24/25 - Young Talented Roster
in The Aud Club
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Before we get ahead of ourselves, remember that Quinn dominated in the AHL... Like really dominated. Where is he now?
We don't need to keep being the youngest team in the league. He's so far from being able to contribute... If he ever does.
It's way easier said than done, but let's use him as part of a package to get a legit top 6 F or top 4 D. Let's see who can't afford to sign all their vets this summer and make a deal.