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Very, very unlikely, but the Tampa game I doubt will have any significance besides +1 or +2 points. If the Sabres were to somehow make it back into the playoffs it would be from beating the red wings in their 3 remaining games as well as a strong performance for the other 18.
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6 minutes ago, phil_soisson said:
If Cozens found something, what exactly did he lose? His drop off from last year is titanic; what we see in totality just may be a player who is wildly inconsistent.
The biggest difference in production this year and last is that last year he had an uncharacteristically high shooting percentage at 14.7%. The year prior it was 8.5%, and before that 6.7%. This season it is 9.4%, and probably closer to what his career average will be. His assists per game and shots per game are pretty close to last year’s numbers. Another limiting factor is that last season a lot of Cozen’s production came off the rush, and the Sabres as a whole have been a somewhat less rush heavy team this year, trying to be a more defensively responsible team.
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7 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:
Just gotta be patient with the young guys, right?
And... cycle through 4 NHL teams and 3 AHL affiliates.
With a 2 point game last night, that brings his total NHL points up to an average of 1 over the last 4 seasons.
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2 hours ago, GoPuckYourself said:
If we pay Casey Middlestadt then this team deserves all the criticism it gets on a yearly basis. Casey is a complimentary player, he will never produce 30 goals, jury is out that he can even score 20 in a season. I keep comparing him to Drew Stafford which I still think is a fair comparison, Drew was a good complimentary player but never should have recieved that 4M per year deal. Stafford eclipsed 20 goals 3 times and 1 30 goal season, all the other seasons were Middlestadtish 12 goals, here 15 goals there, you absolutely cannot pay Middlestadt say 5.5-6.5M it just doesn't make any sense. This right now would be the absolute perfect time toi ship out Casey for an established top 4 D man with our 1st round pick or a prospect like Savoie, we should not be even thinking of drafting a player with the 1st round pick whatsoever, this pick should be used to help bolster the core that our GM has given contracts to and Casey should not be in the core of players not because I think he's a bad player, he isn't but for reasons stated earlier above but that's just my opinion and the way it looks I may be in the minority on this.
Drew Srafford’s Career best was 52 points, something Mitts has already surpassed.
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He also leads the team in controlled zone entires, which IMO is a pretty big weakness for this team.
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Tage has 5 goals and 7 points in the last 5 games.
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1 hour ago, PASabreFan said:
Sounds like DG ruined Tage like Ralph ruined Ras.
I mean Skinner.
So the coach that took him from an afterthought and turned him into a star (the perception last year) is suddenly the coach that ruined him. Huh.
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8 hours ago, Thorny said:
That’s awesome
it’s also simply wild to me that 2011 series is the first you remember watching (in that it makes me feel old), but that’s life
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Do you find, would you guess you find the drought easier to manage, considering it started when you were only around 10? Or would you wager more frustrating because almost your entire existence as a fan is sans playoffs? Don’t mind me and my questions, I like to ask lol
Hard to really say, as all I’ve really known is droughts (didn’t see the Bills make it till I was 15, then the Sabres). Knowing what success is like might make this nonsense more bearable, as I have something good to remember, or more painful as I realize how far they’ve fallen. I’d guess slightly easier, as there isn’t much expectation for success when you’re used to failure, and without that expectation, losing is less painful.
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2 minutes ago, Thorny said:
It seems to have that connotation yes, perhaps I’m the only one who seemingly adheres to the strict definition which allows for/specifically mentions “average”. But probably colloquially pointless at this point I guess, to your point
Yeah, I’d guess it mainly stems from people preferring to just use average when things are average, and that morphed mediocre to “baseline competence” or “slightly below average”.
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Just now, Thorny said:
Is your best Sabres memory Ennis’ ot goal game 5 vs Philly, 2011? Actually asking
No, but my first memories of actually watching the Sabres (I grew up listening on the radio) are from that series.
My best Sabres memories are probably from some of the games I went to in person:
The 5-2 drumming of the Flyers during the 2018 10 game streak. Went with a few friends who hadn’t seen hockey before and it was a great game for that. 4 goals in the first and a fight.
Another great moment, this hit:
Was an otherwise lackluster game, but this hit on Carter Hutton got the stadium amped up, and was a great moment. Definitely my favorite Carter Hutton memory despite him later becoming a Sabre.
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23 minutes ago, Thorny said:
I’ve been trying so hard to reclaim mediocre for it’s true meaning: average. But doesn’t look like that’s gonna happen
mediocre teams make the playoffs
I feel like mediocre has the the intonation that it’s slightly below average. If a team was being referred to as mediocre, I would expect them to be in the 17th-20th range.
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49 minutes ago, Thorny said:
You might be the youngest person here? At 31? Haha we’re old
im 37 and could tell I’m one of the youngest
I think I may be the youngest at 21..
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6 minutes ago, sabremike said:
Their rivals?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They have a future, we don't.
5 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:This appears true.
Not going to make an argument that we have a future, as on a night like this that seems pretty hopeless. However, I would think it’s hard to argue Ottawa has a future, considering they were supposed to be contending for a playoff spot last year, and this year, they have the 2nd worst points percentage in the conference (just behind the blue jackets).
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8 hours ago, JoeSchmoe said:
Seems like Sabremetrix just jumped in with some additional shade on Dahlin.
Again, the talent is there. The urgency isn't, especially coming out of his own end.
Seems to be a product of bad puck luck for Dahlin so far this season. Dahlin has the best analytics among our defenseman, with the highest Corsi % and Fenwick % among our defenseman. When Dahlin is on the ice at even strength, the Sabres have 52.1% of the shots, and 53.8% of the expected goals.
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4 minutes ago, Big Guava said:
This is why games like the other night make me so mad...they are fully capable of playing with and beating the best teams in the NHL.
There is no reason they can't play like this more often. They simply don't want to.
When will this team embrace working hard and playing to their potential instead of hiding from it?
To be fair, this is the first time that the roster is fully healthy (minus Girgs). Gives us line combos that have been more consistent in the past. Hopefully that continues.
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2 hours ago, Second Line Center said:
Yea if I’m disappointed in Clifton I’m very frustrated with Samuelson.
I don’t get it. He looked like our most important player for almost a full season. He has to be playing thru something.
That btw is the problem with him the injuries.
He never looked like our most important player last season, neither the eye test nor analytics back that up. The only reason that was ever an idea, was our record with/without him. And that was more a testament to our defensive depth, as his injuries often coincided with other defensive injuries, and our depth was bad enough that Bryson was still in the top 6.
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As SwampD said, it would depend on the nature of the trade. If it was a buy type trade, I would not be mad with sending one of our current good players in a package for an elite player (think Tuch in the Eichel trade).
If it was a hockey trade, with 2 teams trying to shore up their rosters to improve, I wouldn’t be upset unless JJP, Benson, Mitts, Dahlin, or Thompson are moved, and to a lesser extent Power. JJP and Benson have both been good this season, and I don’t want to give up on their very promising future. Mitts and Dahlin have been out best players this season, I think moving them would be a message that we really don’t care about winning. I just got a Thompson jersey as a gift, so I’d be peeved if he got moved immediately. If Power was moved, I’d definitely need a good defenseman coming back. Otherwise, as long as we’re not getting a terrible deal, I wouldn’t be mad.If it was a sell type trade, where we’re sending a player for picks/prospects, I’d be pretty damn mad.
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Watched the first period, fell asleep in intermission, woke up and it’s 6-1. Didn’t watch the rest.
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14 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
He played Monday, they have a back to back Friday and Saturday so He probably doesn’t play two nights in a row. Their next game after the trip is Tuesday meaning He will have two games (Arizona on 11th) and either Vegas or Arizona (15 and 16th) in a nine day stretch.
He could have played Monday for the Sabres as well as tonight, Friday and/or Saturday for Rochester. That would be 3 or 4 games in seven days.
A much better plan for His Development
Considering the past 2 years he was getting 1-2 games a week, I’m not worried about his development being harmed from lack of play, especially when you also think about how he just got 3 games in 5 days.
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7 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
Ryan Johnson is better than Samuelsson, Clifton and Eric Johnson, sit one of the former.
This is the exact reason why Levi should be sent down, He is going to play two games in nine days and if UPL gets Columbus next Tuesday that will be two in eleven days, that’s not proper development for a goaltender.
8 minutes ago, Brawndo said:Ryan Johnson is better than Samuelsson, Clifton and Eric Johnson, sit one of the former.
This is the exact reason why Levi should be sent down, He is going to play two games in nine days and if UPL gets Columbus next Tuesday that will be two in eleven days, that’s not proper development for a goaltender.
Levi got 3 games in a row, what makes you so sure that he’ll get only 2 games in that stretch?
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8 minutes ago, K-9 said:
Am I correct in reading this as DC being 4.4 goals behind where he should be to this point in the season? If so, a few games with better puck luck and he’s right back on pace. I’d be more worried if he wasn’t getting the opportunities in the first place. Something tells me when they start going in, the floodgates will open and he’ll start scoring in bunches.
Almost correct. According to this, DC is 4.4 goals behind the expected goals for his shots with a league average shooter. The model also incorporates that Cozens is a below average finisher, and has him at 4.2 goals less than expected for his shooting talent.
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2 minutes ago, SwampD said:
Is that 5 of 6 points?
And 3 good games from the Sabres.
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7 minutes ago, JujuFish said:
I don't know why people have such strong feelings about Taylor Swift (and I mean both positive and negative).
I think the majority of the negative feelings regarding Swift is largely due to the strong feelings of the fans. She gets a ridiculous amount of attention and support, and for the people that think her music is just okay, it’s annoying seeing how much she is overrated, and seeing her shoved in their faces so much.
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9 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:
Ugly loss. Dustin Tokarski no bueno.
Guess who plays for the Checkers? Rasmus Asplund. Didn't we keep him over Will Borgen in the Kraken expansion draft?
More like we kept Asplund+Tage Thompson+Bjork over Will Borgen. We protected 7 F 3D, if we wanted a 4th defenseman, we could only keep 4 F
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Lindy Ruff, reintroductory press conference 1pm, 4/23/2024
in The Aud Club
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The Chart showed (If were talking about the same one) that he made the long stretch pass down the ice more successfully than just about anyone. Which was around 18% IIRC.