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Mittlepass back to the taxi squad at intermission? Bring Reider out for the 2nd.

karl taylor Under Taylor’s guidance, the Admirals finished with the best record in their 19 seasons of play in the American Hockey League in 2019-20, going 41-14-5-3 (90 points, .714) and capturing the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as regular-season champions. Milwaukee allowed a league-low 2.24 goals per game and ranked seventh in scoring (3.35) – the third-highest goals-per-game differential (+1.11) in the AHL in the last decade – and established a team record with a 13-game winning streak from Nov. 2 to Dec. 1. Milwaukee’s special teams were outstanding in 2019-20 as well, ranking second in the league on the power play (25.2 percent) and sixth in penalty killing (85.5 percent).

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I'm pleasantly surprised by how good Bryson has looked. His hockey IQ is fantastic, he's quick, and fast. Needs to grow a few inches 🙂. Sadly, he could be a casualty of the expansion draft if he keeps playing well. Young, fast, puck moving defensemen are hard to find.

i wonder if he's still angry

He scored a goal? Misson Accomplished call him up to the big squad.

Captain's used to be guys who played an all around game, and we're leaders, see Peca, Drury, etc... Today, hockey is largely a skills contest where the most skilled guy is named Captain... doesn't matter if he can actually lead or not. That said, the players don't really care about it anyway, they know who the real leaders of the team are.

Dahlin with Jokiharju 🤦🏻‍♂️

Matt Ellis? lol this is utter nonsense, we've officially jumped the shark

There was a bunch of goalie movement this past offseason and we all assumed it was a forgone conclusion they would replace Hutton with somebody available, Murray, Allen, Fluery, etc... Now their hands are tied and they'll need to overpay, if he sticks around instead of giving up futures, then fine, but you'll need to endure some suffering because you got dummied in the offseason. They're not making the playoffs, so the smart move is probably just to pack it in and ride it out.

I like Boudreau, but he's 66, I hear he's not interested in coming back to coach.

If history is a guide, KA will sit on his hands and let RK finish the season. Meanwhile, FA coaches like Julien and Gallant will get scooped up and lead their teams to strong finishes and successful 2021-22 campaigns.

I really believe a seasoned veteran coach could make a significant difference. The last veteran guy they had behind the bench was Bylsma, and he squeezed 81 points out of what was largely a tank team with a rookie Jack Eichel. With a similar coach and the current amount of talent (+ goalie upgrade), the expectation should be playoffs.

With each passing hour, the KA presser is sounding more and more hyperbolic.

weekly TRpm update... [18:50:27] pi2000@sfo-lvswy:~$ estoi_trpm.py BUF ============================================================== BUF even strength goal differential through 23 games = -33 BUF even strength minutes played through 23 games = 1213.77 exp+/- is a function of %min played at ES and team ES goal diff TRpm(team relative +/-) is the diff btwn actual+/- and exp+/- %min is % of ES minutes played ============================================================== Team Player TRpm GP +/- exp+/- %min BUF Jake McCabe 7.89 13 2 -5.89 17.8 BUF Riley Sheahan 5.01 22 -1 -6.01 18.2 BUF Curtis Lazar 3.98 21 -2 -5.98 18.1 BUF Jacob Bryson 3.29 7 0 -3.29 10.0 BUF Rasmus Asplund 3.04 4 2 -1.04 3.1 BUF William Borgen 1.66 4 0 -1.66 5.0 BUF Jack Eichel 0.68 21 -9 -9.68 29.3 BUF Jeff Skinner 0.63 20 -6 -6.63 20.1 BUF Henri Jokiharju 0.42 17 -7 -7.42 22.5 BUF Rasmus Ristolainen 0.21 16 -8 -8.21 24.9 BUF Tobias Rieder 0.11 21 -6 -6.11 18.5 BUF Dylan Cozens 0.03 18 -6 -6.03 18.3 BUF Tage Thompson -0.12 9 -3 -2.88 8.7 BUF Brandon Montour -0.26 21 -11 -10.74 32.5 BUF Cody Eakin -0.65 23 -8 -7.35 22.3 BUF Casey Mittelstadt -0.65 8 -3 -2.35 7.1 BUF Kyle Okposo -1.07 18 -7 -5.93 18.0 BUF Matt Irwin -1.13 11 -6 -4.87 14.7 BUF Brandon Davidson -1.49 4 -3 -1.51 4.6 BUF Sam Reinhart -2.50 21 -12 -9.50 28.8 BUF Colin Miller -2.97 22 -13 -10.03 30.4 BUF Taylor Hall -3.07 23 -13 -9.93 30.1 BUF Victor Olofsson -3.83 23 -13 -9.17 27.8 BUF Eric Staal -6.22 23 -15 -8.78 26.6 BUF Rasmus Dahlin -9.89 23 -21 -11.11 33.7 ============================================================== [18:53:54] pi2000@sfo-lvswy:~$

..and 78 points the following year when Eichel was injured the first half of the season. He benched Reinhart in Columbus because he was late for a team meeting... he held the players accountable. Then a 20 year old ran him out of town. He got a bad rap here too, but IMO he was by far the best coach they've had since Ruff.

Florida, they play their assess off for Q.

My source says Ralph's job is safe for the foreseeable future, and that we should expect to see player movement.

This team simply doesn't care if they lose.

Reinhart. Here's a guy who's been around a while now, puts up points, disappears for stretches. The thing with him is that if he's not scoring, he's a liability (weak skater, loses battles, poor top end speed, poor edge work). KA is trying to build a tough, gritty team... Sam just doesn't check those boxes. That said, one could argue that hey, he puts up points and the team is struggling to score, so why trade him? We'll, he has a very very tradeable contract, and his skillset could be very attractive to a contender, so the return should be significant.

Gained a bunch weight while sick with covid. Couldn't taste anything, but still had a healthy appetite while sick. Went on a feeding frenzy once the taste came back which didn't help haha.

Everbody seems to want them to lose, so they'll win this one... Eichel, Skinner, Okposo score. We all lament about where this team has been all season, but it's mostly because the Islanders just come out flat. As a result, RK boasts this is confirmation that his system works and KA signs him to a 5 year extension as they go on to lose the next 12 games.