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Some way too early TRpm numbers.... Risto near the bottom again ?, trade him already Can Dahlin get more minutes? Vesey, Mittlestadt and Okposo doing well at even strength. Trade Eichel immediately! haha. Seriously tho, his line needs to be better defensively at even strength. That said, it's way way way early to take anything away from these numbers. One good game could put Eichel at the top of the list. After about 15-20 games we'll have a better idea of who is helping or hurting the team at even strength. p2000@sfo-lvswy:~$ ./trpm_2019.py BUF BUF Colin Miller 3.14 BUF Rasmus Dahlin 3.06 BUF Casey Mittelstadt 1.47 BUF Jimmy Vesey 1.37 BUF Kyle Okposo 0.51 BUF Conor Sheary 0.44 BUF Zemgus Girgensons 0.34 BUF Johan Larsson 0.29 BUF Vladimir Sobotka 0.26 BUF Marcus Johansson 0.22 BUF Jeff Skinner 0.16 BUF Sam Reinhart -0.02 BUF Marco Scandella -0.95 BUF Jake McCabe -1.07 BUF Rasmus Ristolainen -1.20 BUF Henri Jokiharju -1.86 BUF Victor Olofsson -1.95 BUF Jack Eichel -2.08

This says otherwise.

Rodrogues is better offense skillset. Sobotka better on faceoffs, 50/50 pucks, wall battles, and dzone.

The obvious move is sending Jokiharju down when Motour returns. They don't need to trade anybody.

Why is he here? A real oddball move from JBOT this summer.

Here we go again ?

Love it! Will help save battery.

That Eichel play was reminiscent of the own goal he scored in SJ last season. Just way to casual in his own end, not enough respect for possession. Hopefully Krueger can keep him from beating himself up too much about it, but man that was inexcusable by the captain.

So..... Housley > Krueger?

The team did better with less talent under Bylsma... why do people forget this?

Pekar with 2 more last night giving him 7 in 5.

I'm in Nashville for my son's hockey tournament this weekend. But yes, I live in Laguna in Orange County.

It's official, I'll be at the game tomorrow. I'll let everybody know what happens.

RK mentioned that he's watched plenty of film from past games. His objective was to figure out what each player does well so he's not trying to fit square pegs into round holes. That said, I don't think his system is any better or any worse than Housley's or Bylsma's for that matter. As a coach you need to be a good salesman, and RK has that ability to sell.... at least it appears that way early one. The players just didn't completely buy into what Housley or Bylsma were selling.

Pat LaFontaine won't be partaking in the festivities. ?

must win

They skated today. Just want to add that RK hasn't canceled any scheduled practices to date.

Awesome! Been saying it for years, game day skates are unnecessary, about time. Should help them stay fresh mentally later in the season.

Nobody cares what you know until they know how much you care.

i refuse to partake in such shenanigans as artificially increasing the number of posts in this thread. it's unethical. period.

Housley just doesn't have a strong enough personality to be a head coach. RK does.

He does some things well, this is true. However, for a second line winger, you would hope to find a guy that does those same things well AND has some offensive ability. That said.... in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

bandwagons full, sorry ?

Hockey players typically have a tough time with pull-ups because they have big thick thighs and butts, which accounts for the vast majority of their body weight.... Casey is no exception. That said, how can he not have done a single pull-up?!

....and one disorderly conduct charge for being a giant d-bag.