IKnowPhysics Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'm not convinced that Zadorov's suspension will be more than one game, but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) Current standings through games played into 1/26. Team ----- GP - L - W - OT - PTS - MPP Buffalo 47 30 14 3 63 133 Edmonton 47 26 12 9 61 131 Carolina 46 25 16 5 55 127 Arizona 46 25 16 5 55 127 New Jersey 47 22 17 8 52 122 Philadelphia 48 22 19 7 51 119 Columbus 45 22 20 3 47 121 Ottawa 46 19 18 9 47 119 Colorado 48 18 20 10 46 114 Minnesota 46 20 20 6 46 118 MPP = Maximum Possible Points (No clue why that formatted improperly and I'm not taking the time to fix it. Good luck, Taro. New format may have messed this up). That's what we have going into the home stretch. The Sabres control their own destiny. Fun fact: Every single Carrion team plays at least one other Carrion team in their first five games after break. We should have a lot of movement early. 1/27's slate includes three potential one-pointers: Buffalo Daggers visit the Candles in Calgary Mini-soda visits the Saudi Oilers Seattle Yotes head to the Philly Grounders And the rest: Carolina Light Drizzles head to Tampa to face the Lightning Colamebus Black&Blue Jackets host the Capitals Colorado Snowballs head to Smashville Dallas Twinkles host the Canadiens Edited January 27, 2015 by Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsixspd Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) Was checking the Sabres' team page at ESPN - we're now dead last in the main stats; 30th in goals for, 30th in goals against, 30th in PP %, and 30th in PK. Not to mention dead last in the points standing. Tankers like you are the worst. There's still young talent on this team who may very well be significant contributors down the line. We can lose, and with this roster we will lose. All advanced stats are in our favor. But for Christ's sake, don't curse the young kids with the embarrassment of record breaking futility. Have some respect. LOL!!!! I'm the worst, just like the Sabres. It's fitting, no? ;) Edited January 27, 2015 by Jsixspd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 ^^where have you been? We've been last in those for a bit, and I swear you've mentioned that a lot, and also we haven't played any games in a week so it has been frozen here for a week : p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsixspd Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I hadn't checked the team page at ESPN in a couple weeks. I'd been looking at goal and shot differential, and the points standing and that's what I'd been discussing. I didn't realize our PK and PP had totally tanked, and was officially the WORST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I hadn't checked the team page at ESPN in a couple weeks. I'd been looking at goal and shot differential, and the points standing and that's what I'd been discussing. I didn't realize our PK and PP had totally tanked, and was officially the WORST. If you want a little more fun with the PP stats, look at the actual numbers like goals scored instead of just the percentages. That takes it to a whole new level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 We're the best :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
respk Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Current standings through games played into 1/26. Team ----- GP - L - W - OT - PTS - MPP Buffalo 47 30 14 3 63 133 Edmonton 47 26 12 9 61 131 Carolina 46 25 16 5 55 127 Arizona 46 25 16 5 55 127 New Jersey 47 22 17 8 52 122 Philadelphia 48 22 19 7 51 119 Columbus 45 22 20 3 47 121 Ottawa 46 19 18 9 47 119 Colorado 48 18 20 10 46 114 Minnesota 46 20 20 6 46 118 MPP = Maximum Possible Points (No clue why that formatted improperly and I'm not taking the time to fix it. Good luck, Taro. New format may have messed this up). That's what we have going into the home stretch. The Sabres control their own destiny. Fun fact: Every single Carrion team plays at least one other Carrion team in their first five games after break. We should have a lot of movement early. 1/27's slate includes three potential one-pointers: Buffalo Daggers visit the Candles in Calgary Mini-soda visits the Saudi Oilers Seattle Yotes head to the Philly Grounders And the rest: Carolina Light Drizzles head to Tampa to face the Lightning Colamebus Black&Blue Jackets host the Capitals Colorado Snowballs head to Smashville Dallas Twinkles host the Canadiens Lot's of work to do. Tonight would be a good start to get a win against Calgary in preparation for the show down with Edm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsixspd Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 If you want a little more fun with the PP stats, look at the actual numbers like goals scored instead of just the percentages. That takes it to a whole new level. I'm almost sorry I looked at those numbers...... We're tied with Philly with the MOST PPGA at 42. But Philly also has the 3rd most PPG in the league - 38! So it's not even a competition between the Sabres and Philly. We're above and by far the WORST in PPG, at an awful 13! the next worst team is Florida with 17. To put this in perspective, the best team in this stat, Detroit, has 44 PPGs, or more than THREE TIMES as many as Buffalo. It doesn't help that Buffalo is 3rd worst in the league in Penalty Minutes with over 12 minutes average per game. Combine an awful number of PIM with terrible defense, and it's a formula for disaster. Ugh! Oh, and I should add... our differential.... ie, PPG - PPGA, is by far the worst in the league at minus 29!!!! That is just brutal. It's hard to grasp how bad this team really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm almost sorry I looked at those numbers...... We're tied with Philly with the MOST PPGA at 42. But Philly also has the 3rd most PPG in the league - 38! So it's not even a competition between the Sabres and Philly. We're above and by far the WORST in PPG, at an awful 13! the next worst team is Florida with 17. To put this in perspective, the best team in this stat, Detroit, has 44 PPGs, or more than THREE TIMES as many as Buffalo. It doesn't help that Buffalo is 3rd worst in the league in Penalty Minutes with over 12 minutes average per game. Combine an awful number of PIM with terrible defense, and it's a formula for disaster. Ugh! So Detroit is right around an average of 11 PPGs per month. We have 13 all year. Have fun with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsixspd Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) So Detroit is right around an average of 11 PPGs per month. We have 13 all year. Have fun with that one. It also hasn't helped that Hogsdon, whose performance for the first couple years was like that of a softer, less effective and less productive version of Jason Pominville, has now morphed into Ville Leino Ver. 2.0 this season, and actually posting fewer points so far than even Leino did last season. Nolan will put Hodgson out there on the PP, and it's like it's 4 on 4 hockey. The guy floats around, gets rid of the puck like it's a hot-potato, in Leino-esque style. Edited January 27, 2015 by Jsixspd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 This years Tank needed a version of last Tanks Ville Leino. I was curious as to who was going to step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 This years Tank needed a version of last Tanks Ville Leino. I was curious as to who was going to step up. True. there was no clear tank commander post-Leino. Ufortunately an arguement could be made for Hodgson, Mezaros, Benoit and a host of others. Too many tank commanders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calti Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Speaking of Leino....I still insist that at 56 yrs old I could score one goal in the NHL in one season if I had his minutes;). Just keep firing that puck and I'll get one deflection someway ,somehow.. Leino may have ..Jordan-like..accomplished the impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 True. there was no clear tank commander post-Leino. Ufortunately an arguement could be made for Hodgson, Mezaros, Benoit and a host of others. Too many tank commanders! Not mentioning the goaltenders by name is downright insulting! Enroth at 899 sv% and Neuvirth at 907. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 True. there was no clear tank commander post-Leino. Ufortunately an arguement could be made for Hodgson, Mezaros, Benoit and a host of others. Too many tank commanders! There's no such thing as too many in the CHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Not mentioning the goaltenders by name is downright insulting! Enroth at 899 sv% and Neuvirth at 907. Sorry I don't consider either of them to be in any way contributing to the tank. Enroth had a stretch where his save % was near .950. Both goalies routiney see north of 40 shots a game and still have perfored relatively admirably. While the Sabres were in 27th/28th, the goaltending was average laguewide, compared to the EDM and CAR teams which were bottom five in sv% at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 True. there was no clear tank commander post-Leino. Ufortunately an arguement could be made for Hodgson, Mezaros, Benoit and a host of others. Too many tank commanders! The team has gone back to rotating captains, I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 True. there was no clear tank commander post-Leino. Ufortunately an arguement could be made for Hodgson, Mezaros, Benoit and a host of others. Too many tank commanders! Now that they're 'in it to win it,' there is no such thing as 'too many tank commanders.' THIS season, they're as desirable and necessary a roster component as competent centers are in a normal season. One simply cannot have too many this year. If one slacks, someone else must be there to pick up with an errant pass, a whiffed assignment, a line change to make a squirt coach cringe, a timely penalty, or a wtf wave. The Sabres have had that depth in spades this season. And to paraphrase Martha and 11, that's a FF thing. (At least for up to 35 more games it is. ;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) Shrader you beat me to that comment!! Edit and Taro elaborates. Well done sir. Edited January 27, 2015 by Derrico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 The team has gone back to rotating captains, I see. :lol: One needs to be true to themself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Now that they're 'in it to win it,' there is no such thing as 'too many tank commanders.' THIS season, they're as desirable and necessary a roster component as competent centers are in a normal season. One simply cannot have too many this year. If one slacks, someone else must be there to pick up with an errant pass, a whiffed assignment, a line change to make a squirt coach cringe, a timely penalty, or a wtf wave. The Sabres have had that depth in spades this season. And to paraphrase Martha and 11, that's a FF thing. (At least for up to 35 more games it is. ;)) Unfortunately, one of the tank captains is with the team for the long term. Might be tough when Hodgson has to start playing like a CHL 4th liner again - thats a tough transition from 1st line CHL minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 So with back to backs on Thurs and Fri, any chance Hackett gets the start on Thurs against Edmonton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 So with back to backs on Thurs and Fri, any chance Hackett gets the start on Thurs against Edmonton? I hope so, and not for tank reasons. Enroth v. Miller would be a neat story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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