pi2000 Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hahhahaha, ok, well humor me and assume we round up to the 80. Is it about a 50/50 shot of finishing in the bottom 5? I thought our bet was where they would pick (post lottery)? Anyway, at 80 points, they have a 44% chance of finishing in the bottom 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) I thought our bet was where they would pick (post lottery)? Anyway, at 80 points, they have a 44% chance of finishing in the bottom 5. Oh it is. I am just curious. Interesting the swing in positioning right around that 80 point mark. Edited February 17, 2016 by Derrico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I really am cheering like hell for them to crack 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Our schedule is much easier than the first half. Still have tons of games against the BJ's, Leafs, and Montreal. Not too mention another Calgary and Edmonton game. Unless trading McGinn, Johnson, and Franson/Weber have such drastic impacts on the team to cause a spiral relative to other bottom teams selling at the deadline, we aren't finishing bottom 5 Who has the avatar bet here for that? Derrico and who else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I really am cheering like hell for them to crack 80. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I really am cheering like hell for them to crack 80. Now Kane is into the crack? What's next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Now Kane is into the crack? What's next? Bush :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Our schedule is much easier than the first half. Still have tons of games against the BJ's, Leafs, and Montreal. Not too mention another Calgary and Edmonton game. Unless trading McGinn, Johnson, and Franson/Weber have such drastic impacts on the team to cause a spiral relative to other bottom teams selling at the deadline, we aren't finishing bottom 5 Who has the avatar bet here for that? Derrico and who else? Pi2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Now Kane is into the crack? What's next? With great power comes great responsibility. I shall not comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I know for a fact that the Sabres have his '74-'75 season listed as a rookie year & I know for a fact that the 25 game limit was used in the definition of who was a rookie at least as far back as '76. I am 99% certain that McNab & Gare were both rooks in '74-'75. Yea, we established this during the Twitter discussion. It was definitively 25 games back in 74-75. But it changes nothing. Extremely impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 First try on the NHL lottery simulator worked out pretty well Winners First Buffalo Sabres Second Arizona Coyotes Third Ottawa Senators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Let me be on the record here to state the Sabres will play relatively well down the stretch and finish with a pre-lottery pick in the 6-8 range. They will however, be one of the three lucky balls drawn and end up picking top three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Let the chips fall where they may, and hopefully we get the reach around from the hockey gods this one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Next 3 games will be huge for Tank 3.0 Home to Pittsburgh followed by West Coast trip vs Anaheim, LA and SJ. I will be very impressed with them if they can get 4 points out of this stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Let me know if there will ever be a time that we want the Sabres to win....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 To me a top-5 pick being better than finishing 20th really oversimplifies things this season. On the surface, I'd rather draft Laine than win 5 more games. However... If we finish bottom-5, to me that probably means our core pieces are under performing or have stagnated in their development. I don't think Eichel, Reinhart, Risto, ROR (I was formulating my thoughts before his injury), etc. hitting the wall is in any way a positive development. And players like Gionta, Legwand and so on don't have a large enough role on the team to carry it to a bunch of wins. If we're bottom-5, there's a good chance something went wrong with our key pieces. I'd rather win some games with Eichel and Reinhart going on scoring tears than draft top-5. Now, the ROR injury changes some things, I think. Our young core might still develop and we could be bottom-5 if he out long term. But again, it gets back to the idea that where we finish doesn't tell the story. Why we finish where we do is what I'm worried about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Now, the ROR injury changes some things, I think. Our young core might still develop and we could be bottom-5 if he out long term. But again, it gets back to the idea that where we finish doesn't tell the story. Why we finish where we do is what I'm worried about. An unfortunate injury to a key piece is the only way I want to see a top 5 pick, for about all of the reasons you've mentioned. After 2 seasons of #2 overall, and a top 10 prior to that, we need to see progress or something is going very wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 An unfortunate injury to a key piece is the only way I want to see a top 5 pick, for about all of the reasons you've mentioned. After 2 seasons of #2 overall, and a top 10 prior to that, we need to see progress or something is going very wrong. Agreed & agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 An unfortunate injury to a key piece is the only way I want to see a top 5 pick, for about all of the reasons you've mentioned. After 2 seasons of #2 overall, and a top 10 prior to that, we need to see progress or something is going very wrong. Or a lucky spin of the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Or a lucky spin of the wheel. Even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Crusader's Christmas has come early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 An unfortunate injury to a key piece is the only way I want to see a top 5 pick, for about all of the reasons you've mentioned. After 2 seasons of #2 overall, and a top 10 prior to that, we need to see progress or something is going very wrong. They are a bottom team already and the guys you want to so do well are doing so. This team is where it is because they don`t have enough pieces yet to be a contender for the play-offs let alone the Stanley Cup. I see huge progress this year - the top 5 scoring forwards all played their first game with the team this past October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 We don't have all the pieces, but Eichel and Reinhart are both still rookies. Two seasons from now, they'll be able to carry the team rather than just being contributors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 They are a bottom team already and the guys you want to so do well are doing so. This team is where it is because they don`t have enough pieces yet to be a contender for the play-offs let alone the Stanley Cup. I see huge progress this year - the top 5 scoring forwards all played their first game with the team this past October. We added an all star center, two rooks with elite prospect status, a RW with damned near elite level talent, and Risto has shown frequent flashes of all star capability. Bottom 5 is a disappointment with that much incoming talent IMO. If the last quarter of the season shows that goaltending was a major part of the record, I'll relax. Otherwise............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 We added an all star center, two rooks with elite prospect status, a RW with damned near elite level talent, and Risto has shown frequent flashes of all star capability. Bottom 5 is a disappointment with that much incoming talent IMO. If the last quarter of the season shows that goaltending was a major part of the record, I'll relax. Otherwise............ Not pissin' on your rant, but who is the RW with damned near elite level talent. I think you mean Kane, but is he not a LW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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