pastajoe Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 He needs to go to Rochester for a little seasoning. He just doesn’t seem to be finishing plays or working with his teammates. I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes down when Larsson is healthy. Let him get some top 6 minutes with the Amerks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRobertEichel Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 10 hours ago, nucci said: I remember when i was younger and Punch Imlach told Perreault and Martin to not worry about defense. Your job is to score goals. I miss those days. Sure, but in the year 2018, I would call that fantastically stupid advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 13 hours ago, Marions Piazza said: IMO, he will 'struggle' early on until he finds his groove and the right line mates. One thing i noticed about the Vegas game is that Mittelstadt and Thompson had hardly any offensive zone faceoffs, did anyone else notice that? I wouldve thought that line would be used more offensively than defensively, but, it really didn't seem that way. Wasn't paying close attention to who they were out against (was working w/ the game as background noise primarily) but expect that was more a function of matchups than intentionally limiting their O-zone time. That line would've been eaten alive by Karlsson's line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 4 hours ago, FuhrUrsinne said: Sure, but in the year 2018, I would call that fantastically stupid advice. I think it was Brett Hull who, when asked about playing sound defensive hockey, told his coach something like "Do you want me to play defense or score 50 goals?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 12 hours ago, FuhrUrsinne said: Sure, but in the year 2018, I would call that fantastically stupid advice. Why? Hockey has become so boring....the league needs to get back to the days of 6-4 scores.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted October 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 32 minutes ago, nucci said: Why? Hockey has become so boring....the league needs to get back to the days of 6-4 scores.... That would require a rules change. My idea is to get rid of the off sides at blue line when attacking, but once in the zone the defense could clear it and the attacking players would have to leave the zone, but after that, they could just return whether the puck was over the line or not. I don't know if that would work, but would like to see it tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, nucci said: Why? Hockey has become so boring....the league needs to get back to the days of 6-4 scores.... You know goal scoring is way up so far YTD! Edited October 11, 2018 by GASabresIUFAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 Just now, GASabresIUFAN said: You know goal scoring is way up so far YTD! it's because of the slimmed down chest protectors. i've been saying it for years... you want to increase scoring? reduce the size of the chest protectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, pi2000 said: it's because of the slimmed down chest protectors. i've been saying it for years... you want to increase scoring? reduce the size of the chest protectors. Reducing the size of goalie equipment has helped. I think the league moving toward younger faster and more skilled players, especially in D, with coaches coaching to a more attacking style has also helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 46 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Reducing the size of goalie equipment has helped. I think the league moving toward younger faster and more skilled players, especially in D, with coaches coaching to a more attacking style has also helped. I'd like to see a year over year graph of league wide shooting percentage... @Randall Flagg @TrueBlueGED ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, pi2000 said: I'd like to see a year over year graph of league wide shooting percentage... @Randall Flagg @TrueBlueGED ? I know sv% was not down last year. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html Edited October 11, 2018 by LGR4GM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 Liger's got the only thing I could find with a quick search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said: Liger's got the only thing I could find with a quick search I found an unverified source but they only did through 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, LGR4GM said: I found an unverified source but they only did through 2016. The eighties, baby! The decade was more than MTV. And, if you’ll suffer my synthesized musings, I turn to video. Just like MTV with the Ruggles and Video Killed the Radio Star, we have the NHL with Roger Neilson and Captain Video Killed the NHL Star. There are successful refinements toward desired outcomes that make the product less joyful. Here’s to formica laminate, rayon, and the neutral zone trap. Edited October 11, 2018 by Neo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, LGR4GM said: I know sv% was not down last year. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html A small sample size, but sv% is at a 12 year low. Let's see if that continues. Also, PP% is at 32 year high at 22%. The last time PP% was at the 22% mark was in 1985-86.... Edited October 11, 2018 by pi2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Neo said: The eighties, baby! The decade was more than MTV. And, if you’ll suffer my synthesized musings, I turn to video. Just like MTV with the Ruggles and Video Killed the Radio Star, we have the NHL with Roger Neilson and Captain Video Killed the NHL Star. There are successful refinements toward desired outcomes that make the product less joyful. Here’s to formica laminate, rayon, and the neutral zone trap. Ban the butterfly. ? make the keepers stand like they did for 80 years and a billion goals were scored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 Four games in: would benefit from some time in Rochester. Let's see what's Nylander can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 14 minutes ago, SDS said: Ban the butterfly. ? make the keepers stand like they did for 80 years and a billion goals were scored. I remember Patrick Roy in 1986 ... and the evolution / revolution that followed. Good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 15 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: You know goal scoring is way up so far YTD! Yes, after 1 week.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 I really like to watch Tage play. Every time there's a little open ice and just 2 defenders I picture him looking at a team mate and saying *hold my beer*. It's always fun to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 16 hours ago, Neo said: The eighties, baby! The decade was more than MTV. And, if you’ll suffer my synthesized musings, I turn to video. Just like MTV with the RBuggles and Video Killed the Radio Star, we have the NHL with Roger Neilson and Captain Video Killed the NHL Star. There are successful refinements toward desired outcomes that make the product less joyful. Here’s to formica laminate, rayon, and the neutral zone trap. Awesome!! I will even ignore the typo. And it was 1979 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhMyDahlin Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Waiting for his balls to drop...the kid is soft like charmin, especially for his size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Dank Dangleson said: Waiting for his balls to drop...the kid is soft like charmin, especially for his size. Charmin gets the job done though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I thought he played fine against the Yotes. He didn't score but he did a lot of good things. And he's still learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABRES 0311 Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 7:23 PM, bob_sauve28 said: It's only a few games but he seems like a unique athlete. "Mrs Gump, your boy is different." I dont mean that in a bad way. So tall, yet he is pretty quick, and has good hands. He looks like he needs to get a little thicker, though. I see why Jbot wanted him and can really see him developing into a dominant two way center. He isn't there yet, though. But having a hulking center out there controlling the middle of the ice for the next six or so years is a nice thought. I like him so far for the potential. Your momma sure does care about your playing time. On 10/12/2018 at 10:18 PM, woods-racer said: I really like to watch Tage play. Every time there's a little open ice and just 2 defenders I picture him looking at a team mate and saying *hold my beer*. It's always fun to watch. I get the feeling he is going to be a difficult power forward someday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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