LGR4GM Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 What the actual f#!k is wrong with this team on the pp and the pk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Well, we dumped our most effective PK'ers (Kane and ROR), and one of our key PP contributors. Neither were replaced at that level. Can you smell that, Mr. Anderson? It's the smell of inevitability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Just now, Weave said: Well, we dumped our most effective PK'ers (Kane and ROR), and one of our key PP contributors. Neither were replaced at that level. Can you smell that, Mr. Anderson? It's the smell of inevitability. Kane was absolutely replaced with Skinner. The issue is Horsely and company won't put him on PP1 and instead stuck Okposo out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Just now, LGR4GM said: Kane was absolutely replaced with Skinner. The issue is Horsely and company won't put him on PP1 and instead stuck Okposo out there. Is Skinner a PKer? I haven't noticed that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Weave said: Is Skinner a PKer? I haven't noticed that? 4 minutes ago, Weave said: Well, we dumped our most effective PK'ers (Kane and ROR), and one of our key PP contributors. Neither were replaced at that level. Can you smell that, Mr. Anderson? It's the smell of inevitability. 3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Kane was absolutely replaced with Skinner. The issue is Horsely and company won't put him on PP1 and instead stuck Okposo out there. I was saying that EK was replaced by Skinner for the PP but the Sabres didn't actually do that. That is why Okposo is out there. Had nothing to do with the PK part of your comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 ROR role on the PP I think has been replaced but it isn't clicking at we always new there would be a dropoff in the short term with ROR gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) 55 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: I was saying that EK was replaced by Skinner for the PP but the Sabres didn't actually do that. That is why Okposo is out there. Had nothing to do with the PK part of your comment. Kane was a #2 unit PP guy, not exactly key, but he was a key PKer for us and so was ROR. Neither were replaced at the level of performance they both had on the PK, and you are correct, ROR was "replaced" on the PP but it isn't working out to date. Edited October 19, 2018 by Weave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmel Corn Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 It's not the players. It is the COACH! Disco Dan knew how to coach an effective power play with less talent. Buffalo had one of the top PP units in the league. Since Housley became coach, special teams have been dismal. He is in over his head and special teams will suffer as long as he is HC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottosmagic13 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 I actually liked Jack on the kill the other day. He is quick and had the reach to disrupt players and if he ever gets it past the other team there is a good chance for a shorty. I think it was because Sobotka had taken the penalty. Is it a solution? absolutely not, but it was a interesting thing to see. Our first line PP was 46% over the last three games and is 48% on the season, falls to 28% and 16% for the second line*. I don't think Okposo is the problem, we need to get improve that second line. With that said, I don't like KO on the PP. *Source: https://leftwinglock.com/line-combinations/buffalo-sabres/?team=buffalo-sabres&strength=PP&gametype=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) Can somebody post the current percentages of each? It's still so early. 3 games ago our PP was like 40%. The lack of recent success sucks for sure, and they need to work on it, but these are things that get ironed over by father time. I don't think they'll settle in as being too bad. Edited October 19, 2018 by Randall Flagg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 3 hours ago, LGR4GM said: What the actual f#!k is wrong with this team on the pp and the pk? O'Reilly and..... O'Reilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matter2003 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Weave said: Well, we dumped our most effective PK'ers (Kane and ROR), and one of our key PP contributors. Neither were replaced at that level. Can you smell that, Mr. Anderson? It's the smell of inevitability. The PP was bad most of the year even with them. Housley took the #1 PP in the NHL the year before he got there with mostly the same players and turned it into dog crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 1 minute ago, matter2003 said: The PP was bad most of the year even with them. Housley took the #1 PP in the NHL the year before he got there with mostly the same players and turned it into dog crap. Once the top unit got back together for good last year, from January 1st through April, or a little more than half the season, they continued to operate at the 24% that had them in first the season before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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