Your Highlights of the Season So Far

[Thorny]

9 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

So your saying there’s a chance.  

The Athletic’s model sucks.  It uses past seasons in it’s calculations.

What were the Sabres when the prediction was made? Slightly below .500? .500? Id bet prob about 10% of the teams in the position the Sabres were at that time would be sitting in 7th by points % at THIS stage. If you look at the other teams in that spot when the prediction was made, I think they are still there 

the model doesn’t suck, the Sabres are just breaking trend. Most teams DONT break the trend set in previous seasons. Every other year the athletic *also* gave us low odds - doesn’t really make sense to cherry pick this one 

On 8/22/2022 at 1:13 PM, Thorny said:

Toronto oddly placed here, playoffs failures be damned 

I’ve mentioned this before but it’s really very quite common for young developing teams that ARE on track to have an “early arrival” year, followed by a step back year. 

The more I think about it, the more I’m tempted to expect something like that with Buffalo. 

As with players, it’s rare to see a consistent upwards trajectory. I’d caution anyone that expects smooth upward sailing once we finally do make it. 

By the same token, the idea they could surprise early fed into me going out on a limb and predicting playoffs THIS season 

I said this, in response to a topic you created about the athletic predictions, actually:

On 9/20/2022 at 5:08 PM, Thorny said:

We’ve seen it with many a rebuild. 

There’s always an “ahead of schedule” year. 

The first year we are “good”, the portents won’t have foretold it, this much is known.

It was always going to look like this 

On 9/20/2022 at 2:42 PM, GASabresIUFAN said:

Well here is the first Preview of the upcoming season.  Sorry it's from the Athletic and it predicts we'll be the 4th worst team in the NHL.  Don't worry the pitchforks are already out. Dom Luszczyzsyn believes that Sabres will finish with 76 pts next season and actually be worse than the Flyers, Sens and Red Wings among 28 others.  Only Chicago, Mon and AZ project lower.  He doesn't even list JJP as a possible Sabres next season.  He is even using player data which includes data points from the RK era to make his projections.  

Obviously is much easier to predict the performance using analytic tools with veteran players coached by veteran coaches, and he is correct in that the Sabres have so many young players that you don't know how they will grow and develop.  Still one needs a little common sense when the data doesn't match the eye test.  This team turned the corner last year.  If this team fails to score 250+ and move into the mid 80's pt wise, I'll be very disappointed and so will management and the players.

This is his one saving grace:

HIs best case scenario IMHO has about a 75% chance of occurring.  His worst case 5%.

 

https://theathletic.com/3606971/2022/09/20/buffalo-sabres-2022-23-season-preview/

Anyway, If you find other previews please post them here so that we can bash them as well.

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

 

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

TIC-TAC-THOMPSON

I have updated the Polls to reflect the requested plays and tonights performances against Florida

[GASabresIUFAN]

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

Sabres scoire 6 in the third and shut-out the Kings 6-0.

 

Great give and go between JJP and Quinn for the 3rd goal.

Edited February 25, 2023 by GASabresIUFAN

[GASabresIUFAN]

Dahlin wipes out Neito as the Sabres beat the Sharks 6-3

 

[steveoath]

 Power's fake shot to set up... can't remember was among my highlights so far. That signalled that he had "arrived". To me at least.

[Night Train]

May have just seen my huighlight with that performance by Anderson. 

[JohninMinn.]

14 hours ago, Night Train said:

May have just seen my huighlight with that performance by Anderson. 

The pad stack 🔥