Sabres are 8th for 5 on 5 xGoal%

[JoeSchmoe]

Problem is they're 23rd for actual Goal%.

They are the 2nd worst team in the league for 5 on 5 goaltending (goals against above expected) so until that gets better it'll be tough to improve.

[inkman]

Just now, JoeSchmoe said:

Problem is they're 23rd for actual Goal%.

They are the 2nd worst team in the league for 5 on 5 goaltending (goals against above expected) so until that gets better it'll be tough to improve.

Frankly, their goaltending, while being slightly improved over last season is still below league average.  Until that’s resolved, this team is booty cheeks. 

[tom webster]

2 minutes ago, inkman said:

Frankly, their goaltending, while being slightly improved over last season is still below league average.  Until that’s resolved, this team is booty cheeks. 

The problem is that there are about ten teams looking to improve their goaltending, fifteen teams learning to live with what they have and seven, maybe less, have franchise goalies. Their best hope is one of the guys in the system, either already here or in the minors, turning out to be that guy.

[Sidc3000]

Shooting directly into the chest of the goalie gets you a ***** ton of shots but you’ll never score and that’s what they’re doing.  On top of that I would love to see if there is stats on how many shots go wide and enter the Sabres stand with that.