thewookie1
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My offer for Boeser would be akin to Risto & Thompson for Boeser & Sutter. Clears 4.5mil or so off Vancouver's cap and gives us another top 6 forward.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!My offer for Boeser would be akin to Risto & Thompson for Boeser & Sutter. Clears 4.5mil or so off Vancouver's cap and gives us another top 6 forward.
I thought Miller looked better at the end of the season. He said that he does better when he has a stable pairing, and looking at how different each of our LHD are, this probably makes sense. I’d like to see his WOWYs.He did return to form.
Eight Sabres who could win, or lose, in a Kevyn Adams-Ralph Krueger roster
Colin Miller - struggled learning the system but finished strong. Would also be attractive trade bait.
Over the final 19 games, Miller ranked first among all Sabres defensemen in expected goals-for percentage, expected goals for per 60 minutes and third in expected goals against per 60 minutes.
I thought Miller looked better at the end of the season. He said that he does better when he has a stable pairing, and looking at how different each of our LHD are, this probably makes sense. I’d like to see his WOWYs.
Exactly. Even a passive fan can identify thats a hole. Hopefully Adams isnt lateral with that void in our roster.Boeser is a luxury for which I would not pay our #8 or Jokiharju or Cozens, it does not make sense until we find 1-2 centers.
I already proposed Hintz option last summer, but I'm not sure that Dallas will want to trade him, although they seem to need RD.Exactly. Even a passive fan can identify thats a hole. Hopefully Adams isnt lateral with that void in our roster.
I know it might not happen, but what about Roope Hintz?
Few players are going to perform well without stability.
Botts hoarding too many defensemen was one of the most inexplicable things I have ever seen a GM do. It was to the complete detriment of the team and the individual players. Not too mention when scandella and bogo were finally booted, it was in an amazingly hilarious fashion
what an absolute clown.
He did return to form.
Eight Sabres who could win, or lose, in a Kevyn Adams-Ralph Krueger roster
Colin Miller - struggled learning the system but finished strong. Would also be attractive trade bait.
Over the final 19 games, Miller ranked first among all Sabres defensemen in expected goals-for percentage, expected goals for per 60 minutes and third in expected goals against per 60 minutes.
Player | Player 2 | GP | TOI | TOI/GP | GF% | xGF% | Off. Zone Start % |
Jake McCabe | Henri Jokiharju | 19 | 256.58 | 13.50 | 36.84 | 48.95 | 38.1 |
Rasmus Ristolainen | Brandon Montour | 18 | 221.00 | 12.28 | 60 | 39.98 | 50.94 |
Colin Miller | Rasmus Dahlin | 15 | 175.73 | 11.72 | 54.55 | 52.78 | 62.96 |
I think Miller is fine on the bottom pairing, but don't think we should be making a big deal of his last stretch of games. He was playing with Dahlin and had the easiest deployment on the team:
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Player Player 2 GP TOI TOI/GP GF% xGF% Off. Zone Start % Jake McCabe Henri Jokiharju 19 256.58 13.50 36.84 48.95 38.1 Rasmus Ristolainen Brandon Montour 18 221.00 12.28 60 39.98 50.94 Colin Miller Rasmus Dahlin 15 175.73 11.72 54.55 52.78 62.96
He should have been putting up the best metrics on the team all year, not for just the final stretch.
Only 3 pairings played >100 minutes with a >50% expected goal share for the Sabres this season: Scandella-Jokiharju, Miller-Jokiharju, Dahlin-Miller
What site are you using?Not sure what the point is you're trying to make
1) Dahlin/Miller don't meet your criteria with an xGF% of 48.3%. Their numbers generally were not very impressive (GF% of 52%/xGF% 48.3%) in their offensively favorable/sheltered deployment (OZS% of 60%).
2) Only one of those pairs had clearly good numbers (Scandella/Joker) in both xGF% (54.9%) and GF% (61%) in a balanced deployment (OZS% of 49%) in 3rd pairing minutes.
3) The pairing with by far the most minutes together (508mins) (McCabe/Risto) also had a better than 50% xGF%, barely mind you (50.49%). Their GF% was 45.2%. They also did that in the toughest deployment (OZS% of 37.3%) of any of the 9 pairings with 100mins or more together. Only one other pair of the 9 with a similar deployment was McCabe/Joker (OZS% of 41.5%). They played 331mins together and had an xGF% 48.6% and a GF% of 41%.
Defensive Pairs - Natural Stat TrickWhat site are you using?
Not sure why we're looking at zone starts like it's 2015.
Those hard zone starts also mean spending more time with out most effective possession line (coincidentally the only forwards Risto had a positive xG share with were Larsson, Girgensons, Okposo).
I'm guessing that they would be more interesting in recouping the 1st that they lost in the Miller trade than Risto and his contract.
They already have Myers locked it at $6M per to play on the right side. I don't believe that they want Risto at his cost.
Also what are the odds Krueger even knows Reinhart came up as a center? Has he even been asked this whole time, I honestly cant remember. He threw almost everyone possible at center this season without trying Sam
Those hard zone starts also mean spending more time with out most effective possession line (coincidentally the only forwards Risto had a positive xG share with were Larsson, Girgensons, Okposo).
If there's one thing people shouldn't complain about Ristolainen, it is his salary. He's not overpaid.
if he’s a below replacement level D, then he is vastly overpaid.
You act like because he can't defend he's worthless. He isn't worthless. He just isn't a good defender. Put your agenda away.