Hey, I voted in a 2014 pre-draft poll to draft Draisaitl over Reinhart!
This is deja vu for this Orioles fan. For years, their management team said, "uhhhh, we look at analytics" while the Yankees, Red Sox, Jays, and Rays invested heavily in data and analytics. That's changing now with the O's new regime, but the Sabres are where the Orioles were about five years ago. Adapt or die, Buffalo.
Similarly, the O's new regime identified another fault that you see with the Sabres. Their new GM talks about how you cannot foreclose any avenue for available talent. For many years, the Orioles didn't participate in the international signing market. Here in Buffalo we have a GM that seemingly won't draft Russians and, now, hasn't drafted a single Canadian junior in his two drafts (WTF?!). Murray did the same with Russians (no, Vasily Glotov in the 7th round doesn't count). You can't have these bright line rules about who you will and will not draft/sign. That's what dumb teams do. Stop being a dumb team.
This is deja vu for this Orioles fan. For years, their management team said, "uhhhh, we look at analytics" while the Yankees, Red Sox, Jays, and Rays invested heavily in data and analytics. That's changing now with the O's new regime, but the Sabres are where the Orioles were about five years ago. Adapt or die, Buffalo.
Similarly, the O's new regime identified another fault that you see with the Sabres. Their new GM talks about how you cannot foreclose any avenue for available talent. For many years, the Orioles didn't participate in the international signing market. Here in Buffalo we have a GM that seemingly won't draft Russians and, now, hasn't drafted a single Canadian junior in his two drafts (WTF?!). Murray did the same with Russians (no, Vasily Glotov in the 7th round doesn't count). You can't have these bright line rules about who you will and will not draft/sign. That's what dumb teams do. Stop being a dumb team.
He is not against Buffalo, he liked that they tanked for me, thought that was cool.So where's McDavid being traded to?
Sigh. This is just ridiculous that we haven't been one of the pioneers.
The new owners showed up with boatloads of money, desire to win and a science background.
And somehow we don't have one of the best analytic teams....
Nothing has made me more upset about the last 5 years than the utter lacking in long term strategy or an understanding of how to best use Pegula's resources.
I voted Sam Bennett.Hey, I voted in a 2014 pre-draft poll to draft Draisaitl over Reinhart!
Sigh. This is just ridiculous that we haven't been one of the pioneers.
The new owners showed up with boatloads of money, desire to win and a science background.
And somehow we don't have one of the best analytic teams....
Nothing has made me more upset about the last 5 years than the utter lacking in long term strategy or an understanding of how to best use Pegula's resources.
Because Pegula wants to structure and run the teams as any common business would, except sports are a completely different monster to handle. He doesn't know how to be a sports owner.
There is zero evidence that Buffalo doesn’t have good analytics at their disposal.
But it doesn’t matter if the guy at the top (Housley) doesn’t understand them or care much for them. It doesn’t matter if you have a team of master black belts telling a manager to choose option B if that manager doesn’t want option B, if he’s got his own ‘stats’ guy who will fudge the tests to always give the manager what he wants to see.
Sigh. This is just ridiculous that we haven't been one of the pioneers.
The new owners showed up with boatloads of money, desire to win and a science background.
And somehow we don't have one of the best analytic teams....
Nothing has made me more upset about the last 5 years than the utter lacking in long term strategy or an understanding of how to best use Pegula's resources.
After experiencing all the emotions of finally making the playoffs after so long, I'm pulling for you guys next year. You deserve this too. And I want to see Skinny in the p/o.
Sorry mate. I do not know what you are referring to. Just came to say I hope you make it next year. Cheers.So 2006 is all forgiven? All the baby eating is forgotten?
Exactly, the entire benefit of having a moneybags owner is supposed to be in investing in everything that’s not capped. We should have the MIT of analytics departments AND the smokiest good ol boys club of advisors/VPs/Hockey Ops people.... instead we’ve got a lockerroom, and a cool venue for other hockey stuff
Sabres fans in Raleigh were plentiful and, er, boisterous, when the teams met in the 2006 ECFs. Their behavior left a bad taste in Canes fans' mouths for a long time, though I know little of the details.Sorry mate. I do not know what you are referring to. Just came to say I hope you make it next year. Cheers.
Habs are winning the lottery.
Sorry mate. I do not know what you are referring to. Just came to say I hope you make it next year. Cheers.