Around the NHL: Part XXXIII

[NYR94]

A Buffalo newspaper placed the Seattle Kraken ahead of the Sabres in their power rankings.

 

[Leonardo87]

A Buffalo newspaper placed the Seattle Kraken ahead of the Sabres in their power rankings.

At least they haven't lost their sense of humor over in Buffalo. lol.

 

[Leonardo87]

@NYR94 Would you mind if I share that on the Ducks forum, they could use a laugh over there, lol.

 

[NYR94]

@NYR94 Would you mind if I share that on the Ducks forum, they could use a laugh over there, lol.

Yeah go ahead it's not my pic anyway I saw it on another site

 

[NYR]

Islanders be rolling with a skeleton crew and no Captain!!
Think about that!!

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Buffalo looking like they should be ranked lower than 32 right about now. Getting obliterated by Washington. After 2 down 4-0 to Washington, only have 9 sog. What a debacle.

 

[rangers1314]

Buffalo loses 6-0.

 

[Leetch3]

 

[Bob Richards]

The Sabres are just appalling

 

[NYR94]

Buffalo looking like they should be ranked lower than 32 right about now. Getting obliterated by Washington. After 2 down 4-0 to Washington, only have 9 sog. What a debacle.

They've completely quit on that coach. I don't know what the GM is waiting for. Feel bad for Buffalo fans. It's a disgrace.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Teflon Ralph

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Crysby being Crysby hugging a ref for no reason...

 

[Leetch3]

not really around the nhl but we don't have a KHL thread..

kid was hit in the head with a puck

 

[NYR94]

How

 

[Inferno]

Among Rangers forwards, Kakko is:
2nd - CF%
2nd - SF%
2nd - xGF%
2nd - SCF%
4th - HDCF%
14th - PDO

Lafreniere:
6th - CF%
8th - SF%
9th - xGF%
6th - SCF%
8th - HDCF%
15th - PDO

On a dumpster fire team in a dumpster fire division, Stutzle is:
15th - CF%
16th - SF%
14th - xGF%
12th - SCF%
15th - HDCF%
6th - PDO


The argument can get dressed up however people would like, but it all comes down to PP usage and ticks in the box score. Both our guys are playing much, much better.

I love you.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

They've completely quit on that coach. I don't know what the GM is waiting for. Feel bad for Buffalo fans. It's a disgrace.

Same. Looked at some stats, Dahlin is low-key god ... ridiculous numbers. They all deserve better.

 

[Inferno]

When he is given the freedom to do so, I am sure he will start to play his own game and show what he can do

I have to ask...what does this even mean...freedom to play his game? What does that mean? What aspect of his game is being held back by our coaches? He's playing with elite player...which gives him freedom to be offensively inclined.

The rangers don't really play a dump and chase game despite what the narrative here seems to be..they are very much a controlled entry but dump and recover if it's not available.

What freedom is behind taken away? Lafreniere looks lost at times and at times he looks great..the only freedom that's not being given away is the freedom to not back check oryhe freedom to ignore the back half of the ice.

By and large lafreniere has coasted a lot because he doesn't seem to know where to go or what to do...that's what happens when a teenager jumps from playing against kids to adults.

No freedom is being stifled. This is just a bs argument with little to no substance behind it used to explain away a player struggling to put up points. Lafreniere is playing a decent amount of minutes on a line with the likes of mika, kreider, panarin, strome etc. Same goes for kakko.

That they aren't producing has more to do with bad luck and growing pains that it does with some invented shackles the coaches are throwing on their players.

 

[Leonardo87]

 

[bl02]

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Dahlin for Kakko

 

[bl02]

Can we stop with the bad luck mantra. It's almost 30 games.

 

[SA16]

Can we stop with the bad luck mantra. It's almost 30 games.

Does luck cease to matter after 30 games?

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Jimothy Vesey on waivers

 

[bl02]

Does luck cease to matter after 30 games?

After a while it's just tiring. So over 30 games only bad luck has applied both Kakko/Lafreniere? Why? they've been relatively healthy. What's this black cloud of bad luck for 2 plus months now we are talking about?
I guess you can believe what you want but I am more of the belief you create your own luck. Sure "Bad Luck" can happen in a game or two but over 30 games I'm not buying it.

 

[Edge]

Can we stop with the bad luck mantra. It's almost 30 games.

I'm game. Let's bundle it with the ruined mantra and cast both into the swamp of despair, along with Artax.

 

[True Blue]

I'm game. Let's bundle it with the ruined mantra and cast both into the swamp of despair, along with Artax.

If you take away the ruined mantra, then what where will the board be? Relitigating the McD trade......