Confirmed with Link: Buffalo Sabres sign C Cody Eakin to a 2 year deal worth $2.25M AAV

[Chainshot]

Larsson outscored him last year too. Please send help, I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.

At this point, the idea of them being good has been replaced by the "more likely" scenario that I figure out how to make enough money to buy this team.




I wish I was kidding.

 

[is the answer jesus]

He will fit in perfectly here!

They're really stressing analytics these days.

 

[hizzoner]

Not a free agent signing yet that I could say was a team upgrade. Jobs for the boys?

 

[Zman5778]

Nah that's a terrible center spine.

How? Eichel is top-tier. Staal is a legit 2nd line center. Eakin is a 3rd/4th line guy, and Lazar is a fine 4th line guy.

Last year we ran Eichel----LOLIDKWTF-----Larsson-----WTFPART2untilLazar

Ideally, we're still bringing in another center, but it's an improvement over last year.....even if Eakin isn't quite as good overall as Larry.

 

[Chainshot]

Nah that's a terrible center spine.

Yep, that's pretty shit. We better hope Cozens is actually Superman and transitions in his rookie season into something akin to a young Bergeron or the Blues center who will not be named.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

Botterill level signing

 

[tsujimoto74]

At this point, the idea of them being good has been replaced by the "more likely" scenario that I figure out how to make enough money to buy this team.




I wish I was kidding.

I will contribute to your GoFundMe

 

[OkimLom]

They're really stressing analytics these days.

assuming they are reading the analytics correctly

 

[Gabrielor]

Botterill level signing

It's become insanely clear to me that Botterill-level thoughts are just Pegula era thoughts. Nothing has changed.

 

[joshjull]

assuming they are reading the analytics correctly

The chart was upside down? Now you tell me.

 

[kirby11]

How? Eichel is top-tier. Staal is a legit 2nd line center. Eakin is a 3rd/4th line guy, and Lazar is a fine 4th line guy.

Last year we ran Eichel----LOLIDKWTF-----Larsson-----WTFPART2untilLazar

Ideally, we're still bringing in another center, but it's an improvement over last year.....even if Eakin isn't quite as good overall as Larry.

I hope Eakin is as good as you're projecting he'll be, since IMO he's a pretty steep downgrade from Larry defensively. Also that Lazar plays at least as well as he did last year, and that Staal doesn't fall off a cliff due to age.

 

[tsujimoto74]

assuming they are reading the analytics correctly

They were holding the charts upside down

 

[Reddawg]

Remember that scene in Moneyball where all the scouts are complaining about filling the holes in their roster with not one, but three defective ballplayers?

That was a good movie. Hitting a little too close to home.

 

[Zman5778]

Could anyone post fancy stats that aren't last year's of Eakin? The little bit of digging I've show seems to tell me that Eakin just had a really bad year. Maybe he rebounds?

But other than last year and 16/17, he's been a pretty consistent 15ish-15ish-30ish guy for his career, which is exactly the production you'd want out of a 3C.

But again.....I'm not sure if it's JUST his production that tanked last year, or if his fancy stats have always been this bad and his production finally matched them........

 

[Flash20]

Can we buy him out now before he takes the ice please...

 

[Buffaloed]

I think we have the most gingers in the league now

 

[Chainshot]

Could anyone post fancy stats that aren't last year's of Eakin? The little bit of digging I've show seems to tell me that Eakin just had a really bad year. Maybe he rebounds?

But other than last year and 16/17, he's been a pretty consistent 15ish-15ish-30ish guy for his career, which is exactly the production you'd want out of a 3C.

But again.....I'm not sure if it's JUST his production that tanked last year, or if his fancy stats have always been this bad and his production finally matched them........

His fancies have always been this bad, going back to Dallas.

 

[OkimLom]

Remember that scene in Moneyball where all the scouts are complaining about filling the holes in their roster with not one, but three defective ballplayers?

That was a good movie. Hitting a little too close to home.

That movie is this board’s wet dream and dream way of building a team

 

[Fjordy]

I don't really understand people's displeasure, Americans are so strange.

I think he is a pretty decent player for bottom 6, and if he regains his game the year before last it will be a steal.

 

[Zman5778]

I don't really understand people's displeasure, Americans are so strange.

This isn't an American thing. This is a "Buffalo fan that's tired of sucking ass" thing. Every move is criticized.

 

[Buffaloed]

Could anyone post fancy stats that aren't last year's of Eakin? The little bit of digging I've show seems to tell me that Eakin just had a really bad year. Maybe he rebounds?

But other than last year and 16/17, he's been a pretty consistent 15ish-15ish-30ish guy for his career, which is exactly the production you'd want out of a 3C.

But again.....I'm not sure if it's JUST his production that tanked last year, or if his fancy stats have always been this bad and his production finally matched them........

I think he had a run of injuries. Lower body in Dallas where he had hip surgery and upper body in Vegas.

 

[Zman5778]

His fancies have always been this bad, going back to Dallas.

That's concerning.

 

[BloFan4Life]

How does one go from 10 points in 41 games to being traded and putting up 5 points in 8 games. Was he hurt or something?

 

[CrazyPsycho]

A center spine of Eichel-Staal-Eakin-Lazar isn't terrible. It's not great, but it's not terrible. Certainly better than last year.

Rofl you must be on the Pegula payroll

 

[m0pe]

This isn't an American thing. This is a "Buffalo fan that's tired of sucking ass" thing. Every move is criticized.

Only the bad ones are criticized.

So only like 99% of them.

Staal was still great.