Calicaps
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No time to lose. Tighten up the D. Take the 2 points.
Maybe. It would make sense if you're not sure what you have in Sammy. Sammy shouldn't need rest, so I wouldn't panic if he went tonight, but it seems like a chance to evaluate VV.Think Vanecek will get the start tonight?
Curious about Dahlin. It was mentioned how he packed on some weight in the offseason but IMO he did not look very good. Seems like his mobility was way down
Ill never understand the hate Ristolainen gets either. He's no 1D but he looks like a good 2-3 dman.
Strike first. Strike hard. No mercy.Cobra Kai never dies! this could be a fun theme
Yeah Risto is a guy where the eye test and corsi stuff don’t match up at all for me. I think he’s a very very good #2/#3D every time I watch him.He's a third pairing guy at best. He's rated highly by a lot of people because he gets a lot of TOI and he's physical. But neither of those make a good dman. He bleeds shots and chances against and isn't particularly good at jumpstarting offense.
Yeah Risto is a guy where the eye test and corsi stuff don’t match up at all for me. I think he’s a very very good #2/#3D every time I watch him.
I know which way you lean on this kinda stuff but I just don’t buy it.
I almost want Samsonov again. Yeah, it's a back to back, but give Samsonov the same shooters, same ice, same everything and see which one breaks the other. If they look like they're picking him apart you can just yank him early, but I like the chances that he bounces back with some time to reflect (but not a ton).Think Vanecek will get the start tonight?
He's a good player in over his head, it's not his fault. He isn't the 1D they seem to use him as, but he's a player you can win with.What does he do particularly well?
All I see him do is hit and maybe his slap-shot is a little better than average but those things contribute very little to his overall impact.
He's a good player in over his head, it's not his fault. He isn't the 1D they seem to use him as, but he's a player you can win with.
Last night looked like pre-season. Lots of goals, lots of missed defensive assignments.
Keep winning, keep improving.
Excited about sustained pressure in the offensive zone, rather than last year. Bleh!
You'd take an Orlov-Ristolainen pair and you'd like it.Again I think he'd be fine on the third pairing but he's not really cut out for top 4 duty anywhere for teams with aspirations.
And even ignoring his shot-based metrics his goal-based metrics are putrid: 44% goals for over the past 3 seasons. Maybe he's a major reason why Buffalo is in the basement every year.