CatsforReinhart
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It's becoming more apparent with every game that Ristolainen's problem the last couple seasons wasn't that he was receiving too much ice time. It's that he couldn't play in Housley's "system".
Ristolainen improved each of his 2 years under Bylsma playing in a structured system. In 2016-17 he was arguably on the path to stardom, averaging over 26 minutes a game and finishing a -9. Then came Housley.
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It's not too late to join the Church of Latter Day Ristofarians.
The stats don't really say that. The sabres are +12 in scoring yet Risto is sitting at 0 plus/minus and is on pace for his lowest point total in 5 years. Not that I care about Plus/Minus but he is the only defender not in the plus. Lots to go in the season but Risto seems to follow that trend.