The people want a new one. This one, this one will be able to fly and transform.
Eichel is Optimus Prime?
We are not cheering for them to lose. Yet.
This.No tank this year. If we're in the bottom-3, it'll be by old-fashion sucking.
Look at it this way: if someone had told you that the NHL's worst possession team in the history of the stats would come out and outshoot their opponents in SIX of the first EIGHT games, you'd say damn, that's a big swing. There's a lot of momentum here just waiting to make contact.
Not with poor goalie play and a top defenceman out.Buffalo entered tonight with a Corsi% of 52%. There were 7 games last season total when they were over 50%. Courtesy @war_on_ice. (Stolen via Twitter)
This is a strong indicator alone that they're improving in slow strides. You cannot expect miraculous change in one fell swoop.
Not with poor goalie play and a top defenceman out.
Tanking in the way Murray did last year isn't even possible this season. At the trade deadline we will look to move our UFAs for assets. That will happen if we are bottom 5, bottom 10 or bottom 15.