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How sick were the Sabres tonight?
Pretty Sick. 14%  14%  [ 3 ]
Really Sick. 23%  23%  [ 5 ]
Insanely Sick. 27%  27%  [ 6 ]
What the fuck just happened?! 36%  36%  [ 8 ]
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Skyline_BNR34
PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:55 pm 
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slesh wrote:
Skyline_BNR34 wrote:
I don't think we really need another guy who can light the lamp up.

I think this team may have the pieces to go deep. I mean our team right now has one of the highest 5-on-5 goals scored/against ratio, it is almost a 1.5-1, which results in 3 goals per 2 scored against.

We also have three guys with over 10 points, and Connolly is so close to the PPG average with 15 points in 16 games. Roy has started to find the back of the net, and Pominville quietly puts up points on the board.

Connolly has 15 points, Roy has 13 points, and Pominville has 11.

And we have 3 guys with 5 goals, I mean it's not a great margin, but our scoring is so much more balanced this year, then previous years.

Well, lets look at it from the opposite end of the spectrum.
No player on this team is going to achieve 30 goals or more. Only 3 players will achieve over 50 points and only 2 will achieve over 55 points for the season at the current pace. Furthermore, at the current pace, only 3 players are on pace to achieve 20 goals, the reminder are on pace for well below that level.

Yes, but offense isn't the only thing teams use to win games.

I think you're forgetting how this team is third is goals against this year. Leading the NHL in shots for, we are fourth in Goals 5-on-5 this year. The team is playing a tighter defensive system, and when they play that system, goals won't come in as many bunches. But they will come if they keep firing at the net.

Defense wins championships.

2008 Superbowl winners won against a team averaging over 40 points per game, throughout a season, and beat them by 3 points and held them to 14 total points.

We keep up our defense, we can win games, and make it deep into the playoffs.

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No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

Rud wrote:
As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.
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slesh
PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:01 pm 
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Skyline_BNR34 wrote:
slesh wrote:
Skyline_BNR34 wrote:
I don't think we really need another guy who can light the lamp up.

I think this team may have the pieces to go deep. I mean our team right now has one of the highest 5-on-5 goals scored/against ratio, it is almost a 1.5-1, which results in 3 goals per 2 scored against.

We also have three guys with over 10 points, and Connolly is so close to the PPG average with 15 points in 16 games. Roy has started to find the back of the net, and Pominville quietly puts up points on the board.

Connolly has 15 points, Roy has 13 points, and Pominville has 11.

And we have 3 guys with 5 goals, I mean it's not a great margin, but our scoring is so much more balanced this year, then previous years.

Well, lets look at it from the opposite end of the spectrum.
No player on this team is going to achieve 30 goals or more. Only 3 players will achieve over 50 points and only 2 will achieve over 55 points for the season at the current pace. Furthermore, at the current pace, only 3 players are on pace to achieve 20 goals, the reminder are on pace for well below that level.

Yes, but offense isn't the only thing teams use to win games.

I think you're forgetting how this team is third is goals against this year. Leading the NHL in shots for, we are fourth in Goals 5-on-5 this year. The team is playing a tighter defensive system, and when they play that system, goals won't come in as many bunches. But they will come if they keep firing at the net.

Defense wins championships.

2008 Superbowl winners won against a team averaging over 40 points per game, throughout a season, and beat them by 3 points and held them to 14 total points.

We keep up our defense, we can win games, and make it deep into the playoffs.

:mrgreen: I know Skyline and our point is well taken, but hey man, I'm a greedy bastard. I want to win and I want to win with big numbers as well as the great defense.

In other words, I want my cake and I want to eat it to. :mrgreen:

Besides, I don't think losing Pommers, or 1 defenseman affects us enough on the defensive side. I feel we have some depth in that dept. I would gladly give up someone for increased production.
But, alas, it may not happen until the trade deadline. I wonder how long the team can sustain this defensive stance with little production before it blows up in their face.

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Skyline_BNR34
PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:03 pm 
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Don't worry slesh, sometimes we all want what we can't have.

It's fine to be greedy with our team, we all want to go out a blowout every team there is, but we all know the reality is, we aren't always going to win by 1947 goals.

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CriminallyVu1gar wrote:
No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

Rud wrote:
As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.
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VanekKing
PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:07 pm 
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Skyline_BNR34 wrote:
The team is playing a tighter defensive system, and when they play that system, goals won't come in as many bunches. But they will come if they keep firing at the net.

This is very true.. There's no way we will have good of an Offensive output as we had in 06-07 because of the tight defensive system we have now and that's totally fine with me because of one thing, the win column.. And even with that tight defensive system, we aren't doing that bad offensively.. And that's with us not cashing in on our scoring chances.. Once the pucks start bouning our way, watch out NHL!!!!

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