26CornerBlitz Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 @Sportsnet ICYMI: Colin Campbell says goalie equipment will be smaller by 2016-17. http://ow.ly/Uzvmc
26CornerBlitz Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 @BuffaloSabres We're working on our next #BeyondBlueAndGold. Just another day at the @MMoulson household: http://bufsabres.co/Dk0FTc @BuffaloSabres Let's catch up with @duffersabres in sunny Florida. Game preview >> http://bufsabres.co/35S0eQ #BUFvsFLA
26CornerBlitz Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 @BuffaloSabres #TBT: 1 yr. ago, fans braved 8 ft. of snow in the area & we played a hockey game http://bufsabres.co/snowvember #Snowvember @Sportsnet ICYMI: Colin Campbell says goalie equipment will be smaller by 2016-17. http://ow.ly/Uzvmc @FriedgeHNIC 30 Thoughts -- http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-canadiens-more-than-a-one-man-team 4. Here’s a question about decreasing goal totals: what if the problem is not goalies? Thanks to stats.hockeyanalysis.com, you can make an argument the real issue is where the shots come from (or who is taking them). At five-on-five so far in 2015-16, the league-wide save percentage is .928. Eight seasons ago, it was .920. If you break it down even further, goalies are at .913 when a forward is shooting and a ridiculous .966 against defencemen. The way the game is played now, we are seeing more shots from defenders every year (just under 28 per cent of all taken to this point). Maybe the question is, does the NHL have to go back to the old, smaller offensive-zone so teams must cover the points? Will that loosen up the forwards? 5. The second part of the equation is, which forwards are doing the shooting? The speed and pace of the game means ice-time is being distributed more evenly than ever. The best forwards aren’t on the ice as much as fifteen years ago, which leads to fewer chances to impact the outcome. The NHL’s most prolific shooter, Alexander Ovechkin, averaged 448 shots during his first four seasons. He hasn’t been higher than 395 since. Everyone who makes the NHL is talented. But, some are more talented than others. 6. There is another possible solution: calling more penalties. (Or as one executive regularly texts, “just call the &$%#@* rulebook.”) This is more of a battle than you’d think. There are some GMs who hated the loosened standards from 2005-06, and don’t want to go back. I remember Steve Yzerman calling it “unrealistic.” He’s definitely someone who prefers the players, not the referees, decide games. Team power-plays have dropped from six to three per game in the last 10 years. But, more man advantages do lead to more goals.
26CornerBlitz Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 @BuffaloSabres Just in: #Sabres Coach Dan Bylsma says Linus Ullmark starts in goal tonight. #BUFvsFLA "Do you call Linus your No. 1 goalie?" "I call him Linus." More from Coach >> http://bufsabres.co/4zozuw #BUFvsFLA
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 @Sportsnet ICYMI: Colin Campbell says goalie equipment will be smaller by 2016-17. http://ow.ly/Uzvmc This is great news. More scoring is more fun. Good for the sport maybe even attract new fans. Now if only they would actually call the penalties that they already have.....
Doc Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 @BuffaloSabres Just in: #Sabres Coach Dan Bylsma says Linus Ullmark starts in goal tonight. #BUFvsFLA "Do you call Linus your No. 1 goalie?" "I call him Linus." More from Coach >> http://bufsabres.co/4zozuw #BUFvsFLA
DC Tom Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 What's the attendance for this game? Two, three hundred?
MarkyMannn Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 What's the attendance for this game? Two, three hundred? Dammit you just stole my post! EMPTY seats every where. Realistically..........2,000?
DC Tom Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Dammit you just stole my post! EMPTY seats every where. Realistically..........2,000? There looks to be about 50 people in every section in the 100's, which would be about 1,500. So realistically? I'd guess around 5k-6k (though I expect they'll probably say 9k or so.) And Eich takes down Jagr. That's downright poetic.
26CornerBlitz Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 Finally! The Captain scores a goal! @BuffaloSabres #SeeingRed 1st goal of the night to Buffalo! Brian Gionta with 31.5 seconds left in the 1st. 1-0 Sabres. #BUFvsFLA
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 There looks to be about 50 people in every section in the 100's, which would be about 1,500. So realistically? I'd guess around 5k-6k (though I expect they'll probably say 9k or so.) And Eich takes down Jagr. That's downright poetic. It's sad how few people are at the game. It looks pathetic on tv
26CornerBlitz Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 @BuffaloSabres 36 saves for Linus Ullmark and a 3-2 #Sabres win!
26CornerBlitz Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 @BuffaloSabres With the win, #Sabres improve to .500 for the first time since 2013. RECAP / HIGHLIGHTS >> http://bufsabres.co/PuXty5
26CornerBlitz Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 @NHL FINAL: @BuffaloSabres (3) - @FlaPanthers (2) Recap: http://s.nhl.com/6017BuiH9 #BUFvsFLA @BuffaloSabres Linus Ullmark's #Minions mask helps secure victory for #Sabres. Really. RECAP >> http://bufsabres.co/gHDqMn #BUFvsFLA
plenzmd1 Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 It's sad how few people are at the game. It looks pathetic on tv I think there are actually more people in the upper deck. One of the few teams that really enforces that you sit where your ticket says...so no buying cheapies and moving down. Owner has said he did it so people who pay full boat for good seats dont feel cheated. i get it. But damn it loos awful on TV
ricojes Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) What's the attendance for this game? Two, three hundred? The intermission show looked like the post game show, all empty seats in the background. Sabres and Bills fight off a late barrage to pull out a win, great night! Edited November 13, 2015 by ricojes
26CornerBlitz Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 @BuffNewsVogl Same-day success by Sabres, Bills was nearly six years in the making, according to @SabresPR. http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2015/11/13/dual-success-for-sabres-bills-was-long-time-coming/
26CornerBlitz Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 @BuffaloSabres Look who's back: Zach Bogosian back on the ice with the team. No red jersey, he's full contact. @buffalobills "It upsets me that football season gets in the way of me getting to Sabres games. They're fantastic!"
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