Player Discussion Adam Clendening

[Raspewtin]

That's odd. He's +11. I would really think that if it makes us not an NHL team, his +/- would be bad, not good. In fact, the last full season that he wasn't a + was 09/10.

So, in what way is it not hyperbole to say that we aren't an NHL team when he's on the ice? We seem to do a lot better than our NHL opponents. I don't give a damn if we concede 60% of shots as long as we are healthily in the plus column.

Now, you might believe that this is a fluke season. Just like all his other seasons. I remember being told just how irrelevant +/- is when I used to stand up for Malik, so maybe you don't think stats like what team score more is important.

Last year when Girardi didn't play we lost 7 of the 11 games.

No-one thinks Girardi is great, but we're third in the league, he is regularly a plus player. The massive problem of our team is not Dan Girardi (in so far as we have problems). An improvement could be made given he's on the top pair, that's for sure, but he does not ruin the team.

Watch the games.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

Haha, no

Okay.

 

[Irishguy42]

I think he should play Saturday against the Canes and see how he recovers from last night.

 

[Raspewtin]

I think he should play Saturday against the Canes and see how he recovers from last night.

You know who the coach is right?

 

[Irishguy42]

You know who the coach is right?

Oh...I thought we were all the coach.

My mistake.

 

[Raspewtin]

Oh...I thought we were all the coach.

My mistake.

Logic doesn't apply here. Clendening could've scored twice and he wasn't coming back in.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

Logic doesn't apply here. Clendening could've scored twice and he wasn't coming back in.

He could've potted 4 points and probably wasn't getting even another glance.

 

[Maliks PlusMinus]

Watch the games.

I will continue to do so, just like I have since the late nineties.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Okay.

Clendening has not been better than Holden. People like Clendening, because of his style of play. He is a guy who moves the puck well, but aside from that he is a huge liability in the D-zone. I was never a fan of Holden and did not understand why we traded for him, but he has had a pretty good season so far

 

[gorangers0525]

He is so far from a liability in his own zone...especially compared to the usual liabilities.

He's small and can pass so he sucks defensively...what an insane narrative and one that AV seems to truly believe.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

He is so far from a liability in his own zone...especially compared to the usual liabilities.

He's small and can pass so he sucks defensively...what an insane narrative and one that AV seems to truly believe.

He does not suck defensively BECAUSE he is good at moving the puck. I never said that.

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

He could've potted 4 points and probably wasn't getting even another glance.

Would've been nice though! Instead of you trying to defend a meh player for a meh game.

 

[Inferno]

i thought Clendening was fine last night. particularly when compared to Girardi and McDonagh, who were both just awful.

 

[aufheben]

The Sabres always seem to be a nightmare for McDonagh-Girardi.

 

[Inferno]

Literally any team who can skate The Sabres always seem to be a nightmare for McDonagh- Girardi.

fixed a few typos there for ya.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

Would've been nice though! Instead of you trying to defend a meh player for a meh game.

Being meh was a good game for our skaters last night honestly.

I'm not saying Clendening's amazing, i'm just saying that at least he doesn't negatively impact the team, and he adds good puck moving and a good PP option.

 

[TheLowKreider]

meh is better than **** god awful player

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

After that penalty (up 3-2, 2 seconds after getting away with a noncall) I will suck my own **** if he gets another shift.

A penalty should remove a player from a lineup? Is that what you're implying?

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

The Sabres always seem to be a nightmare for McDonagh-Girardi.

McDonagh-Girardi is a nightmare in itself.

 

[ponytrekker]

A penalty should remove a player from a lineup? Is that what you're implying?

No I am implying that if a certain coach doesn't like you, plays you in 1 of 22 games then you take THAT penalty your the meat thermometer popped on your goose.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Watch the games.

TFW an analytics guy tells you to 'watch the games'

 

[Raspewtin]

meh is better than **** god awful player

Certain posters have a really, really hard time understanding this.

 

[McRanger]

meh is better than **** god awful player

You'd think that concept would be obvious and universal.

It's not.

 

[Tawnos]

There have been bad shifts by our D this year, but few were as bad as Clendenings near the end of the game last night.

 

[Raspewtin]

There have been bad shifts by our D this year, but few were as bad as Clendenings near the end of the game last night.

Even if this was true, so?