GDT: Ducks @ Sabres - 7pm - Radio WGR 550 - TV MSG - ESPN+

[Beerz]

The march continues.....

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[ValJamesDuex]

Lindy on wgr this morning
Tuch, Zucker will skate this morning to see if they can go tonight

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Notes:
Zegras out for Ana (suspended)

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

8OA! 8OA! 8OA!

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Chainshot]

Luukkonen to start per the various beat folks at the morning skate.

 

[Mike C]

Luukkonen to start per the various beat folks at the morning skate.

any word from the skate on zucker? i haven't seen anything anywhere

 

[Chainshot]

any word from the skate on zucker? i haven't seen anything anywhere

 

[Dubi Doo]

What's the deal with UPL? How much of that ugly stat is him and how much is it the team around him? That deal he signed is looking a little spooky.

 

[Jim Bob]

What's the deal with UPL? How much of that ugly stat is him and how much is it the team around him? That deal he signed is looking a little spooky.

He is having a down year.

Plenty of goalies are inconsistent year to year. UPL appears to be like that. They have to hope he bounces back next year or that contract is going to be regrettable.

 

[Zman5778]

What's the deal with UPL? How much of that ugly stat is him and how much is it the team around him? That deal he signed is looking a little spooky.

Has UPL played as well as he did last year? By and large, no. He's had some excellent games.....but to my eye he's basically been average.

But I think that the stat in the graphic is very much downplaying how UPL and Reimer have been playing -- they haven't really been a reason we've lost many games......but they really haven't been a reason we've won games either. Again, very average.

Levi has only played 9 games and his goals below replacement are abysmal, and they're very much skewing the numbers.

If you look at Moneypuck -- they have UPL as basically league-average (116 GA vs. 115.64 xGA) and Reimer above average (29 GA vs. 32.86 xGA).

 

[Chainshot]

What's the deal with UPL? How much of that ugly stat is him and how much is it the team around him? That deal he signed is looking a little spooky.

Considering they are one of the worst teams at odd-man rushes given up and cross-slot passes yielded defensively, it's not hard to look at how the team sets their goalies up to fail.

 

[HOOats]

I think we smash them. Odds agree at -195, one of the biger favorites in the league tonight.

Anaheim had a wild game with Detroit the other day, goals and fights. Should be a fun one.

 

[Chainshot]

I think we smash them. Odds agree at -195, one of the biger favorites in the league tonight.

Anaheim had a wild game with Detroit the other day, goals and fights. Should be a fun one.

Zegras' head hit was flagged after the fact - on ice crew missed making any call and that lead to the escalation.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Has UPL played as well as he did last year? By and large, no. He's had some excellent games.....but to my eye he's basically been average.

But I think that the stat in the graphic is very much downplaying how UPL and Reimer have been playing -- they haven't really been a reason we've lost many games......but they really haven't been a reason we've won games either. Again, very average.

Levi has only played 9 games and his goals below replacement are abysmal, and they're very much skewing the numbers.

If you look at Moneypuck -- they have UPL as basically league-average (116 GA vs. 115.64 xGA) and Reimer above average (29 GA vs. 32.86 xGA).

Purely from an eye test, I feel like there have been many occasions this year where I've said "could have really used a save there" or "he should have had that" or "that's a soft one." Those add up to losses.

Definitely agree he's not a *main* reason we have lost the bulk of our games.