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CC said having Donnie Meatballs here was a huge part of his decision
Confirmed with Link: Sabres sign D Connor Clifton to a 3 year deal worth $10 million ($3.33M AAV)
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VaporTrail
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HaNotsri
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Completely different players. Miller was supposed to contribute offensively but only hit shinpads. Clifton is a cleaner.
BloFan4Life
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He just can't be a top 4 defenseman with those giveaway stats.
I like him on the team, but doesn't address the biggest need we have on defense.
I like him on the team, but doesn't address the biggest need we have on defense.
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Giveaways are partially related to systems. If he is instructed to clear and give it to Power, he won't have as many giveaways as if he's trying stretch passes across the red line.
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I'm way more worried about Clifton's rush defense than his turnovers.
Dubi Doo
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That is something they struggled with a lot last year. It'd be nice to see them stand up the opposition at the blue line. They showed glimpses of it last year when they were playing chippy, but it obviously wasn't nearly consistent enough.
Having seen the Sabres rush defense stats, he'll fit right in.
BloFan4Life
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He came from the top defensive system last year. If he wasn't good with it there, good luck to him in our system where the D and F leave the zone way too fast to try to get into rush.
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Giveaways and takeaways are unreliable, like hits, when taking a player out of the context of his team. They're judged differently by each scorer for one thing.
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Some players have skill sets that are better suited to different systems. Look at Dahlin under Phil and then Kruger
Matt Ress
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One of the things that we love about Sammy as a defender is his ability to separate the puck from man along the boards. Clifton does the same thing well but whereas Sammy kinda rides his man into the wall, Clifton will allow a soft gap and close quickly to separate. Power picks up the puck with time and space while the forwards have already turned up ice.
He's also a pretty good defender at denying zone entries which. Both of these things will help keep other teams from setting up which is when we really get in trouble.
Hmmm...would have preferred a "you're all dead to me now, I bleed blue and gold" type of post. Maybe he'll come around.
Always Seemed like a 'good dude' and was part of a lot of charity work in the Boston/New England area. I'm sure he will continue that in Buffalo/western NY.
As a player... 3rd pairing defenseman.
As a player... 3rd pairing defenseman.
Dubi Doo
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The hope is he gels with Power. That's the luxury we get with having a #1 pick on our second pairing. A true #4 won't be a necessity. All we need is someone to do the dirty work, and Clifton seems perfect for that role. Time will tell!
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Yea he tends to get Risto syndrome a lot where he takes himself out of the play going for big hits. Hopefully he can clean that up.
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He has some snarl in him and he plays bigger than he is.
He'll make a random big hit here and there and a couple times per season take the puck up the right wing and score a random video game goal.
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