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I think too often there are narratives that certain players are just plain bad players while they are in Buffalo, when in reality, most of those players are just bad when misused. They often perform quite well when used appropriately, or go elsewhere and are slotted into roles that better fit their skillset.What about the opposite? Are there players with bad metrics that are actually good, after correcting with the eye test?
Washington's 4th line last year is one potential example, although the article I posted over the summer seems to attribute the positives mostly to Dowd and not the other two players on Buffalo now.
Can't think of many other examples, although our GMs and coaches have insisted to fans for the past decade+ that Risto and Joki are good, despite their awful numbers.
Add UPL into that mix, we cant win when hes letting in 6 goals, I haven't liked his low glove and making himself small in the net again. Its like he reverted back to his suck before the second half of the season. At least hes not as scrambly like he was before and in Europe.Cozens and Quinn sucking is just a nightmare. Those guys are too important to our future.
What about the opposite? Are there players with bad metrics that are actually good, after correcting with the eye test?
Washington's 4th line last year is one potential example, although the article I posted over the summer seems to attribute the positives mostly to Dowd and not the other two players on Buffalo now.
Can't think of many other examples, although our GMs and coaches have insisted to fans for the past decade+ that Risto and Joki are good, despite their awful numbers.
It really is.Cozens and Quinn sucking is just a nightmare. Those guys are too important to our future.
Apparently it was so difficult to hire a PP coach, I don’t understand why they didn’t do it.The horrible PP is killing us early on this season. We’re soundly out-chancing and, more importantly, outscoring opponents at ES so far, but we’re missing out on points because the PP is inept.
They did hire someone to fix the PP, Appert. So far he’s been terrible at fixing it.Apparently it was so difficult to hire a PP coach, I don’t understand why they didn’t do it.
But as I understand it, Lindy is also responsible for PP, because it seems it wasn't just Appert, but also Ruff. Ellis? It's funny, but maybe it really would have been better. So far, it's just some kind of horror.They did hire someone to fix the PP, Appert. So far he’s been terrible at fixing it.
I’m only half kidding when I say bring Ellis back to run it. His PP was #9 his first year running it. Then crapped out last year when Tage broke his hand and Ellis couldn’t adjust. A predictable PP getting the occasional goal is a pretty big improvement over the current mess.