Maverick

Buffalo sports fan. Interested in promoting a more thoughtful and data-driven discussion about Buffalo sports teams.

All opinions are my own.

#Sabrehood

[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

The chart below shows that Lindy is 100% right.

Statistically, the turnaround in the @BuffaloSabres season started when Dahlin came back from Sweden and Benson and Norris returned from injuries.

It had nothing to do with the change in GM.

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[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

@TageForHart Goalies again?

There were 39 games in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.

33 of the 39 games were won by the team with the higher xGF.

Only 6 of the 39 games were decide by goaltending.

[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

Can't wait to see who is crazy enough to take this job.

[TSN Hockey @TSNHockey]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will begin holding in-person interviews for their head coaching vacancy this week, with about five candidates believed to have advanced to the second phase (via @PierreVLeBrun): https://t.co/VgIhEcIeFS

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@SanderGoat85 It is easier to live in a world where numbers don't conflict with bad takes.

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@saint_sammy23 As a fan, I am glad that GMKA did such a good job.

Makes nice days even nicer.

[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

@Troggle3003 100%.

In the Eastern Conference Playoffs, 33 of the 39 games were won by the team with the higher xGF.

Only 6 of the 39 games were decided by goaltending.

Goalies get too much credit and blame for outcomes that are typically decided by more important variables.

[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

There isn't enough focus on matchups when evaluating individual player performance and teams.

It is much easier to just discuss goaltending or coaching/GM changes.

#sabrehood
#LetsGoBuffalo

[Travis Yost @travisyost]

Carolina's incredible depth steamrolled the East.

But Vegas is a different animal. An animal as deep as Carolina is. And it's causing some matchup problems.

https://t.co/XuF36euXUM

[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

@SabreReportPod He is not a star.

[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

@saint_sammy23 Except for the trades for Byram, Doan, McLeod, Norris, Malenstyn, Greenway & Kesselring and the free agent additions of Lyon, Zucker, Timmins, Metsa, Dunne, & Danforth - or more than 50% of the current roster.

[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

@Sabrestalkv2 100%.

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@ExpectedBuffalo It is worth doing this exercise when evaluating prior GMs in Buffalo, too.

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@WGR550 A reminder that we don't need Larkin.

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@NotTheJoeMarino Any deal for this player is a bad deal.

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@yolo_pinyato 100%.

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@AndrewHeaters It was the same number as GMKA's.

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@CHurls13 Luck has about the same importance quantitatively as goaltending.

We talk too much about goaltending and not enough about luck.

[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

@liveforlove86 @SneakyJoeSports Because narratives still outweigh quantitative arguments.

The same reason why Cooper beat Lindy for the Jack Adams this year.

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@yolo_pinyato 100%.

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@aj_____89 @seanshapiro I am not even trying to add him if I am GMJK.

[Maverick @Inside1Buffalo]

Super interesting debate regarding the value of different positions in the NHL.

[yolo_pinyato_is_dead @yolo_pinyato]

@Matt_barlowe the earth isn't flat anymore I don't know what to tell you lol.

even if the actual metrics are +5% for centers vs wingers, they're valued at like a 15% premium. there's a clear market inefficiency.