harmfuljays wrote:
Bro this team does suck.....not even sure how. I've seen quite a few of their games and earlier in the season I thought they looked like a contender. Their body language sucks and they need a sports shrink! Not enough Daryls to go around apparently! I agree...Mike Yeo certainly isn't the answer.
Martin Jones is dreadful and Carter Hart hasn't been much better as of late but the whole team has been shiite.
Giroux is pricey and they would need to eat some salary to unload him but he also has a NMC. Understandably Kevin Hayes has been a through a bit but damn that contract looks bad for a dude that really never scores more than 20.
Ristolainen just looks like a bust at this point.
Ristolainen has ALWAYS sucked. People are still convinced he's a good defenseman because he's big, mobile, physical, and has a heavy shot. I call it "Dion Syndrome". Give Buffalo credit, after continually selling off key assets at discount prices, they finally were the ones who hoodwinked another team.
Fact is, there's plenty of talent on the roster but no real gamebreakers. There's not one guy there who can just take over a game, there's no Cale Makar who can just skate through all their guys (though also, geez, puck-watch much guys?) and pot it in the net. The big trade they were banking on, Ryan Ellis, has been a total bust thus far as he's been hurt for most of the season. Provorov's development has stalled, and while he's good, he's not the Norris contender they were hoping he'd be. Morin is a flat-out bust, Sanheim is just a depth guy.
Hart's #s are not great but they're pretty good considering how horrible the defense in front of him is. His HDSV% is one of the best in the league IIRC. He's a legit franchise goalie but FFS, you gotta get someone to help prevent scoring chances.
Philly made a huge mistake IMO getting Fletcher. He's...average. In Minny it was always one step forward, one step back with him.