Quoting: Skyraider112
Oof. I certainly hope he stays cause otherwise our defensive core just went from pretty great to average again
That great core is responsible for the 9th worse GAA, 10th most shots allowed, 4th most scoring chance goals allowed. You can blame the goaltenders except they produced the 8th best scoring chance save percentage and the 12th best high danger scoring save percentage. Which is much more than you should expect out of a career back up and Ullmark in his first full season.
Quoting: Shibbal18
Kane was average at best for Buffalo and the Sabres have been trash since that trade. Not only that, that trade is commonly seen as a failure for GMTM
Kane would be 6th on the team in points now when he played for the McEichel tank team despite missing 17 games that season(His worse season with Buffalo). That trade also got rid of players who have failed to produce and a 1st rounder which we got back with O'Reagan (looks promising to be on the roster next year) and a first round draft pick this year. So yes the trade was a failure in the sense that Buffalo didn't make the playoffs but has panned out to atleast equal value. I hated GMTM too. And they were trash from that trade because that was the tank year.
BTW Risto has a
-39 +/- I know +/- isn't the end all but the next closest is Thompson with -21. You can't sit there with a straight face and say that a -39 is something to ignore. On top of that when comparing scoring chances for vs scoring chances against he has the 6th worse of players on the team. Behind him are Casey, Okposo, Thompson, Scandella, Sabotka. High Danger Chances Against? Worst
High Danger Goals Against? Worst
He's a defender who can't defend. Montour is 5th best or better in all categories and is the 1st and only defender positive in every category. He's not a number one defenseman yet but he's better than Risto.