Edited Jun. 18, 2022 at 5:43 a.m.
Quoting: sabres89
Value aside, the Sabres just wouldn't be looking at paying a premium for any left d help.
Quoting: sk540
The point was you said you had plenty of young defensemen......where?
Jerry said look at the GK's last year:
Michael Houser
ECHL GK
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
un proven young GK
Craig Anderson
40 yo over the hill GK
Dustin Tokarski
32 yo GK with 76 NHL games and 42 of those the last two years with Buffalo
Aaron Dell
33 yo GK with 126 NHL games.
Malcolm Subban
28 yo GK traded to Buffalo for Future Considerations with 86 NHL games.
So Buffalo gave up fewer goals than the Flyers who had significantly better GK's of Hart and Jones and based on your thoughts also had better defenders.
Buffalo's young Defensemen:
LHD
Power 18 yo first OA
Dahlin 21 yo first OA
Samuelson 21 yo 32nd OA
Ryan Johnson 20 yo 31st OA
Bryson 23 yo
RHD
Jokiharju 22 yo
Fitzgerald 24 yo
In contrast the Flyer defensemen:
Ivan Provorov 24 yo
Travis Sanheim 25 yo
Rasmus Ristolainen 26 yo
Keith Yandle 34 yo
Justin Braun 34 yo
So Buffalo had young inexperienced defensemen playing in front of old or AHL GK and gave up fewer goals then the Flyers who had better GK and more experience defenders.
So when
@BuFfaLOFaN
@Funksoljah
@littlejerryseinfeld
sabres89
say "Buffalo has young LHD and sub standard GK, will not trade for Provorov" maybe you should listen to them, instead of trying to convince Buffalo fans who know their team better than you know the Sabres.
When the oldest signed defender is 22 yo, it is not that Buffalo will not need help on defense, just not LHD help.
Olofsson may very well be traded for a RHD, but certainly not a LHD.
EDIT:
https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-predictions-standings-stanley-cup-awards-2021-22/
The Hockey writers predicted Buffalo to be last and the Flyers to make the playoffs.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/the-2021-2022-nhl-standings-as-predicted-by-oddsmakers
While the Flyers will miss the playoffs they will be close.
The Sabres by far the worse team in the east.
.......................................BUF.......PHI
Goals Against/game - 24th.......26th
Shots Against/game - 22nd......28th
Shot % Allowed - ........25th.......23rd
PP Goals Against/game - 17th..25th
PK% - ............................22nd......25th
This the most important stat, how well did the defense prevent shots AT goal.
SAT against...................3635....4008
SAT against rank...........15th....30th
Looking at ALL stats over all Phil needs More help on defense than Buffalo