one good thing to take out from this season is...

[DetDannyWilliams]

Sabres finish .500 21-21-6

[SabreEleven]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

Buffalo mentally... Finishing at a mediocre level is considered a good level...

[Skooby]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

Applaud now...

[Dude]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

What's good about finishing .500?

[gebobs]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

Sabres finish .500 21-21-6

LOL...with OT, 0.500 doesn't mean what it used to. In this case, it's 6 more losses makes 0.500.

[trapezeus]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

so they blew their chance at the first ball is what you are saying. which is classic buffalo. make us suffer through a crap season, and then don't deliver on providing us a chance to upgrade quickly.

[SkateZilla]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

First Ball isnt garaunteed regardless.

[Mski]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

Sabres finish .500 21-21-6

no they didnt... they have 21 wins and 27 losses... that 6 at the end implys OT/SO LOSSES

[trapezeus]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

First Ball isnt garaunteed regardless.

true. i still have high hopes the sabres are going to get the penguin treatment and get that ball no matter what. or at least get into the top 3.

[gebobs]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

true. i still have high hopes the sabres are going to get the penguin treatment and get that ball no matter what. or at least get into the top 3.

AFAICT, they currently sit at #9 ± 1. The best any team can do is move up 4 spots.

[Mski]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

AFAICT, they currently sit at #9 ± 1. The best any team can do is move up 4 spots.

under the new CBA any lottery eligable team can jump to 1, the 4 spot rule is no longer

[gebobs]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

under the new CBA any lottery eligable team can jump to 1, the 4 spot rule is no longer

Thanks...if I'm not mistaken, these odd should apply:

30th - 25.0%
29th - 18.8%
28th - 14.2%
27th - 10.7%
26th - 8.1%
25th - 6.2%
24th - 4.7%
23rd - 3.6%
22nd - 2.7%
21st - 2.1%
20th - 1.5%
19th - 1.1%
18th - 0.8%
17th - 0.5%

[SkateZilla]

Re: one good thing to take out from this season is...

Half of Rochester was called up and outscored Stafford.

that's the one good thing.