Fletcher trade Ghost with a 2nd to just get rid of him, then traded a 1st for Risto and gave him a fat contract. I feel like the only good decision he's made in years is hiring Torts.
Nah hiring torts was a terrible idea as well as it’s totally ignoring the reality of this team. This team should be tanking right now but instead brought in a guy who will very likely get them to overperform, while simultaneously missing the playoffs, or in other words, keep them in that frustrating middle they’ve been caught in for a decade. Torts was someone who makes more sense like 2 years ago or even last year, this year is just nonsense.
on tavares' highlight reel goal he shoves kerfoot out of the goal crease but in the process he opens up space for tavares to squeeze in behind him and score
His brain literally does not function in the defensive zone. It's incredible. He is so bad at breaking out that most the time he just flips it into no man's land off the boards.
Ristos work ethic off the ice is one of the best in the league, but his work ethic in the rink seems bad, or maybe hes just not nhl player? which one is it...
He has very low “hockey IQ”. He works hard on the ice, but he very often chooses the wrong move to make, especially in the defensive zone. He’s an interesting case where physically he’s a real prototype player but he just isn’t mentally cut out to be an effective defenseman in the NHL. I think he might have had more success in his career if he had been switched to wing and just tried to be a straight ahead style power forward, but it’s almost certainly too late now.
Not expecting it to get much better but he does not even look remotely healthy out there. He definitely came back early and is forcing through. He can barely turn right now
It was such a ridiculous thing to claim when he made Buffalo significantly worse every year when he stepped on the ice. The team and every teammate did far worse w/ him than without.
Can we just maybe leave this guy alone (I already know that answer is no)? It's kinda gotten embarrassing. Like he's bad, we get it. He's also played 4 games, in which his team actually picked up 4 points lol, and these data are not super meaningful.
Ra Ra for Rasmus' team
More like he missed his check as they went around him for a 2 on 1
This trade and sign alone is grounds for Fletcher's dismissal.
The trade should have gotten him fired. The double down signing should have gotten him fired from a cannon into the sun.
I honestly still can’t believe what KA got for him in that trade
All it takes is one GM thankfully.
Adams should win GM of the decade for getting a 1st and 2nd for him. Giving him away for free would’ve improved our team.
Fletcher trade Ghost with a 2nd to just get rid of him, then traded a 1st for Risto and gave him a fat contract. I feel like the only good decision he's made in years is hiring Torts.
Nah hiring torts was a terrible idea as well as it’s totally ignoring the reality of this team. This team should be tanking right now but instead brought in a guy who will very likely get them to overperform, while simultaneously missing the playoffs, or in other words, keep them in that frustrating middle they’ve been caught in for a decade. Torts was someone who makes more sense like 2 years ago or even last year, this year is just nonsense.
Risto will have stats like these, but the only number that matters is the 55m+ in his bank account. Good for him.
So that's why he wears 55
I haven't seen myself play, but I have seen the house that it built and it is terrific
that's a lot of blue and red in the wrong places
This sounds like quote from Team America
Oof
Even Gudbranson is "only" -35% on offense and +43% on defense. So Risto is basically twice as bad in xG metrics
The guy just stands still in the D-zone.
I doubt torts even cares if he’s traded, he would just scratch risto and be done with it
on tavares' highlight reel goal he shoves kerfoot out of the goal crease but in the process he opens up space for tavares to squeeze in behind him and score
His brain literally does not function in the defensive zone. It's incredible. He is so bad at breaking out that most the time he just flips it into no man's land off the boards.
Ristos work ethic off the ice is one of the best in the league, but his work ethic in the rink seems bad, or maybe hes just not nhl player? which one is it...
He has very low “hockey IQ”. He works hard on the ice, but he very often chooses the wrong move to make, especially in the defensive zone. He’s an interesting case where physically he’s a real prototype player but he just isn’t mentally cut out to be an effective defenseman in the NHL. I think he might have had more success in his career if he had been switched to wing and just tried to be a straight ahead style power forward, but it’s almost certainly too late now.
Players who are constantly out of position have to always be hustling.
Not expecting it to get much better but he does not even look remotely healthy out there. He definitely came back early and is forcing through. He can barely turn right now
Im not sure that’s injury related.
Hey he is a RD
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The Gretzky stat of Risto stats. This was for his career as a Sabre:
I wouldn't say I'm willing to die on this hill, but I feel comfortable saying that Buffalo really did screw up his development.
It was such a ridiculous thing to claim when he made Buffalo significantly worse every year when he stepped on the ice. The team and every teammate did far worse w/ him than without.
Turns out one fo the biggest reasons they were so bad for so much time was because he was their #1D for 6 years.
Can we just maybe leave this guy alone (I already know that answer is no)? It's kinda gotten embarrassing. Like he's bad, we get it. He's also played 4 games, in which his team actually picked up 4 points lol, and these data are not super meaningful.
I feel like this is making fun of the flyers more than Risto himself. It’s also not 4 games, it’s 10 years.
Bestolainen
A gm looked at this and is overall visible eye play (where he still looks terrible) and thought he was worth 5 million for 5 years lol.
Correction the gm talked with the best agent in the game and boy is he good.
The xGA side looks like something was slaughtered on the ice.
Imagine only being on the job for one hour every month and being paid 6 mill for it and you arent even good.
I remember being told on