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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Yeah. Shame that he totally sucks though.
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His advanced stats aren’t great but I’m not actually sure it’s fair to say he totally sucks.
One thing that advanced stats haven’t fully been able to adjust for is d-men playing big minutes on bad teams, and guys that are playing above their heads on bad teams. Ristolainen fits both of those criteria.
He’s not suited to be playing 24 minutes a night against top lines in a shutdown role but I feel like he could be much better in a second pairing role where he’s a bit more sheltered.
I wouldn’t give up anything of value for him, but if Buffalo is looking at him as a cap dump then I do think he’s a guy that could look better in a different situation/role. I could see him meshing well with fellow Finn Valimaki to be honest.
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Really embarrassing story
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Not embarrassing at all.
It’s good to have a GM that actually trusts and listens to what his support team and analytics staff has to say.