Bylsma talks about Ristolainen's usage, fancy stats

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY SportsThe Sabres coach had some insightful thoughts on Corsi, and how better to use Ristolainen next year.

Sabres coach Dan Bylsma joined WGR's Hockey Hotline this afternoon, and gave his thoughts on something we've been debating on this site for months - Rasmus Ristolainen's usage and development, or decline, last season.

Bylsma spoke with Matthew Coller and Craig Rivet on today's program - you can listen to the audio here - and here's what he had to say about Ristolainen:

"We put him into a lot of tough situations and I think some of the numbers that roll out on him as far as Corsi and possession do reflect that, but frankly we played him too much at times. He's not…