.500 - 20 games in, 9-9-2

[truck]

I don't think Mark is a normal rookie.

Most rookies are given easy zone starts and competition and aren't asked to be defensively responsible. They're basically told to go out there and get as many points as possible.

Mark has been ushered into a defensive role so I'm hoping he doesn't hit that wall.

Scheifele has only been pushed into the D zone a handful of times - mostly early.

His overall Ozone vs Dzone % is a little over 54% - 4th easiest among Jets forwards.

Lack of scoring and a defensive role are not the same thing.

The wall - in my understanding - is usually about the new found physical toll that playing in the NHL creates.
Not sure how deployment impacts it, but I don't really get how Scheif is an abnormal rookie.

 

[Romang67]

Little's on ice shooting % is 11.61% which is a little high - but not crazy high.

Sounds good. His line will probably produce more shots now than his has earlier in the season too (except for the last 3 games), now that LLW is back together.

 

[Skidooboy]

The standings are numbers!.

Clearly this was in response to the ongoing argument in the thread regarding our win % and whether we were a .500 team or not ,and what it means to our playoff chances.