Overfleas
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- Jul 28, 2016
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Have we got some sort of calibration regarding the OP’s question? Does, say 50% equal a bottom-six Sedin or how good they were when they had just turned 14?
Certainly they’ve looked better in the first half the last three seasons, than they did down the stretch each year. 2014/15 gives reason to hope they can both get through a whole season playing excellent 70+ point hockey but to do that again would probably take good luck in avoiding injuries, rather than failure to do so being caused by bad luck.
If I were to say at 65-70% of their peak they’d be out of the NHL, then I’d say when well rested they look probably about 95% of what they were. But it just doesn’t seem to last as the games add up and they steadily decline through the year to around 80%. Half a year as a good top line and half a year at a second line level is what we have seen and I would be very happy to get again. If the team had a D-man with a threatening shot, the ability to pass and a decent brain they’d likely pick up another 10 points on the power play each over a full season but that’s not going to happen.
Fatigue and their lack of speed will catch up with eventually but for the time being they’re doing an amazing job carrying our team as the only legitimate threat to the opposition.
Certainly they’ve looked better in the first half the last three seasons, than they did down the stretch each year. 2014/15 gives reason to hope they can both get through a whole season playing excellent 70+ point hockey but to do that again would probably take good luck in avoiding injuries, rather than failure to do so being caused by bad luck.
If I were to say at 65-70% of their peak they’d be out of the NHL, then I’d say when well rested they look probably about 95% of what they were. But it just doesn’t seem to last as the games add up and they steadily decline through the year to around 80%. Half a year as a good top line and half a year at a second line level is what we have seen and I would be very happy to get again. If the team had a D-man with a threatening shot, the ability to pass and a decent brain they’d likely pick up another 10 points on the power play each over a full season but that’s not going to happen.
Fatigue and their lack of speed will catch up with eventually but for the time being they’re doing an amazing job carrying our team as the only legitimate threat to the opposition.