23/24 Between Game Chatter

[Scomerica]

Sucks that the Angry Beaver is temporarily closed from flooding. What other Seattle bars have Center Ice Package? Looking for a place to watch Blues @ Flames game tomorrow, 1/23.
Thanks!

The bar at the Kraken Iceplex probably

 

[kihei]

So after our promising win streak, we limp into the All-Star break with a 2-5-1 record and some missed opportunities. At this rate I'd say making the playoffs is a big hill for us to climb.

 

[sigma six]

Are the Kraken ever playing again?! Good grief.

 

[Kevinsane]

Are the Kraken ever playing again?! Good grief.

It’s ridiculous.

 

[Fuhrious]

After last night, Daccord is currently 3rd in the league in Sv% (.923) and GA/G (2.33) behind only Hill (VGK) and Hellebuyck (WPG).

Feels like there isnt a lot of media mention of how well he's doing, am I just missing it?

 

[The Marquis]

Nobody is talking because he plays for Seattle. We know though.

 

[kihei]

No game til Monday, I believe. Hard to develop any sense of continuity or momentum with a schedule like ours.

 

[kihei]

So, with almost exactly a third of the season to go, the Kraken are in a five team race for the last playoff spot--St Louis, Nashville, Minnie, Calgary and us. None of our competition seems that daunting, it's just that there are so many of them.

 

[Kevinsane]

So, with almost exactly a third of the season to go, the Kraken are in a five team race for the last playoff spot--St Louis, Nashville, Minnie, Calgary and us. None of our competition seems that daunting, it's just that there are so many of them.

And so many three point games make it hard to chart what exactly the Kraken need, points wise, to secure a berth.
The team has been streaky all year. Win nine, lose four, win two, lose two….they probably need need to win at a .700 or .750 clip to avoid missing out.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

I dislike afternoon Saturday games.

 

[The Marquis]

Me too, better things to do if the weather is nice. It might not be

 

[sigma six]

Am going to see Dune shortly so going to miss this one; wonder if Gru is getting the start again?

 

[Renopucker]

Am going to see Dune shortly so going to miss this one; wonder if Gru is getting the start again?

NHL says Gru is starting. He’s warming up and its a nice thing to give Dac a break.

 

[The Marquis]

Am going to see Dune shortly so going to miss this one; wonder if Gru is getting the start again?

Was also at Dune during the game today

 

[Scomerica]

Feel like if the Kraken don't win tonight it's time to raise the white flag and sell if we can. Especially with the Flames being a wildcard rival

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Feel like if the Kraken don't win tonight it's time to raise the white flag and sell if we can. Especially with the Flames being a wildcard rival

The Kraken are already nine points out of a wild card spot and would lose most tiebreakers given their few regulation wins etc.

So they need to have more points than those other teams and therefore would need to gain ten more points(or five wins) then anyone else with 22 games remaining.

That would've been a tough task for last seasons team and doesn't seem realstic(at all) for the 2023-24 edition of this team that hasn't shown any kind of consistancy all season long.

 

[Scomerica]

The Kraken are already nine points out of a wild card spot and would lose most tiebreakers given their few regulation wins etc.

So they need to have more points than those other teams and therefore would need to gain ten more points(or five wins) then anyone else with 22 games remaining.

That would've been a tough task for last seasons team and doesn't seem realstic(at all) for the 2023-24 edition of this team that hasn't shown any kind of consistancy all season long.

Yeah, tonight just feels like a line in the sand moment.

 

[kihei]

Regular season games don't get much bigger than tonight. Almost a playoff vibe.

 

[kihei]

It's becoming the elephant in the room. Matty is having one horrible sophomore slump and it is concerning. He currently has 8 goals and 25 points, which puts him 239th in the league in goals and 248th in the league in scoring. He had 24 goals and 57 points last year. He is projected by ESPN to score 34 points total this year at his present rate of production, a startling 23 point drop. He has gone from a positive plus/minus of +13 to a negative -4. And he continues to get pushed around a lot, playing even smaller than his listed 6'2" and 178 pounds. I'm not counselling panic, but he has a lot of work to do to get back to where he was his rookie year.

Incidentally, at the moment we must have the lowest scoring collection of centres since hockey expansion in 1967. I haven't crunched the numbers but at a casual glance the numbers are woeful.

 

[majormajor]

It's becoming the elephant in the room. Matty is having one horrible sophomore slump and it is concerning. He currently has 8 goals and 25 points, which puts him 239th in the league in goals and 248th in the league in scoring. He had 24 goals and 57 points last year. He is projected by ESPN to score 34 points total this year at his present rate of production, a startling 23 point drop. He has gone from a positive plus/minus of +13 to a negative -4. And he continues to get pushed around a lot, playing even smaller than his listed 6'2" and 178 pounds. I'm not counselling panic, but he has a lot of work to do to get back to where he was his rookie year.

I was a little worried about it but he's had 5 pts and +8 in his last 9 games. I think Beniers is coming along. He's still solid 200 ft even when he's not scoring, and I think the scoring is coming back.

Incidentally, at the moment we must have the lowest scoring collection of centres since hockey expansion in 1967. I haven't crunched the numbers but at a casual glance the numbers are woeful.

That is startling. Where are you seeing those numbers?

 

[The Marquis]

Those terrible Caps teams can’t have been better.

 

[majormajor]

Incidentally, at the moment we must have the lowest scoring collection of centres since hockey expansion in 1967. I haven't crunched the numbers but at a casual glance the numbers are woeful.

The Kraken top 3 centers currently account for 75 pts.

The 03-04 Jackets top 3 centers had 83 points, at the end of the year. I haven't found a team yet that has had fewer.

 

[kihei]

I was a little worried about it but he's had 5 pts and +8 in his last 9 games. I think Beniers is coming along. He's still solid 200 ft even when he's not scoring, and I think the scoring is coming back.



That is startling. Where are you seeing those numbers?

A) Hope you are right. He has been real contributor lately, so let's hope he has turned the corner.
B) I just added up the point totals of our centres, and took a very quick glance at a few other teams centres. Nothing definitive. I may do a more detailed analysis after Indian Wells.

Those terrible Caps teams can’t have been better.

Yeah, I may have been more than a touch hyperbolic on that one. I should have said "must be among the lowest" rather than "must have the lowest." "Among" is such a nice, sweet little qualifier.

Later edit: Just for the hell of it I checked out the 74/75 Caps stat sheet, the team generally considered to have the worst year in hockey history. Here's the centre totals at the moment:

Caps: 119
Kraken : 98

With a quarter season to go, that's pretty bad, a projected 131 for us. Considered by some to have had the second worst season in hockey history, the 92/93 San Jose Sharks ended up with 143 points from their centres. So maybe not that hyperbolic after all.

 

[The Marquis]

A) Hope you are right. He has been real contributor lately, so let's hope he has turned the corner.
B) I just added up the point totals of our centres, and took a very quick glance at a few other teams centres. Nothing definitive. I may do a more detailed analysis after Indian Wells.


Yeah, I may have been more than a touch hyperbolic on that one. I should have said "must be among the lowest" rather than "must have the lowest." "Among" is such a nice, sweet little qualifier.

Later edit: Just for the hell of it I checked out the 74/75 Caps stat sheet, the team generally considered to have the worst year in hockey history. Here's the centre totals at the moment:

Caps: 119
Kraken : 98

With a quarter season to go, that's pretty bad, a projected 131 for us. Considered by some to have had the second worst season in hockey history, the 92/93 San Jose Sharks ended up with 143 points from their centres. So maybe not that hyperbolic after all.

F

 

[Kevinsane]

Go Sabres! Go Devils!