Anaheim best record in the league...+8 Goal Differential

[SnowblindNYR]

What the hell? What's up with that? Are they not as good as they seem? I mean they were great last year, but that's an awfully surprising goal differential for a team with 47 points. To show how shocking this stat is there are two teams I'd like to bring up as examples. Chicago, which has 45 points they have a +36 goal differential. Even when you take away the shootouts, it's +7 vs. +32. Then there's the Rangers, barely hanging on to a playoff spot and they have a +10 (difference is even more stark when you take away the shootout wins and losses +13 for the Rangers vs. +7 for the Ducks).

Click to read more...

 

[SirQuacksALot]

Lots of injuries on the blue line and in net means you've got to score a bunch and you'll still only win by one.

 

[Xamar*]

They win one goal games but when they loose they loose by multiple goals


/thread

 

[Stopsight]

probably a couple causes, poor effort when losing so they lose big, have some crazy goaltending rotation and their goalies are very young so not surprising when their off nights are really off. Also the fact that their position atop the standings is largely due to the amount of games they have played.

 

[NoShowWilly]

they didn't win by more than a goal for a month and a half.

 

[illpucks]

The Penguins have the best record in the NHL. They just have less GP. They will be 1st place when they play as many games.

The Ducks have like 342423432 players on the IR and are winning games. The wins are ugly but are still wins. Which shows the depth and character the team has.

 

[Chris Hansen]

Because, as has been the case for several years now, Anaheim isn't as good a team as its record suggests.

 

[terranraida]

What the hell? What's up with that? Are they not as good as they seem? I mean they were great last year, but that's an awfully surprising goal differential for a team with 47 points. To show how shocking this stat is there are two teams I'd like to bring up as examples. Chicago, which has 45 points they have a +36 goal differential. Even when you take away the shootouts, it's +7 vs. +32. Then there's the Rangers, barely hanging on to a playoff spot and they have a +10 (difference is even more stark when you take away the shootout wins and losses +13 for the Rangers vs. +7 for the Ducks).

Anaheim got rid of a lot of their scoring potential this off season with the loss of Bonino and Perrault.

In closing, we don't really know

 

[One More Salami]

Because, as has been the case for several years now, Anaheim isn't as good a team as its record suggests.

So how long can a team play better than it really is?

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Because, as has been the case for several years now, Anaheim isn't as good a team as its record suggests.

3 years in a row. one day they'll regress.

 

[jeffl97]

Injuries to:
Perry (9 games and counting)
Palmieri (18 games and now hurt again)
Beauchemin (15 games and counting)
Lovejoy (21 games)
Stoner (6 games)
Fistric (not sure how many games)
Brewer (played 2 games then on ir)
Gibson (not sure how many games, but Andersen wouldn't be starting every game)

Ducks have played with 13 different defenseman this season. (Allen, Robak, Fistric, Brewer, Manson, Clark, Blacker, Fowler, Lindholm, Beauchemin, Lovejoy, Stoner, Vatanen)
Had 6 different goalies available for games so far (Andersen, Gibson, Roloson, LaBarbera, Bobkov, Bryzgalov)

This has caused a lot of inconsistencies in our game play. with so many young defenseman, especially when he had Manson/Blacker/Clark all playing in a game together, the Ducks have opted for a if we get the lead let's try to shut-down the opposition and that's it. This has lead to a lot of times us sitting on one-goal games rather than playing a full 60 and trying to win outright. As we continue to progress and get healthy I suspect we will see the Ducks not just playing to close out, but playing full 60 minutes and the goal differential going up.

 

[Chris Hansen]

3 years in a row. one day they'll regress.

Irrelevant come playoff time every year... we've seen that regression plenty of times already.

 

[ohcomeonref]

Irrelevant come playoff time every year... we've seen that regression plenty of times already.

Regression = getting beaten in close series. Got it.

 

[Ducks DVM]

probably a couple causes, poor effort when losing so they lose big, have some crazy goaltending rotation and their goalies are very young so not surprising when their off nights are really off. Also the fact that their position atop the standings is largely due to the amount of games they have played.

They're second in points %, so "largely" isn't really an appropriate way to put it. Every team other than Pittsburgh would have to get better than their points % with their games in hand to pass them.

They have had a ridiculous amount of injuries/illnesses, have been forced to start Andersen for 19 games in a row, and when they fall apart, they fall apart. They also have had multiple-goal leads in a number of those wins, then let teams get close late in games. They've not been as good as their record suggests right now due to the holes in the lineup, but they're also a much better team than their current play shows when Perry and Beauchemin return from injury (and when there's a backup on the roster competent/healthy enough to give Andersen a rest).

Irrelevant come playoff time every year... we've seen that regression plenty of times already.

Explain how a Game 7 loss to the Cup champ in Round 2 makes a team any more irrelevant than a Game 7 loss to the Cup champ in Round 3?

 

[izzy]

Because, as has been the case for several years now, Anaheim isn't as good a team as its record suggests.

First place this year, second last year, third place two years ago.

Yeah, awful.

 

[Plural]

Having Vatman increases the goal amount significantly. For both sides.

 

[Ducks in a row]

Because, as has been the case for several years now, Anaheim isn't as good a team as its record suggests.

They are a damn good team and are underrated if anything.

Irrelevant come playoff time every year... we've seen that regression plenty of times already.

So losing close series to good teams equals regression got it so every team isn't as good as their record expect for the team that wins the Stanley Cup

 

[Plural]

First place this year, second last year, third place two years ago.

Yeah, awful.

Where you are in the standings does matter. Only goal differential. Games should be decided by +/- and playoff spots should be given based on goal differential.

 

[Kurtosis]

I think they are a good team, but I don't see them as the best in the league. It is impressive that they are pulling these close games off considering all the injuries they have been dealing with. That has to be a positive sign for when they finally do get healthy, but even then I think they are a step behind a couple teams.

 

[Chris Hansen]

Regression = getting beaten in close series. Got it.

Paper tigers... when the intensity ramps up, they accomplish nothing. Great regular season team that should be placed at the back of everyone's mind as soon as April rolls around.

Playoff hockey is a categorically different game. Time and time again the Ducks have shown that they're nothing special that time of year.

 

[Didactic*]

I predict another Ducks choke in the playoffs. Too bad they got Kesler though. He'll win them a round or two.

 

[jasonleaffan]

That number looked a lot better before their game yesterday.

 

[Teemu Salami]

We're ****. We "choke" to good teams in close series and only win by one goal while limping. Regression imminent.

 

[mightyquack]

The advanced stats of the NHL standings say it's unsustainable, expect sharp regression from 1st place

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

lol@people in pre season thread saying Kesler is not a difference maker.