Around the NHL - Episode XLI

[Micklebot]

No he won’t repeat, he’s shooting at a completely unsustainable rate

Even if you regress his shooting % to career norms you still have a pt per game player and pushing 40 goals over an 82 game season.

 

[thinkwild]

Can someone who watches Arizona/New Jersey make a case from an on ice stand point about how adding Hall makes them worse? Because it seems illogical that adding a productive forward would ruin a team.

Or is there an advanced stat for measuring how badly the hockey gods don't like certain players?

That would be the god of intangibility? It’s a fascinating question from both sides eh. When Duchene was in Col and Hall in NJ the teams had poor records until they traded away the player who wanted or expected to be traded and then it was like a weight was lifted from their shoulders. You could see the effect on Ottawa of everyone realizing it was likely Karlsson’s last season here. It really seems to show the tangible value of that intangible feeling in the room.

And then when players are traded at the deadline it often seems its the key support guys like a Chris Kelly that fill a support role that become the most effective deadline pickups for top teams (Maybe partly because if top teams need a star player they aren't really ready yet?). The teams that got a star player at the deadline like a Bondra often find they need more time to integrate that star player into a role that make the team better. The intangible chemistry of a teams star players developing all year together outweighs the tangible value of the star player added at the deadline?

 

[Dingle]

Dorion missed the boat. Should have kept Duchene and acquire Taylor Hall. Guaranteed 1st, 2nd and 3rd OA

Thanks Xspyrit...There are moments, we need this kind of post.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

He is being rewarded with Connor Brown level icetime ... nice!

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[Dingle]

it got declared a Pandemic by the WHO earlier today.

 

[thinkwild]

HRR and escrow going to take a beating with so many empty arenas for games. I wonder if they readjust the cap next year or escalator usage at least. Poor LeBron. Winning tickets from the radio station for that Sens Cali trip looks like it was just in the nick of time if the LA game goes forward as planned.

 

[Peptic Balcers]

Can someone who watches Arizona/New Jersey make a case from an on ice stand point about how adding Hall makes them worse? Because it seems illogical that adding a productive forward would ruin a team.

Or is there an advanced stat for measuring how badly the hockey gods don't like certain players?

Yeah its called save percentage

 

[DueDiligence]

You could say the same about plenty of other star players around the league. Losing exacerbates everything.

Nope. Remember these guys are all pros and the league is quite small. Everyone has buddies around the league and they talk. Hall is different than the vast majority. For example Phil Kessel is on that team and there is night and day difference between them.

 

[DueDiligence]

Can someone who watches Arizona/New Jersey make a case from an on ice stand point about how adding Hall makes them worse? Because it seems illogical that adding a productive forward would ruin a team.

Or is there an advanced stat for measuring how badly the hockey gods don't like certain players?

Chemistry issues plus their #1 goalie Kuemper was out for two months.

 

[Boud]

Chemistry issues plus their #1 goalie Kuemper was out for two months.

And Blackwood's save% before the trade was .903 and after he's been arguably the best goalie in the league at .925

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

The NHL and/or more/all NHL teams should be doing this. Hearing NBA games to be played without fans to be announced

 

[Ouroboros]

NBA is suspending their season.

Gotta think the NHL isn't far behind.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

NBA is suspending their season.

Gotta think the NHL isn't far behind.

Absolutely nuts.

It is the right call, but it is shocking.

 

[Silencio]

NBA is suspending their season.

Gotta think the NHL isn't far behind.

Just please let it be after tonight's games so San Jose loses to Chicago, Ottawa loses to LA and the season ends with Sharks and Sens at 29th and 30th.

But seriously this goes beyond sports. Everyone on here take care of yourselves as best you can.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Absolutely nuts.

It is the right call, but it is shocking.

I don't see why they can't all play in empty arenas.

 

[Senscore]

I don't see why they can't all play in empty arenas.

Because the players spread disease to other players.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

I don't see why they can't all play in empty arenas.

It is inevitable that players/officials/workers will get infected. It probably isn't feasible in the long run.

 

[starling]

Demelo led Winnipeg in TOI today in their win against Edmonton. Good for him.

 

[BankStreetParade]

Nope. Remember these guys are all pros and the league is quite small. Everyone has buddies around the league and they talk. Hall is different than the vast majority. For example Phil Kessel is on that team and there is night and day difference between them.

Sure man, keep thinking that.

 

[starling]

They could suspend the season and then finish it in August or something. Should be interesting.

 

[Boud]

They could suspend the season and then finish it in August or something. Should be interesting.

No point in finishing it in August considering the draft is in June and I doubt they push back the draft.

 

[DueDiligence]

I don't see why they can't all play in empty arenas.

I bet the NBA shuts down for 3-4 weeks then resumes in empty arenas. Not so sure about the NHL if they shut down as who in the States wants hockey in July?

 

[DueDiligence]

Sure man, keep thinking that.

I wasn't thinking that I was told that by a coyote player's dad. And it was more than a 2 minute conversation.

 

[starling]

No point in finishing it in August considering the draft is in June and I doubt they push back the draft.

We are talking about losing several hundred million dollars here. That's a good chunk of money to leave on the table.