Around the NHL (Part XLIII)

[Kershaw]

I love it the Devils that everyone here thinks are the greatest since sliced bread lost to a Senators team without probably 4 of its 5 best players.

Great teams have bad games.

 

[Thunderhead]

I love it the Devils that everyone here thinks are the greatest since sliced bread lost to a Senators team without probably 4 of its 5 best players.

I don't and never did. They are a Mickey Mouse team that nobody cares about it.

 

[nyr2k2]

Great teams have bad games.

Sure, but they're not a great team. They're a good team.

 

[Thunderhead]

Sure, but they're not a great team. They're a good team.

This.

 

[Kershaw]

Sure, but they're not a great team. They're a good team.

I think they're a top 4 team in the East easily with chance of finishing 1st in conference. Ridiculous scoring and defensive depth.

 

[Blue Blooded]

Great teams have bad games.

Kershaw you're usually a fan of advanced stats, why are you overlooking them in favour of the Devils?

They are not outshooting their opponents, their Fenwick when close is average (50.88, 13th. NYR: 54.04, 4th).

It's not as dramatic as for the Hawks and especially the Ducks, but they are riding percentages that will come down in the end.

Still a PO team, mind you, but certainly not an elite team.

 

[nyr2k2]

Kershaw you're usually a fan of advanced stats, why are you overlooking them in favour of the Devils?

They are not outshooting their opponents, their Fenwick when close is average (50.88, 13th. NYR: 54.04, 4th).

It's not as dramatic as for the Hawks and especially the Ducks, but they are riding percentages that will come down in the end.

Still a PO team, mind you, but certainly not an elite team.

Yeah exactly. They're good but not great.

 

[Kershaw]

Kershaw you're usually a fan of advanced stats, why are you overlooking them in favour of the Devils?

They are not outshooting their opponents, their Fenwick when close is average (50.88, 13th. NYR: 54.04, 4th).

It's not as dramatic as for the Hawks and the Ducks, but they are riding percentages that will come down in the end.

Still a PO team, mind you, but certainly not an elite team.

I hadn't checked up on them in awhile. The Rangers greatly outchanced the Isles and Caps, two terrible teams which might've inflated their totals. Even then, their fenwick is still middle of the pack.

 

[Thunderhead]

I am rooting for the Canes tonight. Game on NHLN @ 7:30.

 

[FultonReed]

anyone catch that goal in the Avs/Preds game just now? Duchene was blatantly offsides.

 

[Thunderhead]

Streit injured and he'll be out for a while.

 

[LetterJ]

anyone catch that goal in the Avs/Preds game just now? Duchene was blatantly offsides.

By a mile, but great hands in close to roof that

 

[Blue Blooded]

I hadn't checked up on them in awhile. The Rangers greatly outchanced the Isles and Caps, two terrible teams which might've inflated their totals. Even then, their fenwick is still middle of the pack.

Well yes, but the Rangers has also played Boston and Pittsburgh twice. It works both ways.

When the two teams matched up the Rangers were better, had more chances, but lost the game. Re-play that game 10 times and the Rangers go 6-3-1. The Devils got lucky, but luck averages out.

OK so the Devils are almost as good as the Rangers when tied, but they are a lot worse when they are trailing. I think the Close stat is a better reflection of a teams' performance, but to each and his own.

 

[Clowes Line]

Nashville and Colorado are in a shootout right now. Crazy game.

 

[Clowes Line]

Holy ****ing ****.

 

[Greg02]

Kind of crazy how much Duchene made Weber his *****.

 

[Kwayry]

Palushaj worked out pretty well for the Avs.

 

[Clowes Line]

The 2nd period started out 2-1 Avs. It is now 6-4 Avs at the end of the 2nd.

 

[Blue Blooded]

The 2nd period started out 2-1 Avs. It is now 6-4 Avs at the end of the 2nd.

With Nashville of all teams!? Their games has averaged less than 4 goals in total this year!

 

[NYR Viper]

Streit injured and he'll be out for a while.

Wrong Streit. Brian Strait hurt his ankle. Mark Streit is just fine.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Great teams have bad games.

Good thing they beat the Islanders 5-1 last game. Oh wait...

The Devils are coming back down to earth. They can go on a win streak they have a pretty soft schedule, but still they got 1 point between the Isles and Sens and got embarrassed by the Isles 5-1.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Also Kershaw if the Rangers played back to back games like that you'd be all over them.

 

[Vitto79]

holy Avs barely hold on......in my fantasy head to head I used Nabokov over Varlamov because the Isles have 5 games this week......Nabby gave up 7 goals.....terrible.........then Varlamov gives up 5, lol.........I had Bryzgalov who got a shutout though............yes I have 3 Russian goalies ,dont ask me how that happened

 

[darko]

So 2 of the 3 lowest scoring teams (3rd being Kings) in the league combine to score 11 goals in a game between them.

 

[darko]

Great teams have bad games.

Except they are not great. Good team, just not a great one.