Erik Karlsson's Scoring Pace

[Knave]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand this?

The math or PPG being used interchangeably on this board as Power Play Goal and Points Per Game?

 

[NyQuil]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand this?

He has scored at a one and a half points-per-game rate in his 8 games.

You kind of have to guess at the context because PPG is used interchangeably.

 

[TheTechNoir]

Wow, I wasn't even shitposting or being sarcastic.
Yikes.
I need sleep lol. I was thinking of twice as many points as games played (16 pts in 8 games). I read it as 1.5 and as 12 in 8... but had in my mind some how it was wrong because it wasn't double. Lol I realize 1.5 is one and a half though not 2.0... brain fart.

 

[PinkFly]

Weren't you the guy that said he was as good as Lidstrom?

What does that say about Lidstrom?

Never said that. I asked why Lidstrom was considered better than EK65. I even said how it's difficult to take away the puck from EK65. But when he's playing real D, I would love nothing more than seeing Matthews up against EK65. EK65 is the best defensman in the league but his defense in and of itself is suspect.

 

[NyQuil]

Never said that. I asked why Lidstrom was considered better than EK65. I even said how it's difficult to take away the puck from EK65. But when he's playing real D, I would love nothing more than seeing Matthews up against EK65. EK65 is the best defensman in the league but his defense in and of itself is suspect.

Well, it happened in OT after Matthews scored 4 goals in his debut and the puck ended up in Toronto's net.

So it's a gamble.

 

[Knave]

Never said that. I asked why Lidstrom was considered better than EK65. I even said how it's difficult to take away the puck from EK65. But when he's playing real D, I would love nothing more than seeing Matthews up against EK65. EK65 is the best defensman in the league but his defense in and of itself is suspect.

Just like there's nothing more I want than Karlsson and 4 other players out there on the ice against Matthews so he can blow coverage in the slot for free goals and wins.

 

[ijuka]

Yeah, Karlsson had a part of his ankle bone removed according to himself.

The investigation is still going on regarding what exactly an "ankle bone" is, however. It was my belief that something like that does not exist.

 

[NyQuil]

Yeah, Karlsson had a part of his ankle bone removed according to himself.

The investigation is still going on regarding what exactly an "ankle bone" is, however. It was my belief that something like that does not exist.

Our medical budget isn't quite up to the same standard as other teams.

 

[TB1299]

Yeah, Karlsson had a part of his ankle bone removed according to himself.

The investigation is still going on regarding what exactly an "ankle bone" is, however. It was my belief that something like that does not exist.

Okay you may be able to chirp if he was a med student but he was clearly refering to the bones that make up the ankle...

"The main bones of the ankle region are the talus (in the foot), and the tibia and fibula (in the leg). The talocrural joint is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus."

But thanks for coming out.

 

[NyQuil]

Okay you may be able to chirp if he was a med student but he was clearly refering to the bones that make up the ankle...

"The main bones of the ankle region are the talus (in the foot), and the tibia and fibula (in the leg). The talocrural joint is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus."

But thanks for coming out.

Is that you Erik?

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Our medical budget isn't quite up to the same standard as other teams.

Dr. Nick, team doctor.

 

[Bleedred]

Yeah but a few people on this forum told me that he can't play defense tho.

 

[LuckyPierre]

So:

1- No Walking - let alone skating all summer
2- had part of his ankle removed during surgery
3-Did not play any pre-season games and even as he comes back they are giving him more off days to make sure he didn't over do it - as a result he is still not in full game shape
4- No Marc Methot

He has now 12 points in 8 games. is one point back of the league lead in defenceman in basically half the games and has the THIRD highest PPG total in the entire league. The other two guys have the benefit of playing with eachother in Tampa.

Matthews has 1.28 PPG for example. Karlsson has a 1.5 PPG

And if you look at Karlsson since he was 21, he's always shown that he only gets better as the season progresses.

He was walking in July.

 

[rent free]

this won't last for sure. he's on a good streak rn

 

[Regal]

Dr. Nick, team doctor.

The ankle bone's connected to my wrist watch

 

[NyQuil]

Considering your dislike for this thread you are certainly adding your fair share of posts...

I never said I wasn't a hypocrite.

Creating a new thread every time Karlsson scores some points is going to lead to a lot of unnecessary threads.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Imo he likely doesn't care at all about personal awards, he is after the big one.

I don't think he is back to himself in many aspects but will likely get there shortly.

Every player in every sport cares about personal awards. Humans, especially competitive athletes, always want to be the best and seen as "superior" to the competition. Of course, rarely any player says in public that they want the personal award over the team one, but in reality they could probably care less. This is a job after all and they likely get more fame, money, etc with individual awards.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Hopefully he doesn't get robbed of another Norris. Should have 4 right now.

 

[NyQuil]

Every player in every sport cares about personal awards. Humans, especially competitive athletes, always want to be the best and seen as "superior" to the competition. Of course, rarely any player says in public that they want the personal award over the team one, but in reality they could probably care less. This is a job after all and they likely get more fame, money, etc with individual awards.

I love this post combined with your avatar picture.

 

[Frosty415]

Hopefully he doesn't get robbed of another Norris. Should have 4 right now.

He wasnt robbed last year

Even Hedman deserved it over karlsson imo

Karlsson is still young, he still has time to win 8 in a row

 

[Regal]

Every player in every sport cares about personal awards. Humans, especially competitive athletes, always want to be the best and seen as "superior" to the competition. Of course, rarely any player says in public that they want the personal award over the team one, but in reality they could probably care less. This is a job after all and they likely get more fame, money, etc with individual awards.

They all want to be the best and are hyper-competitive, but could care less about the cup?

 

[NyQuil]

He wasnt robbed last year

Even Hedman deserved it over karlsson imo

Karlsson is still young, he still has time to win 8 in a row

Hedman struggled pretty hard (for him) until Christmas IIRC.

 

[Frosty415]

Hedman struggled pretty hard (for him) until Christmas IIRC.

Yeah then he came out of nowhere

Karlsson did get robbed in 2016 imo

 

[branch]

he was -6 in a game though

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

They all want to be the best and are hyper-competitive, but could care less about the cup?

Winning the cup doesn't make someone the best, winning the hart/lindsay does.

06: Thornton/Jagr
07: Crosby
08-10: Ovechkin
11: Sedin? Crosby?
12: Malkin
13: OV/Crosby
14: Crosby
15: Price/OV
16: Kane
17: McDavid/Crosby

No one really argued that these players weren't the best in these years, but only 1/12 won the cup.