Post-Game Talk: Jackets @ Sens Nov. 19 The Get 2 Points Edition

[topshelf15]

Karlsson - 21 points
Rest of Sens D - 15 points

Huge issue as to why EK ,gets torched as much .Everybody and their dog knows, we have nothing else that,s a threat back there.Think a guy like PK could do what he does,no freaking way .Take Markov from him and he is little better than a 40 point guy at best

 

[trentmccleary]

Yah just not NHL teams

First of all, cut the crap. We've been that team. With Arvedsson, Schaefer, White and Bonk in our top-6. Or an unproven Vermette, Eaves and Randy Robitaille fighting over two top-6 jobs. Or Greening and Butler in our top-6.

You're over rating NHL scoring!

Here are the mid points for forwards from last season:
1A= 15th = 72 points
1B= 45th = 61 points
1C= 75th = 51 points
2A= 105th = 44 points
2B= 135th = 36 points
2C= 165th = 34 points

These are average scores if talent was distributed evenly across the league.

In a hypothetical world without Bobby or Clarke:
Stone, Turris and Hoffman can get us those 1A, 1B and 1C scores. If not outright, then they're capable of that 184 points.

Zibby and Michalek can and have produced at the 2A and 2B level. Pageau or Chiasson or Prince/ Puempel are capable of 34 points in the right situation. Heck, it's still possible that one of them could do it in less than ideal circumstances this season behind Ryan and MacArthur.

So yeah, being able to ice a league average top-6 after losing Ryan and MacArthur... that's the definition of depth.