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- Jun 30, 2013
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I don't get it
Lame reference to the rapper Mike Jones I presume. He does the "Who? Mike Jones" thing and repeats it a lot.
I don't get it
Lame reference to the rapper Mike Jones I presume. He does the "Who? Mike Jones" thing and repeats it a lot.
just watched the TSN panel from when the signing actually happened during the UFA frenzy and they mentioned that apparently the wings tried to trade for Mike Green 6 times in the past 5 years. Is this true and if it is, did Holland openly admit to that being the case? If so at least we got him for free now lol
I could think they have tried to get him after Rafalski retired (summer of 2011). At same time, Green had two bad seasons (2010-11 and 2011-12) for Capitals after his glorious ones. It was the ideal time to ask, maybe the prize is lower. Rafalski retirement opened the money & roster hole to insert him in. Rafu was a 6M dollar man, like Green was and still is.
That would make sense timing wise. I can't imagine the price if they actually inquired five years ago (before the 2010 season). He'd be coming up on his 25 year old season coming off two consecutive seasons well over PPG. That's an untouchable asset if there ever is one.
What is the explanation for his massive drop off following 09?
It's crazy when I look the stats after his "massive drop off" after 2009-10, he still looks like a TOP5 offensive defenceman with all standards. I really didn't know he is this good.
I remember, reasons for this drop off after his superb years has mainly been groin injuries.
Caps scored almost 100 less goals the following season. Not sure why, but that affected Green's numbers obviously.
It's crazy when I look the stats after his "massive drop off" after 2009-10, he still looks like a TOP5 offensive defenceman with all standards. I really didn't know he is this good.
I remember, reasons for this drop off after his superb years has mainly been groin injuries.
Caps scored almost 100 less goals the following season. Not sure why, but that affected Green's numbers obviously.
Thanks guys. In a nutshell it was injuries and team issues. I think it would be more concerning if the team scored the same or more and he alone dropped off. I don't watch a lot of Capital hockey so I was just wondering.I think powerplays across the league began to dry up, leading to more even strength play and more teams playing it close. When Green was putting up a point per game, he was getting over four minutes a night on the power play, and teams were scoring more in general, leading to a more open game, and more opportunities to put ES points on the board as well. As the league tightened, Green had some injury troubles, Washington had a coaching carousel, and some other guys (Carlson and Alzner internally, Wideman and Niskanen externally) came in and forced the distribution of minutes and linemates to alter a bit.
Still, as Henkka points out, Green's rate numbers still looked good every year but one. Not PPG good, but aside from the year he put up .22, he did something like .49, .7, and .6. Give me 50 points from a blueliner, and I'll be pretty darn happy.
Thanks guys. In a nutshell it was injuries and team issues. I think it would be more concerning if the team scored the same or more and he alone dropped off. I don't watch a lot of Capital hockey so I was just wondering.
I think powerplays across the league began to dry up, leading to more even strength play and more teams playing it close. When Green was putting up a point per game, he was getting over four minutes a night on the power play, and teams were scoring more in general, leading to a more open game, and more opportunities to put ES points on the board as well. As the league tightened, Green had some injury troubles, Washington had a coaching carousel, and some other guys (Carlson and Alzner internally, Wideman and Niskanen externally) came in and forced the distribution of minutes and linemates to alter a bit.
Still, as Henkka points out, Green's rate numbers still looked good every year but one. Not PPG good, but aside from the year he put up .22, he did something like .49, .7, and .6. Give me 50 points from a blueliner, and I'll be pretty darn happy.
green also started to see nightmares about what happens after 9:13
I like this:
2014-15 Even-strength points/60:
Green 1.39
DeKeyser 1.05
Kronwall 0.80
Quincey 0.75
Ericsson 0.55
Zidlicky 0.53
Smith 0.50
DeKeyser is built to play with a risky offensive defenseman. So good at recovering on defense. I don't expect his numbers to get much better throughout his career. He will be a reliable 30 point defenseman for a long time. Maybe an outlier of 40 points with some luck and PP time.
DeKeyser would have lead the defense in points if he had received the same amount of power play time as Kornwall.