Most likely to be bounced in the first round?

[Regal]

Over the past 25 games the Canucks are top 2 in pretty much every analytical category

#1 in xGA
#2 in xGF%
#2 in Corsi
#3 in FF%
#2 in SCF%
#2 in HDCF%

Yea but the same idiots will now say it’s only about results

 

[wetcoast]

Yea but the same idiots will now say it’s only about results

It's called situational logic.

 

[cneely]

yup, that's an issue for sure. However, that is not what we were talking bout.
Stay on track, its not hard.

You referenced the number of hits as proof that a team isn't soft. What did I miss?

 

[NailsHoglander]

If there's a canucks player who has a wrist thicker than a pencil I'm all ears, just haven't seen any evidence of that yet.

Vancouver plays like little girls

Karma's a bitch hey?

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Where is the Maple Leafs option?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I don't think the Bruins are as good as their record indicates. 15 OTL this season, next closest playoff team has 11 (LA). I'm not sure they have the killer instinct to finish off a playoff series, and we saw that last year against Florida.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Where is the Maple Leafs option?

Haven't checked the standings this season?

 

[Czechboy]

I picked Nucks. I could also see them winning the cup though. Really well built team. The west will be brutal in the playoffs and Nucks might end up with a brutal first round draw after a tremendous regular season

 

[Three On Zero]

I picked Nucks. I could also see them winning the cup though. Really well built team. The west will be brutal in the playoffs and Nucks might end up with a brutal first round draw after a tremendous regular season

They could very well get Boston’d

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I have a solid feeling the Canucks are going to be eliminated in the first round.

But I don't see them making it past the second round.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Vancouver Canucks. Can't trust Dan Cloutier at all and Bertuzzi is a hot head.

Seriously, drawing Vegas who could be healthy by next month is a bit unfortunate.

 

[winnipegger]

Vancouver Canucks. Can't trust Dan Cloutier at all and Bertuzzi is a hot head.

Seriously, drawing Vegas who could be healthy by next month is a bit unfortunate.

Didn't Lidstrom score from center ice on him? I mean how can the canucks get through the Oilers with that kind of goaltending it's over for them.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Yea but the same idiots will now say it’s only about results

But doesn't this work both ways? Canucks fans were saying it was all about results now it's about analytics?

 

[Czechboy]

They could very well get Boston’d

And I liked Boston last year. I like how the Nucks are built this year tbh.

I think Vegas will have a lot of influence on the west.

 

[Three On Zero]

And I liked Boston last year. I like how the Nucks are built this year tbh.

I think Vegas will have a lot of influence on the west.

We haven’t even see Vegas with Hertl yet

 

[Czechboy]

We haven’t even see Vegas with Hertl yet

Or stone and Hertl.

 

[eviohh26]

Vancouver plays like little girls

Jets are the softest team I've seen in a while.

Canucks could easily get bounced out 1st round. Hockey is a funny sport.

 

[Regal]

But doesn't this work both ways? Canucks fans were saying it was all about results now it's about analytics?

Depends on who you’re talking to. Most of the fans who weren’t dismissing PDO were suggesting that it was clear based on watching the team that the PDO was affecting their underlying numbers due to score effects, particularly with some of the early season blowouts, and that as the PDO normalized, those underlying numbers would also normalize, because while things like expected goals tend to be better indicators of sustainable performance than goals alone, they’re also subjected to variance over small sample. And that’s exactly what has happened. The team has been top 10 in a lot of statistics related to possession and chance generation since the start of November and have been slowly improving on those numbers. But as soon as the team slumped after the All Star break the same people who hadn’t checked an expected goal for stat since October came out of the woodwork to pat themselves on the back despite being wrong

Now, they’re not some powerhouse and have their share of flaws (they can go in scoring slumps, can struggle against particularly fast or big teams, have periods where they break down defensively and I worry about their experience and mental toughness if they face adversity). They could very well find themselves eliminated the first round with league parity as it is. But they’re a good team, and it shouldn’t shock anyone paying attention if they have a strong playoffs

 

[Kingfan1967]

Divisional races 3/24
Atlantic
Boston 97 points 10 games remaining
Florida 95 points 12 games remaining
Metropolitan
NY Rangers 98 points 11 games remaining
Carolina 95 points 11 games remaining
Central
Colorado 95 points 12 games remaining
Dallas 95 points 11 games remaining
Winnipeg 93 points 11 games remaining
Nashville 88 points 11 games remaining (could catch Winnipeg the way those two teams are playing)
Pacific
Vancouver 98 points 11 games remaining (safest lead but Edmonton can close the gap with games in hand)
Edmonton 88 points 14 games remaining
Los Angeles 85 points 12 games remaining
Las Vegas 83 points 12 games remaining

So now the Division leaders are
Boston (by points) or Florida (by win%)
Rangers
Colorado (win%)
Vancouver

So of the 4 teams from the OP premise Winnipeg is out , and Boston is only in because they've played more games , expect more changes as the games are played.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

I choose the Canucks. Playoff hockey is much different than regular season hockey. They could run into a first-round matchup and get stonewalled.

 

[Mobiandi]

Honestly this is a who’s who of mediocrity. Every time I check a Jets score, they’re getting blown out so probably them

 

[ManofSteel55]

Whoever plays Nashville if they keep their heater going. Voted Vancouver because I expect the standings will lead to that matchup.

 

[Homesick]

Whoever plays Nashville if they keep their heater going. Voted Vancouver because I expect the standings will lead to that matchup.

Preds have cooled off so I'm not sure they are the Boogie man anymore

 

[ManofSteel55]

Preds have cooled off so I'm not sure they are the Boogie man anymore

100%. It looks like a crossover is likely now. I want first. Nashville is our best possible matchup IMO.

 

[BB79]

Preds have cooled off so I'm not sure they are the Boogie man anymore

Nashville was looking like they could do some damage in the playoffs a few weeks ago. Now they just look damaged, winning 2 of their last 7. No good