[Paywall/The Athletic] NHL front office confidence rankings (Fan rankings)

[Nizdizzle]

Please note, the article is from The Athletic, and therefore behind a paywall. If you don't like this, it is probably better to ignore the thread right away.

Mods: I didn't see any rules about starting a thread on pay-walled content, so if there is something my apologies.

That said....

The Athletic released an article today where NHL fans weighed in on their level of confidence with every NHL team (over 1000 responses). They have subcategories for: Roster Building, Cap Management, Draft/Development, Trading, Free Agency, Vision. A lot of results were pretty obvious, some not so much:

31. Ottawa 1.7/5 (Public: 1.6, Fans 1.9)
30. Montreal 1.7/5 (Public: 1.7, Fans 2.0)
29. Edmonton 2.0/5 (Public: 2.1, Fans 1.9)
...
3. Nashville 4.2/5 (Public: 4.2, Fans 4.1)
2. Toronto 4.3/5 (Public: 4.2 Fans 4.5)
1. Tampa Bay 4.5/5 (Public: 4.5, Fans 4.6)

The most polarizing was the NYI at 22nd. Public Opinion was 2.6 (26th) and the fanbase was 3.8 (13th).

Really interesting stuff, and I found surprising that with 1 or 2 exceptions, the public opinion aligned with the fan base really closely.

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[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Ottawa way too high

 

[Viqsi]

Gotta say, one of the fan quotes for the Jackets made me roll my eyes:

I’m waiting for a home drafted player to be a star and we haven’t seen anything close in recent years. Only Pierre-Luc Dubois has the potential.

I'd like to introduce this fan to a certain defenseman, name of Zach Werenski...

 

[TheDoldrums]

Vancouver was 4th last, so the bottom 4 were all Canadian.

 

[Rob Brown]

If you don't like this, it is probably better to ignore the thread right away.

Good luck with that.

The site is down, will read soon.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Knew it was Dom L before even clicking.

He’s another one of those analytic guys who acts like a complete man child when someone disagrees with him.

People can bring valid points and all he does is brush them off with a LOL.

Also, in 2016-17 he had the Oilers finishing bottom five. In the 2017-18, when commenting on each team, he called it a “wash” for if he was right or wrong.

 

[Rob Brown]

Knew it was Dom L before even clicking.

He’s another one of those analytic guys who acts like a complete man child when someone disagrees with him.

People can bring valid points and all he does is brush them off with a LOL.

Also, in 2016-17 he had the Oilers finishing bottom five. In the 2017-18, when commenting on each team, he called it a “wash” for if he was right or wrong.

I fail to see how this is relevant to this article seeing that they surveyed 2,000 NHL fans?

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

I fail to see how this is relevant to this article seeing that they surveyed 2,000 NHL fans?

I’m saying I’m not a fan of his content. He can produce some good stuff but handles criticism like a child.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I fail to see how this is relevant to this article seeing that they surveyed 2,000 NHL fans?

he said the Oilers would be bad, so he has to insult him now I guess

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

I’m saying I’m not a fan of his content. He can produce some good stuff but handles criticism like a child.

Yep. His profile pic on Twitter is the epitome of arrogant douchebaggery as well. Hope he has some obstacles to overcome (to put it politely) at some point so he can gain some perspective on both life and writing.

As for the index, our our fan satisfaction seems high at 1.9 (out of 5? out of 10?) as it's near-cratered except for a few valiant souls in the fanbase and Dean Brown/Gord Wilson (Brownilson), who are essentially lackeys for the team.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Yep. His profile pic on Twitter is the epitome of arrogant *****ebaggery as well. Hope he has some obstacles to overcome (to put it politely) at some point so he can gain some perspective on both life and writing.

As for the index, our our fan satisfaction seems high at 1.9 (out of 5? out of 10?) as it's near-cratered except for a few valiant souls in the fanbase and Dean Brown/Gord Wilson (Brownilson), who are essentially lackeys for the team.

Yeah, pretty brazen of him to smile and wear sunglasses....

 

[ScaredStreit]

Makes sense the Isles have the biggest gap...depends on if you're voting for their new management, or their old management.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

tied last with Ottawa, sounds about right. Good stuff, Berg

 

[Nizdizzle]

Makes sense the Isles have the biggest gap...depends on if you're voting for their new management, or their old management.

I think its more likely that the public opinion is less inclined than Islanders fans to give the new management the benefit of the doubt after what has been a pretty abysmal offseason. Tavares can't be pinned on them, but the Komarov, Martin, and Filppula signings don't inspire confidence.

 

[Archangel]

Vancouver was 4th last, so the bottom 4 were all Canadian.

I think that the aim was not to cause more heartache for Canuck fans for this off season, while flaming more fireballs at the three mentioned

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I think its more likely that the public opinion is less inclined than Islanders fans to give the new management the benefit of the doubt after what has been a pretty abysmal offseason. Tavares can't be pinned on them, but the Komarov, Martin, and Filppula signings don't inspire confidence.

Isles fans also ranked themselves as the 7th best team at drafting and developing, which is way higher than the rest of the league would view them. Although I don't really blame them for that. I think they see Barzal/Dobson/Wahlstrom, and other people focus more on Dal Colle/Reinhart/Strome.

 

[Master P]

Looks good to me lol. Couldn't be happier with our front office.

 

[Garbage Goal]

Isles fans also ranked themselves as the 7th best team at drafting and developing, which is way higher than the rest of the league would view them. Although I don't really blame them for that. I think they see Barzal/Dobson/Wahlstrom, and other people focus more on Dal Colle/Reinhart/Strome.

Two of the former trio were just drafted this off-season...

 

[The Macho King]

Looks good to me lol. Couldn't be happier with our front office.

I could be.

Stop with the NTCs. Make them modified at least.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Can anyone confirm if the Canucks are 4th after the Oilers? They should be.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Can anyone confirm if the Canucks are 4th after the Oilers? They should be.

They are.

 

[CorgisPer60]

Vancouver was 4th last, so the bottom 4 were all Canadian.

It speaks to both how fervent the fanbases are and how inept each team's management is. Only Calgary managed to escape the bottom, and they scored a middling mid-teen ranking. Toronto and Winnipeg remain favourites, with the clear winner being Toronto.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Toronto is way too high for a team that hasn’t won a playoff series in 15 years

 

[Rob Brown]

Toronto is way too high for a team that hasn’t won a playoff series in 15 years

Guaranteed you didn't read the article, but public opinion (AKA non Leafs fans) had them at 3rd in the league. So whatever you say.

 

[Kelly]

Toronto is way too high for a team that hasn’t won a playoff series in 15 years

Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Will Nylander, Nazem Kadri, Morgan Rielly, Fredrick Andersen.... need I go on?