EPTBut god this is a good game. hope it goes to game 7.
The 2014 NHL Season - Two Accounts, No Cups - Page 188
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Sermokala
United States14081 Posts
But god this is a good game. hope it goes to game 7. | ||
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32107 Posts
On May 14 2014 12:08 Flaccid wrote: Yeah! Fleury shits the bed, Rags win + jimmy talking to himself for an entire page. Wicked night! seriously. that ruled. so satisfying | ||
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BigAsia
Canada451 Posts
In other news Crosby sucks | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17204 Posts
On May 14 2014 13:46 BigAsia wrote: Patrick Kane is pretty frecking good. In other news Crosby sucks The content here is so 1337 i just can't get over it. it is good for a laugh though. NYR is a "terrible hockey team", "Crosby Sucks"... Crosby is one of the best hockey players in the world. the Rangers are in the final 4. and , we have a stats expert who says Wilson was a better coach for the Leafs than Carlyle because he tried to fit a square peg into a round hole. That is, imposing a puck possession game play style on a no talent team. When ur team has no talent you do what countless no-talent teams have done over the past 50 years. And, that "no talent" is all relative between the 2 teams playing each other. nevermind that the leafs were never close even making the playoffs during Wilson's 4 year tenure. i have a puck possession chart and that's all that matters. LOL. | ||
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Slaughter
United States20254 Posts
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Funnytoss
Taiwan1471 Posts
On May 14 2014 15:07 Slaughter wrote: Always good to see the Pens fall. Now we just need the Hawks to fall and then all will be right in the world. My brother from another mother! (bitter Red Wings fan here) | ||
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Jaaaaasper
United States10225 Posts
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Slaughter
United States20254 Posts
On May 14 2014 15:51 Funnytoss wrote: My brother from another mother! (bitter Red Wings fan here) Yes something all of us Red Wings fans can enjoy  | ||
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
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Funnytoss
Taiwan1471 Posts
On May 14 2014 16:26 Orcasgt24 wrote: I like how all the pundits are saying the penguins are going to get blown up lol. I'd say at most some fringe guys get moved/ leave in free agency and possibly a coaching change. Malkin, MAF, Letang and several others are not going anywhere. No way they're moving Crosby either, he just puts too many people in the seats. | ||
Jer99
Canada8159 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17204 Posts
This interview is very insightful because even though he has never worn a pair of skates he is a fellow in the Society of Actuaries and can break everything down to pure stats. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/curtis-joseph-on-jonas-hiller-ryan-miller-toronto-maple-leafs-martin-brodeur-tuukka-rask-carey-price/ | ||
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Flaccid
8866 Posts
On May 14 2014 16:26 Orcasgt24 wrote: I like how all the pundits are saying the penguins are going to get blown up lol. I'd say at most some fringe guys get moved/ leave in free agency and possibly a coaching change. Malkin, MAF, Letang and several others are not going anywhere. Man, something has to happen with Pittsburgh if they expect to compete in the playoffs. There is no (allegedly) top tier team that is as top heavy as the Penguins. And it seems that year-over-year they get whittled down further and lose ever more depth. This chart is particularly telling. It shows the share of scoring that a team's 3rd and 4th lines represent. ![[image loading]](http://www.mc79hockey.com/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2014-03-01-at-2.14.26-PM.png) Pretty telling, eh? Look at Chicago, LA and Boston and contrast that with Pittsburgh. People were looking at this chart months ago and coming to the conclusion that the Sharks were not as good as people thought and that they wouldn't get past LA. Anyways, point being that the elite teams in the NHL show very good possession stats. And Pittsburgh gets eaten alive when their bottom 6 forwards are on the ice. You can't give up that much and expect to compete at the top - which is what people expect of Pittsburgh. edit: + Show Spoiler [<3 Cujo] + ![[image loading]](http://blu.stb.s-msn.com/i/59/C17544A23552E3DD441FFFC8C34946.jpg) | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32107 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s----_s3mnQ--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/gmxtxg7ygbfq3qfz9g7d.jpg) THat chart is hilarious. Their drop really coincided with the Staal trade. It murdered their bottom six because he killed it down there. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17204 Posts
On May 14 2014 16:26 Orcasgt24 wrote: I like how all the pundits are saying the penguins are going to get blown up lol. I'd say at most some fringe guys get moved/ leave in free agency and possibly a coaching change. Malkin, MAF, Letang and several others are not going anywhere. OK, so you know for sure Shero's job is safe? http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins-gm-ray-shero-jeopardy-coach-dan-bylsma-rangers-loss/ if the Shero, Bylsma "regime" is dismantled the new guys will want to review every aspect of the team. with the new CBA rules "blowing up a team" is easier. also, your definition get "going to get blown up" needs to be tightened up to have a meaningful debate on whether or not the pundits are "correct". I'd say these "pundits" are just reporting on the fact that the Mario is going to evaluate everyone from top to bottom, including Shero. On May 14 2014 23:37 QuanticHawk wrote: THat chart is hilarious. Their drop really coincided with the Staal trade. It murdered their bottom six because he killed it down there. the problem is more systemic it is poor drafting...which is why Shero's job is in jeopardy, its not from 1 trade. "the bottom 6" consists of 6 guys, not 1. On May 14 2014 23:13 Flaccid wrote: Pretty telling, eh? Look at Chicago, LA and Boston and contrast that with Pittsburgh. People were looking at this chart months ago and coming to the conclusion that the Sharks were not as good as people thought and that they wouldn't get past LA. ya, some of these same people were saying Minnesota couldn't compete with Colorado. at most, i'd use these kinds of numbers the way Friedman and Maddon use their stats for the Rays in baseball. At worst, I'd do what Bowman does. Watch hockey 24/7/365. | ||
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sharkeyanti
United States1273 Posts
The only rationale I can see in firing Bylsma is to shake things up, which definitely has an effect on teams. But the available coaches appear to be meh. As the cap goes up, they'll be able to fill out that bottom six. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17204 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32107 Posts
In the playoffs, when you run into deeper teams that can run 3 good lines, adjust to your play over a seven game series, and play match ups, but you cant because the bottom six sucks dick, that is when things go to shit. That is more on Shero than anyone. Crappy drafting, not filling depth needs. I think Bylsma is just an ok coach, but if you are gonna fault him for anything, it should be discipline and player management. Tanner Glass should absolutely not have played last night. His team also tries wayyy too many cutesy stretch passes and dumb cross ice passes in the zone. His team, esp Sid, Malkin and Neal, also very quickly get frustrated and take dumbass penalties. | ||
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LeeDawg
United States1306 Posts
In general I think coaches get a bit too much blame for things, but having a coach that players want to play for does make a huge difference... | ||
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