Around the League 36-But Who's Counting...

[chaz4hockey]

ESPN article excerpt:
“The Sharks have the best penalty kill in the league right now. Give credit to assistant coach Ryan Warsofsky, who runs San Jose's penalty kill and defense. At age 35, he is a rising star in the coaching industry. He led the Chicago Wolves to the Calder Cup last season and should get head-coaching looks over the next few years.”

 

[MadeUpName]

I’m loving the unexpected breakouts we’ve seen recently, from Thompson to Robertson to Terry to Necas even. It gives me hope that there’s one more level that Aho or Svech could get to, which would answer a critical question about this group.

Terry was a stud last year too. Zegras is a tide that lifts all boats

 

[bleedgreen]

Was at the Avs game tonight against the B’s. That may be the most AHL roster I’ve ever seen an NHL team play. The Avs are decimated.

 

[AD Skinner]

Slavin at half power is still really good. I figure it's new baby effect and hopefully will straighten out as the rest of the team gets healthy and the games start getting more intense. They've only played a handful of games against division teams they're actually competing for spots against- i have a hard time getting too interested in ducks or kings games and I have to imagine there's some element of that with the players too.

Checked the record- they've lost 1 division game, against the islanders. Beat the penguins, caps, flyers and BJs. Maybe I'm way off base but I see them as sleepwalking through injuries and mostly meaningless games, and theyre still looking at home ice if the playoffs started today

 

[WreckingCrew]

Was at the Avs game tonight against the B’s. That may be the most AHL roster I’ve ever seen an NHL team play. The Avs are decimated.

They've had 32 skaters play at least one game, Canes by comparison have had 22... that's legit half a roster of musical chairs they've had

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Was at the Avs game tonight against the B’s. That may be the most AHL roster I’ve ever seen an NHL team play. The Avs are decimated.

I believe last season there was a Sens game at home vs the Isles with 11 call-ups … Covid or whatever. It was baaaad.

 

[bleedgreen]

I believe last season there was a Sens game at home vs the Isles with 11 call-ups … Covid or whatever. It was baaaad.

Woof. The Avs had nine playing last night. Against a healthy B’s squad they would’ve struggled with if they had everyone. Bless their hearts.

 

[cptjeff]

Jeff Skinner is scoring at a ~98 point pace.

Amazing what not playing under a coach Buffalo fans routinely described as a "hockey terrorist" will do for ya.

 

[Stickpucker]

Jeff Skinner is scoring at a ~98 point pace.

I still wish him well. I know he gets a lot of ire for being the face of our team while we sucked harder than a hoover but the guy went out...worked his ass off...scored when he could...took shit from no one...and smiled the whole time.

Imagine if half these boys put in the offseason work that Jeff Skinner did (looking at you Turbo). I'll be cheering for him if he makes the POs.

smiling ball of hate??

him and Faulk got me through the dark times.

Obligatory...GET SKINNED!!!!
(lots of people getting skinned dis year)

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

I still wish him well. I know he gets a lot of ire for being the face of our team while we sucked harder than a hoover but the guy went out...worked his ass off...scored when he could...took shit from no one...and smiled the whole time.

Imagine if half these boys put in the offseason work that Jeff Skinner did (looking at you Turbo). I'll be cheering for him if he makes the POs.

smiling ball of hate??

him and Faulk got me through the dark times.

Obligatory...GET SKINNED!!!!
(lots of people getting skinned dis year)

What he said. Played on some horrible teams. Not his fault he was the poster boy in his rookie year.

His 1 on 3 offensive game was second to none too.

 

[Stickpucker]

What he said. Played on some horrible teams. Not his fault he was the poster boy in his rookie year.

His 1 on 3 offensive game was second to none too.

He sure didn't have anyone worth passing it to after the Finns n Skinns were donezo.

Other than studs like Dalpe and Boychuck ((skinner ruined their development buy figure skating instead of passing to what would've been future HOFers))

 

[Stickpucker]

Talking about Slavin....I'm wondering aloud....and some of this probably has to do with Andrew Luck...but how fiery of a competitor is he? He clearly values his beliefs and his family more than hockey which is fine (probably very healthy in fact). At this point he's made 25m + dollars and doesn't seem like someone looking to earn as much money as possible....

or maybe he's just saving it in the regular season...not meshing with Burns...who knows but it's fun to think about.

 

[To Be Determined]

Talking about Slavin....I'm wondering aloud....and some of this probably has to do with Andrew Luck...but how fiery of a competitor is he? He clearly values his beliefs and his family more than hockey which is fine (probably very healthy in fact). At this point he's made 25m + dollars and doesn't seem like someone looking to earn as much money as possible....

or maybe he's just saving it in the regular season...not meshing with Burns...who knows but it's fun to think about.

i'll offer this counterpoint:

slavin plays harder than anyone on the team, and it isn't about money or accolades. to be anything less than his best would be to waste, to show lack of thankfulness for, the talent god has blessed him with.

just an alternative because, even though i'm not all that religious myself, the 'soft' religious pro athlete trope annoys me ~84% of the time.

 

[LBS I Digress]

Which NHL teams have seen the biggest gains and losses in attendance?

Two months into the season, we take a look at which NHL clubs have seen the biggest changes at the box office compared to 2019-20.

theathletic.com

I didn’t see this get posted yesterday but I apologize if it did. Pretty interesting article about the whole league that includes a good excerpt about the Canes rise in the attendance rankings.

Carolina Hurricanes: 1,574 more fans/game (9.4 percent increase)​

“At first glance, this doesn’t appear like a significant increase for the Hurricanes. They’re seeing less than a 10 percent increase in fans per game at the PNC Arena in Raleigh. But Carolina ranks sixth in average attendance at 18,369 — a remarkable reversal of fortune for another franchise dogged by attendance-related issues for several seasons.

To truly appreciate the Hurricanes’ rise up the attendance ladder, we should probably go all the way back to the 2016-17 campaign. That year, Carolina finished dead-last in the NHL, averaging only 11,776 fans per home game. They were only playing to 63 percent capacity at PNC Arena. Since Rod Brind’Amour took over in 2018-19, however, the Hurricanes have watched their fortunes reverse on the ice and at the box office. They’ve made the playoffs in every season under their new head coach and have watched their attendance increase accordingly.

Home attendance in Brind'Amour era

SEASON	AVG ATTENDANCE	PCT CAPACITY
2022-23	18,369	93.7
2021-22	17,210	92.1
2019-20	16,905	90.5
2018-19	14,322	76.7

The Hurricanes have a terrific chance to finish top 10 in average NHL attendance for the first time in franchise history. Their best season to date was in 2006-07, when they finished 15th in league attendance after capturing the Stanley Cup the previous year.”

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

Which NHL teams have seen the biggest gains and losses in attendance?

Two months into the season, we take a look at which NHL clubs have seen the biggest changes at the box office compared to 2019-20.

theathletic.com

I didn’t see this get posted yesterday but I apologize if it did. Pretty interesting article about the whole league that includes a good excerpt about the Canes rise in the attendance rankings.

Carolina Hurricanes: 1,574 more fans/game (9.4 percent increase)​

“At first glance, this doesn’t appear like a significant increase for the Hurricanes. They’re seeing less than a 10 percent increase in fans per game at the PNC Arena in Raleigh. But Carolina ranks sixth in average attendance at 18,369 — a remarkable reversal of fortune for another franchise dogged by attendance-related issues for several seasons.

To truly appreciate the Hurricanes’ rise up the attendance ladder, we should probably go all the way back to the 2016-17 campaign. That year, Carolina finished dead-last in the NHL, averaging only 11,776 fans per home game. They were only playing to 63 percent capacity at PNC Arena. Since Rod Brind’Amour took over in 2018-19, however, the Hurricanes have watched their fortunes reverse on the ice and at the box office. They’ve made the playoffs in every season under their new head coach and have watched their attendance increase accordingly.

Home attendance in Brind'Amour era

SEASON	AVG ATTENDANCE	PCT CAPACITY
2022-23	18,369	93.7
2021-22	17,210	92.1
2019-20	16,905	90.5
2018-19	14,322	76.7

The Hurricanes have a terrific chance to finish top 10 in average NHL attendance for the first time in franchise history. Their best season to date was in 2006-07, when they finished 15th in league attendance after capturing the Stanley Cup the previous year.”

So fan unfriendly. More traffic! Costlier parking! Longer lines! Higher ticket prices! Less seat selection!

Damn you TD and RBA. But most likey all DW's fault.

 

[Stickpucker]

i'll offer this counterpoint:

slavin plays harder than anyone on the team, and it isn't about money or accolades. to be anything less than his best would be to waste, to show lack of thankfulness for, the talent god has blessed him with.

just an alternative because, even though i'm not all that religious myself, the 'soft' religious pro athlete trope annoys me ~84% of the time.

No one is calling him soft. He smites more fools on the ice than 90% of the boys out there. Like someone said the fire doesn't seem to be in his eyes this season. I'm just wondering aloud if his focus/priorities are a little more split than before? Everyone is motivated by different things...

 

[Chrispy]

No one is calling him soft. He smites more fools on the ice than 90% of the boys out there. Like someone said the fire doesn't seem to be in his eyes this season. I'm just wondering aloud if his focus/priorities are a little more split than before? Everyone is motivated by different things...

I think he's still trying to figure out how to predict Burns.

Pesce was easy to predict. Hamilton would put in a defensive attempt but not be great at it. TDA would regularly roam, but it was again predictable and could be compensated a bit by Slavin staying more at net front.

Burns is capable of great defensive plays, but I don't think he and Slavin are reading action the same way yet. So Slavin is a little hesitant while he is trying to figure out what Burns is doing. Hopefully he will get used to how Burns reads the play soon and can anticipate those moves faster.

 

[LakeLivin]

I still wish him well. I know he gets a lot of ire for being the face of our team while we sucked harder than a hoover but the guy went out...worked his ass off...scored when he could...took shit from no one...and smiled the whole time.

Imagine if half these boys put in the offseason work that Jeff Skinner did (looking at you Turbo). I'll be cheering for him if he makes the POs.

smiling ball of hate??

him and Faulk got me through the dark times.

Obligatory...GET SKINNED!!!!
(lots of people getting skinned dis year)

Skinner wasn't perfect but boy was he fun to watch at times. And who knows, if the rest of the team played with the same fire that Skinner did maybe they'd have snuck into the playoffs once or twice. That game in Buffalo where a good portion of the Sabres team ran Skinner the whole game and not one Cane came to his defense was the low point of those dark years, imo. Glad to see him thriving this year.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Canes/our fans getting favorable press for attendance this year (Athletic: Which NHL teams have seen the biggest gains and losses in attendance?).

We are 6th in overall attendance. Nice ramp:

Home attendance in Brind'Amour era

SEASON	AVG ATTENDANCE	PCT CAPACITY
2022-23	18,369	93.7
2021-22	17,210	92.1
2019-20	16,905	90.5
2018-19	14,322	76.7

 

[tarheelhockey]

Which NHL teams have seen the biggest gains and losses in attendance?

Two months into the season, we take a look at which NHL clubs have seen the biggest changes at the box office compared to 2019-20.

theathletic.com

I didn’t see this get posted yesterday but I apologize if it did. Pretty interesting article about the whole league that includes a good excerpt about the Canes rise in the attendance rankings.

Carolina Hurricanes: 1,574 more fans/game (9.4 percent increase)​

“At first glance, this doesn’t appear like a significant increase for the Hurricanes. They’re seeing less than a 10 percent increase in fans per game at the PNC Arena in Raleigh. But Carolina ranks sixth in average attendance at 18,369 — a remarkable reversal of fortune for another franchise dogged by attendance-related issues for several seasons.

To truly appreciate the Hurricanes’ rise up the attendance ladder, we should probably go all the way back to the 2016-17 campaign. That year, Carolina finished dead-last in the NHL, averaging only 11,776 fans per home game. They were only playing to 63 percent capacity at PNC Arena. Since Rod Brind’Amour took over in 2018-19, however, the Hurricanes have watched their fortunes reverse on the ice and at the box office. They’ve made the playoffs in every season under their new head coach and have watched their attendance increase accordingly.

Home attendance in Brind'Amour era

SEASON	AVG ATTENDANCE	PCT CAPACITY
2022-23	18,369	93.7
2021-22	17,210	92.1
2019-20	16,905	90.5
2018-19	14,322	76.7

The Hurricanes have a terrific chance to finish top 10 in average NHL attendance for the first time in franchise history. Their best season to date was in 2006-07, when they finished 15th in league attendance after capturing the Stanley Cup the previous year.”

Canes/our fans getting favorable press for attendance this year (Athletic: Which NHL teams have seen the biggest gains and losses in attendance?).

We are 6th in overall attendance. Nice ramp:

Home attendance in Brind'Amour era

SEASON	AVG ATTENDANCE	PCT CAPACITY
2022-23	18,369	93.7
2021-22	17,210	92.1
2019-20	16,905	90.5
2018-19	14,322	76.7

It would be even better if they calculated our % capacity correctly. Should have crossed their mind that our attendance went up by 1100 but only 1%...

They included the Carter-Finley game in the "capacity". We are at 98.7%, not 93.7%.

 

[LBS I Digress]

It would be even better if they calculated our % capacity correctly. Should have crossed their mind that our attendance went up by 1100 but only 1%...

They included the Carter-Finley game in the "capacity". We are at 98.7%, not 93.7%.

Yeah, it doesn’t seem like they took into account at all how much the arena seats for hockey in comparison to other events, but I’ve come to expect nothing less from the national media and doing their proper due diligence on us lol.

 

[To Be Determined]

No one is calling him soft. He smites more fools on the ice than 90% of the boys out there. Like someone said the fire doesn't seem to be in his eyes this season. I'm just wondering aloud if his focus/priorities are a little more split than before? Everyone is motivated by different things...

didn't mean to put words in your mouth, fwiw.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Eetu the goalie got into last night’s SJ vs Vancouver game. Kahkonen was pulled after 4 goals on 19 shots. Makiniemi stopped 6 of 8.

 

[Unsustainable]

ESPN article excerpt:
“The Sharks have the best penalty kill in the league right now. Give credit to assistant coach Ryan Warsofsky, who runs San Jose's penalty kill and defense. At age 35, he is a rising star in the coaching industry. He led the Chicago Wolves to the Calder Cup last season and should get head-coaching looks over the next few years.”

Still the big mistake of not promoting him internally and replacing Daniels

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Still the big mistake of not promoting him internally and replacing Daniels

He would have replaced Gleason not Daniels