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

[Svechhammer]

DeAngelo put on non-roster status. He recently put on Instagram that his grandmother passed away.

In case anyone was wondering what was going on there.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Sorry, I misunderstood what you were trying to say. My mistake. I'm in agreement.

All good.

 

[chaz4hockey]

On main board tied to Devils but interesting data points:

NHL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Played and Strength of Schedule Remaining for all 31 NHL teams.

powerrankingsguru.com

 

[tarheelhockey]

On main board tied to Devils but interesting data points:

NHL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Played and Strength of Schedule Remaining for all 31 NHL teams.

powerrankingsguru.com

So that’s what’s actually holding the Hawks back.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Sens beat the Wings this afternoon. I saw nothing to think the Red Wings are in any way close to being back in the conversation. Maybe it was an off day for them.

 

[Tryamw]

All good.

Sir How dare you and @Boom Boom Apathy approach topics with logic reconciliation and temperament.
I come to message boards for Blood and Violence..
(Just not mine)
So anyway you both should be put in the Thunderdome!!!

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I see that since Trouba's outburst where he called out his own team, the Rangers have won 6 straight beating STL, VGN, COL, NJ, TOR and PHI

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Also, not really "around the league" but saw this on the main board.

 

[MinJaBen]

Also, not really "around the league" but saw this on the main board.

Neat skill. Shouldn’t count as the puck clearly goes backwards during that arc.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Neat skill. Shouldn’t count as the puck clearly goes backwards during that arc.

I think the puck is allowed to move backward as long as the player is still moving forward?

 

[Svechhammer]

On main board tied to Devils but interesting data points:

NHL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Played and Strength of Schedule Remaining for all 31 NHL teams.

powerrankingsguru.com

I love how that pretty much says the Western Conference sucks.

We have the 3rd easiest Metro and like 6th easiest Eastern Conference schedule remaining, but it's still top half of the league in difficulty.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I think the puck is allowed to move backward as long as the player is still moving forward?

That’s my understanding, as well. I’d much rather see this kind of creativity than guys skating in at 0.0005mph while going backhand forehand a thousand times.

 

[MadeUpName]

I think the puck is allowed to move backward as long as the player is still moving forward?

Yeah plenty of goals have been scored with backward deking

 

[CanesUltimate11]

I think the puck is allowed to move backward as long as the player is still moving forward?

I think that style of puck movement (if you will) would not be legal anymore in the NHL similarly to the spin-o-Rama goal that was legal but no longer.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

the ability to 1 hand top shelf it off the toe of the stick after all those moves is remarkable.

 

[Identity404]

I love how that pretty much says the Western Conference sucks.

We have the 3rd easiest Metro and like 6th easiest Eastern Conference schedule remaining, but it's still top half of the league in difficulty.

That site only uses composite power rankings from 4 other sites to determine the SoS. The problem is that their data doesn't even lineup with the power rankings they say they are using. Power rankings also change week to week, so this is extremely erratic.I'm pretty sure just last week the Canes had like 3rd most difficult schedule in the league there. Not to mention that it doesn't factor in home/away/travel remaining in the schedule.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Craig Smith is on waivers from Boston.

Our “play it close to the cap” offseason strategy probably blocks us from capitalizing on this, but I bet he’d look good in a Canes uniform.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Craig Smith is on waivers from Boston.

Our “play it close to the cap” offseason strategy probably blocks us from capitalizing on this, but I bet he’d look good in a Canes uniform.

he's overpaid and not very good, why would we want him.

 

[bleedgreen]

Also, not really "around the league" but saw this on the main board.

This is a very much a “hey barber” move that’s in social media if you’ve seen him. I wonder how far his influence is felt, and if this move originated from him. Awesome to see it used in a high level game situation.

 

[bleedgreen]

Craig Smith is on waivers from Boston.

Our “play it close to the cap” offseason strategy probably blocks us from capitalizing on this, but I bet he’d look good in a Canes uniform.

He’s a Rod style of player imo, and one that at times has shown a bit of skill. Potentially an upgrade in the bottom six, especially useful if one of those guys is hurt. I wouldn’t be shocked, but it would lead to a logjam. If Drury was going back down it would be a bit more likely, though I doubt that.

Biggest reason against would be cap motivated, we’re probably saving every penny for possible deadline uses.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

This is a very much a “hey barber” move that’s in social media if you’ve seen him. I wonder how far his influence is felt, and if this move originated from him. Awesome to see it used in a high level game situation.

It’s funny because this has been circulating on Twitter for 2 days and no one (myself included) seemed to realize he missed the net until today.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Yea, no to Craig Smith

 

[Sens1Canes2]

It’s funny because this has been circulating on Twitter for 2 days and no one (myself included) seemed to realize he missed the net until today.

I did notice right away he didn’t score … didn’t want to be the “get off my lawn” guy.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I did notice right away he didn’t score … didn’t want to be the “get off my lawn” guy.

I didn't notice it at first, but my son noticed it right away as well, but I still thought it was cool enough to post.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Sharks look brutal. Too many guys who don’t look like they know where they’re going with the play. Only 5 shots halfway through the game.