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

[Canes]

I guess I'm one of the few it doesn't really bother. I guess I'm used to these types of ads having watched soccer forever. My brain just sort of tunes them out without much difficulty.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

The only ones I really notice are the ones that move quickly and horizontally along the boards. I've seen both tires and cars and it's really distracting to me. The other ones, I don't really notice.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Re peaking too soon: that’s what fan bases are saying about us too. However, we are younger and this year just feels different than last year with a better mid year pickup coming (patches versus Domi).

I mean we’ve been winning games and getting points but we haven’t exactly been lighting the league on fire, and have been missing several key guys. I see us as being less likely to be peaking early than the bruins

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I mean we’ve been winning games and getting points but we haven’t exactly been lighting the league on fire, and have been missing several key guys. I see us as being less likely to be peaking early than the bruins

I think something that is encouraging about this team during the streak is that we are winning all kinds of ways. Like sometimes it’s a shutout from good goaltending or a defensive clinic, sometimes it’s a 6-5 barn burner with no defence. Sometimes it’s an OT win, and now an S/O.

Last year it sort of felt like if we didn’t play ‘our game’ then we couldn’t win, at least in crunch time. Now it feels like we are able to honesty the flow more and find ways to win based on how things are going, not always how we want them to go.

I would say though the goal differential thing is a tad concerning. Like it’s cool to be able to win so many close games but I’d like to see a few more whoopings in there for good measure.

Feels like a few too many times we’ve coasted in games we should have won handily and made it far closer than it needed to be.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

I think something that is encouraging about this team during the streak is that we are winning all kinds of ways. Like sometimes it’s a shutout from good goaltending or a defensive clinic, sometimes it’s a 6-5 barn burner with no defence. Sometimes it’s an OT win, and now an S/O.

Last year it sort of felt like if we didn’t play ‘our game’ then we couldn’t win, at least in crunch time. Now it feels like we are able to honesty the flow more and find ways to win based on how things are going, not always how we want them to go.

I would say though the goal differential thing is a tad concerning. Like it’s cool to be able to win so many close games but I’d like to see a few more whoopings in there for good measure.

Feels like a few too many times we’ve coasted in games we should have won handily and made it far closer than it needed to be.

The coasting is somewhat intentional in my view. We've busted our ass every game the last few years and blew out come deep playoff time. We're taking it easier this year with the focus on picking it up just before the playoffs and carrying that deep into the playoffs.

 

[cptjeff]

Like it’s cool to be able to win so many close games but I’d like to see a few more whoopings in there for good measure.

Feels like a few too many times we’ve coasted in games we should have won handily and made it far closer than it needed to be.

Let's save the ass whoopings for the playoffs. Until then, winning in new and creative ways is a lot better than the dark era habit of losing in new and creative ways.

 

[Tryamw]

The only ones I really notice are the ones that move quickly and horizontally along the boards. I've seen both tires and cars and it's really distracting to me. The other ones, I don't really notice.

I also notice when they aren't working quite right like When Players get eaten or are glitchy.. (Haven't noticed THAT much with Bally) But the Horizontal moving ads when the puck is near them are the worst for me.. but most of the time they just exist..

 

[AD Skinner]

Whats really disorienting for me is when they switch to replay and you see the actual physical images on the boards which are so completely different from the ones you were just looking at live. I've gotten more used to it now but at first it was super jarring

 

[hblueridgegal]

A visualization of winning...we do not have a lot in common with the Bruins.

 

[chaz4hockey]

A visualization of winning...we do not have a lot in common with the Bruins.

nice graphic….thx for sharing.

The optimist says we are winning close games that demonstrate our will to win despite early season special teams issues (that if functioning better would have led to a bigger margin of victory). That is key come playoffs.

I would add that we’ve played a lot more road games than Boston….in fact, they have been the reverse of us with a lot more home games to-date. I suspect things will tighten as the schedule evens out and hopefully our goaltending holds up and 2 of them come back from the ded.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Looking at the predicted standings for the end of the season

We need to have a 46.6 point percentage of the remaining 90 points to make the playoffs for 98 points.

We need to have a 62.2 point percentage of the remaining 90 points to keep 1st place in the Metro for 112.

We have a 75.6 point percentage currently, 124 point pace.

 

[Unhinged Finn]

Looking at the predicted standings for the end of the season

We need to a 46.6 point percentage the rest of the way to make the playoffs for 98 points.

We need to maintain a 62.2 point percentage to keep 1st place in the Metro for 112.

We have a 75.6 point percentage currently, 124 point pace.

So we need 108.8 point percentage to make the playoffs and keep 1st in the metro. The Canes better win more of those three point games.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

So we need 108.8 point percentage to make the playoffs and keep 1st in the metro. The Canes better win more of those three point games.

We need 112, 62.2 percent of our remaining points to keep first. I’ll change the wording to eliminate confusion.

 

[Chrispy]

Looking at the predicted standings for the end of the season

We need to a 46.6 point percentage the rest of the way to make the playoffs for 98 points.

We need to maintain a 62.2 point percentage to keep 1st place in the Metro for 112.

We have a 75.6 point percentage currently, 124 point pace.

Because I wondered myself:

Before the current point streak (November 25), Carolina had 24 points in 20 games, a 60.0 point percentage. So just playing the rest of the season like they did before the point streak will get them close to the projection for first in the Metro.

 

[Unhinged Finn]

We need 112, 62.2 percent of our remaining points to keep first. I’ll change the wording to eliminate confusion.

I was kidding of course, even though I'm not a mathemagician.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Because I wondered myself:

Before the current point streak (November 25), Carolina had 24 points in 20 games, a 60.0 point percentage. So just playing the rest of the season like they did before the point streak will get them close to the projection for first in the Metro.

But we will suck if we do so. I hope that doesn’t happen.

I was kidding of course, even though I'm not a mathemagician.

Internet sarcasm is hard to catch.

 

[Unhinged Finn]

But we will suck if we do so. I hope that doesn’t happen.

Internet sarcasm is hard to catch.

Not to mention that I'm doing it as a non native speaker.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Not to mention that I'm doing it as a non native speaker.

Or maybe we're doing it as a non native listener.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Not to mention that I'm doing it as a non native speaker.

I allow myself to forget this board is basically all sarcasm so, silly me. No worries about non native speaker cuz you do a heck of a lot better than I would ever do on a Finnish board.

 

[Derailed75]

Or maybe we're doing it as a non native listener.

Make that non native hearer and listener implies we are paying attention

 

[Svechhammer]

The coasting is somewhat intentional in my view. We've busted our ass every game the last few years and blew out come deep playoff time. We're taking it easier this year with the focus on picking it up just before the playoffs and carrying that deep into the playoffs.

I think you're right. Last few years we burnt ourselves out by the All Star Game and didn't have another gear to hit when it was time for the stretch run. I think we entered this season in a different mental state, knowing we were damn well good enough to make the playoffs, and have intentionally approached the season in a way that would have us slowly build momentum over the course of the year so that we can comfortably get in, but also be as fresh as possible for the playoffs as we can.

So far, this appears to be playing out. This team has another gear they can hit. I have faith that they will, and should that happen, we could be very dangerous come the playoffs.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Jakub Vrana on waivers, which is... certainly a decision one could make. I realize he's been in the Player's Assistance Program for most of the year, and makes a good chunk of change for another year, but that's a legitimate goal scorer on waivers.

Since 2020-21, Vrana ranks 2nd behind only Auston Matthews in 5v5 goals per 60 minutes.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I think you're right. Last few years we burnt ourselves out by the All Star Game and didn't have another gear to hit when it was time for the stretch run.

To be fair, this team went 8-2 down the stretch last year including key wins over the NYR to clinch the metro and did so without their #1 goalie.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

regarding Vrana, I would absolutely love it if a team claims him and a reporter asks the GM "Why do you think Yzerman waived him"

to which the GM would reply. "You'll have to ask him that".

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

I just realized Connor Bedard is one of the younger guys in the draft with a July birthday… he’ll be 17 on draft day and will play his entire rookie season at 18 years old. All the more reason to think he’s gonna be incredible.