Around the League Thread | New Year, New Me

[Bubbles]

Holy crap, Hartmann drives Stutzle's head into the ice during a faceoff. That's at least a 5 game suspension.

 

[Hodgy]

Kris Letang was an"undersized" 3rd round pick that was getting lots of PP in the QMJHL. That has been a star and has many Stanley cups. Was anyone predicting that in the scouting world when they drafted him in the 3rd? Which scout do you think had Gustav Forsling in the 5th round playing top pair and winning a Stanley cup as an undersized defencemen? The scouting community that drafted him in the 5th round.

Why do you think NHL organization's use analytics?

Letang was not a stellar Jr player and had a 8% 7% 10% 12% star potential in draft year to draft plus 3 year. His NHL (200 games) odds went from 28% 34% 54% 81%. He spent his draft plus 3 year in the NHL. The model most likely would have had him around a late 1st round pick. The models are always tougher on defencemen though.

Letang is a poor example. He had a pretty meteoritic rise and was considered by many to be the better of him and Bourdon when they played on the same team. Those stat watching wouldn’t have seen that.

 

[valkynax]

I wasn't watching but Oilers clawed their way back from 3-0 against Leafs, then their 4-3 game tying goal was disallowed?

What happened there?

 

[andora]

I wasn't watching but Oilers clawed their way back from 3-0 against Leafs, then their 4-3 game tying goal was disallowed?

What happened there?

Klingberg put them offside goal called back

 

[valkynax]

Klingberg put them offside goal called back

Oh, OUCH.

 

[andora]

Oh, OUCH.

Yeah the leaf game thread was pretty funny started with everybody condemning them as garbage because they blew the lead and then wait, hold on now, that's offside, then praise for klingberg then Happy Times again

 

[nucks88]

Once again I hate the Oilers even more because they made me happy for a Leafs win……

 

[Sonny A]

I wasn't watching but Oilers clawed their way back from 3-0 against Leafs, then their 4-3 game tying goal was disallowed?

What happened there?

Offside

 

[tantalum]

Klingberg put them offside goal called back

Sort of. The leaf player stepped up on McDavid causing McDavid to move along the line instead of going straight in as would have been originally anticipated. Yes Kilngberg was offside but I think it was more the play by the leaf that forced the offside.

 

[andora]

Sort of. The leaf player stepped up on McDavid causing McDavid to move along the line instead of going straight in as would have been originally anticipated. Yes Kilngberg was offside but I think it was more the play by the leaf that forced the offside.

If i can blame klingberg i will blame klingberg

 

[Kryten]

Klingberg now is a carbon copy of Heinen but on D. Just the dumbest guy on the ice

 

[M2Beezy]

Things to note on the outta score board tonight:

-Ovechkin scores again. 18 away
-McWhiner no points in a disappointing loss against the Leafs
-Ottawa shutout Minny 6-0 and now in a playoff spot
-Boston wins and still out of a playoffspot
-JT Miller two goals in a 6-3 loss
-Heinen, Desharnais and Beauvillier a combined ZERO points in their 3-0 win against Nashville
-Rantanen shits the bed for the Canes against Los Angeles

 

[credulous]

different league but the mavs just traded doncic to the lakers for an over the hill anthony davis and their gm might have ursurped benning as the stupidest executive in sports. his justification for the trade is that "defense wins championships"

 

[Canuckle1970]

Thank you Red Wings!