Around the NHL: Part V – Nice Try, Sabres (or, Playoffs?!)
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Larrybiv
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2 crazy ass things I noticed in final standings.
Rangers with 78 points, and the following 6 teams above them were separated by 1 point accordingly. Had Florida or Coyotes had just 1 less point, it would have been 8 teams each one point ahead of the other.
Rangers with 14 OTL's, while the 3 teams below them each with 10. We would have been 4th, had we only had 10. Oh, those loser points. So, what was the final tally @ZuccsFluffierFluffer?
What did we deserve? Serious question.
Rangers with 78 points, and the following 6 teams above them were separated by 1 point accordingly. Had Florida or Coyotes had just 1 less point, it would have been 8 teams each one point ahead of the other.
Rangers with 14 OTL's, while the 3 teams below them each with 10. We would have been 4th, had we only had 10. Oh, those loser points. So, what was the final tally @ZuccsFluffierFluffer?
What did we deserve? Serious question.
67.
You have to factor the same thing for other teams, but I doubt anyone came close to us in that regard.
Edge
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Rangers just about finished where I thought they would.
I felt they'd finish between 4-6. They finished 6th, and the difference between those slots essentially came down to having the highest amount of loser points.
I felt they'd finish between 4-6. They finished 6th, and the difference between those slots essentially came down to having the highest amount of loser points.
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GoAwayGiannone
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I haven’t seen a lot of people talking about this during the season, but am I the only one wondering why scoring is drastically higher than years past, and if its a temporary phase or is the league becoming that much more skilled? There’s 2 50 goal scorers, 11 40+ goal scorers and 9 35+ goal scorers. Compared to 15-16 (4 40 goal scorers) and 16-17 ( 3 40 goal scorers). That’s insane to me. It also could explain why I was so shocked when I saw Marchand hit 100 points lol.
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Has Vigneault's name surfaced in any rumors at all? I really do think his reputation took a bit of smack during his time here.
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Florida, but that's obviously dead now. I'd bet it's more likely than not he gets a head coaching job this summer.
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Scoring wasn't higher this season compared to last team-to-team. According to hockey-reference, it's 3.01 goals per team per game this year and 2.97 last year. There was a much bigger jump the year before (0.2) But there does seem to be a shift in ice-time allocation back towards giving the top offensive players more.
Vinny DeAngelo
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I think AV is viewed as a certain type of coach..
His spot is taking a good veteran team openning it up and competing for 2-3 years. I don't think anyone views him as a developer or a long term coach.
I can see a disappointed playoff team firing their coach and hiring AV to try to improve.
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Yeah I noticed this too this season. A lot of teams were top-line dependent compared to past years. Top line scoring went up but i feel like depth scoring was horrendous. I feel like back in the day your good bottom sixers were chipping in 30-40 points. Those are like 2nd liner numbers now. Anyway i do prefer it this way, much more exciting when theres a distinct difference between the elite and the average. At least its exciting if your team has those elite players siighh......
TheBloodyNine
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Which is odd because he's got a better coaching track record than Todd McLellan and that guy always seems to find a job for some reason.
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what the f***
Will John Tortorella still be in the in the middle of the expected seasoned-NHL-coach shuffle, should he be let go after a Blue Jackets first round exit? It's probably been talked about here and I simply have not read it. I am guessing he would be getting a call should he find himself without an arena to call home. Anyway, it's not over til it's over.
I think the Lightning-Blue Jackets series could be more 'interesting' than Lightning fans might be expecting. Yes, I have programmed my cranium to wish for a Lightning Stanley Cup victory to provide the last mile of goodness for NYR, but the hockey beast within me is not easily convinced to join in.
I think the Lightning-Blue Jackets series could be more 'interesting' than Lightning fans might be expecting. Yes, I have programmed my cranium to wish for a Lightning Stanley Cup victory to provide the last mile of goodness for NYR, but the hockey beast within me is not easily convinced to join in.
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HFsNumber1Heel
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First round Predictions:
-TBL in 5 over CBJ (major changes follow in Columbus)
-WSH sweeps CAR (this is going to be a fun and short series in terms of chances but the Capitals will get serious)
-PIT in a seven game 3 OT low scoring bloodbath over NYI (80s hockey intensity)
-BOS in 6 over TOR (TML HFBoards is going to be must read during the next 10-14 days)
-CAL sweeps COL (unless Brassard magically gets his playoff powers back I don't expect much of a fight)
-SJS in 6 over VGK (San Jose avenges their loss last year)
-DAL in 7 over NSH (wishful thinking but I think Dallas keeps it close and their PP does some serious timely work)
-WPG in 6 over STL (I know ideally WPG out is beneficial to the Rangers, I just have this funny feeling they've learned a lot from last year and are going to step it up).
-TBL in 5 over CBJ (major changes follow in Columbus)
-WSH sweeps CAR (this is going to be a fun and short series in terms of chances but the Capitals will get serious)
-PIT in a seven game 3 OT low scoring bloodbath over NYI (80s hockey intensity)
-BOS in 6 over TOR (TML HFBoards is going to be must read during the next 10-14 days)
-CAL sweeps COL (unless Brassard magically gets his playoff powers back I don't expect much of a fight)
-SJS in 6 over VGK (San Jose avenges their loss last year)
-DAL in 7 over NSH (wishful thinking but I think Dallas keeps it close and their PP does some serious timely work)
-WPG in 6 over STL (I know ideally WPG out is beneficial to the Rangers, I just have this funny feeling they've learned a lot from last year and are going to step it up).
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Is this real? After the season they just had, their solution is to hire the guy the Oilers fired?!
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TBL over CBJ in 5 - Bob and Artemi can steal one, but Tampa is too good here.
CAR over WSH in 7 - Carolina's possession game should be too much to handle for Washington who shouldn't get enough powerplay opportunities to outscore the Canes over a series. Wildcard is if the Caps' shooters pick apart Carolina's shaky goaltending.
PIT over NYI in 5 - Goaltending voodoo doesn't carry over to the playoffs in this case.
BOS over TOR in 6 - Boston's top line runs roughshod over them. As with Washington, Toronto won't get enough PP opportunities to win it.
CGY over COL in 5 - Colorado has enough star power to steal one game, but Calgary is just better.
VGK over SJS in 5 - Karlsson will not play and San Jose have been dreadful down the stretch. Both are good possession teams, but Vegas are playing a lot better right now and have vastly superior goaltending.
DAL over NSH in 7 - Wishful thinking, but Nashville has disappointed this year and Dallas have played well down the stretch.
STL over WPG in 5 - If Nashville can be considered disappointing, I'm not sure what word to use for Winnipeg. St Louis have been incredible since the new year and takes this one easily.
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Makes bugger all difference. After Kakko and Hughes the next handful guys are all crapshoot.
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Edge
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It's always been about the cushion for me. I'd prefer the Rangers get their guy and go home. So finishing higher gives them more protection from the possibility of sliding down a few slots.
At the end of the day, it remains to be seen how big of a deal it becomes. If they're hellbent on taking Caufield with their top pick, it probably doesn't mean much whether they pick 4th or 9th.
If they had their hearts set on Cozens, Dach, Zegras or Turcotte, sliding to 9th could really suck. So we don't know, and frankly, we might not ever know.
Some of the concern is because of what we've heard over the years --- the Rangers not being able to get in range of Keller, and not being able to get in range of Pettersson. Both of those instances are particularly disappointing because it at least shows the Rangers were on the right path heading into those scenarios. And let's be honest, nothing against Andersson, Howden and Hajek, but a Rangers team with Pettersson, Keller and Kravtsov to show from 2016-2018 is just a wee bit more appealing.
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