Miscellaneous NHL Discussion C: The centenarian of threads

[flyerslducks]

Nervous about what we will do with more cap. Almost 20mill next year. Some of thst will go to tippet and hart but I can see torts pushing to sign more players at a stupid aav/taking up more roster space

 

[gertbfrobe16]

So it'll actually be 85.5 to 86 mill.

 

[BernieParent]

And now they've beaten the last 5 Cup champs in consecutive games. Such a bizarre scheduling quirk and impressive run by the Coyotes.

So now if they Flyers beat the Coyotes, they lay claim to the Elder Wand?

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

Anyone knows what's going on with Ovechkin? Is he injured or just snakebitten? Or dare I say he's cooked?

 

[VladDrag]

Anyone knows what's going on with Ovechkin? Is he injured or just snakebitten? Or dare I say he's cooked?

He's been on a decline analytically the last few seasons. This year, his individual impact on xG's has been pretty consistent with previous years, but his 5v5 Sh% is down around 2%. His average is about ~11% throughout his career. That's certainly not likely to continue to be that low.

In years past, he was able to get get good scoring chances consistently. But so far this season his chances haven't been as good, nor have they been as frequent. That also plays into the lower sh% as well.

It's not like he's cooked, but he's been showing signs of decline over the last few years, and this may just be another step towards that direction. We'll see as the season moves forward.

 

[BernieParent]

He's been on a decline analytically the last few seasons. This year, his individual impact on xG's has been pretty consistent with previous years, but his 5v5 Sh% is down around 2%. His average is about ~11% throughout his career. That's certainly not likely to continue to be that low.

In years past, he was able to get get good scoring chances consistently. But so far this season his chances haven't been as good, nor have they been as frequent. That also plays into the lower sh% as well.

It's not like he's cooked, but he's been showing signs of decline over the last few years, and this may just be another step towards that direction. We'll see as the season moves forward.

There are just so many empty-net opportunities for a middle-of-the-pack team like Washington.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

He's been on a decline analytically the last few seasons. This year, his individual impact on xG's has been pretty consistent with previous years, but his 5v5 Sh% is down around 2%. His average is about ~11% throughout his career. That's certainly not likely to continue to be that low.

In years past, he was able to get get good scoring chances consistently. But so far this season his chances haven't been as good, nor have they been as frequent. That also plays into the lower sh% as well.

It's not like he's cooked, but he's been showing signs of decline over the last few years, and this may just be another step towards that direction. We'll see as the season moves forward.

I'm rooting for decline.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Meanwhile the Coyotes clusterf*** is perfectly acceptable.

 

[BillDineen]

Meanwhile the Coyotes clusterf*** is perfectly acceptable.

As someone who has lived in Italy, there is zero chance it will be finished on time

 

[Cody Webster]

And just like that, we went from a $4 million bump in the cap to no bump

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

And just like that, we went from a $4 million bump in the cap to no bump

Bush league. Literally.

 

[wankstifier]

Is Broberg bad?

 

[Tripod]

Is Broberg bad?

Bad enough to not be a regular on the Oilers defence.

But a rebuilding would make sense to try and pick him up for older assets and see if the defense whisperer can fix him.

Also rumors out there that the Leafs are interested in Risto! A rebuilding team would trade him.

 

[Magua]

Is Broberg bad?

He’s had some upwards trajectory. I have no idea where he’s at today visually, but I can tell you as a prospect he was all tools and no idea how to process play and use them. Really mediocre passer, but terrific mover at his size. Basically, end to end rush or bust. He needed serious development. You know, your dream top 10 pick (ignore the sarcasm if you’re Keith Jones). Nothing about his arc has surprised me to date.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Alex Lyon has put up good numbers this year, but he's still terrible. Some ugly goals as he chokes this game away for Detroit.

Wings lucked out. Buffalo was all over them in the third and Lyon was not inspiring confidence.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Was watching Detroit try and choke their game away but should have been watching the Isles choke away their game vs San Jose.

Ugly OT and the Sharks stole one.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

The first Hughes Bowl (with all three) has been fun to start. Haven't watched the Canucks much this year, but I'm surprised the arena is still showing quite a few empty seats.

Tonight's game is going against the Christine Sinclair send off across the street, though. Could be a factor vs an Eastern Conference opponent.

 

[dragonoffrost]

And now they've beaten the last 5 Cup champs in consecutive games. Such a bizarre scheduling quirk and impressive run by the Coyotes.

It's a nice run but probably need to look a little into it to see it's not as good as it sounds

 

[landsbergfan]

 

[Beef Invictus]

And just like that, we went from a $4 million bump in the cap to no bump

Nope! Cap is based on revenue. If the league wants to blow money and go into the red with their share that's not the player's problem.

The NHLPA is way too lenient with the help they give owners, but no way they'd let the cap be stagnant because Gary decided to have an expensive party for owners and management.

 

[Young Sandwich]

What a sick feed from Myers right to Hughes' tape.

 

[Embiid]

Ouch...

Ice hockey star's chest sliced open by skate weeks after Adam Johnson's death

Warning: Graphic content.

metro.co.uk

 

[Curufinwe]

My Kraken will miss the playoffs prediction is still looking good. Friedman said this, but when I checked the stats they have the 10th worst GA/GP, so a scorer won't fix that.

32 Thoughts: Maple Leafs looking to trade, but at what cost?

In this week's collection of thoughts, Elliotte Friedman writes about the options in front of Toronto, Philip Broberg's situation in Edmonton, best-on-best international hockey, and more.

www.sportsnet.ca

20. One day we are going to wake up and Seattle Stealth Master Ron Francis is going to pull off something big for a scorer. That’s what the Kraken need. Then again, so does everyone.

 

[CutOnDime97]

 

[Sombastate]

This Peterka kid is pretty damn good