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surGeon

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Don't know if anyone has pointed out this already.

There are 17 games left of the regular season.

The numbers in the yellow column is how many games we have left to play against each team. The numbers to the right is (their position in the standings)*(games left against them).

323 is just the sum of the right column. Ignore that. 19 is the average league ranking of the opposition in the games we have left.

As you can see, the opposition for the rest of the season is significantly weaker than league average.

The rangers also have 11 away games and 6 home games left, which should be an disadvantage (or maybe not given our record at home).

We can derive a few things from these stats:

1. The Rangers are underrated in the standings because so far this season they have faced stronger opposition than average.

2. The Rangers record in away games, especially, is worse than it should be, because of how many harder-than-average away games they have had and how many easier-than-average away games they have left to play. The opposition for the away games that are left are also, on average, slightly below position 19 in the league standings.

3. The Rangers are more likely to make the playoffs/secure a better seed.

4. Rangers > Flyers

5. Brian Boyle is god.
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Yeah, I noticed that our schedule isn't too difficult yesterday. Some big games in CLB, NJ, and one at home against the Flyers, though.
 
How many backup and third-string goaltenders will we face in the last 18 games?
 
Pat Leonard wrote about the schedule a few days ago. The Rangers have some tough road trips. Minnesota and Winnipeg this week. A western Canadian trip later this month. The Rangers have also traveled the fewest miles of any NHL team.
 
RangerBoy said:
Pat Leonard wrote about the schedule a few days ago. The Rangers have some tough road trips. Minnesota and Winnipeg this week. A western Canadian trip later this month. The Rangers have also traveled the fewest miles of any NHL team.
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I'd rather this than another hideous WC road trip, however, we shouldn't be taking any team lightly.

We can be a be a bit like Scotland at soccer, beat Holland and then have a right royal **** v Peru and Iran :cry:
 
surGeon said:
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Don't know if anyone has pointed out this already.

There are 17 games left of the regular season.

The numbers in the yellow column is how many games we have left to play against each team. The numbers to the right is (their position in the standings)*(games left against them).

323 is just the sum of the right column. Ignore that. 19 is the average league ranking of the opposition in the games we have left.

As you can see, the opposition for the rest of the season is significantly weaker than league average.

The rangers also have 11 away games and 6 home games left, which should be an disadvantage (or maybe not given our record at home).

We can derive a few things from these stats:

1. The Rangers are underrated in the standings because so far this season they have faced stronger opposition than average.

2. The Rangers record in away games, especially, is worse than it should be, because of how many harder-than-average away games they have had and how many easier-than-average away games they have left to play. The opposition for the away games that are left are also, on average, slightly below position 19 in the league standings.

3. The Rangers are more likely to make the playoffs/secure a better seed.

4. Rangers > Flyers

5. Brian Boyle is god.
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Why is Ottawa and Carolina ranked 46 + 48? Mistake? Nice job.
 
If I was superstitious, this thread would bother me.

I don't think we have an easy schedule and we'll probably be battling to grab a playoff spot.
 
The travel miles for the Rangers this season is 29,839 miles and 13 back to back games.

http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2013/...chedule-super-travel-miles-back-to-back-games

From last Friday

HOW THE SCHEDULE COULD AFFECT THE PLAYOFFS: Unless something drastic occurs, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins are going to finish first in the Metropolitan and Atlantic divisions, respectively. Beyond that, as of Friday morning, the Rangers were one of nine other Eastern Conference teams battling for the six remaining playoff spots. It’s a tight race, no question about it, but the Blueshirts’ schedule may give them an advantage. Of those nine teams, the Rangers have the fewest games remaining (six) against a current playoff team. Take a look:

Second place, Met: Philadelphia Flyers (33-24-6, 72 points), 14 of 19 games vs. playoff teams
Third place, Met: Rangers (33-26-4, 70 points), six of 19 games vs. playoff teams
Second place, Atlantic: Canadiens (35-23-7, 77 points), 10 of 17 games vs. playoff teams
Third place, Atlantic: Toronto Maple Leafs (33-23-8, 74 points), 12 of 18 games vs. playoff teams
First wild card: Tampa Bay Lightning (34-24-5, 73 points), eight of 19 games vs. playoff teams
Second wild card: Detroit Red Wings (28-21-13, 69 points), 13 of 20 games vs. playoff teams
Just out of playoffs: Columbus Blue Jackets (32-26-5, 69 points), 12 of 19 games vs. playoff teams
Just out of playoffs: Washington Capitals (29-25-10, 68 points), 12 of 18 games vs. playoff teams
Just out of playoffs: New Jersey Devils (27-23-13, 67 points), eight of 19 games vs. playoff teams

Of course, the Rangers are only battling for one of four playoff spots: Either second- or third-place in the Metropolitan Division, or one of the two wild cards.

Another potential blessing in disguise: 12 of the Blueshirts’ final 19 games are on the road, but the Rangers actually have a much better record on the road (18-11-0) than at the Garden (15-15-4) – even if two of those “road” wins happened at Yankee Stadium with plenty of their own fans in the bleachers.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/ra...llo-replacing-derek-dorsett-at-hurricanes-man

The path is there for a playoff spot. Detroit was one of those 6 games. 5 more against teams currently in a playoff spot.
 
Took just a quick glance but they are something like 13-12 against those teams to this point.
 
HockeyBasedNYC said:
Why is Ottawa and Carolina ranked 46 + 48? Mistake? Nice job.
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They're so bad I ranked a half of the AHL teams above them :laugh:

It's because we play them twice. I divide the total by 17 (the number of games we have left) at the end.

RangerBlue62 said:
Philly has a pretty brutal schedule:

Pittsburgh x3
St Louis x2
Boston x2
CHI, LA, @NYR, @TB, TOR, CLB
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There is a god (and his name is Brian).
 
surGeon said:
NTBeYOO.jpg


Don't know if anyone has pointed out this already.

There are 17 games left of the regular season.

The numbers in the yellow column is how many games we have left to play against each team. The numbers to the right is (their position in the standings)*(games left against them).

323 is just the sum of the right column. Ignore that. 19 is the average league ranking of the opposition in the games we have left.

As you can see, the opposition for the rest of the season is significantly weaker than league average.

The rangers also have 11 away games and 6 home games left, which should be an disadvantage (or maybe not given our record at home).

We can derive a few things from these stats:

1. The Rangers are underrated in the standings because so far this season they have faced stronger opposition than average.

2. The Rangers record in away games, especially, is worse than it should be, because of how many harder-than-average away games they have had and how many easier-than-average away games they have left to play. The opposition for the away games that are left are also, on average, slightly below position 19 in the league standings.

3. The Rangers are more likely to make the playoffs/secure a better seed.

4. Rangers > Flyers

5. Brian Boyle is god.
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So, of the 17 games remaining, we have SJ, Col, Mon, NJD, PHI, Ott (2x) Winnipeg (in Winn), Columbus and Minnesota

That's a total of 10 games against 9 opponents.

0-1 vs. SJ - 9-2 loss
1-0 vs. Col - 5-1 wil
1-1 vs. Mtl - 2-0 L and 1-0 W
1-3 vs. NJD - 4-0 L - 3-2 L - 4-3 L - 7-3 W
1-2 vs. PHI - 2-1 L - 4-1 W - 4-2 L
1-0 vs. Ott - 4-1 W
0-1 vs. Wpg - 5-2 L
1-2 vs. Cbj - 4-2 W - 4-2 L - 4-3 L
1-0 vs. Min - 4-1 W

7-10

that's the record against 9 of the remaining opponents

we have a much tougher schedule remaining than most think.
 
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Rangers, for the most part, have played poorly against Columbus, Philly, and NJ all year. Regulation wins against these 3 teams would be nice considering they are all in the playoff hunt.
 
RangerBoy said:
The travel miles for the Rangers this season is 29,839 miles and 13 back to back games.

http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2013/...chedule-super-travel-miles-back-to-back-games

From last Friday



http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/ra...llo-replacing-derek-dorsett-at-hurricanes-man

The path is there for a playoff spot. Detroit was one of those 6 games. 5 more against teams currently in a playoff spot.
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Most of those road losses came on that brutal opening road trip too. Since the Philly game in October, the Rangers are 17-5 on the road. That's insane.
 
The team still has to take this game by game. No looking ahead of what's on your plate next. You have 5 teams separated by 5 pts and potentially only 2 playoff spots to hand out. Every game should be treated as a must win for now.
 
Not sure I need all those stats to see that their schedule is favorable but good job. I mentioned this coming out of the break.
 
Seems about 8 of those games could be with teams fighting for a playoff spot. Could be tough games, as those teams will go all out. Some of it might come down to who is still in contention by the time we play them. Carolina is almost out of it now. Ottawa is still hanging in.

Looks like there are 10 teams going for the last 6 Eastern Conference spots.
 
The road travel for the next chunk of the season is brutal. Some of those "easy" teams are fighting for a playoff spot and we'll be on the road. Still, if we get on a good run, it would be a nice set-up for a playoff push.
 
OverTheCap said:
Rangers, for the most part, have played poorly against Columbus, Philly, and NJ all year. Regulation wins against these 3 teams would be nice considering they are all in the playoff hunt.
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That game against CLB will also be Rick Nash's homecoming since being traded. Hopefully he gets up for the game like Dubinsky has been when facing NYR. Those are 2 big points.
 
Did anyone see the Devils remaining schedule?

Talk about easy. wow.

Florida 2X
Islanders 2X
Buffalo 1X
Canes 1X
Calgary 1X
Phoenix 1X
Ottawa 1X

No game is easy but they should clean up.
 
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