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One would hope negatively.

That was, indeed, an incredible display of hands. I would not, however, include that in what I'm talking about when I say "with the puck on his stick." What I'm referring to with that language is when a player is handling the puck and dictating play. You'll almost never see Jack score that kind of goal because he's almost never in position to do so, as players who carry the puck so frequently don't get to that spot too often. They're just incredibly different players.

Presented without comment: *all numbers at 5v5 CF/60 CA/60 CF% GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% SCF/60 SCA/60 SCF% Reinhart 55.26 58.09 48.75 2.20 2.41 47.71 2.64 2.33 53.19 8.79 7.22 54.91 O'Reilly 54.81 57.18 48.94 2.10 2.13 49.67 2.48 2.52 49.58 7.96 8.04 49.76 Eichel 55.48 63.15 46.77 2.33 2.81 45.34 2.46 2.72 47.50 8.04 8.79 47.77 Kane 55.28 62.87 46.79 2.19 3.09 41.43 2.51 2.69 48.26 8.49 8.49 49.98 Okposo 52.22 59.24 46.85 2.05 2.10 49.45 2.42 2.55 48.77 7.39 7.35 50.14 Reinhart's ranks in each category: CF/60: 3rd CA/60: 2nd CF%: 2nd GF/60: 2nd GA/60: 3rd GF%: 3rd xGF/60: 1st xGA/60: 1st xGF%: 1st SCF/60: 1st SCA/60: 1st SC%: 1st

I, for one, am just happy the new person chose an avatar without being heckled to do so.

News director...for the online component of a sports talk radio station? I'm not sure they've ever existed :lol:

Carrier > Ennis. Please, no more lineups with Ennis up top, I can't handle it!

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If we trade Reinhart for the 2017 equivalent of Adam Larsson, I'll lose my mind. Reinhart, playing out of position in a system, was still one of our top-3 forwards at even strength by all the meaningful metrics. I'd probably get over a trade for someone like Hanifin, but if it's for a Brodin type, I'll snap.

Because it could easily be a function of team. Their stats relative to their own teammates are about the same. Looking at it from a different angle, is it harder to be a good possession player on a good possession team, or a good possession player on a bad team? Edit: FWIW, I think Matthews is notably better than Eichel is without the puck on his stick, both offensively and defensively, which contributes to his better Corsi and (barely) better relative Corsi. If true, this could mean Matthews is closer to his ceiling than Jack, regardless of the fact that Eichel has been in the league a year longer.

If you want to know who won, look at shooting and save percentages. If you want to know who is going to win, look at Corsi. The thing about Corsi is it vaulted to popularity because it predicted goals scored better than any other metric...including past goals scored. Still does.

I guess it's a good thing he's never been reliant on his skating.

Absolutely not. With all the talk about guys wanting to win, but not really dedicating themselves to their craft? Zadorov is a freaking poster child for that.

Sign me up for the right price. 2 years 10 million? Give us flexibility to flip Kane in a trade. I know he was younger at the time, but I still remember him dragging a mediocre Devils team to the Final while playing like 26 minutes per game. Would be a terrific trigger man for Jack if Nylander isn't ready. That said, I doubt he signs anywhere but a contender.

Right till the end, Lombardi over-emphasized size and grit. I'd say this could have been to get players right for his coach, but when you add in the Team USA debacle... I have grave concerns he's failed to evolve with the league, and that he'd be a really bad fit with our roster. The bad contracts are only one point against Lombardi. I'm quite skeptical he's capable of the same build up because the league has changed, while he has seemingly remained who he is.

*glances nervously in Dan Bylsma's direction* Good article on some of Lombardi's problems: http://www.jewelsfromthecrown.com/2017/4/14/15306960/the-decline-of-dean-lombardi-los-angeles-kings

My only hope is he legimitely self-assesses and learns from his disastrous last three years.

Sadness.

If Bergeron doesn't win the Selke, they need to abolish awards.

Flashback to your college days, eh. Heyoooooo. :p

When they cast Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, I'm pretty sure they never thought she'd become such a huge star. She basically has to have a bigger role than her character dictates. And I was about to ask whether they could possibly make a good movie Cyclops, but then I remembered he always sucked on the cartoons too. Dare I say, Cyclops is the Stannis of X-men. *waits patiently*

Wasn't that sublime?

I miss defending Drew Stafford. *ducks*

Well, if defensemen rushing the puck is something he incorporates, that'll help offense and game flow.

Did I miss them naming a new GM, or hasn't it happened?

When did Okposo suffer a concussion? Was that his "illness" before being admitted to the ICU?