That Aud Smell

This season has become such a bummer. But Dahlin? He's a sparkler of a bright spot.

Sigh. When you look back at that roster of 2005-2007, you just see terrific contributors up and down the lineup. Every time you scroll to another name, it's like, "holy spit! that guy was on the team too!" I know it's been said a million times, but ... it's a crime that they didn't win the Cup in 2006.

You misunderstand me. I'm way behind on this particular style of charting. I have no idea what means what in terms of what's being depicted visually

That's the nub of my question. I appreciate the feedback, and have concluded that these aren't the charts I'm looking for.

Thanks. I am looking for more granular explanations -- if anyone's able and willing to provide them. Those bar graphs aren't intuitive, imo.

That chart -- with its segmenting, colorations, varying block sizes, values on both sides of the vertical line, etc. -- is somewhat confusing to me. What is it saying re Pominville, for example? Sheary?

I've found myself slipping into one of the stages of grief with this team, franchise. I'm not even sure which stage it is. Bargaining, maybe. Possibly denial.

Eschew obfuscation, sir.

Popko and Muhleman were promoted fairly recently (first half of 2017), but not weeks ago. This photo of Popko never got the love it deserved.

Ggah! Of course. Thanks for taking my meaningg, thouggh.

This is a solid inference. The timing is conspicuous. Maybe these folks were clashing with the consultants.

This is a really odd look, to say the least. I wish there were a Wiki for the Pegulas' hirings and firings since they come on the scene as pro sports team owners. Because I feel like there have been a lot. And you know what's weird? Gregg Brandon still has a job with PSE. That's weird for at least 2 reasons: (1) He's the brother of Russ (separated from PSE in disgrace) and (2) he uses two G's in a first name that clearly only needs 1.

This game is nucking futs.

Tierney’s charts generally indicate that the Leafs are “fun.” Sounds right.

I'm all for a healthy serving of Leafenfreude. I will add: I'm fairly convinced that all fan bases are more or less the same, in terms of the kinds of people that populate them. I also think that, the larger a team's fan base is (such as with the Leafs), the more obsessive know-it-alls, hobbyist GMs, kooks, wingnuts, and tinfoil hat wearers there are. Which is to say, I think there's a huge majority of Leaf fans who aren't bent out of shape over Muzzin and Montour (and a big chunk of that super majority who are only vaguely aware of this sort of thing). And then there's that small slice I mentioned above -- is it 10%? -- who are just frothing at the mouth over stuff like this.

army intelligence? nah. my understanding is that the corsi/fenwick numbers are what amount to basic advanced stats -- the top crust just below the surface. the people who do that stuff for a living dig way, way deeper, evidently.

Also a good take. At the end of the day, it matters greatly (1) how much is being spent and (2) what is being purchased. I think XGMTM had issues with both elements.

A few weeks ago, we talked about Eichel needing a Marleau-like vet to mentor him. I saw a Tweet today indicating that Matthews' basic advanced stats with Marleau are pretty bad, and away from him (and with another player whose name I can't recall) are quite good. Fwiw.

I didn't really follow along on the JBOT teflon business.** But this ^^^ part of the take makes a lot of sense to me. ** There's only so many ways to structure a trade in terms of assets going which way for what/whom. Sabre fans complained about XGMTM's trades of prospects and picks for NHL prime-aged players because ... it didn't produce a winning team. We will complain likewise about JBOT's moves if they similarly fail.

Interesting tidbit - thanks, @LGR4GM. I'm sure many of the successful coaches are jerks. OTOH, there's always more than one way to skin a cat. Anyone ever hear that, say, Joel Quenneville was a complete a-hole? I haven't. (But maybe he is?)

I infer that his preferred # is 26.

That is true - Ham Sandwich is the OG PH. Maybe it needs to be GRPH and HCPH? Also, it's been a minute since I heard GRPH rant about Reinhart, but man do I recall him just hating the player and possibly even the young man himself on some level.

Gotta dig this one out for tonight.

Lots of good content here - my thanks to @TrueBlueGED and @Taro T especially. From what little digging I did on the advanced stat sites, I had a nagging fear that Mountour could become a bit of a whipping boy for fans owing to the fact that, according to some, he's not great defending the attack in his own end (i.e., that he's average/good in that regard, but excels at other (more modern?) elements of a d-man's game (transition, puck movement)). A notion: If Dahlin promptly becomes a true 1D, Montour may be good enough to skate with him.

Ah. I dig. It's mos def part of the picture. It's a bit of an aberration is all (imo). But those happen! Frequently, in fact.