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That Aud Smell

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  1. the all caps and wall smash would've suggested some warmth to your chesticles.
  2. Ftfy. I don't think it's cro-magnon-ish (sp?) to say that a guy is either ready to play, or isn't. Is it?
  3. That first piece was sarcastic? But what if Players "A" and "B" are just about the same from most standpoints, save for their on-ice PDO? Player "A" essentially lucked his way into enjoying a much better SH% (from himself and teammates) and a much better SV% than Player "B". That doesn't mean Player "A" is better at defending than "B". +/- might be an interesting starting point for a conversation, but just pointing at it and saying "Ovechkin sucks at defending" is ... not insightful. And it's a whole 'nother subject of whether you even want Ovechkin to be something he isn't (i.e., a responsible two-way player).
  4. Plus minus just isn't a fair or accurate representation of a player's performance, effectiveness, or ability. But I'm not learned enough to articulate the many reasons why. Not for nothing: Wasn't Ovechkin a -35 the year he scored 50? We can be assured that Ovechkin was really effing good that season. The stat just doesn't tell you much.
  5. Is it, though? Really? And I would posit that, neither were the Sabres actually playing hockey, when they formed the Rolstonpede.
  6. Not a good time to be with the Avs organ-eye-zay-shun. I get to wondering whether and for how long Joe Sakic's job is safe.
  7. It's posturing by the franchise; perhaps an attempt to reserve rights, or give the appearance of having reserved rights.
  8. I might have thought that Rivet was a brighter light than Peters. If only because Peters is so dim and dull. I think I would have been wrong to think that.
  9. The fact that that's their only take on the state of the team is an indictment on all of them.
  10. at least we already know which will be the most memorable gadget play of 2017.
  11. Fwiw on avoiding bad names for kids (1:12 mark for the truly relevant piece)
  12. I also think there could be something more to it. It could just be Jack being a little peevish, selfish in the moment (two straight losses to Boston), and wanting it known how angry he is/was. Or it could be something more, as you suggest. I can't tell if this was meant in jest. Hear, hear! Yasss!
  13. ^ Srsly. He's worth, what. A mid/low 2nd and a conditional piece (like a guaranteed 6th the following year with the chance for it to become higher if the guy does certain things)?
  14. ^ I think Dreary Dan meant quality of scoring chances against.
  15. ^ Bylsma spoke to the issue of Gorges with Risto earlier this week. It was a bit of word salad that alluded to Gorges' value being something you would find if you were to scratch below the surface of the standard analytics (Corsi, Fenwick, etc.) -- there was some talk about the quality of scoring opportunities against and other such things. Not the standard stuff, anyway. Matt Coller (formerly of WGR) is now in Minnesota, was dealing with some insomnia last night, and Tweeted this: Matthew Coller@MatthewColler Ristolainen/Gorges: 40% Corsi, 35.3% Goals For Rasmus/McCabe: 50.1% Corsi, 57.3% GF Fireable offense to ever play Risto-Gorges together 4:05am · 5 Jan 2017 · Twitter Web Client REPLIES 11 RETWEETS 53 LIKES 140 Matthew Coller @MatthewColler Ristolainen/Gorges: 40% Corsi, 35.3% Goals For Rasmus/McCabe: 50.1% Corsi, 57.3% GF Fireable offense to ever play Risto-Gorges together 4:05am · 5 Jan 2017 · Twitter Web Client REPLIES 11 RETWEETS 53 LIKES 140
  16. Right - there's Marty too. I'm at a loss over why they're still talking about it. I guess it's because they all talk for a living. I may be wrong - may be blinded by my desire for Jack to be(come) The Man - but I don't care for this line of talk. A young player with eilte talent had what amounts to a tantrum because he hates losing. I don't see the point of belabouring the matter -- unless, of course, the point is to keep people listening, calling in, clicking through.
  17. I saw a gif on Twitter. Did the USA kid use that Eichel OT nonchalant move to seal it?
  18. This is where I've landed on Bylsma's system, approach. If GM TM doesn't see what's being done as problematic, then the team is in worse trouble than I would have imagined. But I think GM TM is a smart hockey man - he knows what other teams are doing, and how they're doing it, and with what players they're doing it. I would expect GM TM to move on from Dreary Dan in fairly short order, unless there is marked improvement over the balance of the season. I think that they are, at least for present purposes. I can't imagine that GM TM would wed himself long-term to Dreary Dan's approach, though, especially if it fails to create a winning team in fairly short order.
  19. Pipes! Good to hear from you. I heard that same interview, I think. It does make me wonder, though: Aren't there teams with less speed and skill that play a possession-based game? Or is that not really the case? It does occur to me that a team that dresses Grant and D-Lo may not be prepared to play a possession-based game.
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