Around the League 2019-2024 Edition

[zeke]

This guy legit thinks his opinions mean something.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

This guy legit thinks his opinions mean something.

Doubtful

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

This guy legit thinks his opinions mean something.

7 consecutive years of failure isnt an opinion. It's objective fact.

 

[CTheBigPicture]

Now to change the topic, would be nice to have both the Panthers and the Caps lose tonight. We need a bit of a slide by those teams.

 

[zeke]

caps have been sliding a bit. 5-4-1 in their last 10. don't know if buffalo can close it out tho.


panthers in a rough patch too (2-3-0 with 1 win in the SO) but i don't think that'll last. they're good.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Hey, for what it's worth I too hope that the Leafs never trade any of those guys. I hope they lose with them for another 7 years.

 

[zeke]

and i hope your adorable habs continue to try and win without a player as good as any of them.

 

[Habsy]

and i hope your adorable habs continue to try and win without a player as good as any of them.

Thanks! Me too!

 

[Habsy]

4-3 Habs

 

[LeafOfFaith]

I gotta say, Hutson makes the game really fun. The speed and the playmaking are awesome.

Crazy that he went long after Slaf and Beck and is better than both of them combined (didn't see till now that Mesar was also taken way earlier, so make it all three).

Sad that he went long after Minten.

 

[axlsalinger]

Dude was 5'8 at the draft. Literally the only reason he wasn't drafted in the 1st Round.

 

[Habsy]

I gotta say, Hutson makes the game really fun. The speed and the playmaking are awesome.

Crazy that he went long after Slaf and Beck and is better than both of them combined (didn't see till now that Mesar was also taken way earlier, so make it all three).

Sad that he went long after Minten.

His brother was passed over too and looks like the same type of player.

 

[CRL]

I gotta say, Hutson makes the game really fun. The speed and the playmaking are awesome.

Crazy that he went long after Slaf and Beck and is better than both of them combined (didn't see till now that Mesar was also taken way earlier, so make it all three).

Sad that he went long after Minten.

Makar was 7 rounder

 

[worm]

Makar was 7 rounder

Wat?

Makar was 4th overall
Wonder if he goes number 1 if he wasn't playing junior A

 

[GEEMAN]

Dude was 5'8 at the draft. Literally the only reason he wasn't drafted in the 1st Round.

148 pounds , needed a team willing to risk a pick in the first 2

Habs had 2 picks and so far so good

 

[GEEMAN]

His brother was passed over too and looks like the same type of player.

A tad heavier and looks like he has better wheels

 

[JackBurton]

If Habs make the playoffs and Ottawa misses, this will look real bad on the Sens.

 

[SundinsTooth]

Last bunch of SC Finals and their 5v5 xG rank

2024: Florida (5) - Edmonton (2)
2023: Florida (7) - Vegas (13)
2022: Tampa (10) - Colorado (9)
2021: Tampa (6) - Montreal (11)
2020: Tampa (2) - Dallas (8)

So at first glance there's a few teams with fairly mediocre nerdies who made the finals or won. But we're currently 19th in xG with a 49.9 according to Natty, so not even that close to the worst nerdies team listed here, Vegas...who were well above 50% (51.8%) when they were ranked 13th going into the 2023 playoffs.

So to answer your question more directly.....they don't necessarily need to be cream of the crop, but "pretty, pretty good" seems to be a necessity.

Got some work to do in the back half! Thanks!

 

[leafman101]

xGF is a noisy stat.

pts%: .671 (6th)
+/-: +17.2 (7th)
PDO: 1.019 (5th)

 

[zeke]

xGF is a noisy stat.

pts%: .671 (6th)
+/-: +17.2 (7th)
PDO: 1.019 (5th)

didn't you forget something tho