Dropped a spot in team points percentage last night.

- Load Management

Hey, you ever check out Tygers of Pan Tang? Some decent tunes there...

Trying to cause trouble?
- VanHockeyGuy

Nope.

Hey, you ever check out Tygers of Pan Tang? Some decent tunes there...
- LordHumungous

Never heard of them. I'll take a listen at some point today.

Dropped a spot in team points percentage last night.
- manvanfan

There are roughly 10 teams within 5 points of us with up to 7 games in hand. Many of them play each other so just splitting it in half I think you can safely drop us 5 places in the standings. 6 of those teams are within 2 points with a minimum of 3 games in hand.

Nope.
- LordHumungous

Right.

Bold statement. Is there any way we can measure his future success based off points percentage?
- LordHumungous

Top 5 goalies based on saves above expected, which normalizes for the quality of team in front of each goalie:
Andrei Vasilevskiy -- 21.9 (age 26)
Connor Hellebuyck -- 11.5 (age 27)
Marc-Andre Fleury -- 10.6 (age 37...not "young goalie")
Casey DeSmith -- 7.5 (age 29...not "young goalie")
Thatcher Demko -- 6.2 (age 25)

I think a credible argument is that Vasilevskiy is likely the best young goalie, followed by Vezina-winning Hellebuyck, then Demko.

Great to have a top goalie in the league on the team!

There are roughly 10 teams within 5 points of us with up to 7 games in hand. Many of them play each other so just splitting it in half I think you can safely drop us 5 places in the standings. 6 of those teams are within 2 points with a minimum of 3 games in hand.
- golfingsince

Brandt Clarke!

Top 5 goalies based on saves above expected, which normalizes for the quality of team in front of each goalie:
Andrei Vasilevskiy -- 21.9 (age 26)
Connor Hellebuyck -- 11.5 (age 27)
Marc-Andre Fleury -- 10.6 (age 37...not "young goalie")
Casey DeSmith -- 7.5 (age 29...not "young goalie")
Thatcher Demko -- 6.2 (age 25)

I think a credible argument is that Vasilevskiy is likely the best young goalie, followed by Vezina-winning Hellebuyck, then Demko.

Great to have a top goalie in the league on the team!
- SlightlyOffside

I think Hellebuyck is the better goalie. Vasilevskiy is definitely top 10 in the league but it's tough to say he's the best considering the quality of team he's always had in front of him.

Brandt Clarke!
- NorthNuck

It would be a very Canuck thing to make a run and still finish outside the playoffs lowering our draft pick.

Top 5 goalies based on saves above expected, which normalizes for the quality of team in front of each goalie:
Andrei Vasilevskiy -- 21.9 (age 26)
Connor Hellebuyck -- 11.5 (age 27)
Marc-Andre Fleury -- 10.6 (age 37...not "young goalie")
Casey DeSmith -- 7.5 (age 29...not "young goalie")
Thatcher Demko -- 6.2 (age 25)

I think a credible argument is that Vasilevskiy is likely the best young goalie, followed by Vezina-winning Hellebuyck, then Demko.

Great to have a top goalie in the league on the team!
- SlightlyOffside

What would be great is having a team that played well in all three zones, that could win games with average goaltending, and then adding a guy like Demko to that mix to push the team to the elite level.

What would be great is having a team that played well in all three zones, that could win games with average goaltending, and then adding a guy like Demko to that mix to push the team to the elite level.
- 1970vintage

Unfortunately we don't play particularly well in any of the zones.

Never heard of them. I'll take a listen at some point today.
- Load Management

Their latest album 'Ritual' is very solid. Some ex Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guys in there.

I think Hellebuyck is the better goalie. Vasilevskiy is definitely top 10 in the league but it's tough to say he's the best considering the quality of team he's always had in front of him.
- NorthNuck

Saves above expected attempts to normalize for quality & quantity of chances, for exactly this reason.

These are the two most recent Vezina winners, so I think we can call both of them "great". Happy to have Demko in that mix!

edit: I should have said "goals saved above expected"

Unfortunately we don't play particularly well in any of the zones.
- golfingsince

I’m a bit disappointed my Star Wars joke didn’t get so much as a lol.

I’m a bit disappointed my Star Wars joke didn’t get so much as a lol.
- 1970vintage

lol

It's a good joke.

I’m a bit disappointed my Star Wars joke didn’t get so much as a lol.
- 1970vintage

Came right back with Superman.

Happy Friday!

In the new blog, I map out how the Canadiens' Covid situation impacts North Division teams, including the Canucks. And offer some alternate hockey-viewing options for this six-day break...

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...ns-barely-open/194/110623

It would be a very Canuck thing to make a run and still finish outside the playoffs lowering our draft pick.
- golfingsince

I fully expect them to go on a run, only to be passed at the last second by Mtl as they play their make up games at the end of the season