Ryan Wilson: Penguins face toughest test of young season Penguins face toughest test of young season

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- Feds91Stammer

Wow look at you! Where have ya been?!

Agree with the take. Pens have a tough test. Let’s see what our kids can do.

Wow look at you! Where have ya been?!
- MattStrat

Just been busy and the new job I started is super strict about the internet usage on their network.

Just been busy and the new job I started is super strict about the internet usage on their network.
- Feds91Stammer

ahhh ...lots of speculation that the ban hammer was dropped on you...also lots of speculation that you had an alt account called Mr Underwood....

A positive blog!

Just been busy and the new job I started is super strict about the internet usage on their network.
- Feds91Stammer

I hate that too. Work getting in way of Hockeybuzz chat.

31 thoughts had some Pens updates. Apparently Montreal has looked or asked about Riikola, Rutherford said the trade market is stale and is likely to hold onto everyone until the team is healthy and forced to make a move.

Definitely agree on using Marino on the left with Gudbranson, I think we discussed that the past few days, but this morning's skater show a Johnson Marino pairing.

I hate that too. Work getting in way of Hockeybuzz chat.
- stevens87

Yeah when I was a temp I could do whatever I wanted but it literally outlines not participating in online forums in the code of conduct. So I have to use my phone whenever I have a bit of free time.

ahhh ...lots of speculation that the ban hammer was dropped on you...also lots of speculation that you had an alt account called Mr Underwood....

Its a little suspicious that mr underwood hasnt found our forum in a few days as well...im not a conspiracy guy but...

EDIT...not to mention when i started the conspiracy, mr underwood had not posted on a preds article for like a week straight...

Its a little suspicious that mr underwood hasnt found our forum in a few days as well...im not a conspiracy guy but...
- joecool2931

Bush did 9/11.

Legit question for the metrics community:

Is there a statistic somewhere that tracks potential points based on lack of ES playing time? For example:
Player A has x amount of lost PPG due to the team being on PK and/or PP and said player not being in the ice as much. Over the course of a season, it seems like that could add up.

Or is it just a matter of extrapolating PPG via pp/60?

Legit question for the metrics community:

Is there a statistic somewhere that tracks potential points based on lack of ES playing time? For example:
Player A has x amount of lost PPG due to the team being on PK and/or PP and said player not being in the ice as much. Over the course of a season, it seems like that could add up.

Or is it just a matter of extrapolating PPG via pp/60?
- Brayn

Best bet is likely to look at 5v5 points per 20.

Legit question for the metrics community:

Is there a statistic somewhere that tracks potential points based on lack of ES playing time? For example:
Player A has x amount of lost PPG due to the team being on PK and/or PP and said player not being in the ice as much. Over the course of a season, it seems like that could add up.

Or is it just a matter of extrapolating PPG via pp/60?
- Brayn

I think you're right. Does anyone else wonder why whoever created P/60 used a full 60 min game rather than like 20 to "better" line up with something that the average 1-2 line players averages? p/60 has always kind of bothered me.

14 comments in and no womanly female doging about “negativity?”

Avs cruise, 5-2.

Kadri's line kills 'em.

Too much speed up and down the roster for Pens' Cro-Magnon D corp to handle.

Avs cruise, 5-2.

Kadri's line kills 'em.

Too much speed up and down the roster for Pens' Cro-Magnon D corp to handle.
- Jack Straw

Lmao

I think you're right. Does anyone else wonder why whoever created P/60 used a full 60 min game rather than like 20 to "better" line up with something that the average 1-2 line players averages? p/60 has always kind of bothered me.
- joecool2931

If you wanted to get really deep into it you could look at the amount of 5v5 shifts a player gets vs how many 5v5 points they get. Come up with a shift per point metric.

If you wanted to get really deep into it you could look at the amount of 5v5 shifts a player gets vs how many 5v5 points they get. Come up with a shift per point metric.
- Feds91Stammer

...and call it the Joecool% ?

...and call it the Joecool% ?
- MattStrat

Dunno if that one sticks

CapFriendly.com
Pens average age: 26.4
Avs average age: 26.0

They're not that young by comparison...

Avs cruise, 5-2.

Kadri's line kills 'em.

Too much speed up and down the roster for Pens' Cro-Magnon D corp to handle.
- Jack Straw

Pens win 4-3

Last year I could watch all the games. This year my shifts end as the games do but we finally got unlimited data in Canada so now I had to join here and spend couple hours a day in the crapper going back and forth between this forum and nhl.com chat and make up my own context from the comments and box score.

I think you're right. Does anyone else wonder why whoever created P/60 used a full 60 min game rather than like 20 to "better" line up with something that the average 1-2 line players averages? p/60 has always kind of bothered me.
- joecool2931

It’s an interesting question. Basketball does their perX metric at 36 minutes to basically line up with the absolute max you want any given player to play on any given night in the regular season. Technically, it all comes out to the same number, you’re just defining the fraction differently, but I get your point. It’d be easier to compare it to raw points per game that way.