NHL season 2017/2018 - Page 17

lubicon · #**321** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 7:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

50+ shots against CAR and we lose 5-3.

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Outside of McDavid every forward has performed very poorly thus far. Shot quality has not been very good, and the team has completely forgotten how to play defensively. Take Carolina's first goal, all three forwards below the goal line in the O Zone, and then the D pinches. WTF is that? It's a 2-1 before Carolina is even out of their own end. Brutal.

Oilers1799 · #**322** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 7:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by lubicon

Outside of McDavid every forward has performed very poorly thus far. Shot quality has not been very good, and the team has completely forgotten how to play defensively. Take Carolina's first goal, all three forwards below the goal line in the O Zone, and then the D pinches. WTF is that? It's a 2-1 before Carolina is even out of their own end. Brutal.

If the oil continue to play like a bush league team, the chances they make the post season are less than favorable. I mean, Chicago is their next game. I just hope they don't get horribly embarrassed by the Hawks.

Calgarian · #**323** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Oilers1799

I just hope they don't get horribly embarrassed by the Hawks.

I hope they do!

Calgarian · #**324** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 2:54 PM**

Starting to look like it's going o be a long season for Montreal...

SkahHigh · #**325** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 3:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Starting to look like it's going o be a long season for Montreal...

Fallin for Dahlin

Calgarian · #**326** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 3:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

Fallin for Dahlin

If that's the mantra, I feel bad for Price

TorontoDrew · #**327** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 3:54 PM**

And yet another awesome Leaf game last night against an old rival.

suburbanite · #**328** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 4:33 PM**

Saw Montreal is leading the league in shots... and last in the league in goals, equating to a 3.9% scoring rate.

Obviously that will normalize before the end of the season, but when Claude was fired lots of Bruins fans said that he was the best at generating useless shots. Might've been a system that worked with the hard-grinding Bruins back in 2011. They were one of the best forechecking teams I've ever seen and could crash the net and generate second chances from weak initial shots. Perhaps the league has progressed and rendered Julien's style obsolete.

TownGuy · #**329** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 4:34 PM**

Another element of luck last night. They had 4 goals on 5 shots to start the game and the Wings were out playing them. Now that said they were on a back to back.

suburbanite · #**330** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 4:38 PM**

Also saw this interesting stat about NHL players' birth months.

It echoes what a lot of people in minor hockey have been saying for awhile. A January birthday makes you 10% older than a December baby at age 10. This can lead to significant advantages in size and development in the most formative years when kids are beginning to pursue more serious leagues.

lrt's friend · #**331** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 4:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbanite

Also saw this interesting stat about NHL players' birth months.

It echoes what a lot of people in minor hockey have been saying for awhile. A January birthday makes you 10% older than a December baby at age 10. This can lead to significant advantages in size and development in the most formative years when kids are beginning to pursue more serious leagues.

This suggests that our hockey development system is very flawed and we are not maximizing the available talent. The chart is shocking as far as the differential between January and December births.

JHikka · #**332** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 4:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by lrt's friend

This suggests that our hockey development system is very flawed and we are not maximizing the available talent.

There are bigger flaws at play than simply when kids are born (see: cost, coaching, general developmental policies).

harls · #**333** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 4:57 PM**

How on earth do people have an unknown DOB in this day and age?

SkahHigh · #**334** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 5:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

And yet another awesome Leaf game last night against an old rival.

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Originally Posted by TownGuy

Another element of luck last night. They had 4 goals on 5 shots to start the game and the Wings were out playing them. Now that said they were on a back to back.

Funny reading two Leafs fans talking about the same game.

Oilers1799 · #**335** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 5:34 PM**

I had a dream the oilers got roasted by Chicago 11-1 for tonight's game. Well, time to get the brown paper bag before puck drop.................

Calgarian · #**336** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 5:37 PM**

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How on earth do people have an unknown DOB in this day and age?

Old Soviet players?

Calgarian · #**337** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 5:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Oilers1799

I had a dream the oilers got roasted by Chicago 11-1 for tonight's game. Well, time to get the brown paper bag before puck drop.................

If that happened it would be a turning point for the Oilers, usually a good drubbing embarrasses everyone and they pick it up after.

TorontoDrew · #**338** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 5:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

Funny reading two Leafs fans talking about the same game.

Don't worry many games left. Maybe your team will improve where you can stop making fun of Leaf fans.

Xelebes · #**339** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 5:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Old Soviet players?

That and there are a lot of players from the first ten years of the NHL where a lot of players don't have birthdays recorded on their stats card.

Nicko999 · #**340** Posted **Oct 19, 2017, 8:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

Fallin for Dahlin

Good that you have finally came to that realization. Just a month ago, you jumped on me when I said the Habs were going to be the worst team in the league.

It's been 2-3 years that I repeat the success of the team was mainly based on 2 players, Subban and Markov. And surprise, surprise look at the results when they are not with the team anymore.
Even without having watched any games, I can tell you what's going on: No transition-->no attack. Slow defenders (with low IQ)--->not even Price can save the situation.

BTW-Good to see Nashville back on track.