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RedLeaf said:Arn said:
Could be #1 after tonight.
Simply f-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c!!! ;D
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RedLeaf said:Arn said:
Could be #1 after tonight.
RedLeaf said:Arn said:Hey guys, Leafs are 2nd in the league
http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=LEA
Could be #1 after tonight.
Fanatic said:27th in the NHL in Penalty Kill - If I were on the Leafs I would focus a lot more on that than on # 2 in the league in points after 12 games in a soft schedule.
16th in PP - also need work.
3rd in NHL in Goals For - great!
But also 26th worst in Goals Against (just 2 goals away from 29th) and that needs a lot of work.
lc9 said:Fanatic said:27th in the NHL in Penalty Kill - If I were on the Leafs I would focus a lot more on that than on # 2 in the league in points after 12 games in a soft schedule.
16th in PP - also need work.
3rd in NHL in Goals For - great!
But also 26th worst in Goals Against (just 2 goals away from 29th) and that needs a lot of work.
After last night the Leafs are now worst in the NHL in penalty killing. They now sit at 69.4% (simply embarrassing). They better figure this out and figure it out in a hurry.
And Matt FrattinFanatic said:Kent_WilsonKent Wilson
RT @felixpotvin: With that assist Jonas Gustavsson ties Matt Stajan in the scoring race.
LOL
He is also ahead of Sidney Crosby!Crucialness Key said:And Matt FrattinFanatic said:Kent_WilsonKent Wilson
RT @felixpotvin: With that assist Jonas Gustavsson ties Matt Stajan in the scoring race.
LOL
Fanatic said:Wow. You are right. I missed that.
That is awful.
How does a team sit 2nd in the NHL in standings but sit 30th in PK? The answer is that they won't be atop the standings for long at all if the PK is not corrected.
Fanatic said:lc9 said:Fanatic said:27th in the NHL in Penalty Kill - If I were on the Leafs I would focus a lot more on that than on # 2 in the league in points after 12 games in a soft schedule.
16th in PP - also need work.
3rd in NHL in Goals For - great!
But also 26th worst in Goals Against (just 2 goals away from 29th) and that needs a lot of work.
After last night the Leafs are now worst in the NHL in penalty killing. They now sit at 69.4% (simply embarrassing). They better figure this out and figure it out in a hurry.
Wow. You are right. I missed that.
That is awful.
How does a team sit 2nd in the NHL in standings but sit 30th in PK? The answer is that they won't be atop the standings for long at all if the PK is not corrected.
Heroic Shrimp said:The other answer is that they've been statistically absolutely dominant 5-on-5, tied for 1st in the league with Washington with a GF/GA ratio of 1.53. Tops in the NHL last year was Boston at 1.40.
Fanatic said:To summarize - after 12 games:
Points - 17
Standings - 2nd in the league
Goals For - 3rd
Goals Against - 26th
Power Play - 16th
Penalty Kill - 30th
Shots Against per game - 20th
Faceoffs - 10th
Goals Against per game - 27th
Goals Against per game (5 on 5) - 16th
I could go on with more... but the point, for me anyway, is that there are a lot more troubling stats than there are good ones. The Leafs can score and they can get points in teh standings against weak teams. But how long can they hold as they are with goals against, shots against and PK like they have?
Fanatic said:Heroic Shrimp said:The other answer is that they've been statistically absolutely dominant 5-on-5, tied for 1st in the league with Washington with a GF/GA ratio of 1.53. Tops in the NHL last year was Boston at 1.40.
So you are one of them nutty "glass is half-full" kind of Leafs fans.
Heroic Shrimp said:Fanatic said:lc9 said:Fanatic said:27th in the NHL in Penalty Kill - If I were on the Leafs I would focus a lot more on that than on # 2 in the league in points after 12 games in a soft schedule.
16th in PP - also need work.
3rd in NHL in Goals For - great!
But also 26th worst in Goals Against (just 2 goals away from 29th) and that needs a lot of work.
After last night the Leafs are now worst in the NHL in penalty killing. They now sit at 69.4% (simply embarrassing). They better figure this out and figure it out in a hurry.
Wow. You are right. I missed that.
That is awful.
How does a team sit 2nd in the NHL in standings but sit 30th in PK? The answer is that they won't be atop the standings for long at all if the PK is not corrected.
The other answer is that they've been statistically absolutely dominant 5-on-5, tied for 1st in the league with Washington with a GF/GA ratio of 1.53. Tops in the NHL last year was Boston at 1.40.
cw said:Normally, when a team is really bad at something, it's fairly easy to get some improvement. The confidence in that theory may be shaken some when one considers this is Wilson's 4th crack at it and his results to date in Toronto are quite poor/downright bad in this area.
In terms of talent, I think the collection of forwards for the PK is arguably above average - pretty darn good. The biggest weaknessin talent is probably the D followed by the goaltending. Liles, Franson & Gardiner have little to no prior NHL PK experience. It's never been Phaneuf's forte and still isn't. Schenn & Komisarek have not been consistent at it - less than desirable/average. Gunnarsson may be the best of the bunch right now which I wouldn't have expected from him.
Fanatic said:On paper the Leafs should be great at the PK - great faceoff record.... I just don't get it.
caveman said:Have Franson and Aulie watch Hal Gill highlights. (Is there such a thing?)