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03-14-2013 , 08:49 PM

#13301

cwicemvp12

Sergei Bobrovsky!

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 22,495

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geddy Lee

Gunnarsson forces him to take a weaker off-foot shot that's rushed, but it's still within that "scoring chance zone," is that as high quality as being able to shoot unimpeded and on your front foot with a clear lane?

This isn't a "clear play directed at the net" if Gunnarsson impedes his progress.

ETA: Stuff like that is going to happen to every team during every game, and probably is going to even out in the long-run. It's hard to say with any predictive certainty that one team is better than another at subjective minutiae like that over the course of one season. The goal is objectivity rather than trying to inflict narratives on the data.

Last edited by cwicemvp12; 03-14-2013 at 08:56 PM.

03-14-2013 , 08:59 PM

#13302

Geddy Lee

Good Ol' Canadian Boy

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25,371

K, that sounds good. When I said impeded, I meant that Gunarsson forced him to make another move to get a clear shot, but it significantly changed his angle and approach.

03-14-2013 , 09:01 PM

#13303

cwicemvp12

Sergei Bobrovsky!

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 22,495

It's not an exact science by any means and I believe those who track them take things like that into account. If it's a weak attempt from a dangerous scoring area that the goaltender should be expected to save, it's probably not a scoring chance, so that would go toward what you're saying if some teams were better at forcing those weaker attempts than others.

03-14-2013 , 09:06 PM

#13304

Hold'em 07

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 18,311

CAPTAIN CALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

03-14-2013 , 09:06 PM

#13305

unicorn_lord

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,523

Playoff ticket form came in.
Do I even bother?

03-14-2013 , 09:12 PM

#13306

Hold'em 07

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 18,311

Screw bigger ice surfaces. Just make 4v4 hockey the norm.

03-14-2013 , 09:22 PM

#13307

Jimmy Proffett

SE's NFL Swami

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 23,062

Sid gonna Sid

03-14-2013 , 09:32 PM

#13308

Nootka

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,649

ovechkin tried to help the caps tank by missing an open net, but ribeiro, trying to showcase himself for a trade, knocks it in. fml.

03-14-2013 , 09:34 PM

#13309

rafiki

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 41,257

Leafs really do suck

did I mention:

Spoiler:

03-14-2013 , 09:34 PM

#13310

Jimmy Proffett

SE's NFL Swami

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 23,062

Glad the Pens got unheard-of Pascal Dupuis with Hossa in that big trade 5 years ago

03-14-2013 , 09:37 PM

#13311

Geddy Lee

Good Ol' Canadian Boy

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25,371

Quote:

Originally Posted by rafiki

Leafs really do suck

I mean, if that's the conclusion you come to after tonight's game, I doubt you were even watching. They actually played pretty damn well tonight and probably deserved at least a point.

03-14-2013 , 09:38 PM

#13312

WhiteGoose

confirmed loose

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 13,009

Being a Leafs fan is worse than being a Flames fan.

Deal with it Geddy.

03-14-2013 , 09:39 PM

#13313

rafiki

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 41,257

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geddy Lee

I mean, if that's the conclusion you come to after tonight's game, I doubt you were even watching. They actually played pretty damn well tonight and probably deserved at least a point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiZ-hpXzFq0

Spoiler:

sing it with me now:

Leeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaafs suuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, leeeeafs suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

03-14-2013 , 09:42 PM

#13314

Brown Keeper

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 4,542

Not a bad third

03-14-2013 , 09:47 PM

#13315

unicorn_lord

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,523

At game. TR to come.

03-14-2013 , 09:52 PM

#13316

rafiki

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 41,257

Oh man this guy is so going to fit in here:

http://nesn.com/2013/03/carl-soderbe...-bruins-looms/

Come on over dude! We got a spot on line 3 for you! Hell even line 1, can't be colder than Lucic right now. Although I have no idea if he can play wing. Bah Euros can do anything.

03-14-2013 , 09:56 PM

#13317

Geddy Lee

Good Ol' Canadian Boy

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25,371

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteGoose

Being a Leafs fan is worse than being a Flames fan.

Deal with it Geddy.

Eh, it's pretty close.

Meaning my entire family's been miserable for a long, long time.

03-14-2013 , 10:02 PM

#13318

rafiki

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 41,257

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geddy Lee

Eh, it's pretty close.

Meaning my entire family's been miserable for a long, long time.

You got to do the whole titties on the red mile thing not that long ago. I don't even remember seeing one titty in Toronto for hockey, and I don't know where I was during their last finals appearance. I was in grade 10 maybe.