2014 NHL Playoffs

[Derwood]

Well that escalated quickly

[kujay]

Wow flipped away to Hawks game. That's a drag.

[Derwood]

Wow flipped away to Hawks game. That's a drag.

 

Jackets are afraid to hit anymore because of the [expletive] calls, so now the Pens have too much room to move

[Derwood]

Three games, three 3-1 leads blown, three 4-3 final scores

[NewUserName]

So with Matt Cooke doing Matt Cooke things last night, I was thinking. Why does the NHL allow a team to still have 18 skaters when a player is suspended? I think if a team was down to 17 skaters when a player was suspended, a lot of crap would get cleaned up pretty quick. No team would even have a player like Cooke on the roster.

[biittner77]

So with Matt Cooke doing Matt Cooke things last night, I was thinking. Why does the NHL allow a team to still have 18 skaters when a player is suspended? I think if a team was down to 17 skaters when a player was suspended, a lot of crap would get cleaned up pretty quick. No team would even have a player like Cooke on the roster.

 

It's certainly worth a try but the league would probably be under a lot more pressure to not suspend guys. As a trickle down, refs might be less likely to make certain calls - like charging which is about as vague and open to interpretatin as any rule in any sport- for fear that it might get the league's attention.

 

A borderline hit like Seabrook's on Backass would put the league in an awkward position. Seabrook isn't considered a dirty player by his peers. The opposing coach didn't even see it as that dirty of a hit. Denying the team the benefit of one of their better players ought to be punishment enough. Presumably, Matt Cooke is better than whoever it is that will replace him.

[kujay]

Lol Fleury hahahahaha

[jersey cubs fan]

oh goody, now I can't watch blackhawks

[kujay]

oh goody, now I can't watch blackhawks

 

I'd almost rather keep watching that game.

[Derwood]

4the straight game with a blown 2+ goal lead that will end 4-3

[kujay]

Love it. Go Jackets!

[Derwood]

Love it. Go Jackets!

 

Talk about dominating OT, holy crap

[TruffleShuffle]

i love playoff fleury.

[Derwood]

i love playoff fleury.

 

As soon as the Jackets bracketed him behind the net I was thinking "OMG this is going to happen"

[Soul]

Yeah seems like Fleury has been prone to issues like that. Just saw the replay, that's just all on him

[Derwood]

Yeah seems like Fleury has been prone to issues like that. Just saw the replay, that's just all on him

 

It's like he forgot there were 6 attackers on the ice

[TruffleShuffle]

Yeah seems like Fleury has been prone to issues like that. Just saw the replay, that's just all on him

 

not to mention the cream puff he let in at the start of overtime.

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--DzLAKD9UyE/Umvuih7S2XI/AAAAAAAAF-U/nmdH2xAhyIs/s640/fleury+beachball.gif

[kujay]

Nice.

[biittner77]

Matt Cooke gets 7 games for ending Tyson Barrie's season. That seems arbitrary. He should have gotten 25 like Torres.

[rawaction]

i love playoff fleury.

 

Playoff Crosby and Malkin are happy people aren't paying attention to their [expletive].

 

Crosby career 1.4 ppg, barely over 1.1 the last 3 years in the playoffs and -9 over that time. 0 goals this series.

 

Malkin's playoff scoring numbers aren't that far off from his career regular season numbers, but he's a perennial top 10 goal scorer in the league and only has 7 goals in his last 25 playoff games.

[biittner77]

i love playoff fleury.

 

Playoff Crosby and Malkin are happy people aren't paying attention to their [expletive].

 

Crosby career 1.4 ppg, barely over 1.1 the last 3 years in the playoffs and -9 over that time. 0 goals this series.

 

Malkin's playoff scoring numbers aren't that far off from his career regular season numbers, but he's a perennial top 10 goal scorer in the league and only has 7 goals in his last 25 playoff games.

 

1.1 ppg is actually pretty good for the playoffs. I bet if you looked at the list of PPG that's near the top for anyone that's played more than 3 series. I wouldn't expect Crosby, Malkin or any other star to put up the same numbers during the playoffs since the top lines tend to cancel each other out.

 

As for the plus minus. It can be a very misleading stat for a forward. It's a little like charging the 3rd baseman an error because the shortstop booted what could have been a double play ball.

[apete6]

i love playoff fleury.

 

Playoff Crosby and Malkin are happy people aren't paying attention to their [expletive].

 

Crosby career 1.4 ppg, barely over 1.1 the last 3 years in the playoffs and -9 over that time. 0 goals this series.

 

Malkin's playoff scoring numbers aren't that far off from his career regular season numbers, but he's a perennial top 10 goal scorer in the league and only has 7 goals in his last 25 playoff games.

 

1.1 ppg is actually pretty good for the playoffs. I bet if you looked at the list of PPG that's near the top for anyone that's played more than 3 series. I wouldn't expect Crosby, Malkin or any other star to put up the same numbers during the playoffs since the top lines tend to cancel each other out.

 

As for the plus minus. It can be a very misleading stat for a forward. It's a little like charging the 3rd baseman an error because the shortstop booted what could have been a double play ball.

 

Both Sid (4) and Malkin (9) are in the top 10 ALL TIME in playoff PPG. Even at 1.1, Sid would be in the top 15 all time. For reference, Kane is 43rd all time at 0.962 and Toews is 74th at 0.873.

 

http://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/points_per_game_career_p.html

[rawaction]

Well, I'll shut up. Still, Crosby and Malkin have had a tendency to not score when the Pens have been eliminated in a series. Of course, you can probably say that about any star players.

[Banedon]

Wild strong early. Quick goal.

[Soul]

What a horrible, horrible turnover by DET in their own zone. Bye bye Red Wings