click this link to see a very well written deep analysis by tommy, The article below is also in this link, the statistical break down will not post properly on the site, please click the link to see this article in full. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LXE6EYZ34T_9fIQweUXMjLcovwnsekUQBmUdI_zgYJU/edit
Let’s get into the team analysis:
Eastern Conference
Philadelphia Flyers (6th in East, 12th in the league) Z-Score: -15.806 (12th)
Fucking yikes…. Long time vet Peacekeeper is out, long time vet Sergein is in, after what I believe was an impressive draft, the Flyers are looking down in the dumps. “This team’s success comes down to availability, it is the difference between a 20 win and 35 win season in my opinion.” (Man I’m a fortune teller) After losing top picks Blades, DC, moving Cpenn for Buckley who’s been traded once prior to reaching PHI. The team is on a 14 game losing streak, it is gonna take a lot of dedication and a lot more availability from remaining players on this roster. 1st overall pick seems like a decent goal for this team
Prediction: 9-34-2 (Tank)
Montreal Canadiens (5th in East, 10th in the league) Z-Score: -11.389 (11th)
So, Tripz couldn’t handle the heat so he upped and elected to quit, another vet stepped up, El Rookie is back! After an abysmal start to the season the Habs went 5-4 this week and are starting to show some promise. Rambo leads their forwards with 32 points in 10 Gps. Some other guys like Kap, 7tee, clark and viz will help fill out the line to make a decent core. Picking up RoyalKC from Philly is huge for this team, gives them a legit #1 dman (if his avail is decent). He will be partnered with Rook most likely, other than that the back 3 look scary, who is going to play G other than KQ? “Is 2 wins really a lot?” Thanks for proving me wrong.
Prediction: 21-20-4 (Bubble)
Florida Panthers (4th in East, 7th in the league) Z-score: -1.927 (8th)
Hey it’s a GM who didn’t change! After 2 mediocre weeks, Cook and the Panthers capped off his 3-6 week with 2 wins on Friday night only losing to New Jersey. Acquiring Chief2step (Triix) for Yesc is a deal that helps out his Panthers in the availability department which is what they really needed. Gui leads the team with points with 30 in 8 games, between him and Triix they can help lead this Panthers offence. Dark, bruce and cook will fill out this line, backend looking weak other than Execution, in net Rolla with a 2-4 record leads the team in GP and save% with a 74.7%.
Prediction: 22-21-2 (Bubble)
New York Islanders (3rd in East, 5th in the league) Z-score: 1.079 (6th)
Icey, I’m proud of you man the team is doing better than a lot of people expected. After having another average week at 4-5, the Islanders have a slight lead on 3rd spot in the East. The offence is led by Pfarrcyde who has an impressive 42 points in 12 games played, Randy and Lomax are also having good seasons up to this point. On defence Purch and PGH are also putting up rather impressive stats with both over 1ppg and 25+ takeaways. Eddie and Icey are both 4-4 with 72 save%, nothing to write home about but it’s doing the job.
Prediction: 21-20-4 (Bubble)
New Jersey Devils (2nd in East, 4th in league) Z-Score: 9.083 (2nd)
The Devils have been killing it this season, True and company are looking like favorites. With a 6-3 record on the week (losing to Toronto twice), they are right on the cusp on getting that top spot. True is leading the way with 69 in 18 games, that’s good enough for 2nd in the league, his supporting cast of Bstie, Chelios, Tyrell and Mayhem are all having great seasons. Backend of Ajax and cuban is shaping up to be one of the best in the league, Ajax has 17 points in 10 games, good enough for top 5 among dmen, Cuban with 42 takeaways and is also near the top in this stat. Thrice in net is having a vezzy caliber season as well, 11-4 with an 81% save%, everything seems to be working with this team.
Prediction: 33-10-2 (Contenders)
Toronto Maple Leafs (1st in East, 3rd in league) Z-score: 8.814 (3rd)
Speaking of teams that are killing it, how about them Leafs? Chad and company are looking to keep this great season going after going 7-2 although losing twice on Friday. My dear friend Grammy and toslick are shitting on the league both putting up over 4ppg. The depth on this team includes some question marks (rumour has it people quit, but idfk or trust anyone). Shep, kakko supply that depth and will fill out the rest of this forward line nicely. On defence, Uber and Sugar both over 1ppg, Uber top 5 in points (Chad dont be lazy take the extra screenshot and do the proper +/-). In net, Chad is a vezzy candidate (didn’t see that coming) with a 10-2 record with an over 80% save%.
Prediction: 34-8-3 (Contender)
Western Conference
Chicago Blackhawks (6th in the west, 11th in league) Z-score -4.137 (9th)
On paper the team looks respectable but in terms of playing, Hype’s team falls short going 2-7 this week, Hypey’s backpack is looking roomy with 29 points in 10 games but the rest of the forward core is under performing. Defensively drop in hero BB4 looks basically invisible out there, Honeybaked has some respectable numbers tho. In net Spencer with a 4-3 record and 75% save% is just average.
Prediction: 12-29-4 (Tank)
Los Angeles Kings (5th in the west, 9th in league) Z-score -9.628 (10th)
The kings are currently on the outside of the playoffs looking in but they are in striking distance although they went 2-7 this week. Up top, NowYoDead leads the team with 22 points in 10 games, Dptickler and foosty, bert and poitrazz fill out the ugliest looking forward core in the league. Backend, DrWally is greatly under performing with only 1 point and a minus 20, in net Vandoos and Ducky both seem to be struggling. Yikes
Prediction: 14-26-5 (Tank)
Colorado Avalanche (4th in the west, 8th in league) Z-Score -1.132 (7th)
When I saw that Colorado is only 7-11 I was surprised, Pliskin’s squad is one that is definitely not talked about enough. The team went 4-5 this week which is an improvement from week 1, expect them to continue in this trend. NJ leads the team with 51 points in 18 games, whitetees also putting up a good season, Sean, heedless, backe and sickmotion will fill out the 3rd forward spot. Teamrun, plisk and backe have been holding down the fort on defence, Backe has a 1.5ppg in 6games and teamrun has 38 takeaways, enough to put him in the top 3. In net, Pliskin and Dino have quietly been a solid tandem with save % ‘s around 75%.
Prediction: 25-17-3 (Playoffs)
Seattle Kraken (3rd in west, 6th in league) Z-score 2.438 (6th)
RELEASE THE KRAKEN. The Kraken went 4-5 last week which is meh but they went 2-1 Friday night with newly acquired Yesc. Reapz and Cup both have 40+ in 17 and 16 games respectively, Yesc is going to play most games on that top line. On the backend Capt leads the team with 11 points and 33 takeaways in 13 games, 38 takeaways for Beaster puts both of them in the top 5 for this stat. In net, Buff and Matrik have average stats, nothing outstanding but are getting it done.
Prediction: 26-17-2 (Playoffs)
St. Louis Blues (2nd in west, 2nd in league) Z-score 7.711 (4th)
Sigh, yes Vis after many tries you finally put a good team together, congrats! After an amazing 8-1 week (losing to the Coyotes) hahahahahahahaha, they sit 2nd in the west and the league at an insane 15-3 record. Kid, Pete and Tkonency are all killing it with over 50+ points, Kid and Pete both sit in the top 5 in the league in terms of points. On the backend, Curtis leads the way with Norris-like numbers with 18 points in 15 games and 54 takeaways (1st in the league). Exe, Vis compliment him nicely, this team shows no signs of slowing down and will be contenders for that President trophy.
Prediction: 36-7-2 (Contenders)
Arizona Coyotes (1st in west, 1st in league) Z-score 14.894 (1st)
Feel like if I talk about my team I’m going to sound like an asshole so for everyone’s sake, I’ll let the stats speak for themselves. (see the link at the top for stats and a full breakdown.)
Thanks for reading!
Tommy
