Friday, February 25, 2011
Homes of the Comeback Kids
Atlantic Division
New Jersey Devils - Brian Rolston (1994-2000, 2008-2011), Jason Arnott (1997-2002, 2010-2011)
Philadelphia Flyers - Brian Boucher (1999-2002, 2009-2011)
Pittsburgh Penguins - Alex Kovalev (1998-2003 , 2011)
New York Rangers - Sean Avery (2006-2008, 2008-2011)
New York Islanders - None
Central Division
Detroit Red Wings - Todd Bertuzzi (2006-2007, 2009-2011), Chris Osgood (1993-2001, 2005-2011)
Nashville Predators - Francis Bouillon (2002-2003, 2009-2011)
Chicago Blackhawks - None
Columbus Blue Jackets - None
St. Louis Blues - None
Northeast Division
Boston Bruins - None
Montreal Canadiens - Paul Mara (2009-2010, 2010-2011)
Buffalo Sabres - Mike Grier (2003-2006, 2009-2011)
Toronto Maple Leafs - None
Ottawa Senators - None
Northwest Division
Vancouver Canucks - None
Minnesota Wild - Andrew Brunette (2001-2004, 2008-2011)
Calgary Flames - Alex Tanguay (2006-2008, 2010-2011), Olli Jokinen (2008-2010, 2010-2011)
Colorado Avalanche - Adam Foote (1995-2004, 2007-2011)
Edmonton Oilers - None
Pacific Division
San Jose Sharks - None
Phoenix Coyotes - Radim Vrbata (2007-2008, 2009-2011), Derek Morris (2003-2009, 2009-2011)
Los Angeles Kings - None
Dallas Stars - Stephane Robidas (2002-2004, 2005-2011), Jamie Langenbrunner (1994-2002, 2010-2011)
Anaheim Ducks - Teemu Selanne (1995-2001, 2005-2011), Francois Beauchemin (2006-2009, 2011)
Southeast Division
Tampa Bay Lightning - Pavel Kubina (1997-2006, 2010-2011)
Washington Capitals - None
Carolina Hurricanes - Erik Cole (2001-2008, 2008-2011), Joe Corvo (2007-2010, 2010-2011), Corey Stillman (2005-2008 , 2011)
Atlanta Thrashers - None
Florida Panthers - Radek Dvorak (1995-2000, 2007-2011), Darcy Hordichuk (2002 - 2004, 2011),
Team with the most comeback kids? The Carolina Hurricanes. Not a surprise here.
Did I miss anything? Also; if you want to count coaches; Hurricanes extend that lead.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Lookin At Playoff Chances
So where do the bubble teams sit? How precarious a hold do current playoff teams have? Let's check it.
Check the graph from the awesome Sports Club Stats; percentage wise you have 6 teams comfortably in, 4 teams comfortably out, and 5 teams gunning for those last 2 spots. And Yes; I realize 4-10 (by points, not) are only separated by 9 points; but I don't feel like doing that much research for that many squads.
To Reach 91 Point Threshold
| Team | Games Remaining | Required Record | Points | Chances in at 91 | Playoff Chances |
| Bruins | 25 | 10-13-2 | 22 | 84.6% | 99.6% |
| Canadiens | 24 | 10-12-2 | 22 | 82.9% | 93% |
| Capitals | 25 | 10-12-3 | 23 | 77% | 94.5% |
| Rangers | 24 | 12-9-3 | 27 | 77% | 77.4% |
| Hurricanes | 25 | 13-9-3 | 29 | 69% | 52.8% |
| Sabres | 27 | 14-10-3 | 31 | 72.6% | 52.9% |
| Panthers | 27 | 17-8-2 | 36 | 60.7% | 17.9% |
| Thrashers | 24 | 14-7-3 | 31 | 55.1% | 11.5% |
Note that the chances colum refers to the chances the team makes the playoffs if they reach that threshold; which is essentially the lowest point amount that's greater than 50% for any team. You can see that Atlanta really dug themselves a hole with their recent outage; while the Sabres have put themselves into prime position; especially with the games in hand.
Check how crazy this is; a regulation win tonight for Buffalo and a regulation loss for Carolina will bump the Sabres playoff chances to 57.9% and drop Carolina down to 44.3%. WHO SAYS EACH GAME DOESN'T MATTER?!
Now as for the West; things are a bit more murky. Like, way more murky. Teams 3 - 13 are separated by just 10 points. To the graphics.
To Reach 94 Point Threshold
| Team | Games Remaining | Required Record | Points | Chance in at 94 Pts | Playoff Chances |
| Coyotes | 24 | 11-10-3 | 25 | 70.5% | 66.8% |
| Ducks | 25 | 12-10-3 | 27 | 81.9% | 73.5% |
| Stars | 25 | 12-11-2 | 26 | 75.7% | 62.0% |
| Predators | 25 | 12-11-2 | 26 | 75.9% | 83.1% |
| Sharks | 24 | 12-10-2 | 24 | 78.3% | 68.5% |
| Flames | 23 | 13-8-2 | 28 | 68.8% | 38.1% |
| Wild | 26 | 13-10-3 | 26 | 78.9% | 60.1% |
| Kings | 26 | 13-10-3 | 26 | 84.7% | 79.0% |
| Blackhawks | 26 | 15-9-2 | 32 | 75.3% | 49.4% |
| Blue Jackets | 26 | 15-8-3 | 33 | 71.7% | 10.6% |
| Blues | 27 | 16-8-3 | 35 | 62.2% | 10.0% |
| Avalanche | 24 | 18-5-2 | 38 | 79.6% | 0.7% |
So you can see; that 94 number being thrown around; yeah; that's not going to do it. Easy to tell when you look at the playoff chances for the team's with the highest number of games in hand; looking like it might be 96 or so in the West. That'll be crazy.
So now that you're armed to the teeth with knowledge. Put it to the test; put your money down on some games. Go ahead; check out the NHL lines at BetUS. If I were you though; I wouldn't put anything down on the Avalanche making the playoffs. Just sayin'.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Is the NHL getting screwed?
Apparently their partnership was initially cooked up in early Summer 2010 in a co-branding effort; working towards grabbing a lifelong fan in the form of a 7 year old boy after seeing Iron Man in Heat colors.
So here's the million dollar question; is re-branding heroes to fit a city a better than an original character being created for each franchise?
Now remember; Stan Lee is no longer involved with Marvel Comics; so is the company he creating undercutting him and the NHL? Cause damn son, that's cutthroat.
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