Islanders Bits, NHL Power Rankings: Inching Further

Now, if we could just use our interocetor to maroon Burnside in some random alien’s shower – we’re in business.

Tavares isnt Clutch

Can we not accuse of bias here?

If they DID use Tavares for heavy defensive minutes and he WAS only a 35 or 40 point player, then Greenberg would chirp at him for that, and call him a bust, and ignore the O-zone usage. He began with a conclusion and tailored the argument to fit.

I tried to do some back-of-the-envelope calculations last summer here for the Sedins. I’m still really not sure if it’s correct what I’m doing here. But anyway, my guess was Daniel’s zone starts (roughly 74.5 % last season – btw he’s up to 79.8 this year…) inflated the goals scored when he was on by about 10 goals. But he only would have earned a point on maybe 7 or 8 of these goals, so I’d have guessed his point total last season was inflated by about 7, 8 points compared to someone who got average zone starts. JT got not even half as extreme zone starts last season and thus I’d say his point total was inflated by at most 4 points last season. Since JT’s been given about the same percentage of o-zone starts this season, but just generally clearly more starts in total, that number might be a little higher (maybe 6 goals) at the end of this season.
(Obviously, the point total can be further inflated by quality of competition, PP time, etc., but at least the latter never seemed to be a point Greenberg tried to make.)

For the plus/minus stat it’s of course a bigger deal because every goal does count there indeed and the effect should not be underestimated there. Obviously, Sedin’s numbers there are not only inflated on the plus side, but also on the minus side because he gives up fewer shots thanks to the zone starts. So, his number there probably was inflated by close to 20 goals last season. And on the other hand, the numbers of the guys starting in the own zone most of the time are maybe about 10 goals worse just due to the zone starts. So, if you want to compare Sedin’s +/- with Malhotra’s you need to maybe adjust it for about 30 goals in total (not that comparing +/- makes too much sense given quality of competition, PDO differences, etc.).

This is America. He has the right to decline the invitation that is the beauty of living in America. However, the real problem I have is that anyone who says you should automatically respect the president or the office of the president needs to pick up a history book. If our founding fathers, who believed gov’t was a necessary evil, heard that they would roll over in their graves.

I’d also add, in line with your thinking, that our gov’t is out of control and not doing it’s job, which is serving and protecting it’s citizens. Respect is earned not automatic and it’s been a long time in many peoples’ opinions since the gov’t has earned our respect.

Kudos to TT.

I’d like to see a United States in which each individual state has the freedom to take chances and be unique.

They tried that with the Articles of Confederation. Didn’t really work out so well.

They had an option to go one route or another. They chose the one that spelled ‘ass.’

I will continue to enjoy my half-baked conspiracy theories despite your protestations. Takes the sting out of the last two nights.

Really, it’s long overdue.

I worked the front door, but I saw him in line and called a doorman to replace me who had no clue about sports, and I knew he wouldn’t know who he was. After asking for the VIP section that didn’t exist, the woman who was with him said:

“Do you know who this is?”

Doorman: “Ummmmm no.”

Hahahahahahahah.

He lasted about ten minutes and we threw him out for yelling at a female bartender. Total douche.