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Simon C's avatar

Where do Detroit's 2008-2009ish forward (Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Hossa, etc) and defense groups (Lidstrom, Kronwall, Rafalski, etc) each rank in the salary cap era (or even the modern era as a whole)?

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JFresh's avatar

definitely top five of the cap era. couldn't fully break it down though

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12345's avatar

Given the following:

1. xG is usually based off of unblocked shot attempts (including shots that miss the net)

2. Shotst that miss the net don't require the goalie to make a save

Why do we use saves above expectation to evaluate goalies instead of saves above expectation *on shots that hit the net*. Not sure it would make a difference, but it's been bugging me for a while.

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JFresh's avatar

It's because players missing the net can be directly impacted by goalie positioning. As far as I'm aware removing it does not have an impact on repeatability

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12345's avatar

The example that made me think of this originally was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx5NIgAm5qY, but it makes sense that it doesn't have a significant impact.

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Jack Johnson's avatar

Yooooo I've heard and read around but apparently jack Johnson is packing some serious heat below the belt buckle

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JFresh's avatar

no comment

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DT's avatar

Was Cam Atkinson's poor year in 2019-20 an aberration or a sign of thing's to come?

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JFresh's avatar

his passing numbers seemed better than ever this year, so maybe he just deferred more and it didn't work out? overall though he's been pretty okay for the past few years

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Ed's avatar

Do you think Kariya would be a better player now than in the 90s/early 200s? Who do you think is the most comparable player to him now.

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JFresh's avatar

Kariya was my favourite player as a kid and I never actually watched him play. funny how that works out. from what I've heard Patrick Kane is the closest comparable, with Kariya having more speed

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Sooti's avatar

what's one stat that is the most reliable in predicting a player's future performance

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Mac's avatar

Brent Burns: is he awesome or what.

Also, do you think his Norris win a few seasons back was deserved?

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JFresh's avatar

I wouldn't say anymore, especially defensively. He definitely had a good case for the Norris though

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Chunder's avatar

Who plays with Hall and Eichel?

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JFresh's avatar

Reinhart if they're smart, Olofsson if they're not

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Jack Han's avatar

When's that Karlsson article dropping?

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JFresh's avatar

who is this

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Jack Han's avatar

Lou Lamoriello

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JFresh's avatar

right away sir

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Cameron's avatar

Start bench cut:

Draisaitl

Matthews

Point

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JFresh's avatar

Start Matthews bench Point cut Drai but don't quote me on that

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Zane's avatar

What would the avs ideal 3rd line be?

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JFresh's avatar

Saad - Jost - Nichushkin, right?

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Zane's avatar

With compher 4th line and donskoi second line?

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Fraseman's avatar

Is Jake muzzin a top 15 dman?

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JFresh's avatar

i wouldn't go that far but he's very good

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Traviss Ram's avatar

how did you get into writing about hockey analytics and what are your plans going forward?

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JFresh's avatar

made the visualizations first, few months in decided to write some stuff and it turned out people wanted to read it. for now there isn't much of a plan, i just want to grow my audience as much as possible and put out good stuff

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Louie's avatar

where would you rank the Wild’s D-core in the NHL?

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JFresh's avatar

Top five

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Thanh's avatar

Two Questions:

Who do you think is the best defensive forward in the league, other than Valeri Nichuskin?

and

Is there a way to calculate WAR?

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JFresh's avatar

1. Riley Nash is a good candidate, although if I was picking one guy I'd go with O'Reilly or Stone

2. as a formula? not unless you have access to the twins' computer. Dom L's game score can be calculated though

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Aiden Adema's avatar

Who do you think will be the most valuable Avs defensemen next season? Makar Girard or Toews?

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JFresh's avatar

I'd like to say Toews but Makar is guaranteed the ice time and PP TOI. I'm really curious to see what happens to Toews' numbers in COL though

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Jonny Aldsworth's avatar

if mats zuccarello was a food would you eat it?

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JFresh's avatar

i couldn't afford it

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Marsh's avatar

Do you think Drew Shore makes any sort of impact in Carolina this year, even it is a bottom 6 grindy role?

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JFresh's avatar

Probably not, but he might be a player at least?

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Greg's avatar

How do you think the Pens compare to the other teams in the Metro (mainly the Caps, Flyers, Canes, and Isles)?

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JFresh's avatar

I'm biased but I think they're the best team in the division on paper. they self-destructed almost voluntarily last season and a full season of zucker and guentzel is exciting.

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Keikuri's avatar

Do you post on HFboards?

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JFresh's avatar

against my better judgement, yes occasionally

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Michael Panidisz's avatar

We know the Pens are your favourite team. What are some of your favourite players?

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JFresh's avatar

Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby are my favourite players, John Marino's getting in there too.

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Chengy's avatar

Who is your daddy and what does he do?

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JFresh's avatar

it's lou lamoriello and he makes fun of my spreadsheets

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Shawn's avatar

Who is the biggest surprise gonna be and why is it New Jersey

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JFresh's avatar

let's get wild and say Anaheim. Zegras wins the Calder, the D bounces back and Gibson crushes it again in a weak division. why not eh

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