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Forum: NHLFeb. 26, 2023 at 5:40 p.m.
Thread: 2022-23 NHL Season Discussion Thread #11: The Main Event
<div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SJSharks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#SJSharks</a> are retaining 50% of Timo Meier’s salary in this trade with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJDevils?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#NJDevils</a></p>— Chris Johnston (<a href="/users/reporterchris" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@reporterchris</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1629973962443595777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">February 26, 2023</a></blockquote>

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Figured this was a given but alas.
Forum: NHLNov. 13, 2022 at 11:05 a.m.
Forum: NHLAug. 16, 2022 at 10:52 a.m.
Thread: Analytics are ruining your brains
I can say unequivocally that the Avalanche skill players had a significant higher confidence level to do their job well and go hard knowing that we had Kurtis MacDermid on the roster and in the locker room. MacDermid played 0 minutes in the entire playoffs and during the regular season his average time on ice when he did play was under 8 minutes per game.

What impact did that have:
Captain Gabriel Landeskog didn't have to be the one standing up for his teammates when other teams would play too rough. He knew that Dermy would be deployed in the next game to take care of things so he could worry about just playing hockey.

There were some moments in the St. Louis series where it looked like Bednar would dress him to calm things down; but the rest of the team stayed focus on winning and not reacting. Then it happened again in Tampa Bay where Corey Perry and Pat Maroon did their best to agitate the Avs into forgetting their focus; but the team re-focused on finished the job. If they had lost focus then Bednar would have put MacDermid out and given them the breathing room not to deal with that stuff.

To a man, the entire Avalanche roster will tell you that what Dermy brings cannot be measured in any way; other than the end result: Winning the Cup. Which we did. If you just measured the one-the-ice performance of a single player like that you will always see that "he sucks" but the character and chemistry of a team is unique in hockey; just like coaching and ignoring those aspects isn't the fault of analytics but of fans/posters/commenters who misuse analytics as if it tells the whole story.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 2, 2022 at 6:40 a.m.
Thread: Could They Win The Cup
On the defensive and goaltending areas of the game, this team would be amazing. The offensive side is a little bit weaker than most contenders would be, so I would expect to see a lot of low scoring, 1 goal games (as long as it isn’t as bad as 2002 CAR vs. NJD series bad). The only true weakness this team has is its C core. Stephenson has played 1C in Vegas in between Patches and Stone and it worked out, but I’m not sure if he would keep his play up with Schwartz (probably would but there is still doubt). If there was a better option for a 1C, I would put them there and drop Stephenson to 3C and drop Howden entirely. But this team would go far one way or another. And that is a very fun looking second line. Provided this team can stay fully healthy, I wouldn’t be surprised if they would end up winning the cup.
Forum: NHLAug. 1, 2022 at 10:24 p.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #10 - Kadri oh Kadri, wherefore art thou Kadri?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Alfie11</b></div><div>Think you’re reading more into that than the average conspiracy theorist. Was the Wild GM (can’t remember if it was pre-Guerin, might’ve been multiple Wild GMs tbh) throwing shade on the USA when he flew to Russia to meet with Kaprizov a few years ago? Give your head a shake</div></div>

It was a JOKE, dude. Didn't realize I was in the ACGM thread where people have no sense of humor. (Admittedly, it's harder to pick up on joking tones in writing, but come on-you really thought I was seriously accusing Treliving of throwing shade on Calgary by meeting Huberdeau in the place where Huberdeau lives?)

(BTW-yes, Guerin was the GM who met with Kaprizov)