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Forum: NHL SigningsApr. 27, 2021 at 12:55 p.m.
Thread: Chicago Blackhawks signed Riley Stillman (3 Years / $1,350,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MelonVK</b></div><div>Yeah I haven't really kept up that well with Chicago this season, but you're obviously right on Carlsson.

My annoyance here is that you've decided on your side of the argument beforehand. If corsi was in favor of Stillman I'm sure you'd discard it. Relative corsi is closer, but it still doesn't account for QoT and QoC.</div></div>

You are right. I made up my mind that he belongs in Rockford after the 1st game I saw him play. He wasn't that good. And thus yes, I did decided the other guys fighting for ice time...earning NHL ice time...deserved it more than he does. That doesn't mean I hate Stillman. Id love nothing more than for him to win the Norris...aka the Hawks are playing good defensively. I just haven't seen that he's earned another minute of NHL ice time until we know that he actually knows what he's doing. It's debatable.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 24, 2021 at 12:32 p.m.
Thread: mvp rankings based on value to their team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>I don't rely solely on analytics. They still have a long way to go in hockey. The style of the team, his linemates, sample size, strength of opposition, all of it influences all of this way too much. As a whole this season is harder to judge than ever because you play the same teams so often. If you get the right matchup you can dominate but then be much less in other scenarios. For example Edmonton is just over 500 vs everyone in the North but beat Ottawa 9 times. So how does that affect the Analytics? Rielly has played a pile of minutes against McDavid who's had a monster year, how does that make his defensive analytics look since that is a proportionally large amount of ice time vs other years? I don't completely trust analytics because hockey is one of the most team orientated sports. You work as a 5 man unit. So who you play with, who you play against and puck bounces greatly affect the Analytics. In a season where you play the same teams over and over its hard to really get an accurate representation. With that said, watching McDavid, he's the best player in the world always. Pulli is hardly noticeable most of the time. On the 3rd line he is of little consequence as pretty much every Oiler is when McDavid and Draisaitl are not on the ice. Hence why McDavid is without a doubt the MVP. No one means as much to their te as he does.</div></div>

Analytics take into account quality of teammates, competition etc. I’ve watched the last couple of EDM games and aside from Mcdavid, puljujarvi has been the best player on the ice.

Rielly has been bad defensively for years now. Muzzin-holl get the tougher matchups and do well, Reilly is still abysmal defensively.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 19, 2021 at 11:33 a.m.
Thread: NHL tier list
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Boston has been hampered? The Blues have been decimated. The Blues would gladly trade for "hampered" any day of the week.</div></div>

As of April 17, Blues have 211 Man-Games Lost to injury, Bruins at 217.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NHL injury heat map through 17 April <a href="https://t.co/qkpTY8FeMv" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/qkpTY8FeMv</a></p>— NHLInjuryViz (@NHLInjuryViz) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLInjuryViz/status/1383763634891878401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">April 18, 2021</a></blockquote>



Now, MGL is only a quantity so if we consider quality by using Wins Above Replacement: Blues at -1.56 in net WAR lost to injury/illness, Bruins at -1.73.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Net WAR gained/lost to injury/illness - West:SJS +1.74LAK +1.21ANA +0.93VGK +0.58MIN -0.34ARI -0.86STL -1.56COL -1.70</p>— NHLInjuryViz (@NHLInjuryViz) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLInjuryViz/status/1383768090689736723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">April 18, 2021</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Net WAR gained/lost to injury/illness - East:NYI +1.46PHI +1.12NYR +0.71WSH +0.29NJD -0.13BUF -0.75PIT -0.97BOS -1.73</p>— NHLInjuryViz (@NHLInjuryViz) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLInjuryViz/status/1383769075415875587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">April 18, 2021</a></blockquote>
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 28, 2020 at 12:40 p.m.
Thread: how far do they go
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MelonVK</b></div><div>Man do I hate this team. Probably an early playoff exit? Maybe? That or low lottery.

But man do I hate it. Benn? Get out of my sight. Lindholm? Get off that first line, Reinhart and Forsberg are really good wingers and you're just okay. Doughty? Hang 'em up buddy. Bennet? Why do you make more than league minimum?</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ConnorMcJesus</b></div><div>Not good enough to go deep
not bad enough to be a lottery team
kind of like a younger minnesota</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AlwaysBeleaf1919</b></div><div>Not terrible, but you get better value out of the combined 20 mil you're paying Doughty and Benn.</div></div>

I wanted to put together a bunch of good, but not great players (mostly) and see what it would look like. And I also wanted to put in some overpaid, underperforming guys like Benn and Doughty just for the hell of it. Ultimately it just seems to be a middling team that could probably make the playoffs but not really do any damage.