![]() ![]() Word is GM Dale Tallon is willing to be creative, possibly by keeping some salary if it improves the return. The most minutes Kopecky’s played in the past four games is 13:46.Īll three are impending UFAs and all three are available. Fleischmann has one game above 14:30 since Remembrance Day. Sean Bergenheim still takes a regular shift for the Florida Panthers, but Tomas Fleischmann and Tomas Kopecky continue to see their minutes drop. Again, anything happening this season is unlikely. Does a potential trade partner prefer Craig Anderson, or Robin Lehner? Both are signed long-term, which helps their trade value. The most interesting thing is Ottawa has the flexibility to deal with this on a team-by-team-basis. But, I think there are other clubs (Buffalo and Edmonton among them) who will consider holding assets just in case. ![]() Something to file away for the future: What will Ottawa do in goal? The answer appears to be, “Nothing, for now.” That’s the smart move as the Senators see how things play out over 82 games. That will get them something big.” No way. One executive on Philadelphia and Edmonton: “Their most valuable asset is their 2015 first-round pick. It must be driving Hextall and Craig Berube nuts.Ĥ. Win or lose, games against them were mean and physical. Philadelphia is now 1-4-1 after Hextall did it two weeks ago.Įd Snider ripped their (lack of) secondary scoring to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sam Carchidi, but, if you ask opponents, the biggest surprise is the Flyers just don’t seem to be the Flyers. The Flyers went 39-21-10 after Holmgren ripped them during a 7-0 loss to Washington back on Nov. Ron Hextall recently pulled a trick out of Paul Holmgren’s playbook, scolding his players in-person in the hopes of stoking competitive fires. Some of those contracts have significant term remaining.ģ. This theory is very sensible on paper - and certainly worth a try - but, at a time when cap dollars are tight and there are questions about the future, it is tough to do. What Philly has done in the past is say, “Okay, if you want that guy, you also have to take this contract we’d like to shed.” Are the Flyers trying to get creative with potential moves? Whatever they would like to do, there are a limited amount of players other teams like. He certainly has value, but it’s going to be hard for the Oilers to get what they need with him as the centerpiece of a deal.Ģ. Second, Perron’s been available longer than I realized. First, it is going to be very hard to trade any winger for a top-flight centre, unless that winger is an absolute game-breaking stud. That’s not to say the Oilers aren’t trying but there are a few things I learned in the aftermath of the original story. Someone in the Edmonton organization did something awful to a black cat. The last team to finish that low for a full season? Atlanta, who posted a. ![]() You know who is dead last in this category right now? Edmonton. “The thing I hate most about that stat,” one assistant GM said, “is how the (bleep) am I supposed to guess when a player’s luck is supposed to change? Do I just guess? If I trade him when he’s lucky and he continues to stay lucky, are you going to tell your fans, ‘Well, the law of averages said he wasn’t supposed to continue like this.’” A couple of them said it helps you identify who might in line for a bounce-back year (or a dropoff), but the tricky part is whether or not you can use it to identify team-wide, in-season trends. ![]() Do you consider it? What does it mean? How does it affect your evaluations? That kind of stuff. Last year I asked a few NHL executives about this stat. The critical part is this: eventually, your luck is supposed to even out. Everyone should learn to laugh a little.)Īnyway, the theory behind PDO is the more you go above 1.000, the luckier you are. (Before we get back to the math lesson can everyone on both sides of the analytics debate ask Santa Claus to give them a sense of humour for Christmas? Glenn Healy calls them “analidiots” and the next morning, some nutbar is e-mailing to compare us to people who still argue in favour of creationism. ![]()
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