2010-11 Pros/Cons - your favorite team

[I cAnT wAtCh]

Florida Panthers 9 games played (4-5-0)

Pros
1. Tomas Vokoun (goaltending in general; Scott Clemmensen's proven to be a solid backup, as well).

2. Disciplined. The team has only been shorthanded 23 times (fewest in the NHL), in 9 games. Currently the 8th best PK in the NHL, as well.

3. Through 9 games, only 29.1 shots allowed per game. I don't know if that will continue, but it's nice to see the Panthers not let their goalies see the most amount of shots in the league for once (even though they did allow 41 last game in their win at Montreal...). Maybe replacing Mike Kitchen on the coaching staff with Gord Murphy has made a difference. Or maybe it's just a small sample thing.

Cons
1. This team can't score. The talent level of the forwards is horrendus. 2.67 goals per game (T-20th) with no real reason to believe it's going to get better. If anything, it might get worse. Take away the 6 goal game against the Lightning in the home opener (outlier in the early season statistic), and the team is averaging 2.25 goals per game in the other 8 games.

2. The team that can't score can't capitalize on the powerplay. 27th in the NHL on the PP. It's been a problem for years. (especially ever since Jokinen and his blast from the point left)

 

[ritari330]

Washington Capitals (7-4-0)

Pros

-High Scoring Offense: See roster

-Michal Neuvirth: he's played great early on this year (7-3-0 .215 GAA 926 SV%)

-Penalty Kill: 4th Best Penalty Kill in the league right now, still making a few mistakes and mental lapses, but much improved

-Improved Physicality: Already 8 Fighting majors through 11 games when we only had 20 all of last year. More importantly, they are showing they are willing to do more dirty work.

Cons

-Too many Turnovers in our own zone: Getting beter at it, but still happens far too often

-Slow Starts: Would like to not have to come back from a 2-0 deficit every other game

-Lack of discipline: If we have less than 5 penalties in a game, I'm happy

 

[Automattic]

<<<<<<<<<< 6-2-1



Pros

The big guns are well rested and scoring often.

Nicklas wants his Norris back. 9 gp,1 g,10 a, 0 pim (Extra workload with Raffy out as well)

Datsyuk looks better to me this year than ever before. (Yes, be scared...)

Z has more points than a red hot Pav. (Told ya to be scared...)

The Mule hasn't been attacked in days now...

Babcock is being Babcock.

Brad Stuart is underrated...

Winning while not playing the best as a team. (Not playing bad, but could crank it up a notch.)


CONS

Slow starts during too many games.

Modano scored on his first shot. And his load has been spent...

Modano's linemates are asleep too. (Danny is being Danny though at times)

Young D has not yet done anything to write home about.

Larry Murphy is on the broadcast team.

 

[skrillex26]

Haha as a Devils fan i'm going to resist from posting since as of now i don't know if they're any pros to be honest.

 

[dash]

Calgary Flames (6-5-0)

Pros:

- more offense (secondary scoring chipping in nicely)
- Kipper off to a fine start (last game against the Caps was just a shitshow by the entire team)
- Giordano inked long term to a reasonable contract

Cons:

- Inconsistency (not even game-to-game, period to period)
- Playing dumb (physical mistakes are okay, mental mistakes are the ones that kill)
- Iggy (captain needs to take charge and lead by example)

 

[puckhead]

Canucks 4-3-2

Pros:
Very good at home.
Great depth, three lines of solid players. When the d-men get healthy, that should be a formidable group as well.
October is always 'meh' for the team. October is now over.
Sedins are something to watch. They usually get better as the season progresses.
Burrows should be back on Tuesday, which should get the lines organized finally.

Cons:
very bad on the road. That hurt us last year in the playoffs.
so far, Schneider > Luongo.
we are bad in shoot-outs. With our roster, we shouldn't be.
4th line is pretty shit on most nights.


It's pretty tough to tell, as the team has been all over the map so far. The pieces are in place, but they aren't really firing on all cylinders yet.

 

[sbb122]

Penguins

Pros:

Defenseman are chipping in with scoring.

As of wednesday Pens should have Michalek and Staal back in the lineup. Two bodies they have definitely missed.

Brent Johnson has been playing lights out.

Steady play from Mark Letestu.

Deryk Engelland playing well in the 3rd pairing. Plus he knocked out Orr and gave Shelley an asswhipping.


Cons:

The power play is absolutely dreadful.

Marc Andre Fleury has been dreadful.

Mike Comrie has been dreadful. (Anybody noticing a pattern here?)

Penguins have looked shaky at home. But great on the road, if they can find a way to win at home, this can be flipped to a pro.

Pens need a reminder at times games are 60+ minutes, not 40...

 

[li0lsh]

Sharks

Pros-Offense
Cons-Defense

im too lazy to write actual stuff...

offense-heavy top line
defense-bad

 

[awaz]

Flyers

Pros-
-Goal scoring has started to heat up
-Defensive depth, which is important considering they're starting to drop like flies (walker, mezsaros)
-Bobrovsky looks real solid in net
-PK is pretty solid considering the positions its been put in

Cons-
-it took 5 games for the goal scoring to heat up
-one of the more inconsistent teams in the league, takes a lot of nights off just because they feel like it
-similar to the pens, they need a reminder that games are 60 minutes long, not 40, or 20
-briere is suspended, he was tied for the team lead in goals
-shelley makes 1.1 million to get his ass whooped and play 4 mins a game
-penalties all over the place

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Islanders

Pros:

With all the injuries they're still not out of it.
Tavares will not have a sophomore slump.
Wisniewski has been even better than I thought he'd be.

Cons:
The org. needs to realize Ricky should not be getting more starts than Roloson right now.

Scoring has been an issue of late. Moulson needs to work on breakaways.

This team is bigger than last year but I still think they lack size. Let me put it this way if Briere had swung his stick at Trottier, Gillies or Nystrom would have made sure he left the ice on a stretcher.

I'm concerned about the depth of the blueline. Streit is out & Andrew MacDonald is going to miss another 3-5 weeks.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Islanders

Pros:

With all the injuries they're still not out of it.
Tavares will not have a sophomore slump.
Wisniewski has been even better than I thought he'd be.

Cons:
The org. needs to realize Ricky should not be getting more starts than Roloson right now.

Scoring has been an issue of late. Moulson needs to work on breakaways.

This team is bigger than last year but I still think they lack size. Let me put it this way if Briere had swung his stick at Trottier, Gillies or Nystrom would have made sure he left the ice on a stretcher.

I'm concerned about the depth of the blueline. Streit is out & Andrew MacDonald is going to miss another 3-5 weeks.

D Milan Jurcina is out 2-4 weeks with a hamstring injury. This means the Islanders will be smaller & have even less depth than before.

It also means THE HUMAN PYLON will probably be in the lineup. BRUNO GERVAIS.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Flyers

Pros
-Like the D
-Like Bob
-Scoring can blow up
-2-1 against the Pens
-3 shorties
-Claude Giroux
Cons
-Lazy nights
-Penalties

 

[Comeds]

Good thread...

Montreal Canadiens

Pros -

Josh Gorges - Most people dont know a lot about him because he is not a high scorer but he is really a reliable and steady defensemen for Montreal. And to thing he was a throw in player in the Rivet deal.

Tomas Plekanec - I was glad to see Healey on HNIC give Pleks praise twice in the last couple weeks during their pregame show. Besides being a decent scorer he really has elevated his game in other aspects too. He is usually in good position and can play well even strength, on the power play, or short handed. Supposedly he continues to be one of the harder workers in practice too.

PK Subban - Still learning the game, has tons of energy and confidence with a lot of upside still to come. Mistake prone but his speed allows him to make up for some of them.

Andrei Kostitsyn - playing well in a contract year. I figure if he has a bad year the Habs wont want him back and if he has a good year they probably cannot afford him. Streaky player made less streaky by being on Pleks line.

Cons

The Power Play - If I was told the Habs would have a good start like they have and absolutely horrible power play I wouldnt have believed it. Its been awful. Markov coming back will help, but they need to drive to the net more.

Gionta-Gomez-whomever line - This line is invisible offensively and needs to get much much better.

Lars Eller - tied with Carey Price in points total. Oddly enough I think he has been decent overall, but he needs to score some of the time.

 

[forty_three]

Team 1 (Otterwah)
Pros
- The youngins are developing well, and provided they hang onto them the future should be good. Especially on the blue line.
- I think Elliott has been strong, and shows good movement. Don't know if he's the right goalie for an opened up game, but on a team like Minnesota, I think he'd be phenomenal.
- Half their games are on the road, so Spezza will probably play in those.

Cons
- The defense is bad. And encouraging them to join the play and occasionally go down as far as the goal line is playing with fire.
- Heart. There isn't much. Broken record.
- The Kovalev experiment is a failure, but no one seems to know it.
- Bryan Murray still has the reigns.

Team 1a (Jackets)
Pros
- Return of The Trinity: The Mase, The Umbergler and the Unholy Beast.
- No one takes them seriously - yet
- Kris Russell and Mark Methot are coming along really nicely.
- They use Vermette properly.
- New coach has younger player buy in
- Emergency call-ups like Holden and Wilson have fit in without issue.

Cons
- Klesla is past his expiration date.
- Jared Boll is a waste of space
- The Huselius experiment has failed.

 

[Urkie]

Ottawa Senators

Pros:

- Underrated when doing well
- Some good young players there now
- Alfie (the guy is one of the most underappreciated players over the last 10 years)

Cons:

- Things get blown out of proportion when doing poorly
- The Ottawa media is the worst
- Lack of heart from some on the team
- Goaltending (it's never been a strong point...LOL)
- And Murray is still the GM...

 

[Darkstone42]

Penguins

Pros:

Defenseman are chipping in with scoring.

As of wednesday Pens should have Michalek and Staal back in the lineup. Two bodies they have definitely missed.

Brent Johnson has been playing lights out.

Steady play from Mark Letestu.

Deryk Engelland playing well in the 3rd pairing. Plus he knocked out Orr and gave Shelley an asswhipping.


Cons:

The power play is absolutely dreadful.

Marc Andre Fleury has been dreadful.

Mike Comrie has been dreadful. (Anybody noticing a pattern here?)

Penguins have looked shaky at home. But great on the road, if they can find a way to win at home, this can be flipped to a pro.

Pens need a reminder at times games are 60+ minutes, not 40...

To add to the pros, defensive speed is much improved. Martin, Michalek, Letang, Orpik, Goligoski, Lovejoy, and Engelland can all skate. And Letang, Orpik, Lovejoy, and Engelland have all thrown the body well this year, especially Engelland.

Pascal Dupuis.

To add to the cons, Godard is still on the roster and is our depth player. Having Rupp already, who can fill the enforcer role without being totally inept otherwise makes Godard redundant.

Malkin is not remotely on track. He needs to get on track for the Penguins to be successful.

 

[falconski]

Sharks

Pros-Offense
Cons-Defense

im too lazy to write actual stuff...

offense-heavy top line
defense-bad

this applies to the avs also

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

Pros
Staal showing flashes of being the guy who can take over a game when he wants to...
Ward is on top of his game more than I've seen in a while. If he had a better defense there would be Vezina talk. He does not. There is not.
Skiiinnnnneeeerrrrr - is fun to say.
Went from being one of the oldest teams in the league to one of the youngest... bodes well for the future
AHL affiliate in Charlotte this year... 2 1/2 hr drive will allow for a lot of shuffling back and forth, getting guys ice time instead of press box time.
The BBQ sandwiches at the RBC continue to kick ass.

Cons
no superstar -- yes... Staal is the man, but his only monster season was 4 years ago.
depth - 5 rookies on the roster this year, will be a revolving door on the 4th getting guys ice time between Raleigh and Charlotte.
defense... a supposedly offensive minded defense (still waiting for the offense), with only Gleason and Harrison stay at home guys. Ward is seeing a LOT of shots.
Faceoffs... we no can wins them. :-/ We's miss da Brindy.
Did I mention that we have not scored a singlemotherfuckinggoal at home yet? NOT ONE.
Eric Cole. World class first line speed. 4th line hands of stone.

Don't forget to vote.

 

[IPostedWhat]

Buffalo Sabres

Pros: They got rid of the Slug

Cons: Everything Else

 

[esls79]

To the best of my knowledge, I don't think there are any pros on the Wild and I'm pretty sure there are no cons (although ex-cons there may be)...

Good thing I'm a Ducks fan...