Ongoing NHL thread - Part III

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How about for another Finnish goalie? Calgary likes Finnish goalies.

I have my eye on Antti Raanta.

 

[BGDave]

Long term? No.

Would he be alright as a 2-3 year option for $4-5 mil/yr? I think you could do worse than him.

Playing behind that defence should help him, too - has any goalie in the NHL faced as many shots per start over the past 4 years than him?

Just messing with nhl.com, but Craig Anderson has. And Ryan Miller, Mike Smith, and Varlamov.

Stats page is much improved, can do a lot more with it.

 

[DragonfromTO]

Friend of mine mentioned last week, in nearly 20 years in charge of teams Brian Burke has had 1 goalie of note the entire time, and he wasn't even the guy responsible for his acquisition (Giguere).

I don't believe that Burke is making personnel decisions in Calgary.

 

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I don't believe that Burke is making personnel decisions in Calgary.

I don't believe so, either - Is he consulted on decisions? I'm sure he is, but the final decision resides with BT.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I don't believe that Burke is making personnel decisions in Calgary.

No, but he's still "in charge", per se.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Just messing with nhl.com, but Craig Anderson has. And Ryan Miller, Mike Smith, and Varlamov.

Stats page is much improved, can do a lot more with it.

Total shots or average?

 

[DragonfromTO]

Just messing with nhl.com, but Craig Anderson has. And Ryan Miller, Mike Smith, and Varlamov.

Stats page is much improved, can do a lot more with it.

Is that per game or per 60 minutes? Remember Reimer was a "backup" for much of that time, and backups tend to play more partial games.

 

[DragonfromTO]

No, but he's still "in charge", per se.

But if you agree that he's not making personnel decisions and goalies are most certainly personnel, why would you hold him responsible in the same way you do for the years he was a GM?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

But if you agree that he's not making personnel decisions and goalies are most certainly personnel, why would you hold him responsible in the same way you do for the years he was a GM?

Okay, then he's just in charge of the guy who's in charge of the personnel who have been awful.

Like Richard Peddie.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Is that per game or per 60 minutes? Remember Reimer was a "backup" for much of that time, and backups tend to play more partial games.

I copied the stats from NHL.com and did some quick Excel work to get it per 60 (among goalies with 100 GP since 2012-13).




As suspected, it isn't even close.

 

[DragonfromTO]

Just messing with nhl.com, but Craig Anderson has. And Ryan Miller, Mike Smith, and Varlamov.

Stats page is much improved, can do a lot more with it.

Just to follow up on these guys individually... I've got Reimer facing 33.5 shots per 60 minutes. Anderson I've got at 32.5, Miller at 31.3, Smith at 31.3 and Varlamov at 32.3

 

[BGDave]

I went with Games Played, and included 2011-12 (because I cant count to 4). So I defer to both of your superior math and Excel skills.

The GP versus GS does make a huge difference.

 

[BGDave]

The other item that jumps out at you is Bernier is right there with him.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

BTW, we are exactly 2 months away from the draft lottery.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

BTW, we are exactly 2 months away from the draft lottery.

Is draft lottery day a holiday in Edmonton yet?

 

[Comeds]

Is draft lottery day a holiday in Edmonton yet?

I think they call it First Overall Day, celebrated the first overall Tuesday of April. The night before the kids put cookies and scotch out for Commissioner Gary.

 

[tducey]

Re: Calgary; They do need an upgrade in net. Got to think if not for goaltending they'd be closer to or in a playoff spot by now.

 

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BTW, we are exactly 2 months away from the draft lottery.

And it will likely get higher ratings than the first round of the playoffs in Canada.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I think they call it First Overall Day, celebrated the first overall Tuesday of April. The night before the kids put cookies and scotch out for Commissioner Gary.

Of course, all that scotch always mysteriously winds up two hours down the road inside the president's office in Calgary...

 

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I'm gonna need some of that scotch if the Oilers win another draft lottery...