tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530153285278590635.post7017554942766204751..comments2021-09-02T12:51:06.203-07:00Comments on Tyutin in Staals: What do you mean I write for a blog?Sven Tremendoussonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16352042336304820696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530153285278590635.post-76209827522614659502013-01-08T13:19:40.783-08:002013-01-08T13:19:40.783-08:00OK I know this is way super mega ultra rossikush o...OK I know this is way super mega ultra rossikush old and no longer relevant at all, but I want to point this out.<br /><br />"In his last 19 playoff games, Ovechkin has one goal and six assists on the man advantage … "<br /><br />This would put him on pace for 30 power play points through the course of an 82 game season. Four players in the NHL had 30+ power play points last season. Four. Dacquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519981831896683795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530153285278590635.post-51225669776079679612011-06-04T15:49:42.058-07:002011-06-04T15:49:42.058-07:00You know what's funny to me? It seems every ti...You know what's funny to me? It seems every time somebody calls out Ovechkin for not getting it done in the playoffs, they mention how awesome he's been in the playoffs. Wouldn't you think you'd exclude that info when trying to make your point? Or rather, wouldn't you think you'd stop your argument when you looked at his playoff numbers? <br /><br />He provided a link to a Jaspers' Rink post in his article. Did you happen to look at it? Here's a particularly interesting quote from that post: <br /><br />"This team has won four-straight Southeast Division titles... and two playoff series during that span. Its coach has compiled an incredible 189-79-39 regular season record... but is 17-18 in the post-season and has dropped three Game 7's (on home ice, no less) in the past three years. Its captain shares that same playoff record and an eye-popping post-season point total... "<br /><br />Maybe the competition is a little stiffer in the playoffs? Maybe that's why their record isn't as good? I understand playing against Florida and Atlanta all the time in the regular season is very difficult...<br /><br />Maybe focusing on the fact that they lost games on home ice isn't a good idea? Since home ice advantage isn't really all that important anyway.<br /><br />Is it possible that focusing on a sample size so small in the first place isn't a great idea? Did you know that The Caps were 12-13-8(or 12 wins, 21 losses) in a 33 game span from December 2nd to February 17th this season? They ended up the top seed in the East. How come you didn't mention that? Anybody can point out a specific span of games to make a team look either really good or really bad. It's often referred to as "lying with statistics."<br /><br />Also, I love the "Its captain shares that same playoff record" part. Just gotta throw in that little jab there to remind us of the point you're trying to make. What great timing it was in the article to finish that same sentence with this link(a link that shows that Ovechkin is the highest scoring active player in the league in terms of playoff points her game):<br /><br />http://www.hockey-reference.com/play-index/ppl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&year_min=&year_max=&age_min=0&age_max=99&birth_country=&franch_id=&is_active=Y&is_hof=&pos=S&handed=&c1stat=&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=points_per_game<br /><br /><br />"Hey! Ovechkin sucks in the playoffs! Let me prove it to you by showing you that he's the best player in the league in the playoffs!"Dacquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519981831896683795noreply@blogger.com