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wasnt that the game that had Griffey and then everyone else had madeup names?
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Red Sox acquire Rangers' Wes Littleton
BoSox21 replied to riverside sluggers's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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I know what you're saying, it feels like the Sox have one A hitter (Ortiz) surrounded by a bunch of B hitters (Drew, Lowell, Youk, Bay) but thats because you've been spoiled by having Manny and Ortiz for the last couple of years but in the end, I dont think Ortiz is as bad as he led on to be last without Manny being in the lineup and either Bay or Youk can provide him with adequate protection
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Would Lugo really be that bad as a utility infielder?
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http://graysmatter.codivation.com/content/binary/george_costanza.jpg It's not a lie, if you believe it...
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He's a competent goaltender good enough to have a .910-.920 save percentage. He certainly isn't a .944 save percentage guy.
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O'Bryne didn't realize it was a delayed penalty which is the fault of the referee and his teammates for not yelling that out to him. And Carbonneau didn't pull Price, Price is programmed to leave the net when a delayed penalty is called. But the fault is still on O'Byrne for passing the puck with his head down.
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overall? I think Montreal, Pittsburgh, Washington, New York and Philadelphia are better. New Jersey, Carolina and Buffalo are on par
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I love how he left out what many would say is the most important part, his offense
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Jesus f***ing Christ, when did I say he's better than Dominik Hasek? All I did was point out that he has a ridiculous .944 save percentage through 14 games. Have I implied that I think it will last? NO. In fact several posts ago, I predicted he'll come down to earth. I'll let you in on a little secret. Goaltenders tend to go on hot streaks from time to time. Brian Boucher and Patrick Lalime say hi. Ty Conklin led the NHL in save percentage by the halfway point of last season. Is he among Brodeur, Luongo, Turco, Lunqvist or Kiprusoff? Hardly. And don't use the "34-year old journeyman" thing cause for the past season and a half, Tim Thomas has been playing like anything but. Strawman.
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from the Bruins games ive seen, Tim Thomas has been playing out of his mind
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He's got 10 goals in 18 games which means he's on pace for 45 goals. Thanks for coming. I guess the vastly superior goaltending has nothing to do with that...
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All I know for now is that I'm comparing a 40-goal scorer against a decent defenseman. Wideman has been a great fit, no doubt about it and the Bruins are clicking on all cylinders.
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I have no way of knowing that. And they're allowing about a shot a game more, not significant but it is the most telling stat that the defense as a whole isn't improved.
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Jason Spezza doesn't know the meaning of the word defense and he is +87 for his career. And Ovechkin hasn't done s*** to improve his backchecking, his team finally developed a defense I watch a lot of hockey and far more often than not, the five players on the ice don't all contribute to a goal and the five players don't all make a mistake to allow a goal
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Yea, I do think Wideman's +/- is as good as it is because of the offense and the goaltending. The fact that the defense is allowing more shots on net per game than last year suggests to me that saying his +/- is improved because the defense is better is just wrong Brad Boyes is a forward... I never said that, stop putting words in my mouth. I said I think to this point, St. Louis has gotten the better end of the deal, in the season and a half since the deal was made. To this point of the season, 20 games in, Wideman has been better but Tim Thomas is making the entire defence look damn good
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We're having a debate on the relevance of plus/minus and you come back at me with a stupid, moronic comment like "Someone's bitter their team blows"? Grow up dude, you're better than that I'm claiming that St. Louis has gotten the better end of the deal to this point, it's stupid to compare the seasons the two are having after 15 games or so
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Considering the Bruins are actually allowing more shots per game this year than they did last year, I'd be more inclined to credit Thomas and Fernandez for the decrease the goals allowed rather than the defense Also, the offense is scoring more than a 1/2 goal per game more than they did last year so the offense is helping out that plus/minus as well He's the second-best defenceman on a below-average corps, I'll agree with you there
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Example: Ryan O'Byrne was a +2 in a game earlier this season. He spoke about it after saying twice the team scored within 3 seconds of him getting on the ice. He had nothing to do with either goal yet was a +2. Alex Ovechkin scored 46 goals in 2006-2007 yet was a -19. He scored 65 last year and was a +28. He scored 19 more goals which is significant but not significant enough 47 point plus/minus difference. So what was the reason? The Capitals had significantly better defense and goaltending, two things Ovechkin has nothing to do with.
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ok, we're on the same page then
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for future reference, plus/minus is the most useless stat in hockey, perhaps all of sports
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I dont see them falling off a cliff but right now theyre playing like a 1-2-3 seed in the East and I think they're more of a 6-7-8 seed.
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fine, but he wont end up with a .944 save percentage
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I'm waiting for two things to see happen before I completely buy into the Bruins: 1. How they play when injuries hit. They got hit hard last season and it would be a bit unreasonable to expect all those guys to go injury-free the following season. 2. How they play when Tim Thomas comes back to earth a little bit. It's not a knock on Thomas at all but he's not a .944 save percentage goalie. All that being said, the Bruins are more of a cup contender than the Habs at this point. The Canadiens haven't showed the necessary grit to seriously considered.
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is that a justification?