Shrapnel - 2/24 Edition
by Andrew Tolliver on Feb 24, 2010 12:30 PM EST
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In this edition of Shrapnel: Yesterday's Olympic qualifiers, tonight's Olympic quarterfinals, trade deadline, more former Jackets, NHL using Olympic scoring, and more!
BlueJackets XTRA:
Today marks the first Blue Jackets practice since before the Olympic break. Obviously, those playing in the Olympics will not be in attendance, but we will likely have a familiar face back on the ice. And whats that? A third jersey in the works?
Today (at 3 p.m., wtf?) the Swiss get their shot at redemption. By beating Belarus 3-2 in a shootout yesterday, Switzerland has moved on to the quarterfinals to face an American team that beat them in the first game of group play over a week ago.
The Canadians more than showed what they're capable of against Germany last night. Its often said, if you push someone to the brink, their only option is to push back. Well, consider Canada pushing back. Tonight's match up with Russia may have been earlier than expected, but it will definitely be exciting.
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Puck-rakers:
March 3 is getting closer and closer. Howson's phone is getting hot, but not on fire...yet.
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Four-check:
Former Jackets: E-L. Looking at the points some of these guys put up in the early days of the franchise is just shocking. I'm amazed we won as much as we did with some of them on the roster.
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Yahoo! Sports:
Yesterday, we looked at the top 5 surprises of the NHL season thus far. Here are the top 5 disappointments. Guess who made the list. Go on, guess.
Three Stars from yesterday's games. Two things jump out. To anyone who watched it, did Weber's shot really go THROUGH the net? If so, I'm both impressed and angry that he's not playing for us. Also, a former Jacket throwing cheap shots. I never would've expected this from you, OKT.
Since Sunday night, Ryan Miller has become kind of a big deal. With Canada and Russia squaring off tonight, we'll see one of the Gold Medal game favorites knocked out, and the American's chances at gold increase significantly.
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Die By the Blade:
Our Buffalo counterparts think it would benefit the NHL to move to an Olympic scoring system. Looking at the standings before and after, I'd welcome the change. Imagine if we were only 6 points back in a 3 point/win system. This would make every game more meaningful. It would truly show what the top teams in the NHL are made of.
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Sportsnet.ca:
The local NHL analyst looks at the teams of the Western Conference and discusses what he thinks they need to do at the deadline. Oddly enough, no mention of Raffi Torres, but a lot of talk surrounding Samuel Pahlsson.
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Vancouver 2010:
Updated list of the medal count. The Germans are closing on the Americans, but I know at least one medal they won't pick up in Vancouver.
Tonights schedule. Remember, times are PST. I'd hate to think the USA/Switzerland game is on right now and freak out thinking I can't watch it.
USA v. Switzerland - 3 p.m. Prediction: USA
Russia v. Canada - 7:30 p.m. Prediction: Russia
Finland v. Czech Republic - 10 p.m. Prediction: Czech Republic
Sweden v. Slovakia - Midnight. Prediction: Sweden
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Did you see Shea Weber's shot that went throught the net last night
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Agree with you on the Olympics predictions.
Disagree on the points – go back to the old style: win, losses, ties with no charity point for making it to OT.
The one game I had a tough time with was the Czech/Finland game. It’ll probably be the most entertaining, after the Canada/Russia matchup.
The whole W/L/OTL deal is weird. No one wants to see ties. Thats just foolish. The league changed the sizes of goalie equipment in order to allow for more scoring, because they wanted games to get more competitive. I believe a 3 point/win system would make every game more valuable.
On the charity point comment, thats fair, but how about this; abolish OT, and go straight to the shootout. 5 rounds. After the 5th shooter, then you have the option to allow shooters to try again.
W = 3
L = 0, or 1 if a SOL = 0
SOW = 2
SOL = 1, or 0 if a L = 1
Just throwing ideas around…
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by Andrew Tolliver on Feb 24, 2010 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
On second thought
if following the trend of wins, a L should be worth 1 point and a SOL should be 0.
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by Andrew Tolliver on Feb 24, 2010 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
1 for 4 on Olympic picks...
…and the Can/Rus game? Oh, well.
Agree with abolishing OT. I don’t necessarily have a problem with ties, but if you are going to do a skills competition to determine a winner, then let it be wins and losses and abolish points altogether. The shoot-out is entertaining, but in my mind diminishes team play in favor of one on one skill.
Now to contradict myself, I do think the Olympic scoring system pushes teams to win and makes games more important and competitive, so it would be an improvement over the current system. It does make the scoring system more complex and confusing for the casual fan.
For what it’s worth, the CCHA in college hockey is sampling this style of scoring in league games (though to make sure that things are as convoluted as possible, overall records maintain W/L/T per NCAA rules).
I did like the evaluation of looking at the standings using that system. An intriguing idea, but sometimes the traditionalist in me wants them to stop making so many “improvements” and leave well enough alone.
I’d rather watch a skills competition than see a tie to be honest. I’d be happier saying we won or lost in a shootout than say, “A tie? Oh well, maybe next time.”
I don’t think it would be more complex really… If you win in regulation, you get rewarded the most. If you have to settle it in OT and win, you get rewarded but not as much. If you lose here’s a parting gift, and if you lose in OT nice try but try harder next time.
I’ll say that I don’t care for shootouts, but I’d really prefer that over nothing. Here’s an idea: continuous 5-on-5 10 minute overtimes. Let the teams go out there and put on another good show. If the goalies are hot, let them put on a clinic, and if the teams are scoring and counter scoring, let them go til something gives.
W = 3 pts
OTW = 2 pts
L = 0 pts (forget what I posted earlier about getting a point for a reg. loss, guaranteed points every night wouldn’t make the game fun IMO)
OTL = 1 pt
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by Andrew Tolliver on Feb 25, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t disagree, just the traditionalist in me (I never leave the house saying, “Boy, hope we get a hard fought tie tonight!”)
Here’s a really wacky idea – 5 min 4 × 4 OT followed by 5 min 3 × 3, then 2 × 2, then then 1 × 1, then have the goalies try to beat each other if it’s still tied. Now THAT would be entertaining…
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