angryjay93

Yeah, so much for my inside track on getting 1st place in the West

I think you're thinking of corsi and fenwick? Those stats measure shots attempted and against. PDO is purely shot % + save percentage%. 100% is still a normalized number because league wide shot % + save percentage % will always equal 100%. Yes, this is a flaw with the PDO stat in the '94 world. I dont think pass shooting will baloon a percentage too out of whack and there is usually a few guys in the league who still have a very high shot % without utilizing pass shots. I still agree its a somewhat flawed statistic in '94 but I think it paints a good general picture to see who has been very lucky or not.

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Hello buds, AJ is here and ready to take a look at whats going on so far in Gens A league. Will Kingraph continue to struggle? Will Zeppelin and Hokkee continue with their winning ways? Is Pittsburgh for real? The truth is I dunno, but lets pretend I do and possibly we can all learn something together. First...stats! And now a note on what PDO is Now, lets investigate each team and see how their stats match with their record, highest point total first. Calgary (Hokkee) 40 pts in 32 games- Despite being outscored and out shot this season, Calgary still has some possible room for improvement in performance with middle of the pack save percentage numbers and shooting percent. With only Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Winnipeg left on his schedule, Hokkee still has some tough matchups ahead, but by going .500 he would finish 24-16. That should be good enough for a playoff spot where he can take advantage of some good matchups and his current underlying numbers wont be a barometer for his future success. Los Angeles (Habs) 30 pts in 24 games- Habs seems to be finding his way with opportunistic scoring (2nd in shot %) and a a formidable defense, but it's no sure thing that such success will continue. With Detroit, Dallas, Chicago, and Vancouver left on the schedule, LA may struggle in these uptempo matches as LA is no where near as formidable on defense as those other squads. Habs is a top quality player and that should help offset some of his matchup issues. The playoffs look well within reach. Pittsburgh (Angryjay) 28 points in 16 games- So far so good for the Pittsburgh boys, the numbers agree nicely with everything so far and even the PDO isn't entirely out of whack. Alas, some regression is in store for Pittsburgh, there is no way giving up south of 8 shots a game can continue. With Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Winnipeg, & Calgary left on the schedule, there is a lot of speed left in this league that Pittsburgh hasn't dealt with. Also Toronto and Montreal's light weight ways provide their own issues for a beefy Pittsburgh squad. Angryjay has been playing well no doubt, but the shine will come off a little on his way to a comfortable playoff birth. Toronto (Vocally Caged) 28 points in 23 games- Another team with dominating shot statistics and a PDO that doesn't scream obvious regression, Toronto is possibly even playing better than their record suggests. Teams with speed give Toronto some issues, half of Toronto's games remaining feature an opponent with at least one 5+ speed player. Some trepidation about playoff positioning remains but if Toronto continues playing the way they have, they should come out just fine on the other side. Buffalo (Zeppelin) 26 points in 19 games- The first team with some glaring red flags in their statistical performance in relation to their record. Buffalo has been out shot by more than 2+ shots a game while outscoring their opponent by over a goal a game. They own the highest save percentage and the highest shot percentage stat which gives them a ridiculous 1189 PDO rating. Mogilny is decidedly a one man team as well as he leads his team in offense by 224% over the next player! Yet here Buffalo is, in contention for the playoffs. Will Buffalo continue to ride this wave of success or will the small sample demons catch up with him and devour his season? Montreal (Depch) 20 points in 15 games- First in scoring fourth in defense is a good recipe for success. Everything looks pretty good although that PDO is a bit high for my liking. Despite that, Depch has been playing well and hasn't been getting fat on jobbers. He has enough cushion built into his performance to withstand a little drop in PDO luck. Bostong (Kingraph) 16 points in 22 games- A real surprise here, while Boston does have its warts, I and most everyone else expected Raph to be able to overcome them with ease. Despite outscoring his opponents, Raph sits 6 games under .500 . Increasing his meager 11 shots pergame to a more Raph like total of 13 or 14 would do wonders as that extra goal per game would likely eliminate any issues he is having pulling points out of closely fought games. Raph has yet to play a struggling Rangers squad and still has games with Chicago and Dallas left. He is still in the driver seat, he just needs to win his games. Quebec (Smozoma) 15 points in 20 games- Smozoma is doing his usual thing by grinding it out in low event affairs with middling success. He is the first guy we've come across with a low PDO, a little more puck luck should do him wonders in his tightly contested games. Boston, Buffalo, Dallas, Winnipeg, and Chicago represent tough games for Quebec, perhaps Smoz missed his window to pad his record a little bit before venturing down this gauntlet? Vancouver (SicariusFulgar) 5 points in 14 games- This is no slight on Sic, but that PDO figure is hilariously low at 825. Its unsustainable, Vancouver will see a rise in their shooting % by default over the course of the season. One positive stat is that Sic is out shooting his opponents and keeping Vancouver a very tough nut to open on defense. Lots of games left with teams in front of him, he has the squad to reverse his fortunes and make a run for that 8th spot. He can't waste too much more time or those small sample demons will devour his season. Dallas (Swos) 4 points in 5 games- Not much to work with here, Swos future lies entirely in how he deals with the transition to pad. Detroit (Brutus) 4 points in 8 games- Again, not a lot to to work with here. Gotta like the fact that Brutus is out shooting his opponents comfortably and his pathetic PDO should only rise. Plenty of time left for him, could throw a wrench into the playoff plans of Kingraph or Swos if he struggles with pad. New York (Scribe) 0 points in 18 games- Bad signs all around here. With a low PDO and being outperformed regularly by his opponents, Scribe has struggled in his return to online leagues. He is also 0-5 in 1 goal games this season, no bounces to be found this season for the blue shirts. There is still enough time here for Scribe to figure things out and optimize his lineup for a respectable season. The playoffs on the other hand, not likely without some DNP shenanigans. Winnipeg (Tomkabs) and Chicago (gretzkyonacold) 0 points in 0 games- Hope to see you guys around soon, I know Hokkee restlessly awaits you.

Vegas odds baby!!! My desires have been satiated. Interesting top pick you have. I would agree 100% if swos was on keyboard. Alas he is trying to transition to game pad, I'm familiar with that transition and swos may struggle with it like I did a couple years ago. It wasn't until this year where things started to click for me with the game pad, putting in the practice is a must. If swos catches on quick, yeah, hes the top pick hands down. That team fits him like a glove in my opinion and he's superior to the players who have teams that matchup well with Dallas (Vancouver, Detroit, Chicago). I like Depch in this league, previous champ with a mediocre STL squad. I've never had the privilege of playing him, but the statistics seem to speak to a skilled player who should only benefit in the upgrade to MTL.

Just a reminder to the community that this tool exists. The instructions may look a little confusing if you have never worked through the process before but the main thing is making sure to grab the 3 save files as described above. Once the program is opened it stitches the files together in an extremely user friendly interface. Great work smoz, your program saved the stats in a crashed classic game I had last night. Hopefully everyone is using this tool.

First of all, Brutus. YO! Congrats on that win, thats a hell of a cinderella story you pulled off there with the Sharks, bravo on that effort. Secondly, I think things may have been misconstrued a tiny bit, Raph and I are not suggesting that holding is the only way to "D" up. In fact I know Raph likes his "C" button because James Patrick and his other heavies laid some lumber on my guys in all the games we played. All I have been saying is that body checking is hardly an option for my team. 4 of my starters came in at 3 weight or less. Body checking aside from Richer and my subs was more or less out of the question. Believe me, I tried everything I could think of to make body checking viable, but it wasn't. My only option was to hold in my mind, I would have loved to body check but I didnt have that option available. I didn't mind the holding penalties either, especially with my light defenders because if they went into the box, I got some bigger stronger dudes who could hit in their steed. I also didnt mind only having two speedy forwards as opposed to three because of the over aggressiveness of the power play AI. I picked up a lot of shorties this season. I think we both just figured out what worked best with the hand we were dealt. Be it manly or Lady Bing type tactics, success can be had. We definitely bucked some long standing thoughts with our performances this season bud, Congrats again on your victory.

I just want to thank everyone for a fantastic league. We played all these games within two months and I think that is something more leagues should strive for. A lot of fun playing with you buds, I look forward to playing some more '92 later in the year. Thank you again Coach, you put together a great league bud, major ups to you.

yeah, i think we find each other to be a pain in the ass to play against, in a very respectful manner though.

I'll try to get Raph to record along with myself. Raph, I know your usual schedule. Mine should be able to mesh with yours either tonight or tomorrow. Lets try to wrap this up sooner than later bud.

A big difference I was reminded of last night. In 92, regardless of how many guys are in the penalty box for one team, they will always get a guy back when they give up a power play goal. Last night Labs had 4 guys in the box when I scored a PP goal and instead of staying 5 on 3, it was a 5 on 4. NHL 94 is much more accurate in this respect and would have allowed the 5 on 3 to continue.

Montreal moves on to the finals after getting through Pittsburgh 4 games to 1. No screenshots, both Labs and I havent been able to figure it out all season, sorry about that Coach. The estimated scores... Gm1: Pit 4 Mtl 11 Gm 2: Pit 4 Mtl 6 Gm 3: Mtl 4 Pit 5 Gm 4: Mtl 4 Pit 3 Gm 5 Pit 6 Mtl 9 Series Fights Won: Mtl 3 Pit 0 Montreal vs NYR final, should be a doozie

I'm hoping to be around tonight around 10 EST. No sure thing, I had a long weekend and may just want to pass out tonight. I can be around Tuesday or Wednesday at about the same time, just let me know what days you are available Labs.

This has been a really fun league. Its a very simple game, just pick up and play but it can obviously spark a lot of debate with some of the surprising depth it contains. And go easy on me coach when it comes to knee capping me. I haven't even won a playoff game yet! If my internet situation is still good, I'd join up again for another season. I like the small leagues, its easier to find everyone and bang out the schedule with little to no drama. I'm usually the kind of guy that just says give me a squad and lets play. I'll figure out the details later in trying to be competitive. Also, my Canadiens would not accept the Bobby Orr bobblehead. Only a Serge Savard will suffice!

Vegas odds baby, AJ needs his fix...and motivation

I tend to agree with the assertion that goalies don't differ too much, especially at a higher level of play. Guys who know how to score will typically score. Looking over Kings tracked stats from the course of the year, I don't see too much reason to pile on the Hartford goalie. He was nearly league average in sv%. In some respect it can be argued that he outplayed his rating. The issue with Hartford is their lineup, there's a couple of glaring issues with it and when playing the upper echelon of teams, it makes it very tricky to stay competitive. Hartford was nearly out shot 2:1 this season, that's the real issue. Give Deadmeow a better team and I would bet a lot of money that his shot ratio would get much closer to 1:1 and his win% would soar without a significant change in goalie performance.

Plenty of differences in '92 a lot of them have been touched on already. I used a team with all light guys so I think I saw things a bit differently. I feel like speed and agility is a good counter to pure brawn. I have two 100/100 skaters and an 80/100 and they actually did a decent job of withstanding body checks. Passing feels much slower and floaty. Hard to be precise with but still very rewarding to do so as most people who play this game tend to get caught smashing C button. Holding is a necessary evil. My team would be powerless to get the puck back if I never used it. I feel like it has a wider effective range in 92 than it does in 94. Then again I dont really hold in 94 because poke checking and CB check are options. Goalies dont protect their posts as well, but this is somewhat balanced by the fact that posts happen more frequently. Home ice is real, here are my splits. Home: 16W-0L 147 goals for, 44 against Away: 12 W-4L 127 goals for, 78 against I also felt like I hit a lot more posts on the road, hence the closer results. The offensive AI is amazingly similar to the 94 AI. I noticed guys setting up in perfect spots for one-timers but using that tactic is very difficult without a one-timer feature built into the game. On special teams I feel like the offensive AI for the PP gets pumped way up as they are super strong on offense but incredibly vulnerable to a shorthanded goal. The game can glitch out on multiple holds in a row. If a shot is attempted sometimes the shot will just fly backwards into the crowd. Checking along the boards isn't a money play anymore. In 94, regardless of weight, a player can smash another into the boards with regularity. Not so in 92.

I'll try to be around tomorrow night. My weekend isnt looking good, it is mostly already spoken for.

I've never been a C checker or too much of a defensive juggernaut at any point ever. Probably not gonna start now. I just want those gaudy AI presets.

Boston, we have unfinished business...from like 8 years ago, that wound is still open.

I've never used Lemieux in any league...so fine, I'll take Pittsburgh

First order of business, drop Cassels for Berezan hogue-recchi-hawerchuk smith-malakhov fiset hawerchuk-hogue-poulin yushkevich-svoboda leeman-hawerchuk-berezan svoboda-yushkevich

What are the tiebreakers? If King wins his last 4 the two of us would be tied and we split our series.

There were some save states in the group thread this week, may want to look for those since they dont seem to be accounted in the standings quite yet

Mobb Deep Queensbridge Free Agents Line 1: Bobby Smith-Kudelski-Berezan Geoff Smith-Yushkevich Tabaracci Line 2: Pantaleyev-Primeau-Carbonneau Cirella-Wilkinson Knickle