LindG1000

He is risen again!

Waiting three days is just amateur hour

He is risen!!

What a pass from Trocheck.

That's a damn good old fashioned hard work shift there

Haven't this much scoring in the old folks home since....uh...

Ryan Lindgren comes back from the dead so often he makes Jesus blush and we're talking about anyone else?

43 minutes ago, Br4d said:

Harbaugh is more RB focused than WR focused.

 

I expect the Chargers to be looking for a workhorse back with some speed, maybe two of them.

"A workhorse back with speed"

"signs Gus Edwards"

Just now, Blue Heaven said:

He'll be fine, Josh Palmer is good, Quentin Johnson as much as he sucked last year, he was still a rookie.  They are probably going to draft either Nabers, Odunze or Bowers.  Maybe they can re-sign Mike Williams, he had to be released to get under the cap, they were $25 million over.  Keenan Allen will be 32, and he's been hurt a lot the last couple of years so getting a 4th for him isnt so bad.  Draft is pretty deep this year. 

I don't share your optimism, my man. Allen may be older and a little injury-nagged, but there's not a more reliable receiver in the league. Going to QJ or Palmer, or even one of the draft eligibles - that's a downgrade no matter how you look at it. Williams, I can take or leave. He's all big plays, and I can see Palmer stepping into that spot just fine, but it ain't open unless you have threats elsewhere. 

Maybe Odunze or Nabers will step right in and make sense, but as of right now, it's Quentin Dropston, Josh Palmer who can't seem to be able to stay on the damn field, Derius Davis (low key, I'm excited about him, actually, but it takes time), swapping Gerald Everett for Will Dissly, swapping Ekeler for Gus the Bus?

This ain't pretty. Combine that with the fact that Harbaugh likes to build from the trenches out and you're left wondering here.

5 minutes ago, Cr00zng said:

Based on his last 10 games SV%, 0.958, and #10 in GAA/SV% in the NHL, he seems to be back to what we've got accustomed to from Shesty.  He'll continue like this and will steal some games during the playoffs.

 

Then there's Quick, who is #4 in GAA and tied in SV%. It's such a luxury to have two goalies in the top ten. Having Bread and Fox in the top 10 in their respective category certainly help as well. I should stop prior to becoming waaay too optimistic....

Hate to be this guy, but this isn't what we're accustomed to. It's actually far, far better.

A .958 SV% is otherworldly goaltending.

Might just be a publicity stunt here. And if so, it's a heck of a move.

OR DID HE

22 hours ago, Phil said:

It's incredibly early, but it's hard not to envision a world in which they look to retain him and figure out what the hell to do with the Chytil deal.

You know who wouldn't look half bad as a Right Wing?

They've been found, individually paired up with the Czech supermodel bobbleheads being given away in the Pittsburgh Hustler club.

Trivia is Chris Kontos

4 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said:

 

If it's that large of a spread, which the indication is it is based on that chart, they should have more groupings.

I have no idea if it is, but I would guess that a high-danger chance exceeding .4 xGA is probably quite rare simply because goalies exist. We don't see many of these charts that say "4 HDCF, 2 xG", for example. It's usually pretty close to a .25 xG to 1 HDCF ratio

Or put another way, there's a point where you're just dealing with outliers and the group doesn't matter much because the extremes are very rare.

14 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said:

 

 

The expected goals I gave were for the high danger chances only, per the chart. Rangers had more HDC but fewer expected goals generated from HDC.

Yep. Likely less threatening HDC, or Igor stole one or two real big ones (like, there's probably a .25 xG HDC and a .45 xG HDC and they get classified as the same)

15 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said:

According to that graphic:

 

Rangers 7 high danger chances, 1.92 expected goals from them. That's .274 expected goals per chance.

Carolina 6 high danger chances, 2.04 expected goals from them. That's .34 expected goals per chance.

 

It would appear there are more levels within each of these scoring chances buckets that translate to more or less expected goals.

Based on that, I would guess that the "threshold" for a high-danger chance is .25 xG on the play. Mid-danger is probably something like .1-.24 xG

Just now, Br4d said:

 

No, they controlled parts of the game.  There were several sequences where they couldn't get out of the DZ over a couple of shifts.

 

We won the game because Igor was spectacular and the Rangers kept the 'Canes under wraps for most of the game.

He's taking the piss, mate. It's obvious this was a really well-fought win and a relatively even game.

Let's chat about a fun little series of realities...

Jacob Trouba has missed five games so far this season. In those games, the Rangers have given up four goals, tallying wins against Ottawa, Colorado, St. Louis (shutout), the Devils, and the Hurricanes (shutout). 

In recent games, it's been obvious that Miller-Schneider is a very strong pairing, whereas Miller-Trouba has been, to put it mildly, a red hot mess.

Trouba's absences co-occurring with Miller's best games and Schneider's ascension is a small sample size right now, but by the time Trouba's back, we'll have 10+ games of information to work with.

So far, the early returns seem to be screaming that Braden Schneider is ready for much more responsibility, and Jacob Trouba might not be the best partner for K'Andre Miller. 

Is it time to talk about flipping Trouba and Schneider more permanently?

1 minute ago, Pete said:

That's a separate issue and conversation entirely.

 

I don't think Rempe should appeal even if it was 10 games. Know your place, rook.

Oh, god no, he should not appeal. I don't think he'd be wrong to on the letter of the law so to speak, but fucks sake, we're trying to win a Cup. Shut up, adjust, and don't paint a bigger target on your back.

2 minutes ago, Pete said:

How are you figuring 1 game when Gallagher got 5 for something similar? Just want to understand the thought process.

 

Bingo.

This is the thing that drives me nuts about the four games.

Trouba got 2 for the same thing. Gallagher got 5. I'm sure somewhere, someone was just fined, and somewhere else, another got 3, someone got 1, hell, I'm sure someone got 6.

I get a repeat offender penalty. I have no issue with this being a suspendable hit. I even understand tacking on a game for good measure, but like...can we get some consistency somewhere? 

1 minute ago, jsm7302 said:

Valiquette with a helluva quote to describe the Rangers tonight....."They had juice in their slacks!"

Usually you need to pay for the VIP for that kind of post-game treatment.

That, right there, is a playoff win.

Calling it now. Shesterkin gonna score tonight.

This third line can get it.