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by IwoCPO on 06/08/08 at 12:09 PM ET
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Courtesy of Adam, one of the 19.
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A terrific spreadsheet.
My thanks to Adam.
What could make it better..?
Off the top of my head, and still wondering....
Team +/- at the end of the season. This reflects
how effective the team was at 5 on 5. The higher
the (+), the less they relied on the PP, and the
benevolence of the officiating. If memory serves me right… the years of early exits...well...the Wings depended too much on their PP, and when the officials put the whistles in their pockets...it was tee time for the Red Wings.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs don’t live up to my expectations on 06/08/08 at 12:43 PM ET
a summary of team +/- for Stanley Cup winners for the past few seasons…
07/08 - Wings #1 +49 (Ottawa #2 +28)
06/07 - Anaheim #6 +28 (Buffalo #1 +61)
05/06 - Carolina #10 +14 (Ottawa #1 +78)
I don’t see much of a correlation.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 06/08/08 at 01:37 PM ET
Changing the subject there Paulin, I want a Wing comparison from winner to early exit.
Not a huge project...maybe I will just do it myself.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs don’t live up to my expectations on 06/08/08 at 02:06 PM ET
That’s a good idea, Todd. I’ll try to put it in late tonight or tomorrow.
Posted by Adam on 06/08/08 at 05:11 PM ET
Changing the subject there Paulin, I want a Wing comparison from winner to early exit
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 06/08 at 03:06 PM
Here’s one stat not related to anything.
Red Wings in last 4 Stanley Cup Finals
Red Wings 16 wins, Eastern Conference 3.
16-3 .842 against the very best of the Eastern Conference. Pretty damn Damning.
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 06/08/08 at 06:07 PM ET
Dynasty? Back when the Romans played hockey this was called an “Empire”.
Posted by Rumbear from the den.... on 06/08/08 at 06:16 PM ET
.842 against the very best of the Eastern Conference.
Outstanding, and telling…
Now if only the W/conf had its own TV network like the East.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs don’t live up to my expectations on 06/08/08 at 09:15 PM ET
Still fired up about the pot shots from Divealanche Land, STL and down south eh?
A little statistical analysis helps put an exclamation on the retort whining about the Wings and the Wings fans. Some of those #’s might even be some of the reason expecations are elevated and might be interpreted as us being “entitled”?
Those numbers are a credit to the management of this organ-I-zation.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 06/09/08 at 09:04 AM ET
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