Preds have a 64% chance of making the post season

Predaleafs · 12-17-2009, 11:03 AM

i will update this when i can but

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/W...Predators.html

ill make it nicer. found this just before one of my finals.

jstreet · 12-17-2009, 11:44 AM

there are 3 types of lies:

lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I forget who said that.

Paranoid Android · 12-17-2009, 12:02 PM

We're gonna need this cushion of wins before our next stretch of games.

Rest of this month: 6 away games, 1 home (and it's Chicago)
We visit Western Canada twice in the next 4 weeks
From now until the Olympics: 17 away games, 10 home
IIRC, historically, we usually suck just after xmas break

bottomofthefoodchain · 12-17-2009, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jstreet

there are 3 types of lies:

lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I forget who said that.

i think it was oscar wilde

utmfisher19 · 12-17-2009, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottomofthefoodchain

i think it was oscar wilde

Father of

her... (Olivia Wilde)

Ok, not really, but this thread majorly needed a pic of a hott chick.

Trade Legwand · 12-17-2009, 02:07 PM

NO BABE THREADS!

haha.

jstreet · 12-17-2009, 02:59 PM

in before the lock?

ZombPred · 12-17-2009, 03:38 PM

I'd like to think of myself as a smart man, but those stats are WAY out of my league.

ThirdManIn · 12-17-2009, 03:47 PM

I like to think of myself as a stupid man. What does "%" mean?

Oh, the "Lies, damned lies, and statistics." quote can be attributed to former British PM Benjamin Disraeli

ZombPred · 12-17-2009, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThirdManIn

I like to think of myself as a stupid man. What does "%" mean?

Oh, the "Lies, damned lies, and statistics." quote can be attributed to former British PM Benjamin Disraeli

I was talking about the link.

ThirdManIn · 12-17-2009, 04:26 PM

I know. I was just insulting myself a little.

ZombPred · 12-17-2009, 07:13 PM

It's all good.

golfmade · 12-17-2009, 07:28 PM

Far too early to be talking playoffs. Let's get past the post Xmas meltdown and Olympic break first.

Fighter · 12-17-2009, 07:30 PM

At the start of the season I was sure they were gonna sink, but they are proving me wrong.

With Anaheim sucking badly I sure cheer for them to make it.

Webersmashpuck · 12-30-2009, 02:54 PM

Our chances are up a bit, but the big news is we are on pace for 98 points this year and we have already finished playing the best team in the conference.

ThirdManIn · 12-30-2009, 04:44 PM

Don't forget we've also already played two of the top three teams in the East, and the Sharks, Colorado, Calgary, and Vancouver all twice. I'm worried about not having faced Phoenix yet. Detroit is still bound to get healthy, and our 2010 schedule offers them up four times. LA three times.

The good news is if we keep a slightly better than .500 record we won't be relying on other teams to lose for us to sneak in. From this point on this team should be focused on doing their job so no one will have to worry about another team doing it for us.

OpenWheel · 12-30-2009, 04:45 PM

We can't afford three game stretches without a point anymore.

irisheyes555 · 12-30-2009, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jstreet

there are 3 types of lies:

lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I forget who said that.

The term is part of a phrase attributed to the 19th Century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, among others, and later popularized in the United States by, among others, Mark Twain: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

RollingPredFan · 12-31-2009, 08:36 AM

Well the worry is the west is very close... someone will tail off and I hope it's not us.

volzok · 12-31-2009, 10:11 AM

Good point. Just look at the Oilers. The were in the middle of everything and all it took was a losing streak to put them right at the bottom.

ffwrx · 01-04-2010, 06:44 AM

I found this shocking.
18-17-5 .513 72.2
18-18-4 .500 58.4

One overtime win compared to loss.

lstcyr · 01-05-2010, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffwrx

I found this shocking.
18-17-5 .513 72.2
18-18-4 .500 58.4

One overtime win compared to loss.

It's not all in the wins and losses. I'm sure there are variations based upon which conference you are in and who you have left to play. For example, the eight place team in the western conference has 51 point but in the eastern conference, it's 45. The team above with the fewer losses could be in the eastern and the other one could be in the western.

ffwrx · 01-05-2010, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lstcyr

It's not all in the wins and losses. I'm sure there are variations based upon which conference you are in and who you have left to play. For example, the eight place team in the western conference has 51 point but in the eastern conference, it's 45. The team above with the fewer losses could be in the eastern and the other one could be in the western.

I actually said that wrong. I meant one loss vs ot loss. Just taking one game to OT jumped from 58% to 72%.