Netting 50+ and Missing the Post-Season

[magic school bus]

Originally Posted by Kershaw

Carmelo Anthony of hockey?

Carmelo isn't close to being the best player in the world. Stamkos is a way better hockey player than #7 is a basketball player. (Unless you're saying Steve is selfish or can't pass??)

[JimmyStart*]

Originally Posted by BrodeursCups

who?

A bag of dog sh** with legs doing an impersonation of a basketball player

[dirk41]

Originally Posted by Judrix

I mean c'mon, the guy is a 2 guard who chucks shots like crazy.

Terrible analogy. A basketball team can pretty much get a shot off every single possession. If Kobe isn't taking a shot, Bynum and Gasol can. This is not the case in hockey. A hockey player who can get shots on goal--and score 20% for god's sake--is very valuable.

[ronnyweed]

Forget scoring 50 and missing the playoffs, the real question should be how often the league leader in goals misses the playoffs

[Honour Over Glory]

Originally Posted by MrMelonCauli

Inquiring what players in NHL history have scored 50+ Goals for their team and missed the Playoffs. Don`t think it happens too often.

Poor Stamkos...

You mean, "Pull a Stamkos"...?

It doesn't happen all that often, but it has happened a few times. I like Stamkos but watching him play a lot the last 2 seasons, he's really a just a "pass the puck to him when he's in a good shooting lane" type of guy, I really want to see how good he is when St.Louis retires or misses significant time (not that I wish harm to Marty, big fan of the guy...just curious to see Stamkos without any decent playmakers).

[jepjepjoo]

Selanne in 97-98 had 52 goals in 73 games. Noone else on the team had even 20 goals and the had only 3 10+ goals scorers. They finished 2nd to last in the conference by 1 point difference.

[The Yzerplan]

Originally Posted by Honour Over Glory

You mean, "Pull a Stamkos"...?

It doesn't happen all that often, but it has happened a few times. I like Stamkos but watching him play a lot the last 2 seasons, he's really a just a "pass the puck to him when he's in a good shooting lane" type of guy, I really want to see how good he is when St.Louis retires or misses significant time (not that I wish harm to Marty, big fan of the guy...just curious to see Stamkos without any decent playmakers).

Someone says this in every Stamkos thread.

Before Lecavalier got hurt, he didn't play with St.louis. He still scored as usual. Purcell is a great playmaker.

[mapes]

Originally Posted by One Trick Pony

The Habs have two 30 goal scorers on the same line and they are last in the East.. It's not that big of a deal really. It's not like hockey is a one-man game like basketball or something.

Big difference between 30 and 50. 30 happens all the time. Leafs had 2 last year and another with 29 and I think Isles had a few with 30. Both missed.

[Human]

Originally Posted by Immanuel

If only MSL and Vinny were half as good as people say they are.

you mean like last season when MSL had 99 pts and the Bolts almost making to the SCF? yeah, the guy is pretty important to his team's success...

[Stillflexin*]

Don't think you can go off how many 50+ goal scorer's, but how many Rocket Richard winners have missed the playoffs instead.

[IdealisticSniper]

Originally Posted by Honour Over Glory

You mean, "Pull a Stamkos"...?

It doesn't happen all that often, but it has happened a few times. I like Stamkos but watching him play a lot the last 2 seasons, he's really a just a "pass the puck to him when he's in a good shooting lane" type of guy, I really want to see how good he is when St.Louis retires or misses significant time (not that I wish harm to Marty, big fan of the guy...just curious to see Stamkos without any decent playmakers).

And by saying "watched him a lot the past two seasons", you mean not at all right? Clearly, considering you are saying you want to see how he does without St Louis. He didn't play with St Louis for the entire season until Lecavalier got hurt a few weeks ago.

The guy does it all and scores any way you can possibly score. About the only offensive thing he needs serious work on is faceoffs.

[the edler]

Originally Posted by The OttoMan

We call this "Pavelian Law"

bure more or less singlehandedly took the panthers to the playoffs his first full season in florida, but i guess stamkos is the new bure then as he now has as many 50 goal seasons with missed playoffs [2]

[Aquin001 on Ice]

Originally Posted by Judrix

the dude just can't make his teammates better, not a good PG at all.

He makes his team better by scoring a ****load of goals.