Power rankings are a simple tool.....check the current or most recent standings then rank.....
They are based on past not future.....I'm not surpised at all in the current rankings of 7 and up, we are ranked 6 in the league right now....
The one thing that has me amazed is our abilty to control the puck and the games....there are mechanical reasons such as winning FO's and good goaltending but there is something else stats don't reveal-Hitchcock and the players buying his plan....they are a confident and dedicated group right now.
I think the Jackets can beat anyone, including Detroit....the fun is just beginning...
Power rankings are a simple tool.....check the current or most recent standings then rank.....
They are based on past not future.....I'm not surpised at all in the current rankings of 7 and up, we are ranked 6 in the league right now....
The one thing that has me amazed is our abilty to control the puck and the games....there are mechanical reasons such as winning FO's and good goaltending but there is something else stats don't reveal-Hitchcock and the players buying his plan....they are a confident and dedicated group right now.
I think the Jackets can beat anyone, including Detroit....the fun is just beginning...
Since you bring up faceoffs...
Here's something I've noticed in this area. So many FOs are not won at the drop of the puck by the two centermen's sticks, but in the scrum that often follows. The Jackets rarely used to win these, but now are a good (anecdotally, from my vantage point) 50-50. This is a big improvement.
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Here's something I've noticed in this area. So many FOs are not won at the drop of the puck by the two centermen's sticks, but in the scrum that often follows. The Jackets rarely used to win these, but now are a good (anecdotally, from my vantage point) 50-50. This is a big improvement.
This is a good observation. The draws that are 'up for grabs' (not won cleanly) perhaps have been better than in the past but apparently still not good enough by Hitch's standards (you gotta love it) it is EXACLTY what they worked on in practice today.
While working on the pp the defenders have their sticks turned upside down. Well today both centers had their sticks turned that way at the faceoff in an effort to create that scenario which allowed them to work on those type of battles.
This is a good observation. The draws that are 'up for grabs' (not won cleanly) perhaps have been better than in the past but apparently still not good enough by Hitch's standards (you gotta love it) it is EXACLTY what they worked on in practice today.
While working on the pp the defenders have their sticks turned upside down. Well today both centers had their sticks turned that way at the faceoff in an effort to create that scenario which allowed them to work on those type of battles.
Excellent.
It's my observation that this area is already much improved. (I doubt it's a stat readily available, so I'll have to take my word on it.) The centerman's skates are important as is the effort of the players positioned to either side of the drop. IMO these areas were pathetic in the past. A lot of this strikes me as just a team "buy-in" issue, but it's good to know it's being coached - as one would assume it would be.
The best part of this thread is 'Fan saying he's recruiting people to join in the ignore the media's rankings brigade.
We were in the cellar before and no one watched. It's easy to see that no one is still watching from the descriptions given in their blurbs. Read some recaps, look at a few stats and whip something together.
We were in the cellar before and no one watched. It's easy to see that no one is still watching from the descriptions given in their blurbs. Read some recaps, look at a few stats and whip something together.
It is true. They all talk about Leclaire and the goaltending, but in reality, but for the first St. Louis game and then the 2nd period in the second St. Louis game, Leclaire's shutout were very much team shutouts. Not to take anything away from the way he is playing, but the teams early success is much more than just good goaltending.
That's where I would put them.... Montreal and Philly should be higher...., Minnesota?, I don't about them being so high in light of their recent losing streak but they had a very good start...
Ths writers mention of the next 7 games within the division is a good one, we should know how good the Jackets really are in the next two weeks....
That's where I would put them.... Montreal and Philly should be higher...., Minnesota?, I don't about them being so high in light of their recent losing streak but they had a very good start...
In their defense, the losing streak coincides with some pretty important injuries. I think Minnesota is a great defensive team, but they don't have enough offense to win a Cup.
The best part of this thread is 'Fan saying he's recruiting people to join in the ignore the media's rankings brigade.
We were in the cellar before and no one watched. It's easy to see that no one is still watching from the descriptions given in their blurbs. Read some recaps, look at a few stats and whip something together.
Hockey Central gave some pretty decent time to the CBJ and talked as much about defense than goaltending. 'tho they did spelll PL's name wrong in one of the gfx.
I just don't get what you people want from the media.
I just don't get what you people want from the media.
What fun would it be if I told you?!? You have to work for it baby. I don't give up all my secrets that easily.
Power rankings are about as important as People Magazine to me. Most of the people who put them out aren't doing enough due dilligence to make them worthy of serious discussion. I take them as a guy or two sitting around during lunch, wiping crumbs off the sports page (or their keyboards) and slopping something together. They make nice comments about the top few teams and try to get laughs on the bottom few and then they go on to their next item.
The entire concept is odd. Let's make our own system to rate teams instead of the standings!
The best part of this thread is 'Fan saying he's recruiting people to join in the ignore the media's rankings brigade.
We were in the cellar before and no one watched. It's easy to see that no one is still watching from the descriptions given in their blurbs. Read some recaps, look at a few stats and whip something together.
...and I stand by that remark
Sportscenter is the devil.
Has any of the tabloidization and sensationalizing of hockey via the talking heads, slick graphics and the multitude of stat sites done anything to INCREASE attendance at hockey games across the country? -or caused an explosion in television ratings?
No. STAT OCD is merely a Canadian obsession with the minutae of the game creeping into God's own country. Border patrol my ass.
What fun would it be if I told you?!? You have to work for it baby. I don't give up all my secrets that easily.
Of course, I threw that in there just for you.
I agree with you 100%...this power ranking thing all stems from the BCS and crap like that. What always gets me is how seriously some on the board that it. It's fun, but it is not an insult.
