IGT November 4th: Blackhawks @ Lightning

[southern_cross_116]

sometimes I'm pretty sure you're the biggest troll on this board

X - don't leave us hanging -- what do you do those other times? :woot: How you fill up the rest of that time - the suspense is killing me

 

[southern_cross_116]

Time for some statistical perspective.

From the Trib article:

With 19 points, the Hawks stand alone atop the Western Conference and pulled into a three-way tie leading the league with the Maple Leafs and Penguins.

Ok, they have a game in hand on Edmonton and Dallas - still, in all the deal here is - ok, given the benefit of the doubt, some people waving their arms about are talking a lot of bull really ... think about it - you got a team that has 19 points in 13 games at this point of the season...

Wash has 2 games in hand on them -and no team has more than 19 points (Pitt has played one more game than Chi, Tor the same).

Seems like using math, that the team isn't doing that bad, relative to other teams this season.

So how is it that stats only seem to apply on an individual player level? Please explain.

:not holding my breath:

 

[Everyday I'm Byfuglien]

Went to Polekatz after the game.

BAD IDEA

 

[Jntg4]

Lost, but the point was good enough to give us back the 1st seed (I know people say it doesn't matter, but when you open up a lead, the other teams still have to cover it to pass you no matter how early you opened it, so it's a good thing to have).

 

[Everyday I'm Byfuglien]

3 out of 4 on a back to back is great

early in the season, but I think that sunday is pretty close to a must win game.

canucks are a team we might be fighting for seeding later, and a big response from this team after tonight would be huge

3 out of 4 against Eastern teams makes it even better.

Hawks didn't leave that last point on the board to a conference foe. That's big. And Keith was out. Even bigger.

 

[tbo41fan]

3 out of 4 against Eastern teams makes it even better.

Hawks didn't leave that last point on the board to a conference foe. That's big. And Keith was out. Even bigger.

Bingo.

If it was against a nashville or detroit it would be a bigger point lost