28mar2019
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:49 pm
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That's the power of positive thinking.Edmonton Mike wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:02 am We scored 2 goals at even strength + 2 power play goals and yet, Nicolas Kerdiles ended the game at +3.
Hart and Norris trophies to Kerdiles confirmed.SharksGM wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:26 pmThat's the power of positive thinking.Edmonton Mike wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:02 am We scored 2 goals at even strength + 2 power play goals and yet, Nicolas Kerdiles ended the game at +3.
Incidentally, there's a total of +10 from those 2 goals, with only +3 from defensemen, so evidently Kerdiles was playing forward and defense at the same time on one goal.
Calgary shouldn't even be in this anyway. If they end up in 8th, an orphan Flames team is good enough to be trouble for the 1st team in the West. We're penalizing Anaheim, LA or Arizona.
We gave Calgary an 18 point penalty as that was our best estimate of the advantage gained from Julien's cheating (12 points from the improved record in those specific games, another 6 for additional advantages from fewer slumps, better stats for their players, etc.). We certainly considered banning them outright and taking away draft picks, etc., but we felt that overly punitive measures to a newly-orphaned team would be counterproductive.Edmonton Mike wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:15 pmCalgary shouldn't even be in this anyway. If they end up in 8th, an orphan Flames team is good enough to be trouble for the 1st team in the West. We're penalizing Anaheim, LA or Arizona.
Calgary should've been excluded from the playoffs and the lottery; missing the playoffs and picking 14th.