Hockey 2010-2011

[dauls]

Damn! Devils suffer a second loss to Ottawa in nine days.

...still only 6pts behind 8th in the East.

[dauls]

Lost 3-0 to the Caps even though we outshot them 33-12.

...still 6pts behind 8th in the East.

[ila]

Originally Posted by dauls

Lost 3-0 to the Caps even though we outshot them 33-12.

...still 6pts behind 8th in the East.

I really don't like the Caps at all. And they beat Montreal just a couple of nights ago. Your news isn't making that loss any better, dauls.

[Captn Sacto]

I have compiled attendance figures for the 2010-2011 season. The list is complete through yesterday?s games. The numbers do not include the opening week games played in Europe. The figures are from the ESPN website which list attendance and per cent of capacity.

Eleven teams have sold out all of their home games. Five of the six Canadian teams and six of the twenty-four US teams. The Senator?s are the lone Canadian team and have averaged 98.1% of capacity. The six US teams that have sold out every game are the Blackhawks, Blues, Bruins, Capitals, Penguins and the Sharks. Even though the Flyers have not sold out every game, they are still averaging over 100% capacity. Not sure how they figured out capacity. The Blackhawk?s have been as much as 12% over capacity. The fire marshal here would never let that happen. The other odd situation was with the Kings. 27 of there 34 games have exactly the same attendance of 18,118 people, which is 97.9% capacity. I would think they wouldn?t have the same figure all the time unless that was all they could seat.

As far as average attendance the top 5 are:
1) Blackhawks - 21,370
2) Canadians ? 21,273
3) Flames ? 19,783
4) Flyers ? 19,685
5) Red Wings ? 19,541

At the other end of the spectrum, three teams have average less than 70% capacity. The Islanders, Coyotes and Thrashers. The only other team below 80% is the Blue Jackets.

The bottom 5 teams in average attendance are:
1) Islanders ? 10,352
2) Coyotes ? 11,622
3) Thrashers ? 12,892
4) Blue Jackets ? 13,450
5) Devils ? 14,507

The Ducks, Stars and Avalanche are all just barely above the Devils and also less than 15,000.

Considering the fact that the Coyotes and Thrashers are both fighting for play-off spots while the Islanders have been pretty bad all year, I would consider them as the two teams with the least hometown support. The one team I was most surprised about is New Jersey. I thought they would have more support. Although it has been better the last 10 games where they are averaging almost 16,000.

FYI ? here are the southern teams:
Stars - 80.4%
Panthers ? 81.0%
Lightning ? 86.0%
Hurricanes ? 86.6%
Predators ? 93.2%

So if I were running the league I would move the Coyotes and Thrashers to Winnipeg and Hamilton. If the Islanders don?t get their attendance up, I would move them or the Blue Jackets to Quebec City.

I wouldn?t mind eliminating or moving the Stars, Panthers and Ducks. LA doesn?t need two teams and the Kings have much better supported. Heck, give Halifax a shot.

[transjen]

Well my Flyers have clinched a playoff spot
Flyersfan Jen

[shadows]

Originally Posted by dauls

Lost 3-0 to the Caps even though we outshot them 33-12.

...still 6pts behind 8th in the East.

It is 7 points now(with Buffalo getting a point today, and New Jersey getting two).

Toronto's only 5 points out, but I don't like our chances of getting in. Unfortunately the Rangers are pretty much out of reach(8 points ahead of Toronto/10 points ahead of the Devils), so the 8th spot is pretty much the only slot attainable. New Jersey has a game on hand against the Rangers, but even with that it will be very hard to reach them.

[dauls]

Shutout #115 for Brodeur -- it's made easier when he only needs to save 13 shots.

Originally Posted by shadows

It is 7 points now(with Buffalo getting a point today, and New Jersey getting two).

Toronto's only 5 points out, but I don't like our chances of getting in. Unfortunately the Rangers are pretty much out of reach(8 points ahead of Toronto/10 points ahead of the Devils), so the 8th spot is pretty much the only slot attainable. New Jersey has a game on hand against the Rangers, but even with that it will be very hard to reach them.

Damn Buffalo with an OT loss today, following on from their 8-2 thrashing of Atlanta last night.

Unfortunately for us, the Rangers and Sabres have found a bit of good form this month.

...ten games left and only 7pts behind 8th in the East.

[transjen]

Am i the only one who has not intrest in watching the Penguins play without Crosby?
Flyersfan Jen

[k.sucks.you]

Just popping in to say that I want Detroit. Two points ahead of the sharks now.

It's going to be a crazy end to a crazy regular season. I don't know about you, but our last 8 games are in our division, and with the race so tight almost anything can happen. With that scenario it looks like at least one team in the pacific won't make the playoffs. Could be anyone.

Logan Couture, your 2011 NHL rookie of the year, crashed into the boards chasing the puck on the forecheck, and was carried into the dressing room in the last game against the Blues. Replays looked like he broke his knee or something; Horrible and ugly twisty thing. He's listed as day-to-day, and he's young, so maybe he'll be back. We need him!

-K

[transjen]

Went to the Flyers/Caps game tonight ever wore a retro Bobby Clarke Jersey and sure enought the Flyers lost in a shoot out
I really hate the shoot out crap it's hockeys verson of basketballs slam dunk geared foe a seven year old and those with the mentality of a secen year old
At least i got a cheesesteak from Pat's
Flyersfan Jen

[shadows]

Originally Posted by k.sucks.you

Just popping in to say that I want Detroit. Two points ahead of the sharks now.

It's going to be a crazy end to a crazy regular season. I don't know about you, but our last 8 games are in our division, and with the race so tight almost anything can happen. With that scenario it looks like at least one team in the pacific won't make the playoffs. Could be anyone.

Logan Couture, your 2011 NHL rookie of the year, crashed into the boards chasing the puck on the forecheck, and was carried into the dressing room in the last game against the Blues. Replays looked like he broke his knee or something; Horrible and ugly twisty thing. He's listed as day-to-day, and he's young, so maybe he'll be back. We need him!

-K

I'm not sure he's a lock for ROTY. Skinner from Carolina could also win(Hall may have had a chance before getting a season-ending injury).

Some Montreal fans(thankfully the majority of Montreal fans don't think this) seem to think that PK Subban will win it all. I don't see that happening to be honest.

I would like James Reimer to win it, but I don't think he will(or if he even played enough games to be eligible).

[shadows]

Originally Posted by dauls

Shutout #115 for Brodeur -- it's made easier when he only needs to save 13 shots.



Damn Buffalo with an OT loss today, following on from their 8-2 thrashing of Atlanta last night.

Unfortunately for us, the Rangers and Sabres have found a bit of good form this month.

...ten games left and only 7pts behind 8th in the East.

Yep. Buffalo and the Rangers picked a lousy time to go on a hot streak. Carolina won tonight as well, but I am not too worried about them.

The Devils lost tonight and I honestly think that pretty much cooked their goose. They are now 9 points behind Buffalo for 8th spot(with 9 games left). Toronto still has a (very) slim chance by winning tonight, and they remain 5 points behind Buffalo(the Buffalo/Toronto game on the 29th could be make or break, depending on how they do beforehand!).