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nuxfan
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 Posted - 05/04/2011 : 09:48:47
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Poll Question:
During the VAN/NSH game last night, before there was a goal, the announcers were suggesting that Kesler had been the "best player without a goal" in the playoffs. Kesler now has a goal, but that got me wondering about the rest...
What goal-less player has been the best in the 2011 playoffs?
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 10:43:20
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I would add Kris Versteeg to that list, he has 5 assists, no goals, and has been playing great, creating lots of chances and is a +3 despite getting beat the last two games.
I voted for Boyle though. I also expect him to break through with a goal, probably on the pp, very soon - maybe tonight  He is my ace in the hole in the big money pool I am in, no one else has him and if I am to win, he will need to start piling up those points.
I like choosing great pp defencemen on teams that may go far and have a very good power play - d-men generally end up in the top twenty in the playoffs I have found, where in the regular season, there is rarely a top 20 guy to break through these days. Tighter games, and the % of goals coming on the pp are greater, boosting their numbers (from my rough calculations).
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nuxfan
PickupHockey All-Star
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 10:45:57
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doh! - I am keeping the poll to players still playing, and when I saw his name for some reason I thought CHI and went past him... old habits die hard I guess. Yes, he'd be a reasonable addition as well  |
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nuxfan
PickupHockey All-Star
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 10:48:04
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| I chose Lucic myself - that line of Horton/Lucic/Krejci has been great for BOS, and how the others can be having such success (8 goals total for the others) while Lucic has no goals is puzzling. He's due. |
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Sensfan101
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 12:27:25
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Definately not Backstrom he's been awful. I think Johanssen should get his spot on the top line.
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ryan93
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 13:12:26
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Yeah i don't know what's wrong with Backstrom. As i said prior to this series, Backstrom was virtually invisible against the Rangers in the opening round. I've watched 2 of the 3 TB/WAS games, and he put in brutual performances in each. The effort simply hasn't been there, and he looks disengaged.
He had a rather subpar regular season as well...i'm sure the Caps were expecting much more on the heels of the big 10 year $67 million deal he signed last summer. Alex Semin has been very inconsistent in the playoffs as well . If i'm the Caps, unless he's willing to take a drastic paycut, i'd let him walk as a UFA this summer. |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 13:40:39
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Another "tricky" question. IMO, Henrik is the "best" player on that list, having won the Art Ross and Hart last year and therefore HE is the best player without a goal.
To me, it's far more surprising that Lucic hasn't scored though, seeing as it's more his game than Hank the passer's. |
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doublechamp7
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 14:14:18
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Originally posted by ryan93
Alex Semin has been very inconsistent in the playoffs as well . If i'm the Caps, unless he's willing to take a drastic paycut, i'd let him walk as a UFA this summer.
He signed a 1 year extension earlier this year
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ryan93
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 16:04:44
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| Yes he did, 1 year @ $6.7 million. Guess he's not going anywhere then! |
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nuxfan
PickupHockey All-Star
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 16:06:25
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Another "tricky" question. IMO, Henrik is the "best" player on that list, having won the Art Ross and Hart last year and therefore HE is the best player without a goal.
Alex, I thought I was being clear, sorry - the player that has played the best *in the 2011 playoffs*, but has not scored a goal. Regular season play does not factor in - which is why I didn't choose Hank. |
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Alex116
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 16:28:57
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quote:
Originally posted by nuxfan
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Another "tricky" question. IMO, Henrik is the "best" player on that list, having won the Art Ross and Hart last year and therefore HE is the best player without a goal.
Alex, I thought I was being clear, sorry - the player that has played the best *in the 2011 playoffs*, but has not scored a goal. Regular season play does not factor in - which is why I didn't choose Hank.
Well, no way Hank should be leading then, that's for sure, as he hasn't played very well as compared to what's expected of him. I haven't seen enough of Backstrom, but have heard he's been terrible. Boyle, i know has played fairly good all around. Lucic, seems he just can't buy one? All these guys i find surprising that they haven't done a whole lot? I have Chara in a pool and he's done squat!
I guess i'd take Boyle.
ETA....i checked the stats on the games tonight (still at work) immediately after posting this, and wouldn't ya know it, Chara has a goal. |
Edited by - Alex116 on 05/04/2011 16:30:39 |
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 16:38:29
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Seventy7Fifty2
Top Prospect
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 18:11:38
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| Best player without a goal yet this playoff season is Pekka Rinne. |
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nuxfan
PickupHockey All-Star
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Posted - 05/04/2011 : 22:09:11
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Chara and Boyle both scored tonight...not many left suddenly.
7752 - probably you are right, however the poll was limited to players that are supposed to score. However, it would not surprise me if Rinne did score a goal this postseason, he's done everything else already... |
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