Comments on: The Hangover: Some Questions for the Offseason http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/ A cheerfully demented Washington Capitals site with a healthy fixation on Alex Ovechkin and his Russian bros. CRASH THE NET! Tue, 21 May 2013 08:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Peter Hassett http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28541 Peter Hassett Mon, 14 May 2012 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28541 I addressed Semin’s shooting % here: http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/14/the-hangover-playoffs-by-the-numbers/

]]> By: Matt Mendelsohn http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28529 Matt Mendelsohn Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28529 Well, the bet re Knuble leaving before Hunter is at least settled. :)

]]> By: Peter Hassett http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28508 Peter Hassett Mon, 14 May 2012 16:16:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28508 http://www.behindthenet.ca/2011/new_5_on_5.php?sort=10&section=goals&mingp=&mintoi=&team=WSH&pos=F

Worst possession relative to competition among players with more than 20 games played.

http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?ds=34&s=32&f1=2011_s&f2=5v5&f5=WSH&c=0+1+3+5+29+30+31+32+33+34#

Benefited from the best on-ice shooting % (i.e. luck) on the team.

]]> By: Peter Hassett http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28507 Peter Hassett Mon, 14 May 2012 16:11:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28507 Thanks for your thoughts. You KNOW I agree about MK22.

]]> By: Peter Hassett http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28506 Peter Hassett Mon, 14 May 2012 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28506 two-time vezina, one-time conn smythe
four-time all star
led league in GAA and SV% each twice
31 career shutouts (49th all time)
shutouts in a whole buncha game sevens
Lifetime .921 Sv% and 2.48 GAA

Playoffs .933 Sv% 2.07 GAA, 6 shutouts in 50 games

Tim Thomas is a future hall of famer.

And if you’re setting your watch to what Kuznetsov says, I genuinely worry for your sanity.

]]> By: Fletch McFletcher http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28481 Fletch McFletcher Mon, 14 May 2012 02:30:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28481 Great piece. But Tim Thomas is NOT a hall of fame goalie and Kuznetsov said he is not coming over.

]]> By: NHL Blog Beat – May 13, 2012. | Spectors Hockey http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28437 NHL Blog Beat – May 13, 2012. | Spectors Hockey Sun, 13 May 2012 20:19:15 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28437 [...] STRANGEST ONE OF ALL/THE HOCKEY WRITERS/RUSSIAN MACHINE NEVER BREAKS/PUCKHEAD’S THOUGHTS: Post-mortems, autopsies and eulogies for the 2011-12 Washington [...]

]]> By: Road worrier http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28474 Road worrier Sun, 13 May 2012 18:55:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28474 Caps need to stop the merry go round in goal. No TiVo. It’s Holtbeast with Neuvy backing him up. Or trade Neuvy and get a good 2nd line center. Maybe the Ducks can cough up one of their big guys and BB can have Neuvy again.

]]> By: Matt Mendelsohn http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28471 Matt Mendelsohn Sun, 13 May 2012 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28471 Couldn’t agree more. It seems the more he played well, the more he got benched….

]]> By: Ben Reed http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/12/the-hangover-some-questions-for-the-offseason/#comment-28465 Ben Reed Sun, 13 May 2012 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=34670#comment-28465 He has one goal in the second round in the playoffs in his career. One. He was a soft no-show in game 7.

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