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October 31st, 2009

Scoring Chances: G14 Oilers at Bruins, Oct 31st

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20180

Team Period Time Note EDM Opponent  
EDM 1 14:51 89 5 12 13 35 37 89 21 22 27 40 48 61 5v5
BOS 1 10:42 18 34 35 43 46 49 6 20 26 40 48 60 5v5
EDM 1 8:41 49 19 22 35 43 49 67 16 21 28 40 45 46 5v5
BOS 1 8:06 12 13 35 43 49 67 6 22 27 28 40 48 5v5
BOS 1 2:46 10 27 35 41 77 83 33 37 40 53 63 73 5v5
BOS 1 1:22 19 22 35 43 49 67 16 21 28 40 46 48 5v5
EDM 2 18:02 12 12 13 35 43 49 89 6 16 28 40 46 48 5v5
BOS 2 16:29 PP 19 22 35 41 77 16 33 37 40 53 73 4v5
BOS 2 15:36 PP 5 13 18 35 37 6 21 26 28 40 46 4v5
BOS 2 14:58 5 13 18 35 37 49 22 27 33 40 53 61 5v5
BOS 2 12:53 5 12 13 35 37 89 21 37 40 48 63 73 5v5
BOS 2 12:02 18 34 35 41 46 77 16 21 28 40 45 46 5v5
BOS 2 10:53 10 27 35 43 49 83 22 27 33 40 53 61 5v5
BOS 2 10:40 10 27 35 43 49 83 22 27 33 40 53 61 5v5
BOS 2 7:14 10 27 35 43 49 83 20 21 26 33 40 60 5v5
BOS 2 6:30 5 10 27 35 37 83 33 37 40 53 63 73 5v5
BOS 2 5:56 5 10 27 35 37 83 33 37 40 53 63 73 5v5
BOS 2 5:09 19 22 35 41 67 77 6 16 28 40 46 48 5v5
EDM 2 5:00 19 19 22 35 41 67 77 6 16 28 40 46 48 5v5
EDM 2 4:32 89 12 13 35 43 49 89 16 21 27 28 40 45 5v5
EDM 2 2:01 77 13 19 35 41 67 77 21 37 40 48 63 73 5v5
EDM 2 1:08 83 post 5 10 27 35 37 83 27 33 37 40 53 61 5v5
BOS 2 0:08 5 19 27 35 37 67 6 20 21 26 40 60 5v5
BOS 2 0:02 5 19 27 35 37 67 6 20 21 26 40 60 5v5
BOS 3 18:24 19 22 35 41 67 77 6 16 28 40 46 48 5v5
BOS 3 17:13 Goal 18 34 35 43 46 49 20 21 26 40 45 60 5v5
EDM 3 16:20 10 10 22 35 41 77 83 6 22 27 40 48 61 5v5
EDM 3 15:51 22 10 22 35 41 77 83 21 37 40 45 63 73 5v5
BOS 3 14:00 12 13 35 41 77 89 6 22 26 27 40 48 5v5
BOS 3 12:58 Goal 5 10 22 35 37 83 20 21 26 40 45 60 5v5
BOS 3 11:54 5 12 13 35 37 89 6 28 37 40 48 63 5v5
BOS 3 10:44 5 18 34 35 37 46 21 22 27 40 48 61 5v5
BOS 3 1:53 5 19 35 43 89 16 33 37 40 53 73 4v5
EDM 3 1:32 27 10 12 27 35 37 77 16 21 33 37 40 73 5v5
EDM 3 0:49 67 10 27 37 67 77 83 27 33 37 40 46 53 5v5
# Player EV PP SH
5 L. SMID 19:41 2 9 0:00 0 0 2:29 0 2
10 S. HORCOFF 16:11 5 7 2:22 0 0 0:25 0 0
12 R. NILSSON 13:23 4 4 0:39 0 0 0:00 0 0
13 A. COGLIANO 14:52 4 5 0:00 0 0 0:50 0 1
18 E. MOREAU 9:19 0 5 0:00 0 0 0:50 0 1
19 P. O’SULLIVAN 15:14 3 5 2:39 0 0 1:54 0 2
22 J. JACQUES 12:51 4 4 0:00 0 0 0:45 0 1
27 D. PENNER 16:42 3 8 2:30 0 0 0:25 0 0
34 F. PISANI 8:08 0 4 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
35 N. KHABIBULIN 52:44 10 21 3:09 0 0 3:09 0 3
37 D. GREBESHKOV 20:34 4 9 2:39 0 0 1:26 0 1
41 T. CHORNEY 18:15 4 5 0:30 0 0 0:45 0 1
43 J. STRUDWICK 14:11 3 7 0:00 0 0 0:58 0 1
46 Z. STORTINI 7:57 0 4 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
49 T. PECKHAM 15:02 3 8 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
67 G. BRULE 18:14 4 6 0:30 0 0 0:00 0 0
77 T. GILBERT 20:04 6 5 0:30 0 0 0:40 0 1
83 A. HEMSKY 15:48 4 7 2:39 0 0 0:00 0 0
89 S. GAGNER 12:11 3 3 0:47 0 0 1:09 0 1
Period Totals EV PP 5v3 PP SH 5v3 SH
1 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 5 13 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 4 7 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 11 24 11 21 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
October 30th, 2009

Scoring Chances: G12 Avalance at Oilers, Oct 27th

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20153

Team Period Time Note EDM Opponent
COL 1 19:35 Goal 5 10 19 35 71 91 8 22 23 26 27 41 5v5
EDM 1 18:51 89 27 35 37 77 83 89 10 22 25 37 41 54 5v5
EDM 1 18:20 12 12 22 35 41 43 67 5 25 37 41 44 54 5v5
EDM 1 17:24 5 5 10 27 35 71 10 23 26 41 52 4v4
COL 1 17:04 PP 19 35 37 77 5 23 26 27 41 3v4
COL 1 15:55 PP 10 35 41 43 5 23 26 27 41 3v4
COL 1 15:52 PP 19 35 37 77 5 23 26 27 41 3v4
COL 1 11:22 10 19 35 41 43 91 9 22 27 39 40 41 5v5
COL 1 6:23 12 22 35 43 67 71 5 18 28 41 44 45 5v5
COL 1 5:40 12 22 35 41 43 67 9 10 39 40 41 52 5v5
COL 1 4:41 27 35 37 77 83 89 8 22 23 26 27 41 5v5
EDM 1 3:02 12 12 22 35 37 41 67 5 18 25 39 41 44 5v5
COL 2 17:32 PP 10 27 35 37 77 9 23 26 27 41 54 4v5
EDM 2 15:44 10 5 10 19 35 71 91 9 10 39 40 41 52 5v5
EDM 2 14:41 27 27 35 37 77 83 89 8 22 23 26 27 41 5v5
COL 2 10:57 5 27 35 71 83 89 22 25 27 37 41 54 5v5
COL 2 9:22 13 18 35 41 43 46 8 10 23 26 41 52 5v5
EDM 2 8:30 22 12 22 35 37 67 77 5 18 28 41 44 45 5v5
EDM 2 8:05 67 12 22 35 37 67 77 5 18 22 39 41 45 5v5
EDM 2 7:39 27 PP 19 27 35 71 83 89 5 37 39 41 52 5v4
EDM 2 6:29 PP 91 10 19 35 46 77 91 22 27 37 39 41 5v4
EDM 2 6:28 PP 91 10 19 35 46 77 91 22 27 37 39 41 5v4
EDM 2 5:57 PP 27 19 27 35 71 83 89 5 26 41 45 52 5v4
COL 2 2:33 5 13 18 35 46 77 22 37 41 45 52 54 5v5
COL 2 0:32 10 19 35 41 43 91 8 10 23 26 41 52 5v5
EDM 3 15:47 41 10 19 35 37 41 91 22 25 37 39 41 52 5v5
COL 3 14:13 5 13 18 35 46 71 18 27 37 41 44 45 5v5
COL 3 11:50 10 19 35 37 77 91 9 10 25 39 41 52 5v5
COL 3 11:48 10 19 35 37 77 91 9 10 25 39 41 52 5v5
COL 3 10:26 Goal 12 22 35 37 41 67 5 8 23 26 41 44 5v5
EDM 3 8:45 10 19 35 37 77 91 8 22 23 26 27 41 5v5
COL 3 7:11 27 35 37 77 83 89 8 22 23 26 27 41 5v5
EDM 3 5:06 19 5 10 19 35 37 91 8 10 23 26 27 41 5v5
EDM 3 4:46 77 10 19 35 37 77 91 8 22 23 26 27 41 5v5
COL 3 2:44 10 35 37 77 83 22 27 37 41 54 4v4
EDM 3 1:57 12 5 12 19 41 91 8 10 26 41 52 4v4
# Player EV PP SH
5 L. SMID 19:11 4 4 0:00 0 0 0:36 0 0
10 S. HORCOFF 13:27 6 6 2:15 2 0 2:03 0 2
12 R. NILSSON 12:07 5 3 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
13 A. COGLIANO 9:48 0 3 0:00 0 0 0:36 0 0
18 E. MOREAU 10:51 0 3 0:00 0 0 0:36 0 0
19 P. O’SULLIVAN 12:42 6 5 2:29 4 0 2:05 0 2
22 J. JACQUES 12:34 4 3 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
27 D. PENNER 14:40 3 3 2:25 2 0 0:51 0 1
35 N. KHABIBULIN 50:15 12 15 4:39 4 0 4:00 0 4
37 D. GREBESHKOV 17:49 9 6 1:42 0 0 2:45 0 3
41 T. CHORNEY 15:50 4 5 0:09 0 0 0:39 0 1
43 J. STRUDWICK 17:14 1 5 0:00 0 0 1:15 0 1
46 Z. STORTINI 11:01 0 3 2:15 2 0 0:18 0 0
67 G. BRULE 13:35 4 3 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
71 L. VISNOVSKY 14:04 2 4 1:42 2 0 0:00 0 0
77 T. GILBERT 18:11 6 6 3:18 2 0 2:45 0 3
83 A. HEMSKY 13:30 2 4 2:40 2 0 0:00 0 0
89 S. GAGNER 14:50 2 3 2:25 2 0 0:00 0 0
91 M. COMRIE 12:16 6 5 2:01 2 0 0:00 0 0
Period Totals EV PP 5v3 PP SH 5v3 SH
1 4 8 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2 8 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 5 6 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 17 19 13 15 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
October 30th, 2009

Lows of -4 and snow on Monday?

Fall weather in Croatia is alright for Canadians.

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October 25th, 2009

Scoring Chances: G11 Oilers at Canucks, Oct 25th

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20147

Team Period Time Note EDM Opponent  
EDM 1 18:48 83 27 37 38 77 83 89 1 8 17 21 23 40 5v5
VAN 1 18:08 12 13 18 38 41 49 1 25 26 27 33 55 5v5
VAN 1 15:46 PP 13 27 38 41 43 1 5 17 21 23 40 4v5
EDM 1 11:49 PP 19 10 19 27 38 71 83 1 14 17 23 5v3
EDM 1 11:48 PP 10 10 19 27 38 71 83 1 14 17 23 5v3
EDM 1 11:21 PP 27 10 19 27 38 71 83 1 14 17 23 5v3
EDM 1 10:52 PP 19 10 19 27 38 71 83 1 10 17 23 5v3
EDM 1 6:56 10 10 19 22 37 38 77 1 3 5 10 15 24 5v5
VAN 1 5:59 37 38 41 46 49 67 1 18 23 25 49 55 5v5
VAN 1 5:06 10 19 22 37 38 77 1 3 5 25 26 33 5v5
VAN 1 2:09 Goal PP 10 18 38 41 43 1 5 17 21 23 40 4v5
VAN 1 1:44 5 12 13 38 67 71 1 25 26 27 33 55 5v5
VAN 1 0:02 19 27 38 43 71 89 1 8 17 21 23 40 5v5
VAN 2 18:47 27 37 38 77 83 89 1 8 17 21 23 40 5v5
VAN 2 17:06 5 10 12 38 49 71 1 8 10 15 21 23 5v5
VAN 2 16:38 5 10 12 38 49 71 1 3 5 14 18 49 5v5
VAN 2 13:17 10 37 38 77 83 1 3 8 26 33 4v4
VAN 2 12:35 PP 27 37 38 43 67 1 5 17 21 23 40 4v5
VAN 2 12:10 5 27 38 46 67 71 1 5 17 21 23 40 5v5
EDM 2 11:18 19 10 19 22 37 38 49 1 3 5 10 15 24 5v5
VAN 2 10:39 Goal 10 19 22 37 38 49 1 3 5 24 26 33 5v5
VAN 2 8:22 10 27 37 38 77 1 3 25 26 27 33 4v5
EDM 2 1:21 PP 83 19 27 38 71 83 89 1 5 8 10 14 5v4
VAN 3 15:38 27 37 38 46 77 89 1 3 8 17 21 40 5v5
EDM 3 12:33 PP 19 19 27 38 77 83 89 1 3 5 14 18 5v4
EDM 3 11:32 PP 46 10 37 38 41 46 67 1 8 26 33 55 5v4
EDM 3 10:59 PP 83 19 27 38 71 83 89 1 8 10 23 49 5v4
VAN 3 8:18 12 18 27 37 38 41 1 3 8 14 18 49 5v5
VAN 3 5:19 5 27 38 71 83 89 1 8 14 18 23 49 5v5
EDM 3 5:51 89 13 18 19 38 41 71 1 3 5 25 26 33 5v5
EDM 3 4:48 89 5 27 38 71 83 89 1 8 14 18 23 49 5v5
VAN 3 3:36 10 22 37 38 67 77 1 5 10 21 27 40 5v5
VAN 3 3:20 12 13 18 38 41 71 1 10 26 27 33 55 5v5
EDM 3 0:56 27 27 37 38 71 83 89 1 5 10 23 26 33 5v5
EDM 3 0:40 27 10 19 27 77 83 89 1 5 10 23 26 33 5v5
# Player EV PP SH
5 L. SMID 18:03 1 5 0:00 0 0 1:39 0 0
10 S. HORCOFF 14:23 3 6 4:10 1 0 2:20 0 2
12 R. NILSSON 11:23 0 6 0:28 0 0 0:00 0 0
13 A. COGLIANO 10:32 1 3 2:07 0 0 1:41 0 1
18 E. MOREAU 10:51 1 3 0:09 0 0 1:22 0 1
19 P. O’SULLIVAN 11:32 4 3 5:01 3 0 1:08 0 0
22 J. JACQUES 12:28 2 3 0:00 0 0 0:37 0 0
27 D. PENNER 13:07 4 6 3:23 3 0 3:00 0 3
37 D. GREBESHKOV 17:27 4 8 3:07 1 0 2:24 0 2
38 J. DROUIN-DESLAURIERS 44:17 6 16 7:54 4 0 5:20 0 4
41 T. CHORNEY 9:47 1 4 0:30 1 0 2:03 0 2
43 J. STRUDWICK 6:46 0 1 0:00 0 0 3:17 0 3
46 Z. STORTINI 8:43 0 3 4:48 1 0 0:00 0 0
49 T. PECKHAM 8:17 1 5 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
67 G. BRULE 11:26 0 4 1:19 1 0 0:42 0 1
71 L. VISNOVSKY 19:03 3 7 2:47 2 0 0:10 0 0
77 T. GILBERT 15:00 3 5 4:34 1 0 0:54 0 1
83 A. HEMSKY 12:11 4 3 3:53 3 0 0:03 0 0
89 S. GAGNER 14:50 4 4 3:14 3 0 0:00 0 0
Period Totals EV PP 5v3 PP SH 5v3 SH
1 6 7 2 5 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0
2 2 8 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 7 5 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 15 20 7 16 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 0
October 24th, 2009

Scoring Chances: G10 Oilers at Flames, Oct 24th

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20143

Team Period Time Note EDM Opponent  
EDM 1 17:49 PP 27 19 27 35 71 83 89 6 16 20 34 44 5v4
EDM 1 17:35 Goal PP 71 19 27 35 71 83 89 6 16 20 34 44 5v4
CGY 1 14:36 10 18 19 35 41 49 4 6 21 23 25 34 5v5
EDM 1 11:25 19 10 18 19 35 49 71 4 6 12 15 24 34 5v5
EDM 1 9:11 PP 19 19 27 35 71 83 89 4 23 24 28 34 5v4
CGY 1 8:06 SH Goal 10 12 35 37 46 77 5 6 17 22 34 5v4
CGY 1 7:16 27 35 43 49 83 89 4 6 12 20 24 34 5v5
EDM 1 6:40 27 5 27 35 71 83 89 4 6 11 21 25 34 5v5
CGY 1 3:16 10 18 19 35 41 43 4 6 11 21 25 34 5v5
CGY 2 16:17 5 27 35 49 83 89 3 15 17 22 28 34 5v5
CGY 2 16:07 Goal 5 27 35 49 83 89 3 15 17 22 28 34 5v5
CGY 2 15:34 12 18 35 37 46 77 5 10 16 23 34 44 5v5
CGY 2 15:33 12 18 35 37 46 77 5 10 16 23 34 44 5v5
CGY 2 15:31 Goal 12 18 35 37 46 77 5 10 16 23 34 44 5v5
CGY 2 15:08 5 10 19 22 35 71 4 6 12 20 24 34 5v5
CGY 2 14:04 27 35 41 43 83 89 3 21 23 25 28 34 5v5
EDM 2 12:14 71 5 27 35 71 83 89 3 15 17 22 28 34 5v5
EDM 2 11:10 43 12 13 18 35 41 43 4 6 12 20 24 34 5v5
CGY 2 9:37 PP Goal 5 10 27 35 41 3 4 12 21 25 34 4v5
CGY 2 7:53 5 27 35 71 83 89 3 12 15 17 22 28 5v5
CGY 2 7:45 5 27 35 71 83 89 3 12 15 17 22 28 5v5
CGY 2 7:44 5 27 35 71 83 89 3 12 15 17 22 28 5v5
CGY 2 6:40 PP 13 18 35 37 77 5 15 16 22 28 34 4v5
CGY 2 6:19 PP 10 27 35 41 43 3 4 12 21 25 34 4v5
EDM 2 2:20 22 Post 5 10 12 22 35 71 5 11 21 25 34 44 5v5
CGY 2 2:06 SH 19 27 35 71 83 89 4 17 22 28 34 5v4
EDM 2 1:25 PP Goal 27 19 27 35 71 83 89 4 20 24 28 34 5v4
EDM 3 19:16 PP 19 19 27 35 71 83 89 4 24 28 34 5v3
EDM 3 18:11 PP 10 Post 10 12 35 37 46 77 3 4 17 22 34 5v4
EDM 3 17:59 PP 77 10 12 35 37 46 77 3 4 17 22 34 5v4
CGY 3 17:09 SH 19 35 46 71 83 89 3 4 11 16 34 5v4
EDM 3 15:17 41` 27 35 37 41 89 3 6 12 21 34 4v4
EDM 3 12:30 83 27 35 37 77 83 89 3 15 17 22 28 34 5v5
EDM 3 11:41 19 5 10 18 19 35 71 4 6 11 12 21 34 5v5
EDM 3 11:40 19 5 10 18 19 35 71 4 6 11 12 21 34 5v5
CGY 3 9:02 PP 13 18 35 41 43 3 4 12 20 21 34 4v5
CGY 3 7:33 PP Goal 13 18 35 41 43 5 15 17 22 28 34 4v5
CGY 3 6:21 10 18 19 35 37 77 4 6 12 20 24 34 5v5
EDM 3 4:51 71 Post 5 27 35 71 83 89 3 15 17 22 28 34 5v5
# Player EV PP SH
5 L. SMID 15:49 6 6 0:26 0 0 1:33 0 1
10 S. HORCOFF 13:51 4 4 4:19 2 1 2:11 0 2
12 R. NILSSON 11:42 2 3 4:36 2 1 0:00 0 0
13 A. COGLIANO 13:53 1 0 0:30 0 0 1:58 0 3
18 E. MOREAU 13:35 4 6 0:26 0 0 2:08 0 3
19 P. O’SULLIVAN 13:46 3 4 6:01 4 2 1:19 0 0
22 J. JACQUES 10:01 1 1 0:15 0 0 0:40 0 0
27 D. PENNER 13:24 5 7 4:29 4 1 1:22 0 2
33 S. MACINTYRE 0:51 0 0 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
35 N. KHABIBULIN 43:56 10 14 10:21 6 3 4:49 0 5
37 D. GREBESHKOV 13:23 2 4 4:04 2 1 1:08 0 1
41 T. CHORNEY 11:57 2 3 0:15 0 0 3:41 0 4
43 J. STRUDWICK 11:11 1 3 0:15 0 0 2:48 0 3
46 Z. STORTINI 11:11 0 3 5:17 2 2 0:00 0 0
49 T. PECKHAM 11:18 1 4 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
71 L. VISNOVSKY 16:18 7 4 6:14 4 2 0:00 0 0
77 T. GILBERT 9:07 1 4 3:52 2 1 0:28 0 1
83 A. HEMSKY 12:03 4 7 5:04 4 2 0:00 0 0
89 S. GAGNER 14:35 5 7 5:27 4 2 0:00 0 0
Period Totals EV PP 5v3 PP SH 5v3 SH
1 5 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 4 14 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
3 8 4 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 17 22 10 14 6 3 1 0 0 5 0 0
October 24th, 2009

Irrational Exuberance

From Lowetide’s HFesque 6-2-1 revelry thread:

The team must have a great locker-room right now given a) the wins and b) how well they’re compensating for each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Some stats might be unsustainable, but honestly, those can be compensated for as well.

Me? I look at the last 9 games and rather than seeing unsustainable numbers or a weak schedule I see proof that it’s at least possible for the team to play and/or win at this level. They might fail miserably, or they might take the div/cup, but at this point they’ve at least shown that they *can* hit that top end, and frankly, that’s all I care about.

The Oilers have been outshot 300-226 to date. I’ve had my head buried in other matters, but about all you can take from the results to date is that any team can get results in a short period. You can get a quick and dirty feel for this by just adding up a team’s save percentage and shooting percentage for a given span of games. The Bruins led the league in shooting percentage and save percentage last year; they added up to 103.4%. The Oilers are currently at 107.3%. I haven’t seen enough games to really have any opinions about what’s going on but you don’t make the playoffs like this. The shooting rates will presumably get closer over time; 300-226 is horrific, but it’ll take a lot to make up for the percentages falling back to earth. Gabe Desjardins has a fine post along the same lines here.

The record’s all fine and well and the Oilers are close enough that the bounces are probably going to be the difference between making and missing the playoffs, so this may well prove to be an important stretch, but anyone advancing an argument that this has anything to do with the coaching change is effectively arguing that the coaching change is driving the shooting percentage to a ridiculous level. It just does not work this way. At this stage of the year, the points matter but as far as telling us something about the team, the shots ratio is probably the most relevant indicator and it’s not good.

October 22nd, 2009

Scoring Chances: G9 Blue Jackets at Oilers, Oct 22nd

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20124

Team Period Time Note EDM Opponent  
EDM 1 19:02 Goal 89 5 27 35 71 83 89 3 16 20 32 61 97 5v5
EDM 1 16:48 22 12 13 22 35 41 43 3 15 25 26 32 97 5v5
CBJ 1 11:36 12 13 22 35 41 43 3 10 12 25 26 32 5v5
EDM 1 9:41 19 10 19 35 37 77 91 3 12 14 28 32 97 5v5
CBJ 1 7:02 5 12 13 22 35 41 10 15 25 26 32 36 5v5
EDM 1 6:25 19 10 19 35 37 77 91 3 18 32 50 93 97 5v5
CBJ 1 5:47 5 27 35 71 83 89 6 14 16 32 51 61 5v5
CBJ 1 3:59 10 19 35 37 77 91 10 20 32 36 50 93 5v5
CBJ 1 3:58 Goal 10 19 35 37 77 91 3 20 32 50 93 97 5v5
EDM 1 2:44 PP 83 19 27 35 71 83 89 3 18 26 32 97 5v4
EDM 1 1:45 13 12 13 35 37 77 10 32 50 51 61 4v4
CBJ 1 0:24 PP Goal 13 19 35 37 77 6 14 16 18 32 61 4v5
CBJ 2 17:55 Goal 5 19 35 37 71 91 3 15 20 32 36 93 5v5
CBJ 2 17:21 12 13 22 35 41 43 6 15 25 26 32 51 5v5
EDM 2 16:26 71 Post 5 18 33 35 71 89 3 12 14 32 61 97 5v5
CBJ 2 12:09 PP 13 19 35 41 43 10 14 16 32 50 93 4v5
CBJ 2 9:54 PP 18 19 35 41 43 10 14 16 20 32 50 4v5
EDM 2 9:27 27 5 27 35 37 71 89 10 14 16 32 50 93 5v5
EDM 2 9:26 27 5 27 35 37 71 89 10 14 16 32 50 93 5v5
CBJ 2 8:08 Goal 12 22 35 43 71 89 3 15 25 26 32 97 5v5
EDM 2 7:51 Goal 27 27 35 37 77 83 89 6 16 18 32 51 61 5v5
EDM 2 5:38 PP 27 19 27 35 71 83 89 3 32 50 61 97 5v4
EDM 2 3:24 18 13 18 35 41 43 46 3 15 25 26 32 97 5v5
EDM 2 3:08 PP 89 19 27 35 71 83 89 3 18 26 32 97 5v4
EDM 2 2:52 PP 27 19 27 35 71 83 89 3 18 26 32 97 5v4
EDM 2 1:05 Goal PP 83 19 27 35 71 83 89 25 26 32 51 97 5v4
CBJ 2 0:43 13 18 35 41 43 46 6 10 20 32 50 93 5v5
EDM 3 18:34 27 27 35 37 77 83 89 3 20 32 50 93 97 5v5
CBJ 3 18:16 5 18 35 77 83 89 3 16 20 32 61 97 5v5
EDM 3 17:29 19 5 10 18 19 35 71 10 16 18 32 36 61 5v5
EDM 3 16:00 27 27 35 37 77 83 89 3 15 20 26 32 97 5v5
EDM 3 14:16 PP 19 19 27 35 71 83 89 3 32 50 61 97 5v4
EDM 3 13:56 Goal PP 27 19 27 35 71 83 89 32 36 50 51 61 5v4
EDM 3 9:17 Goal 71 5 13 27 35 71 83 3 16 18 32 61 97 5v5
CBJ 3 8:58 10 18 19 35 37 77 6 20 32 50 51 93 5v5
CBJ 3 5:47 PP 5 10 27 35 37 6 18 20 32 51 61 4v5
CBJ 3 4:36 PP 5 19 22 35 37 10 16 32 50 61 93 4v5
CBJ 3 4:23 PP 10 27 35 41 43 6 18 20 32 51 61 4v5
CBJ 3 4:06 5 10 27 35 37 6 18 20 32 51 61 4v5
CBJ 3 4:05 5 10 27 35 37 6 18 20 32 51 61 4v5
CBJ 3 4:40 5 19 22 35 37 10 16 32 50 61 93 4v5
EDM 3 2:29 PP 12 10 12 35 37 71 83 3 18 32 61 97 5v4
# Player EV PP SH
5 L. SMID 12:43 6 4 1:24 0 0 2:29 0 5
10 S. HORCOFF 13:03 3 3 3:46 1 0 2:49 0 4
12 R. NILSSON 13:32 2 4 3:46 1 0 0:00 0 0
13 A. COGLIANO 14:28 4 4 0:00 0 0 2:40 0 2
18 E. MOREAU 10:14 3 3 0:04 0 0 2:01 0 1
19 P. O’SULLIVAN 11:59 3 4 5:35 7 0 2:35 0 5
22 J. JACQUES 12:11 1 4 0:00 0 0 0:27 0 2
27 D. PENNER 10:55 7 1 4:39 7 0 2:23 0 4
33 S. MACINTYRE 2:44 1 0 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
35 N. KHABIBULIN 43:48 14 11 9:13 8 0 6:34 0 9
37 D. GREBESHKOV 17:38 8 4 3:36 1 0 2:41 0 6
41 T. CHORNEY 14:27 2 4 0:00 0 0 3:48 0 3
43 J. STRUDWICK 14:14 2 4 0:00 0 0 3:48 0 3
46 Z. STORTINI 4:02 1 1 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
71 L. VISNOVSKY 12:46 6 3 6:20 8 0 0:05 0 0
77 T. GILBERT 16:06 6 4 3:19 0 0 0:17 0 1
83 A. HEMSKY 12:44 5 2 5:51 8 0 0:00 0 0
89 S. GAGNER 13:31 7 3 5:32 7 0 0:13 0 0
91 M. COMRIE 8:46 2 3 2:43 0 0 0:00 0 0
Period Totals EV PP 5v3 PP SH 5v3 SH
1 6 6 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 9 6 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 7 8 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 20 14 11 8 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
October 22nd, 2009

Gone Travellin’

After an absolutely horrendous four weeks, I’m about to get on a plane for Europe for two weeks. Hockey season starts when I return, as far as I’m concerned. Thanks for the kind invites to grab a drink while I was in Kitchener - I saw them and would have taken advantage if the opportunity had presented itself. There’s some small chance I’ll be back in town down the road; if so, we’ll get together.

Gabe Desjardins has a fine post up at his new blog about the story dealing with discrimination against French players. He seems to have gathered some data in support of my gut reaction - that it’s a real phenomenon amongst players who aren’t stars. Whether it’s overt discrimination, as opposed to the natural tendency to fill non-star roles in the workplace with people who you think won’t cause you any problems, and whether anything should be done about it continue to be open questions, as far as I’m concerned.

October 19th, 2009

Scoring Chances: G8 Canucks at Oilers, Oct 19th

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20108

Team Period Time Note EDM Opponent  
VAN 1 19:38 19 27 35 37 77 89 1 3 17 21 40 55 5v5
EDM 1 18:30 12 10 12 22 35 41 43 1 8 23 26 33 49 5v5
VAN 1 14:31 10 22 35 37 77 83 1 3 8 17 21 40 5v5
VAN 1 14:17 10 22 35 37 77 83 1 3 8 17 21 40 5v5
VAN 1 13:28 Goal 10 12 32 35 37 77 1 18 23 42 49 55 5v5
VAN 1 12:11 5 19 27 35 71 89 1 5 14 26 29 33 5v5
EDM 1 10:48 18 13 18 35 37 46 77 1 18 23 42 49 55 5v5
EDM 1 9:08 PP 19 10 19 35 37 83 91 1 3 8 17 21 5v4
EDM 1 7:16 27 12 27 35 71 77 89 1 5 14 17 26 55 5v5
VAN 1 5:10 19 27 35 71 77 89 1 3 8 14 26 33 5v5
EDM 1 4:52 77 10 22 35 37 77 83 1 3 8 14 26 33 5v5
EDM 1 3:58 19 5 18 19 35 71 91 1 10 15 23 37 55 5v5
VAN 1 1:38 5 18 19 35 41 91 1 3 8 18 21 33 5v5
VAN 1 1:03 12 13 35 37 46 77 1 8 10 21 29 49 5v5
EDM 1 0:03 71 22 35 43 71 83 89 1 3 8 17 18 21 5v5
EDM 2 19:34 Goal 19 19 27 35 37 77 89 1 3 17 21 40 55 5v5
EDM 2 16:34 89 5 19 27 35 71 89 1 3 15 17 37 55 5v5
VAN 2 13:53 13 18 35 41 43 1 3 14 18 26 33 4v5
EDM 2 12:51 83 19 22 35 43 77 83 1 3 8 14 18 33 5v5
EDM 2 8:58 13 13 18 35 43 46 71 1 3 17 21 26 55 5v5
VAN 2 7:28 19 27 35 41 43 89 1 5 18 29 42 49 5v5
VAN 2 5:14 10 22 35 37 41 83 1 8 14 23 26 33 5v5
VAN 2 3:53 PP 13 18 35 37 77 1 3 5 17 40 42 4v5
VAN 2 3:46 PP 13 18 35 37 77 1 3 5 17 40 42 4v5
VAN 2 1:58 5 12 19 35 71 91 1 8 15 29 37 42 5v5
VAN 2 0:53 27 35 41 43 83 89 1 3 17 21 40 55 5v5
EDM 2 0:17 83 crossbar 10 19 35 37 83 91 1 5 8 10 49 5v4
EDM 3 19:00 27 10 27 35 37 77 1 5 23 40 42 4v4
EDM 3 18:02 SH 13 13 18 35 43 77 1 5 17 23 40 42 4v5
VAN 3 17:10 5 19 35 71 89 91 1 3 8 14 26 49 5v5
VAN 3 14:00 13 27 35 37 77 89 1 3 14 26 33 55 5v5
EDM 3 10:12 71 5 19 27 35 71 89 1 5 10 15 29 37 5v5
VAN 3 9:47 5 19 27 35 71 89 1 8 17 21 23 40 5v5
EDM 3 9:28 22 5 19 22 35 77 89 1 8 17 21 23 40 5v5
EDM 3 9:27 Goal 89 5 19 22 35 77 89 1 8 17 21 23 40 5v5
VAN 3 6:05 5 13 18 35 71 83 1 14 18 23 33 55 5v5
EDM 3 5:28 91 13 35 37 46 77 91 1 8 18 23 42 49 5v5
VAN 3 2:01 19 22 35 41 43 89 1 3 17 21 23 40 5v5
VAN 3 1:42 5 10 27 35 71 83 1 5 14 23 26 33 5v5
VAN 3 0:25 13 18 19 35 37 77 3 5 14 18 33 40 5v5
# Player EV PP SH
5 L. SMID 19:05 5 7 0:00 0 0 1:10 0 0
10 S. HORCOFF 14:46 3 5 2:14 2 0 2:52 0 0
12 R. NILSSON 7:19 2 3 0:55 0 0 0:00 0 0
13 A. COGLIANO 13:50 3 4 0:00 0 0 2:49 1 3
18 E. MOREAU 15:02 3 3 0:00 0 0 2:43 1 3
19 P. O’SULLIVAN 15:18 7 10 2:06 2 0 1:20 0 0
22 J. JACQUES 12:43 6 4 0:00 0 0 1:14 0 0
27 D. PENNER 13:53 5 8 0:43 0 0 2:56 0 0
32 R. STONE 2:31 0 1 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
35 N. KHABIBULIN 50:06 15 19 2:57 2 0 6:57 1 3
37 D. GREBESHKOV 17:45 5 8 2:01 2 0 3:15 0 2
41 T. CHORNEY 11:51 1 5 0:00 0 0 2:43 0 1
43 J. STRUDWICK 13:33 4 3 0:00 0 0 2:36 1 1
46 Z. STORTINI 9:41 3 1 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
71 L. VISNOVSKY 21:02 6 7 0:51 0 0 0:00 0 0
77 T. GILBERT 16:56 9 8 0:56 0 0 4:10 1 2
83 A. HEMSKY 17:14 3 6 2:02 2 0 0:00 0 0
89 S. GAGNER 14:45 7 9 0:43 0 0 0:00 0 0
91 M. COMRIE 10:13 2 3 2:14 2 0 0:00 0 0
Period Totals EV PP 5v3 PP SH 5v3 SH
1 7 8 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 5 7 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
3 6 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 18 22 15 19 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
October 19th, 2009

“Discrimination is absolute against the frogs.”

There’s a fascinating story on the National Post’s website right now about a new book coming out in Quebec by a fellow by the name of Bob Sirois, called “Québec mis en échec.” It apparently deals with Sirois’ findings that the NHL systemically discriminates against Quebec hockey players. The National Post story I read about the book makes mention of the following findings:

*Francophone Quebecers were less likely to get drafted than anglophone Quebecers;

*Francophones are generally selected lower in the draft;

*10% of all NHL players were completely passed over in the draft but managed to break into the league; the rate among players from Quebec, 19%, is almost twice as high

*One in 334 anglophone midget players was drafted by the NHL compared with one in 618 francophones

*Of the 176 francophone Quebecers who played three or more seasons in the NHL, 42% won an NHL trophy or were named to the all-star team during their careers

*Discrimination is not uniform across the league. A few teams outside Quebec have been very open to drafting French-Canadians, usually because management had some connection to the province. Of the 763 francophones picked since 1970, nearly one-third went to the Canadiens, the defunct Quebec Nordiques, the Buffalo Sabres or the Philadelphia Flyers.

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