Final Grade: Cody McLeod
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jun 23, 2011 7:00 AM MDT
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PrintThis report card is a joint effort by Cheryl, Sandie, Paul, A.J. and DDC. Stats courtesy of hockey-reference.com and NHL.com
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Final Grade: C-
Midseason Grade: C-
Last Year: C
Position: LW (70gp), RW (1gp)
Lines: 4th (50gp), 3rd (20gp), 2nd (1gp)
Vitals: 6'2" / 210 / 27 (on Sunday) / Shoots L
Drafted by: Undrafted
Joined Avalanche: Signed as a free agent, July 6, 2006
MHH Nicknames: Highlander, Cody Mac
Linemates:
C:
- Dupuis 40gp 4g 2a 6pt -2
- O'Reilly 14gp 1g 1a 2pt -1
- McClement 9gp 0g 0a 0pt -2
- Porter 4gp 0g 0a 0pt -1
- Duchene 1gp 0g 0a 0pt Even
- Galiardi 1gp 0g 0a 0pt Even
- Olver 1gp 0g 0a 0pt -2
RW:
- Koci 15gp 2g 0a 2pt -1
- Yip 15gp 1g 1a 2pt -6
- Winnik 13gp 0g 0a 0pt -2
- Mauldin 11gp 0g 1a 1pt -1
- Olver 3gp 1g 0a 1pt Even
- VDG 3gp 0g 1a 1pt Even
- Dupuis 1gp 0g 0a 0pt -1
- Stewart 1gp 0g 0a 0pt Even
Avs with McLeod in the lineup: 26-38-7 (.415pt%) 2.87 GF 3.56 GA
Ice Time:
- TTOI 9:46 (17th)
- EV 9:06 (17th)
- PK 0:29 (10th)
- PP 0:10 (16th)
Career Highlights: McLeod set a career high in penalty minutes with 189
Report: This is the last Report Card of the season, and coincidentally, it is the 39th entry in this series of reports. Cody Mac played 71 games this season and amassed 189 penalty minutes, which when averaged out leads to 2.66 penalty minutes a game. Most of his penalties were the results of fights. He had a whopping 14 fights this season, three misconducts, and one game misconduct. An interesting fact: Highlander had 5 goals this season, 2 of which were on the power play. Not bad for a guy who averages 10 seconds of power play time per game. McLeod has wavered between an enforcer and a agitator role but hasn't been able to find a niche with either.
Fun Fact: Although the Avalanche dressed 39 players - 12 in their first or second year - no player had a jersey number in the 60s or higher. Only one other team this year had that same distinction: the Devils.
The Cody McLeod Drinking Game: Drink when McLeod hits someone Drunk potential: High (tops among Avalanche forwards)
What We Said Last Year: It just seems like during the second half of the season, there were too many games where I just did not notice him. And for a pest, playing a quiet game is a cardinal sin.
2010 Cap Hit: $1,033,333
2011 Status: Signed through next season (UFA at expiry)
Outlook for Next Season: McLeod is a bit of a tweener - part enforcer, part checking forward, part agitator. While he's shown flashes in all three areas at times, he's never quite pulled one of them together with consistency (let alone all three). The Avalanche have really seemed to favor forwards with some versatility lately - guys like Daniel Winnik and Kevin Porter. McLeod is one of the holdovers from the old regime and doesn't quite fit the new mold. We would not be shocked to see him dealt this summer. If not, pencil him in as the 4th line left winger.
Next Up: The End (and probably some sort of half-assed recap thingy tomorrow)
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Sorry, I like Mcleod and I have not really complained about grades, but this is way too high. He did not do his job this year. He did not really hit, he did not enforce, he did not agitate. He needs to pick it up.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Maybe a D+ at best.
How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo? ~Jacques Plante
graphic was wrong. should be C- (which I think is okay)
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jun 23, 2011 7:34 AM MDT up reply actions
Not that we should complain, but I think that fits a bit better. He just seemed to be taking a roster spot for no reason. If he plays like that, I would rather have Brad Malone.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
I believe you mean the Imaginary Awesomeness of Brad Malone, who has yet to play one second in the minors, much less in the NHL.
Mr. Fuji, the devious ways that you put in my mind will come to use.
by Dan Winkler on Jun 23, 2011 8:56 AM MDT up reply actions
Didn’t he play for the Monsters in the playoffs after the NCAAs ended? (But your point is pretty valid)
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jun 23, 2011 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions
C- is acceptable. See Six is right.
How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo? ~Jacques Plante
Is there something between a C and C-.. a C~ maybe? Or a C÷ ?
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jun 23, 2011 7:41 AM MDT up reply actions
C+/-
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jun 23, 2011 8:02 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
+/- means nothing!
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jun 23, 2011 8:07 AM MDT up reply actions
Especially when it comes to the Norris Trophy
The doctor's say he's got a 50/50 chance of living...though there's only a 10% chance of that. - The Naked Gun
And double ha/zing!
Mr. Fuji, the devious ways that you put in my mind will come to use.
by Dan Winkler on Jun 23, 2011 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions
Making is slightly more valuable than Corsi.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Jun 23, 2011 9:19 AM MDT up reply actions
Ha!
Mr. Fuji, the devious ways that you put in my mind will come to use.
by Dan Winkler on Jun 23, 2011 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions
C¼ for short
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jun 23, 2011 8:49 AM MDT up reply actions
Can you change that into “moles?” Fricking chemistry ruined my potential career in science
The doctor's say he's got a 50/50 chance of living...though there's only a 10% chance of that. - The Naked Gun
Mine too. I tend to isolate blame on the teacher these days though. Wench.
by MalachiConstant on Jun 23, 2011 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions
multiply by avagadro’s number
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jun 23, 2011 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions
Fact
Chemistry is for Scientists who couldn’t do physics.
Biology is for scientists who couldn’t do chemistry
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jun 23, 2011 9:42 AM MDT up reply actions
Physics = match
Chemistry = you sit in a lab, run samples and do slightly less math
Biology = you grow a beard
by MalachiConstant on Jun 23, 2011 9:44 AM MDT up reply actions
I did well in both physics and biology…I’m still not sure why I sucked so bad at chemistry
The doctor's say he's got a 50/50 chance of living...though there's only a 10% chance of that. - The Naked Gun
It was the “memorize this inane, seemingly useless tripe that I will never actually make you apply in an interesting way, but still hold you accountable for knowing” that did it for me.
by MalachiConstant on Jun 23, 2011 9:53 AM MDT up reply actions
Ecology = you sit in a lab go out in the field, run take samples and do slightly less math
Americanario makes Journey reference. Tempestuous Binary listens to Don't Stop Believing. Milan Hejduk scores goal. You know what must be done. DSB Record: 1-3-0
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, aiming squarely for the groin.
by Tempestuous Binary on Jun 23, 2011 10:48 PM MDT up reply actions
McCleod sucked this year. He was terrible at being an agitator. He was awful defensively, nearly non-existent offensively. Took stupid penalties, game killing penalties…and looked like Koci while fighting.
I want Cody McCormick back. Much better at the same job, with more offensive upside
The doctor's say he's got a 50/50 chance of living...though there's only a 10% chance of that. - The Naked Gun
I’d loooove McCormick to be back. I’ll hope for Mcleod to turn it around though.
How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo? ~Jacques Plante
We need more of this Cody McLeod back, not the best quality, but you get the point:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJPQLWEYDcI
The doctor's say he's got a 50/50 chance of living...though there's only a 10% chance of that. - The Naked Gun
by chiavsfan on Jun 23, 2011 8:35 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Love that video.
Americanario makes Journey reference. Tempestuous Binary listens to Don't Stop Believing. Milan Hejduk scores goal. You know what must be done. DSB Record: 1-3-0
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, aiming squarely for the groin.
by Tempestuous Binary on Jun 23, 2011 10:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I'll defend my grade
Since it’s the last day of these I’ll actually just break down my thought process.
I looked at McLeod’s season and didn’t feel very strongly about it. It didn’t strike me as a failure because I was looking directly at guys like Yip and the goalie trifecta as what really struck me as a failed season and didn’t think McLeod qualified. Did he do his job well? No, not especially but I don’t feel like he was god awful at it, either. He was just sort of…there all season. He feels out of place on a roster moving more towards versatile players who are good skaters and he doesn’t really fit that bill and he isn’t physical enough to warrant keeping him around anymore.
I guess I just don’t think he made much of an impact at all, positive or negative, which is why I gave him a C-.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
You probably should have written this on the first day of grades, so we all knew the criteria for grading… would have saved a lot of bitching about grades, or at least some understanding…
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jun 23, 2011 9:35 AM MDT up reply actions
Assuming we read it and/or remembered that we read it, of course.
by MalachiConstant on Jun 23, 2011 9:37 AM MDT up reply actions
And then do 39 days of my own explanations?
Nah, I’m good. Live and learn. I think all five of us probably used our own criteria anyway so me explaining mine would have been a daily grind and then going on about my own grade, which wouldn’t have really fit with the way we did it. Maybe next year.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
by A.J. Haefele on Jun 23, 2011 9:39 AM MDT up reply actions
If I had to grade (and I don’t so I get the benefite of 20/20 hindsigth) this would have been my scale:
A Great Season – All Star year or close to it, if not all star year then reason we did as well as we did or blew away expectations, few mistakes never really costed us games
B Good Season – Performed above expectations made plays occasionally, I noticed him playing, but had a strech or two small ones where he wasn’t as visible, had some mistakes, but played solid
C Average Season – does his job, some good things, some bad things, but balances out, played his role to expectations
D Below Averager Season – did a few good things, but disappeared to much, never got me too excited, just took up space
F Failed Season – Had a bad season, didn’t perform to expectations, may have had a good moment or two, but the season is 82 games long not 10 games long, not just disappeared but made mistakes and caused losses
then use the +/- to show somewhere in between letter grades. I would also compare players to expectations and teammates but not really to rest of NHL.
My 0.02
Don’t be, you actually applied some rigor to a grading process.
"I’m predicting 50pts in the NHL for Hensick next season. Anyone want to put $20 on it?" - DetAvs, Jun 18, 2010 3:45 AM EDT
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jun 23, 2011 1:20 PM MDT up reply actions
A grading process which would have resulted in a lot more F’s
by MalachiConstant on Jun 23, 2011 1:22 PM MDT up reply actions
If invisible and a total non-contributor = C-, I guess I agree. I’d give him a D at best. I thought he was flat out brutal. And the hit stat is astounding to me, because I sure don’t remember too many from him.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
Really
I saved the D grades for guys who I felt were consistently costing us games. I don’t think Cody Mac really played a huge role in us losing games. I certainly don’t want him coming back or anything because it’s clear his days of being an impact player are likely behind him but I don’t think his season was on the same level as a Cumiskey/Yip/Goalie Trifecta, guys whose play I DO think legit cost us games
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
by A.J. Haefele on Jun 23, 2011 9:29 AM MDT up reply actions
I can see that. Maybe I had raised the bar on Cody several years ago when it looked like he really could be a contributor, and what has happened to him over the last few years has really been a disappointment? He should be an energy guy. Not an invisible guy.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Jun 23, 2011 9:31 AM MDT up reply actions
Totally agree
He’s a definite disappointment because a couple years ago he definitely had the eye of the tiger and now he really looks like he’s lost the fire that a 4th line player needs to carve out an NHL career. He’s had a good run but unless something DRASTICALLY changes in him, I believe his days as a consistent NHL player are over.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
by A.J. Haefele on Jun 23, 2011 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions
Did it all start going downhill for him when Lappy was given his walking papers by the Avs? They had that near tangle the following year…and I don’t remember pretty much anything from Cody since
The doctor's say he's got a 50/50 chance of living...though there's only a 10% chance of that. - The Naked Gun
Lappy slept with Cody’s wife/girlfriend?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Jun 23, 2011 9:43 AM MDT up reply actions
It makes sense
when your agitator mentor goes from Ian Laperriere to Darcy Tucker, chances are a drop off will exist.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
by A.J. Haefele on Jun 23, 2011 9:43 AM MDT up reply actions
But from good agitator with some offensive skill, to invisible?
The doctor's say he's got a 50/50 chance of living...though there's only a 10% chance of that. - The Naked Gun
Dude I have no idea
Maybe early in his career was just a mirage.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
by A.J. Haefele on Jun 23, 2011 9:49 AM MDT up reply actions
A weather balloon? Some swamp gas? Nothing to see here people, please move along
The doctor's say he's got a 50/50 chance of living...though there's only a 10% chance of that. - The Naked Gun
Light refracting off of Venus…
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Jun 23, 2011 11:55 AM MDT up reply actions
Cody was awesome in that season that can not be named, but considering what he’s done since can be counted as one of those guys who can only be a good player on a bad team. He probably needs a fresh start on an eastern conference team (He’s one of those guys that would score a hat trick against the avs every time).
Available for a 3rd round pick.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jun 23, 2011 9:54 AM MDT reply actions
But this year’s team was bad…and he wasn’t good
The doctor's say he's got a 50/50 chance of living...though there's only a 10% chance of that. - The Naked Gun
they didn’t stick him on the first and second lines either.
Available for a 3rd round pick.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jun 23, 2011 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Not to discount coaching/injuries/stewiegate/tidal currents but as a gut check the editors should really wonder why a team that finished with teh #2 pick has grades that average as average. The second worst team in the league by extension would have lower than average grades, imo.
And no, this doesn’t mean all the players are less than average, that was merely the net result of their performance in this particular season.
"I’m predicting 50pts in the NHL for Hensick next season. Anyone want to put $20 on it?" - DetAvs, Jun 18, 2010 3:45 AM EDT
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jun 23, 2011 10:02 AM MDT reply actions
I think this has been overblown a bit
This was a team that was in serious playoff contention until what, February? We had almost as bad a two month finish to the season as you could possibly have. It took a catastrophic collapse to get us to finish as low as we did and tons of factors went into that but when grading players, you grade over the course of the entire season and for most of these players, I feel that meant more good than bad, thus the overall grades being a bit higher.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
by A.J. Haefele on Jun 23, 2011 10:09 AM MDT up reply actions 4 recs
And Mrs. Lincoln enjoyed the play up until that point.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Jun 23, 2011 10:12 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
But overall, she’d probably give her night an F.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Jun 23, 2011 11:51 AM MDT up reply actions
Agree. This wasn’t EDM where the PLAN was to suck, it was COL where circumstances aligned to cause the suck. The Avs rolled with the ineptitude, true, but it wasn’t so much an organizational mandate. This season was a giant holding pattern by management that resulted in really piss-poor ending. Right up until Valentine’s Day, NOBODY on the team would have warrented D’s and F’s (except maybe the goaltending) and none of you would have blinked at the grades.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Why ignore what actually happened?
Just call these grades what they are, how good we feel each player is.
"I’m predicting 50pts in the NHL for Hensick next season. Anyone want to put $20 on it?" - DetAvs, Jun 18, 2010 3:45 AM EDT
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jun 23, 2011 11:49 AM MDT up reply actions
Nobody ignored what actually happened. They just didn’t ignore the first 2/3rds of the season during the evaluation. They also graded the players relative to their roles on THIS team, not the President’s Trophy winners.
It’s all opinion. We get it, you gave all of them F’s and would jettison them to FA if you had the opportunity. It didn’t see a ton of A’s and B’s handed out and didn’t think anybody floated at Arny or Wolski levels for a whole season. Nobody was taking ice time away ala Brett Clark and nobody was waiting for a contract year like Theo. It was a shitty end to a season that started and maintained a high level of promise right up until the wheels fell off. And they fell off hard. Historically hard.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
by Mike @ MHH on Jun 23, 2011 1:28 PM MDT up reply actions 4 recs
No, he's right, Mike.
We ignored what actually happened in that 24 game stretch where things were awful and gave everyone glowing grades.
It’s odd there’s still any discussion about this because we only gave 2 grades of B- or higher in the last 19 report cards and apparently what happens at the end is the only part that matters. :)
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
by A.J. Haefele on Jun 23, 2011 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
you grade over the course of the entire season
You say that but but the grades don’t lineup with it. The tank was a part of the season and most of these guys were there for both halves. In fact, the suckage was so far the extreme of being a playoff team that it averaged to 2nd worst team in the league after that hot start. Why weight the good half higher?
"I’m predicting 50pts in the NHL for Hensick next season. Anyone want to put $20 on it?" - DetAvs, Jun 18, 2010 3:45 AM EDT
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jun 23, 2011 11:48 AM MDT up reply actions
The tank was a part of the season
It was almost 1/2 the season (36 games-44%, Jan20-end)
That’s probably my biggest complaint, that these games were somehow glossed over as a small blip. It was a sizeable chunk of suckage.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jun 23, 2011 12:11 PM MDT up reply actions
A sizable chunk of super suckage.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Jun 23, 2011 12:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Right, the higher the highs the lower the lows have to be in order to average out to second worst.
"I’m predicting 50pts in the NHL for Hensick next season. Anyone want to put $20 on it?" - DetAvs, Jun 18, 2010 3:45 AM EDT
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jun 23, 2011 12:37 PM MDT up reply actions
I guess it boils down to whether or not you think, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, that they are legitimately the second worst team in the league. I know what the record says, I’m asking for your opinion, are they the second worst team in the league or did they just have a bad stretch where they played like the 2nd worst team in the league?
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Why is it so hard to admit that most of the team sucked so much ass for a large, considerable portion of the season that it dragged down all the positive accomplishments in the standings.
I think the Avs have a good core and could bounce back high but even accounting for injuries the team still performed below par on the season. Right now the grades are a mix of how good we think a guy is with a sprinkling of how he did this season. They do not establish report on this season’s performance, as advertised.
"I’m predicting 50pts in the NHL for Hensick next season. Anyone want to put $20 on it?" - DetAvs, Jun 18, 2010 3:45 AM EDT
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jun 23, 2011 1:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I’ve remained fairly quiet on how/why I graded certain guys. Firstly I went back and looked at the mid-point grade. I then looked at if I still felt they deserved that grade at that point, and adjusted -I believe two of them. I then looked at what they contributed to the team and what was expected of them individually.
The team was brutal as a whole, but I found that often times the players weren’t necessarily as poor as the team’s season individually. There were 21 games that the Avs lost by one goal. That lands on all of them. Forwards, defense, and goalies. If any of the positions were stronger the Avalanche could have done better. I lowered each grade straight across the board because of this, the same amount, which is what I thought would be the fairest.
I also kept in mind the players that they were put on a line with, and what could be expected from those lines. As much as you don’t want to use the “injuries” excuse, you can’t expect a guy to be as successful if he’s with a “typical” third -liner, or AHL’er, as he would a first line guy. Sure, it’d be awesome if they could, and short term they did… but there were so many that they just couldn’t surmount it. Again this is something that affected all of them as a team.
I also looked back on some of the recaps to see what stood out, good or bad, about the guys. Then balanced that against what I expected that the guys could do individually, based on all of this.
It's all about the A-
by Sandie Gauthier on Jun 23, 2011 2:14 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
"I’m predicting 50pts in the NHL for Hensick next season. Anyone want to put $20 on it?" - DetAvs, Jun 18, 2010 3:45 AM EDT
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jun 23, 2011 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.
I think he’s calling the team pigs.
Have we drafted Larsson yet?
The season was a fat pig on ice.
I said right above that the Avs have a good core. They still had extended periods of suckitude.
"I’m predicting 50pts in the NHL for Hensick next season. Anyone want to put $20 on it?" - DetAvs, Jun 18, 2010 3:45 AM EDT
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jun 23, 2011 11:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Nice.
/sarcasm
Americanario makes Journey reference. Tempestuous Binary listens to Don't Stop Believing. Milan Hejduk scores goal. You know what must be done. DSB Record: 1-3-0
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, aiming squarely for the groin.
by Tempestuous Binary on Jun 23, 2011 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
are they the second worst team in the league or did they just have a bad stretch where they played like the 2nd worst team in the league?
I don’t think they are legitimately the 2nd worst team in the league, (I also dont’think they are the 3rd best team in the west, which is where they were after ~1/2 the season)
I don’t think they “ha[d] a bad stretch where they played like the 2nd worst team in the league” I think they went through a horrid stretch where they played like a historically bad team. In the final 36 games (44% of the season, again) they banked 18 points. That’s a .5 Points%… or a 41-point season if played for a full season. Since the lockout (and the addition of the loser point) Only one team has been below 65! (05-06 Blues- 57). The Avs played 16 points worse than that! The last team to be that bad over the course of a whole season was the 99-00 Atlanta Thrashers (37 points… no loser point).
the Avs second half was worse than “a bad stretch”. It was Unspeakably Awful Indescribably Horrible
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jun 23, 2011 2:13 PM MDT up reply actions
I can schedule snipe, too.
I don’t think the Avs were horrific from Jan 20 until the end of the season. I think their worst stretch was Jan 20-Mar 17. From that point, the Avs went 4-8, with 5 of those losses by 1 goal. So your 36 game schedule snipe gets dropped to 24 and that’s really the portion of the season that caused us to sink like a rock the way we did and apparently the only one we were only supposed to care about when grading the players.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
by A.J. Haefele on Jun 23, 2011 9:38 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Despicable.
Americanario makes Journey reference. Tempestuous Binary listens to Don't Stop Believing. Milan Hejduk scores goal. You know what must be done. DSB Record: 1-3-0
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, aiming squarely for the groin.
by Tempestuous Binary on Jun 23, 2011 11:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe I will make a graph so we call all learn how averages work.
"I’m predicting 50pts in the NHL for Hensick next season. Anyone want to put $20 on it?" - DetAvs, Jun 18, 2010 3:45 AM EDT
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jun 23, 2011 11:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Then the second question becomes “If they were an 7-8 playoff team before the Unspeakable Awful Indescribably Horrible Stretch Run to Futility do they all deserve D’s and F’s?” Cuz that’s the vibe I get from alot of you guys regarding these grades. You’re willing to mince words and play footsie with C+’s and B-‘s, but LORD GOD ALMIGHTY are we out on a despicable ledge giving anybody A’s or B’s.
I’m not pissed at anybody for having an opinion or even for voicing their said opinion. I’m having a hard part dealing with underhanded and sometimes tacit accusations that we’re blowing rainbows and sunshine up readers’ asses about our favorite guys on the team in some spin-machine type approach to the grades. We aren’t. It’s a conglomeration of opinions and insight (or lack thereof). Why everybody is taking them so fucking seriously as though they will impact Free Agency, world peace, the price of wheat, or whether you get laid is somewhat troubling.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
by Mike @ MHH on Jun 24, 2011 10:38 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
For fucks sake
It is a post, on a blog, on the interweb. It is not the 9/11 commission, or a congressional hearing on Afghanistan. If you disagree so vehemently, why not come up with your own alternative grades?
The fact that Sandie, AJ, Cheryl and all, have gone through so much effort (read Sandie’s post on how they’re compiled) and yet, have to go through so much bullshit to justify it, is beyond belief.
Yes, the Avs were record-breakingly terrible…wanna know why? Give Sacco an F and be done with it. With almost any other coach (Guy Boucher, why not?) the Avs would have made a decent stab at the playoffs, maybe even made it past the first round.
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by Nemesis44UK on Jun 24, 2011 3:42 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Cody McLeod is caught between two stools. He needs to decide his COACH needs to decide what role he is to play. Then he can be effective.
Adam Foote - Warrior
by Nemesis44UK on Jun 24, 2011 3:43 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
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Hearing that Calgary is closing in on a deal for Ryan Smyth. He waives his no-trade and the Flames give up a late round pick.
It's all about the A-
by Sandie Gauthier on Jun 24, 2011 12:01 PM MDT reply actions
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