Sharks Gameday: Nostromo
by Megalodon on Dec 6, 2011 5:00 AM PST
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As previously discussed, Wild fans hate stats. It's hard to blame them though - I would hate stats too if they looked like this for the Sharks. It's impossible to deny the team's performance so far however - they're leading the league in points as I write this. So there's this big disconnect between statistics and outcome for the Wild, and the whole thing has intensified the rivalry between Wild fans and the stat-heads over at Copper and Blue, the Oilers blog. As an outsider my view is this: I like it better when the Wild and Oilers are both crappy teams, so I'll use whatever stats or gut feelings I have to in order to make them look bad. I don't want to live in a world where either of those teams is the best in the West.
One statistic I really like (when it favors the Sharks, anyway) is Clear Victory Standings. Quite simply, Clear Victory Standings show how well teams are performing in games where the margin of victory is two goals or more. This is a useful measure because games decided by one goal can often be attributed to a lucky or unlucky bounce, so eliminating them from the standings is a way to get a better look at how good teams really are.
Here are the Clear Victory Standings for the West as of Monday afternoon, shamelessly copy-pasted from Copper and Blue:
Western Conference
- Detroit Red Wings (13-4, .765)
- Vancouver Canucks (9-5, .643)
- St. Louis Blues (7-4, .636)
- San Jose Sharks (6-4, .600)
- Edmonton Oilers (8-6, .571)
- Phoenix Coyotes (8-6, .571)
- Chicago Blackhawks (8-6, .571)
- Nashville Predators (5-4, .556)
- Los Angeles Kings (4-5, .444)
- Minnesota Wild (4-5, .444)
- Dallas Stars (5-7, .417)
- Colorado Avalanche (4-7, .364)
- Calgary Flames (4-10, .286)
- Columbus Blue Jackets (4-10, .286)
- Anaheim Ducks (2-7, .222)
Any surprises here?
The Sharks are doing okay but not great. The Blues are doing surprisingly well. The Kings and Wild are both not very good. The Ducks are horrible.
That all seems accurate to me.
*cough cough*
Sorry everyone. I'm feeling a little bit under the weather. I've got this pain in my chest - like heartburn but worse. It's awful.
Ah well, I'll just tough it out. After the jump I'll take a deeper look at some serious stats.
Oh god no!
Prediction: Danger. The emergency destruct system is now activated. The blog will detonate in "T" minus ten minutes.
This post brought to you by my 59th-favorite movie, Alien.
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I don’t want to live in a world where either of those teams is the best in the West
amen
GAME OVER MAAAN!!!
Bill Paxson needed to get killed earlier in that movie
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 5:42 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Bill Paxson needed to get killed earlier inthatevery movie
It is that thing that I sent to you.
by whine_country on Dec 6, 2011 7:40 AM PST up reply actions
except weird science…he really added to the awesomeness of that movie
TAKE YOUR LITTLE HUSSIES HOME….THERE PARENTS ARE PROBALLY WORRIED SICK!!….
LEMME BUTTER YOUR MUFFINS!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 7:48 AM PST up reply actions
are you forgetting Twister?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Cary Elwes’ second-worst acting performance
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
You know, I never even put two and two together to realize that was him. I just assumed it was some terrible nobody actor who lucked into a role in a summer blockbuster.
Cary Elwes with British accent: awesome. Cary Elwes trying to speak in an American accent: god awful. (Ewen McGregor also sucks at this)
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
Ewen McGregor in Moulin Rouge..aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh…oh gawd….
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Ewen McGregor in Moulin Rouge..aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh…oh gawd….
I had the same reaction.
McGregor is going to be in an HBO series where he plays Chris Cooper’s son. Figure out how those accents are going to work.
He was good in Big Fish, i think. Although i can’t remember if it was good because of him or in spite of him.
they were both okay.
he was best in trainspotting and black hawk down (though he wasn’t really the lead).
i also keep meaning to see Velvet Goldmine, which i hear was good.
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by PNK on Dec 6, 2011 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
worse acting performance ever?…Bill Pullman – Lost Highway….thank you..all bow down
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
I didnt realize this guy was in a lot of movies…yea he sucks
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, but I’m a guy who finds Bill Pullman hilarious, especially when he’s awful.
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FUCK….I didnt cheat though and look it up on the internet
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
I guessed on Mr. Wrong (never even heard of that movie)
but I knew everything else, even if I never saw it (Mighty Joe Young)
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by PNK on Dec 6, 2011 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
That’s funny, I always confuse Bill Pullman with (looks it up) Michael Douglas. Bill Paxton was awesome in True Lies.
by meetyourmako on Dec 7, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
i liked tom arnold better in true lies…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 8, 2011 8:31 AM PST up reply actions
Wrong movie, Spadius
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by Nut on Dec 6, 2011 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
I know I didnt feel like correcting myself…figured you knew it was the one with the “s”
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 8:10 AM PST up reply actions
Aliens is better anyway
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
lets ask malkin for his opinion
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
not sure I agree
they’re different types of movies.
The first is more of a horror movie and the second is more of an action movie.
I liked Aliens better when I was a kid, but I’ve grown to appreciate Alien more.
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by PNK on Dec 6, 2011 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Bill Paxton is in Aliens, not Alien. Bill Paxson is not a real person.
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have you guys not gotten my interpertive writing yet?…you being a writer of sorts I thought would have marveled in its brillance
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
How does BoC feel about the new 4-division format?
I like it, except 1 thing. The playoffs should be 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 in each division and then re-seed and play 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, etc. That way it makes it possible for any 2 teams to play for the cup.
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Dallas out of the Pacific, best thing ever
The playoff match-ups might get redundant, but I like the idea that get to play the Stanley Cup with any one of 22 teams…
I’m still annoyed that the “East” teams get better odds on making the playoffs, but I think Phoenix moving east (Quebec) might solve that…
I look in the mirror, and I don't like what I see. So I bought a new one.
I love change…im fine with it all really..and more chance for BOC playoff matchups…..and yes fuck off dallas
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 6:26 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I’m a big fan of experimentation in sports, so I like this. I also like the idea of seeing the same teams in the first two rounds of the playoffs that you play a bunch of times during the season. Some great rivalries will develop that way.
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by Megalodon on Dec 6, 2011 8:15 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
serioulsy…stop the whinning everyone….only maybe florida and tampa fans have the right to whine..but then again.who gives a fuck what the team or there fans think..there lucky there not contracted
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
I’m with you – stop whining! Let’s just see how it pans out. We might actually really like it.
GO SHARKS!
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I refuse to whine about this because it’s something that looks really cool.
I always wanted Vancouver slightly more than Colorado in the Pacific, but this gives us both! And if they reseed after the second round, we can have some “non-traditional” semifinal series like Sharks-Caps or Kings-Pens. And any realignment that results in the possibility of a SJ-Detroit Cup Final is fine by me.
I’m waiting to see how far SONA spreads….into other sports blogs, I mean.
It is that thing that I sent to you.
I need everyone to start referencing it all over the Internet and it real life, like it’s a real thing that people should know about.
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already ahead of you…im writing the ducks post on thursday and it will be referenced
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 8:16 AM PST up reply actions
Speaking of SONA:
Conference B has the top three SONA teams AND the #1 CSONA team, Winnipeg.
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by Megalodon on Dec 6, 2011 9:01 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Conference B = The Sandusky Conference
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by Megalodon on Dec 6, 2011 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
we have approval!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah Douglas Murray is out tonight, because he hurt his hand and can’t close his fingers. Turns out fingers are sort of important for hockey.
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pssst….never stopped luke skywalker or his dad…order a robotic lifelike new hand
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 6, 2011 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
From the bark, you dummy!
From the bark!
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Ryan Clowe made the list.
So if you could pick one, which player of your team would you like to have a beer with?
First one that popped into my head was Douglas Murray – so I’ll go with that answer.
GO SHARKS!
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Clowe was my initial thought, but since he’s already on the list, I’ll go with Marleau, just for kicks. Or failing that, Alex Smith.
I can’t in good faith choose a college athlete, I would never pick a Giants player, the A’s have a revolving door for its roster, and I don’t know any of the Sabercats, Raiders, or Warriors rosters well enough to choose.
Alex Smith seems like a really nice guy
but he also seems to have a really boring personality.
If you’re gonna go with a Niner go with someone more like Joe Staley or something.
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by PNK on Dec 6, 2011 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Alex Smith seems like a really nice guy, but he also seems to have a really boring personality.
I think my choice of Patrick Marleau as my alternate after Clowe speaks for itself.
lol
yeah, I guess i should have put 2 and 2 together.
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"Pavs with great feed but what a release by Wingels Peanut Butter Baby!"" - Jamie Baker
Honestly, Jumbo seems like he would be one of the most fun to hang out with.
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"Pavs with great feed but what a release by Wingels Peanut Butter Baby!"" - Jamie Baker
by PNK on Dec 6, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Rewatching Alien. I’m more convinced than ever that the cat is working with the alien.
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GO SHARKS!!
GO SHARKS!
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GOAL!!!!
GO SHARKS!
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Angy, come join FTF right now.
Plank and TCY are commenting like it’s 2008.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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You mean blogspot-style, commenting in sequential order rather than replying to comments?
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Ugh.
I don’t know what to make of this game. Seemed like it was going to be something at the start and then the momentum gradually slipped. I nodded off at points after the first but it doesn’t look like I missed much.
hey we still might get a state rape! only in the worst way.
by meetyourmako on Dec 7, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
On the bright side, Dan Boyle had his first good game in a while and Pavelski was all over it. Marleau finally threw a couple czechs (despite getting a horseshit boarding call) after being bumped to the third line and replaced by Brad Winchester.
by meetyourmako on Dec 7, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
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