re: MSB Season Long Hockey Thread

Posted on 4/21/13 at 10:41 am to Baloo

Posted by Baloo

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Posted on 4/21/13 at 10:41 am to Baloo

The no-brainers are the Selke and the Adams. While it's cool that Tornoto finally mad ethe playoffs and the Pens and Hawks have been awesome all year, Paul MacLean took a team that lost its two best players, and the best blueliner in the league, and still has them in the playoffs. MacLean should win unanimously for what he's done in Ottawa this year. Remarkable job.

As for the Selke, Patrice Bergeron has the 2nd best Corsi (9th best when adjusted for team), but he starts in the offensive zone only 42.5% of the time. No one is even close to that, among quality defensive forwards. He's getting the toughest minutes in the league, and still outperforming everyone. Bergeron is pretty much the only candidate, though we can throw in Datsyuk for old time's sake.

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Posted by LSUCanFAN

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Posted on 4/21/13 at 10:55 am to Baloo

His sister is at my Wife's University I have talked to her a couple of times this year at various functions and she says Paul has always been unflappable, nothing stands in his way and he is an incredible motivator even though he justs comes across as folksy...I agree he has done an outstanding job, reminds me of when Scotty Bowman was coach of the Sabres, astute, disiplined and an incredible strategist...