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Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:02 pm

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Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:15 pm Anyone surprised by the standings? Are teams kind of where they are supposed to be? Who is overachieving and underachieving?
I say SYB is underperforming sitting in 8th place. Flames and Islanders a bit better than people expected?

not that surprised that much... Leaside the most probably but will they stay there... Islanders a bit too.

It's a bit surprising how well TR is doing given they lost some top end talent at the end of last season. NT remains solid from last year. Leaside has most of their Ws against the bottom 3 teams before the break. The back part of the season should be more challenging and really telling.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:48 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:15 pm Anyone surprised by the standings? Are teams kind of where they are supposed to be? Who is overachieving and underachieving?
I say SYB is underperforming sitting in 8th place. Flames and Islanders a bit better than people expected?

Last year, everyone thought SYB was going to be great. They weren't.
Start of this year, more chat about how they were gonna be great this year. They aren't.
Nice jackets though.
Coaches seem sus.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:06 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:48 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:15 pm Anyone surprised by the standings? Are teams kind of where they are supposed to be? Who is overachieving and underachieving?
I say SYB is underperforming sitting in 8th place. Flames and Islanders a bit better than people expected?

Last year, everyone thought SYB was going to be great. They weren't.
Start of this year, more chat about how they were gonna be great this year. They aren't.
Nice jackets though.
Coaches seem sus.

is it the same Coach as the 2012?

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:06 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:48 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:15 pm Anyone surprised by the standings? Are teams kind of where they are supposed to be? Who is overachieving and underachieving?
I say SYB is underperforming sitting in 8th place. Flames and Islanders a bit better than people expected?

Last year, everyone thought SYB was going to be great. They weren't.
Start of this year, more chat about how they were gonna be great this year. They aren't.
Nice jackets though.
Coaches seem sus.

is it the same Coach as the 2012?

I think everyone wants to see the Bruins do well and they seems to have been working hard at reinventing the past couple of years but it's not sticking.

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:15 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:02 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 11:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:15 pm Anyone surprised by the standings? Are teams kind of where they are supposed to be? Who is overachieving and underachieving?
I say SYB is underperforming sitting in 8th place. Flames and Islanders a bit better than people expected?

not that surprised that much... Leaside the most probably but will they stay there... Islanders a bit too.

It's a bit surprising how well TR is doing given they lost some top end talent at the end of last season. NT remains solid from last year. Leaside has most of their Ws against the bottom 3 teams before the break. The back part of the season should be more challenging and really telling.

The league is really stratified this year into three clear tiers.

EE, TR, NT - All extremely good, consistent teams. Playing high end hockey. All three teams over 5 GFA and less than 2 GAA. The only teams with either, let alone both.
Leaside, Islanders, Knights, Westhill, Bruins - Very similar teams as far as production but vastly different styles. They could all beat each other at any time but unlikely they beat the top 3 teams. All teams between 2 and 4 GFA and GAA
SIR, TA - These teams are not good. SIR has a couple good players. But they seem to be trying hard every game. Someone has to be at the bottom, scores are better than last year, but unlikely these teams beat anyone other than each other (or Leaside). Both teams below 1 GFA (ooof) and above 5 GAA.

Given all of that, Islanders are probably biggest surprise/success of the season compared to expectations.
Pretty fun season and fun league in general.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:17 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:15 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:02 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 11:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:15 pm Anyone surprised by the standings? Are teams kind of where they are supposed to be? Who is overachieving and underachieving?
I say SYB is underperforming sitting in 8th place. Flames and Islanders a bit better than people expected?

not that surprised that much... Leaside the most probably but will they stay there... Islanders a bit too.

It's a bit surprising how well TR is doing given they lost some top end talent at the end of last season. NT remains solid from last year. Leaside has most of their Ws against the bottom 3 teams before the break. The back part of the season should be more challenging and really telling.

The league is really stratified this year into three clear tiers.

EE, TR, NT - All extremely good, consistent teams. Playing high end hockey. All three teams over 5 GFA and less than 2 GAA. The only teams with either, let alone both.
Leaside, Islanders, Knights, Westhill, Bruins - Very similar teams as far as production but vastly different styles. They could all beat each other at any time but unlikely they beat the top 3 teams. All teams between 2 and 4 GFA and GAA
SIR, TA - These teams are not good. SIR has a couple good players. But they seem to be trying hard every game. Someone has to be at the bottom, scores are better than last year, but unlikely these teams beat anyone other than each other (or Leaside). Both teams below 1 GFA (ooof) and above 5 GAA.

Given all of that, Islanders are probably biggest surprise/success of the season compared to expectations.
Pretty fun season and fun league in general.

Played them in a close game. I heard their coaches giving instructions to the kids on the ice. When a kid came to the bench they also gave feedback on something. Just one instance but I feel like they are well coached.

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:55 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:17 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:15 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:02 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 11:11 am

Guest wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:15 pm Anyone surprised by the standings? Are teams kind of where they are supposed to be? Who is overachieving and underachieving?
I say SYB is underperforming sitting in 8th place. Flames and Islanders a bit better than people expected?

not that surprised that much... Leaside the most probably but will they stay there... Islanders a bit too.

It's a bit surprising how well TR is doing given they lost some top end talent at the end of last season. NT remains solid from last year. Leaside has most of their Ws against the bottom 3 teams before the break. The back part of the season should be more challenging and really telling.

The league is really stratified this year into three clear tiers.

EE, TR, NT - All extremely good, consistent teams. Playing high end hockey. All three teams over 5 GFA and less than 2 GAA. The only teams with either, let alone both.
Leaside, Islanders, Knights, Westhill, Bruins - Very similar teams as far as production but vastly different styles. They could all beat each other at any time but unlikely they beat the top 3 teams. All teams between 2 and 4 GFA and GAA
SIR, TA - These teams are not good. SIR has a couple good players. But they seem to be trying hard every game. Someone has to be at the bottom, scores are better than last year, but unlikely these teams beat anyone other than each other (or Leaside). Both teams below 1 GFA (ooof) and above 5 GAA.

Given all of that, Islanders are probably biggest surprise/success of the season compared to expectations.
Pretty fun season and fun league in general.

Played them in a close game. I heard their coaches giving instructions to the kids on the ice. When a kid came to the bench they also gave feedback on something. Just one instance but I feel like they are well coached.

Who? The Islanders?

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:45 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:55 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:17 am

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:15 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:02 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 11:11 am

not that surprised that much... Leaside the most probably but will they stay there... Islanders a bit too.

It's a bit surprising how well TR is doing given they lost some top end talent at the end of last season. NT remains solid from last year. Leaside has most of their Ws against the bottom 3 teams before the break. The back part of the season should be more challenging and really telling.

The league is really stratified this year into three clear tiers.

EE, TR, NT - All extremely good, consistent teams. Playing high end hockey. All three teams over 5 GFA and less than 2 GAA. The only teams with either, let alone both.
Leaside, Islanders, Knights, Westhill, Bruins - Very similar teams as far as production but vastly different styles. They could all beat each other at any time but unlikely they beat the top 3 teams. All teams between 2 and 4 GFA and GAA
SIR, TA - These teams are not good. SIR has a couple good players. But they seem to be trying hard every game. Someone has to be at the bottom, scores are better than last year, but unlikely these teams beat anyone other than each other (or Leaside). Both teams below 1 GFA (ooof) and above 5 GAA.

Given all of that, Islanders are probably biggest surprise/success of the season compared to expectations.
Pretty fun season and fun league in general.

Played them in a close game. I heard their coaches giving instructions to the kids on the ice. When a kid came to the bench they also gave feedback on something. Just one instance but I feel like they are well coached.

Who? The Islanders?

Ya islanders sorry

Guest wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:11 pm Whos playing tonight any good games?