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Phew
Looks like Alexander Ovechkin's knee injury is not as serious as was initially thought. The Washington Caps and Team Russia star forward collided with Tim Gleason on Monday night. Ovechkin is still facing a two game suspension for the foul on Gleason. Don't be hitting people like that, dude.
"It's not a bad injury. I thought it was going to be worse, but thank God I can walk, I can skate. Of course, it's a little bit sore, but it's not that serious,"
With Vancouver coming up in just a little over ten weeks (omigod!) I'm sure team Russia is puffing out cold sighs of relief.
4-3-2-1 NHL point system: a mid-season comparison
If you've been listening for a while, you've probably heard Bob talk about his idea to change up the points awarded for NHL games. His idea rewards teams for getting the win at the earliest possible opportunity because the points awarded decrease as the team requires more time to win the game.
Bob calls it the 4-3-2-1 point system. It gives 4 points for a win in regulation time, 3 points for one in overtime, 2 points for a shootout win, and 1 point for a loss in an overtime or shootout scenario. The NHL's current system awards teams 2 points for a win in regulation or overtime or shootout, and 1 point for a loss in overtime or shootout. Since the hockey season is about a third of the way through, I thought now would be a good time to do some analysis and "what if" comparisons between the two systems. The stats are accurate up to and including the games on Sunday. (download)
In the Atlantic Division, the new system would hurt the New York Islanders. It's not a hole they wouldn't be able to climb out of--at least to get them back to where they place in the current system (third). But the Penguins and Devils maintain their lead on the others fairly handily.
The new system would help the Buffalo Sabres a bit. I say "a bit" because, although the 4-3-2-1 system moves them from a tie for second to the sole leadership position, Ottawa is right behind them. Boston would get pushed down to third place. The ranking stays the same for the teams in the Southeast Division. I do notice that Atlanta would really cut into Washington's lead if the proposed system were in place now. For the Central and Northwest Divisions, things stay pretty much the same as well. The only difference is the Columbus Blue Jackets would be ahead of the Detroit Red Wings by 1 point instead of tied with them for third in the Central. The two point systems seem to rank fairly evenly overall in these divisions. I think the same can be said for the Pacific standings. The Phoenix Coyotes do pull out of their tie with Dallas for third in the division but outside of that, it's pretty much status quo. So maybe it's too early to do a comparison. Right now, most of the winners are still winners and most of the losers are still losers. Still, it's fun to look at every now and then to see how things would shake out.
At the Devils vs Islanders game
With my dad. It's one of those now rare to come by 'father-son' moments!
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