Comments on: How often do the Kings get off to such a good start (and does it mean anything?) http://www.mcsorleys-stick.com/2009/10/how-often-do-the-kings-get-off-to-such-a-good-start-and-does-it-mean-anything/ Fact or opinion? Exactly. Mon, 20 May 2013 04:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: quisp http://www.mcsorleys-stick.com/2009/10/how-often-do-the-kings-get-off-to-such-a-good-start-and-does-it-mean-anything/#comment-239 quisp Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:33:04 +0000 http://kwisp.wordpress.com/?p=2415#comment-239 Also, I would note that one of those fast start years was the Gretzky to STL year (1996) when the Kings dumped half the roster and the wheels fell off. So that’s kind of an outlier. And another one was that crazy Andy Murray year when the Kings lost their last forty games or whatever and dropped right out of the playoff race. That wasn’t an outlier so much as it was just insane.

]]> By: quisp http://www.mcsorleys-stick.com/2009/10/how-often-do-the-kings-get-off-to-such-a-good-start-and-does-it-mean-anything/#comment-238 quisp Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:31:05 +0000 http://kwisp.wordpress.com/?p=2415#comment-238 I don’t know what’s up with face-offs, other than to note that the refs/linesmen have changed the way they drop the puck this year — more accurately, they have standardized how the puck is dropped to eliminate individual styles of the puck-dropper. I wonder if this is having an effect, or if it’s Stoll’s arthritis or what. I’m going to have to drill down into some more stats…

]]> By: kingscast http://www.mcsorleys-stick.com/2009/10/how-often-do-the-kings-get-off-to-such-a-good-start-and-does-it-mean-anything/#comment-237 kingscast Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:17:12 +0000 http://kwisp.wordpress.com/?p=2415#comment-237 I hate it when you go all statistical on us! Using real data to prove a point is so 2001. :-)

If we can figure out why we can’t win a faceoff, I think we’ll be okay. The Kings looked solid defensively last night and the PK was perfect. Clearly scoring won’t be an issue this year so let’s stay healthy and win in the faceoff circle.

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