WordsOfWisdom Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 10 hours ago, flyercanuck said: He just isn't a 50 goal scorer until he actually scores 50 goals. Neither are the players who played in the NHL prior to the introduction of the 82-game schedule (and color TV). Face it, the 50-goal mark used to mean something in the NHL... when you could actually count on the NHL playing a FULL 82-game season every year. The fact that this league doesn't play 82 games in a season more than 2/3 of the time these days means the 50-goal mark is now meaningless. Whether a player gets there or not depends on what year he had his good season in. Did he luck out and perform during an 82-game season or did he perform during a lockout or covid year? The projected metrics are now the standard for player evaluation because they're the only thing you can count on any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 12 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: Neither are the players who played in the NHL prior to the introduction of the 82-game schedule (and color TV). Well if they scored 50 they are. 12 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: Face it, the 50-goal mark used to mean something in the NHL... when you could actually count on the NHL playing a FULL 82-game season every year. The fact that this league doesn't play 82 games in a season more than 2/3 of the time these days means the 50-goal mark is now meaningless. Whether a player gets there or not depends on what year he had his good season in. Did he luck out and perform during an 82-game season or did he perform during a lockout or covid year? The projected metrics are now the standard for player evaluation because they're the only thing you can count on any more. It still means something. It makes you a 50 goal scorer in the NHL. That is, if you actually do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 11 hours ago, flyercanuck said: Well if they scored 50 they are. 11 hours ago, flyercanuck said: It still means something. It makes you a 50 goal scorer in the NHL. That is, if you actually do it. Ah, much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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