aziz Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 crosby -3. can we hear more about inconsistency is the sign of a bad team? i know this thread will get moved, and that annoys me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 As much as I hate actually justifying the loss by the Pens, players returning from injuries and being rusty played a large part in the Pens loss. It still warms my heart to see Crosby a -3 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 And they always stumble after long breaks. 4 days off plus mixing in returning players... All the factors were there. Was bound to happen somewhere along the line and they do have a knack for playing down to their opponents at times. No worries though they can afford to drop one here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Wow! The Pens, who are 13 points ahead of the Rangers in the division, and have a 5 point lead over the Bruins in the conference, lost a game. Nothing to see here...move along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 The Pens are the class of the Metro division... inconsistancy? dont get the point of this thread whatsoever... as FC stated: moving along... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 i know this thread will get moved, and that annoys me. Why would it annoy you that a thread about the Penguins and the Panthers wouldn't remain in the Flyers forum? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aziz Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Why would it annoy you that a thread about the Penguins and the Panthers wouldn't remain in the Flyers forum?Because I was less interested in the penguins losing than I was the people who point at individual bad games as proof of a flawed and inconsistent team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Because I was less interested in the penguins losing than I was the people who point at individual bad games as proof of a flawed and inconsistent team. Well, then, couch it in those terms and make it specifically about the Flyers Otherwise, it obviously belongs in "Around the NHL" - as it is true of every team in the league. The real proof of a flawed and inconsistent team is how often those individual bad games happen. I don't personally think that the team leading the East in points with a 34-13-2 record qualifies. Being one of nine teams in the East - including five teams in the Metropolitan division - with point totals in the 50s just might. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that the Rangers, Devils, Caps and Blue Jackets are "flawed and inconsistent" for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that the Rangers, Devils, Caps and Blue Jackets are "flawed and inconsistent" for example. People have a tendency to use 'inconsistent' only in a negative sense. When the Flyers went on a 10-2-1 stretch in December, that was inconsistent when you consider their season to date. That's the good kind! A team that typically wins a few games followed by a few losses is consistent. Streaks in either direction are what are inconsistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 People have a tendency to use 'inconsistent' only in a negative sense. When the Flyers went on a 10-2-1 stretch in December, that was inconsistent when you consider their season to date. That's the good kind! A team that typically wins a few games followed by a few losses is consistent. Streaks in either direction are what are inconsistent. Flyers were 7-4-2 in December. Their big run was against mostly-sub-.500 teams in November/December (you might remember the thread I started about it ) They have been playing better and are certainly more "consistent" than they had been at the start of the season, but I don't think we can say any sort of "corner" has been turned or that there aren't some inherent flaws (*cough* *cough* defense *cough* *cough*) that remain. And that's got nothing to do with "one game" as much as it has to do with the past 98. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Because I was less interested in the penguins losing than I was the people who point at individual bad games as proof of a flawed and inconsistent team. I have not read anywhere that one loss is a sign of a bad team. A team that is inconsistent over a longer period of games usually shows a team that is average or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Wait - I'm confused. So this isn't a thread about the Pens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Wait - I'm confused. So this isn't a thread about the Pens? I don't think anyone really knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I don't think anyone really knows Shame. I had my combative reply all set to go. Guess I'll go pick on the Sabres and their 27 1st round picks next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 @B21 That's 37 over TWO years. Or was it a 52 foot plasma? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 @B21That's 37 over TWO years. Or was it a 52 foot plasma?LCD dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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