Winners, Losers and Bums (Week 3)

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  1. mikeychel

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    Winners

    Grand Rapids Griffins (7-1-1): Sitting at 7-8-3 coming into week 3 with heavy competition scattered throughout the division, the Griffins got hot and matched their season win total. Their defense remains steady, allowing no more than 3 goals in a game in week 3 and sit among the leaders in least goals allowed. CalderCubs will always find a way to stay competitive. My only concern is the fire-power spread across three lines for GRG, failing to match the skill they had accumulated in previous seasons.

    Chicago Wolves (8-1): Beginning their march to the top of the standings, the Wolves finally had a week good enough to make Belial and Delosh proud going 8-1 and outscoring their opponents by 27 goals and had 5 games where they allowed 1 or 0 goals. The line of Belial, Dooglare and King (7-1-1) has carried the weight thus far along with the goalie duo of Trip and Doc. A lot of Chicago's success comes on the PP where they are 40% with 22 goals scored.

    WBS Penguins (7-1-1): Similar to the Wolves, the Baby Penguins dominated their opponents this week outscoring them by 22 goals and didn't allow anyone to score more then 3 goals. The French freaks (in a good way) have allowed the second least amount of goals this season (62) and are second in goal differential with +36. Timatin and Gabfront lead the way with 8 wins but the entire roster has contributed to the team tied for 2nd in win% (66.7).

    Binghamton Devils (7-2): The Devils had a tougher time then the Wolves and Penguins this week on their way to 7 wins, with a GD of only +9. Roubidoo continues to rise with his line, winning all 3 on Monday and upping their win streak to 6 games even though he sucks. Similar to the Wolves, the Devils do a lot of their damage on the power play - 46.4% success with 26 goals but struggle on the PK - 64% (4th worst). The PP success is hard to maintain so these guys have to work on improving that PK number. At least one Devils org is winning (figure it out HeroicSuck).

    Stockton Heat (7-2): The Heat continue to maintain their division lead sitting 7 points above the #2 team (Palm Springs) at 18-8-1. These guys score a TON of goals...tied for 1st in the league with 113 and are 5th in the league in GD. A lot of their success and scoring comes from the Mackie line (Ckenbo and Cannarozzo) but the other lines aren't too far behind. It appears that the poloarizing C4NADA has returned to form a bit, sitting at 7-1-1 on the season. An improving defense and a staunch goalie duo (Hawksfan and Keiran) has this team prime for a long-term hold on the West Pacific lead.


    Losers

    Lehigh Valley Phantoms (3-5-1): The Phantoms took a big dip this week as their main competitors (Providence and WBS) continued to soar and left a small margin between themselves and Hershey/Charlotte. Simply put, this team couldn't score this week: Only scored 1 goal in their first 3 games of the week, 23 goals total and a GD of -9 including a 10-3 loss to the Baby Bruins. They hold a small GD of +5 despite having 16 wins and are in the bottom half of total goals on the season. Unlike some of the teams in the 'Winners' column, the Phantoms struggle on the PP scoring only 8 goals. My worry with the Phantoms despite their deep roster of competent forwards and Dmen, they don't have more then a couple of true scorers so I'm not sure anything will change moving forward - hopefully their D and Gs can keep them competitive.

    Cleveland Monsters (3-6): Another team that was in a solid position after Week 2, the Monsters lost a few close ones in week 3 without grabbing a point (3 L's in 1 goal games). After scoring 67 goals in the first two weeks, the offense stalled with only 21 goals in week 3. The Kessel and Raw line struggled a bit this week (1-2) after a 6-0 start and the Monsters appeared to have needed a few ECUs this week. It's a tough division, so Cleveland will have to get back on track quickly. One thing keeping this team in a good spot is their special teams (2nd in PP -40% and 2nd in PK -86%).

    Tucson Roadrunners (3-6): All 3 lines struggled for Tucson this week, only grabbing 1 win a piece in week 3. 6 of the Roadrunners 9 games this week were 1 goal games (2-4) and the boys struggled to score (21 goals on the week). I expected a bit more out of this team thru 3 weeks, with only a +4 GD and sitting in 4th in a weaker division. They are in the middle of the pack in most team stats outside of TOA (which seems to mean nothing across all leagues this season). The team is being carried by their PSN boys so free contract Jarrett (2-5) and Dangle Nation (5-4) will need to step up soon.

    Henderson Silver Knights (3-5-1): Another team that has been a bit of a disappointment thus far, the Silver Knights had a similar issue to the Roadrunners this week, they couldn't friggin score (19 goals scored). They are actually a lot like Tucson, allowing a lot of goals (100 on the season) and not having the fire-power to offset it (-11 GD). And just like Tucson, their free contract (Reynolds) has a losing record (3-5-1). The bright spot for this team is the roster shake up heading into week 4: Henderson added Edgarnormous, Rampage Psycho (maybe?), clouds, shwifty, allstarbear, newmapleleafs and Quatch. That's a lot of skill added in one week while only giving up 3T and Murphwizzle (a lot of help from their dad, OGLowkey). With the stable of talent refilled, It would be super disappointing if this team didn't turn things around quickly.


    Bums

    Toronto Marlies (3-6): Usually would put the 3-4 win teams in the 'Losers' column but I think Bumball deserves a little extra this week. The Marlies only scored 17 goals this week after being a powerhouse in Weeks 1 and 2 but still hold on to their division lead (much less commanding after week 3). They still have a solid +23 GD and have let up the least amount of goals (55) thru three weeks but they are also near the bottom of the list for goals scored (78). Highlighted heavily by the ousted @Schwifty7 in his NoThumbs streams, the biggest umbrage with this team moving forward is that they blew up the roster after one bad week. The Marlies yeeted Schwifty, Clouds, allstarbear and Patmo and really only got 3T, Murphwizzle, EXBOX bing and Pothier in return. I'd say thats a fat L for the Marlies. As Schwifty concluded, trading Patmo and his 9mil contract is fine, but you have to get something decent in return. Good luck, idiot.

    Texas Stars (1-5-3): This team is at the bottom of the standings but I continue to be impressed by their inability to win close games and games in OT. They lead the league in OTL's with 8 and only have 73 goals to their name thru 3 weeks. For a last place team, -24 GD isn't too terrible and maybe if they turned a few of those OTLs and regulation 1 goal loses into W's, they'd be in an OKAY spot heading into Week 4...but their dream is dead.
     
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