1) (THIS WEEKS FAT FACT) With 3 weeks in the books we have a nice sample size to go off of as far as #'s based predictions, races in the standings, award candidates, etc. FUN stuff! So let's dig into this and right out of the gate I want to talk about: THE Race for the ART ROSS (with all these types of things I only know the "NHL" version of the trophy fyi) 1-18 players for pts in the league are only separated by 10 pts amazingly enough. But I'm going to list the 3 players I believe over a longer stretch that its going to come down to and why. @l xMavaria l Currently the leader with 48 points so of course he needs a mention. Through 12 games his shooting % hardly went down being at 62.2%. He's incredibly dangerous when he gets the biscuit on his stick, but shockingly...he doesn't get it as much as you'd think having the puck for an average 3:51 per game which is lowest amongst the Top 5 and 2nd lowest amongst the Top 10 scoring leaders. @ShieIdzyyy 2nd in the race with 45 points has really been surging as of late. Dangerous all around player who can hurt you with his passing and scoring abilities. His puck possession time is #1 amongst the top 10 scoring leaders, possessing the puck for 5:35 a game on average. @Manttzzy Actually currently 4th in this race, but for me is the 3rd candidate I can see winning this thing. I am well aware how great of a player @I Ronald 3 I is who sits 3rd and 3 pts ahead of Manttzzy, but he also has 15 mins in PIMS to Manttzzy's 0. Manttzzy also has had the puck a bit longer than Ronald to this point, but all in all I'm giving the edge to Mantzzy to eventually pull ahead in this race down the stretch and give the two mentioned above a run for their money. My Take: All 3 of these players are studs, each playing on elite lines where they can't just simply be locked down or double teamed for a full 60 minutes due to the # of overall of threats on the ice. I expect each one of them to hit 100+ points, but the trohpy is going to @ShieIdzyyy ....Quite simply I just don't see how he doesn't eventually lead the league in points at the end of the season when he possesses the puck as much as he does....He's been shot out of a cannon ever since week 2 and I can't see him slowing down. 2) Offense Generated vs Cap Hit TOP 3 Teams Bakersfield Condors 148 GF $18.75 mil Offense Cap Hit 62.5% of Cap Syracuse Crunch 136 GF $15 mil Offense Cap Hit 50% of Cap Utica Comets 132 GF $20 mil Offense Cap Hit 66.7% of Cap Bottom 3 Teams Bridgeport Islanders 75 GF $21.5 mil Offense Cap Hit 71.7% of Cap San Diego Gulls 88 GF $14.25mil Offense Cap Hit 47.5% of Cap Tucson Roadrunners 92 GF $24.75 mil Offense Cap Hit 82.5% of Cap!!!! Knowing the market during bidding and not over paying is not something to be overlooked! Two of the highest paid offenses are bottom 3 in scoring while one of the cheapest offenses is Top 3. Kudos to @The Broche of Syracuse for getting the most BANG for his buck. 3) Penalties Drawn Leaders per Position: C - @cmcHoffa 10 LW - @Gentkos 9 RW - @Rogers l4l 8 LD - @DADDYRIDESBIKE 6 RD - @DekeoIogist 8 4) @Iv 0VI vI is your new Faceoff King through 3 weeks with a 61% win rate at the dot. 5) Top 3 Powerplay % Condors 35% Bruins 34.1% Wild 34% 6) Top 3 Penalty Kill % Senators 86.2% Condors 84.8% Wolves 83.9% 7) Vezina Race (Minimum 20 GP) @DailyDietCoke 16-4 .848 sv% 1 Shutout @Jarry x l35l 17-3 .846 sv% 4 Shutouts 8) @Frenchcxmp leads the league in PIMS at 31 and is on pace for 70+ 9) AHL's most unlucky player: @Smitterr 0-6-6....The man could just as easily be .500 10) Best 1 goal game team: Grand Rapids Griffins with a 11-1-2 1gg record. That's all for this week! Enjoy the weekend!
@PeteyMaCx11 yes, what is new though, oppi has been holding back the talent of many individuals since the beginning of time
