tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post3047935878739263518..comments2024-01-15T09:53:40.089-05:00Comments on Black Aces: Elliott Should Start Looking Over His ShoulderJeremy Milkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719907099819957578noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-48175007466540203512010-11-20T14:13:01.025-05:002010-11-20T14:13:01.025-05:00I don't think there are any surprises here. In...I don't think there are any surprises here. Instead of looking at the last twenty games, look at the last 250 games.<br /><br />Based on that analysis, you can predict the next 60 games.<br /><br />There will be some nice highs, followed by some real lows, followed by some more highs, etc ...<br /><br />All the highs and the lows will cancel each other out, and we'll have a team that's a few games over .500 and in the mix for a low playoff seed. Just like the past three seasons.<br /><br />I'll even throw in another prediction. The goaltending will, at times, be great. Then, at other times, it'll be bad. In the end, it'll average out to a tandem that has a SV% hovering around .900. That puts us in the bottom half of the league. That's all from looking at the historical data of the last 250 games.<br /><br />That's partly why Volchenkov's blocked shots were important. He saved goals.<br /><br />The part that worries me, is that the team might make a trade in an effort to turn things around. We would be trading from a position of weakness. On top of that, I don't think that adding or subtracting a player addresses the main issues.<br /><br />If your leg is hurting, and you go to the doctor and ask him to look at your arm, your leg will still be hurting.<br /><br />This team has some nice pieces. None of these pieces are playing to their potential. None.<br /><br />Unless we acquire a player that can magically lift everyone's spirits, and inspire them to new heights, I don't see anything changing.<br /><br />Is the current group of players capable of much better? Absolutely. It's a good group. <br /><br />I'm starting to feel a kinship with Flames fans. I think that we have similar problems and similar solutions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com