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Post by freddy on Sept 8, 2009 19:41:08 GMT -4
I am thinking they will get 25 wins...
I now have watched the boys and want to change my pick to 18 wins
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Post by sharrow on Sept 8, 2009 20:28:16 GMT -4
Guys consider this we play CB, Moncton, Saint John and PEI thirty-two times in a 68 game schedule ( I think its 68), I don't see us getting a lot of points here, being realistic I would say that we end up with about 40 to 44 points in total, which is a couple of points less than last year, however overall our division is a lot stronger and that 44 points might or might not get us into the play-offs, it will be close. Go_Moose_Go
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Post by bandit on Sept 9, 2009 0:32:38 GMT -4
Guys consider this we play CB, Moncton, Saint John and PEI thirty-two times in a 68 game schedule ( I think its 68), I don't see us getting a lot of points here, being realistic I would say that we end up with about 40 to 44 points in total, which is a couple of points less than last year, however overall our division is a lot stronger and that 44 points might or might not get us into the play-offs, it will be close. Go_Moose_Go 18-19 wins and 10-12 points in OTL and SOL puts us right there. Should be interesting. |
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Post by justmy02 on Sept 9, 2009 6:56:56 GMT -4
15
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Post by chsb on Sept 9, 2009 10:18:56 GMT -4
17
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Post by senatorz2 on Sept 9, 2009 22:53:59 GMT -4
24 Wins.. that is my predicting
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Post by Captain Obvious on Sept 10, 2009 7:25:31 GMT -4
I'll say 18 because you had 19 last year, but at least you'll get to see young players this year as opposed to mediocre 19 year olds last year, if the division was not as strong i'd say your team would show a lot of improvement in the 2nd half, but there may be 3 contenders in the division, maybe a 4th that's strong(ok PEI usually underachieves) after the trading period.
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Post by melly on Sept 10, 2009 9:15:58 GMT -4
I'll say 18 because you had 19 last year, but at least you'll get to see young players this year as opposed to mediocre 19 year olds last year, if the division was not as strong i'd say your team would show a lot of improvement in the 2nd half, but there may be 3 contenders in the division, maybe a 4th that's strong(ok PEI usually underachieves) after the trading period. I predict 20, with 8 in the 1st half and 12 in the 2nd. I think the young talent will begin to show in the 2nd half. |
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Post by mikeb on Sept 10, 2009 10:57:11 GMT -4
I'll say 18 because you had 19 last year, but at least you'll get to see young players this year as opposed to mediocre 19 year olds last year, if the division was not as strong i'd say your team would show a lot of improvement in the 2nd half, but there may be 3 contenders in the division, maybe a 4th that's strong(ok PEI usually underachieves) after the trading period. I predict 20, with 8 in the 1st half and 12 in the 2nd. I think the young talent will begin to show in the 2nd half. You know of course that rarely happens. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2009 11:23:16 GMT -4
I predict 20, with 8 in the 1st half and 12 in the 2nd. I think the young talent will begin to show in the 2nd half. You know of course that rarely happens. What rarely happens? That young talent does better in the second half of a season? I say this because it would make sense for a young hockey team to not play all that well at the start and then get experience from that and play better in the second half. I don't know, your statement there really puzzles me especially coming from a knowledgeable poster. |
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Post by bois on Sept 10, 2009 11:26:00 GMT -4
His statement is team that are in a complete rebuild phase, such as Halifax, rarely perform better in terms of wins-losses in the 2nd half of the season because they often trade most of their veterans they kept to begin the rebuild at Christmas time.... coupled with of course the handful of buyers loading up... and you can guarantee that at least 2 teams in Halifax's division will do just that.. and wins will be even tougher to come by after January
I stick to my prediction of 14.... probably have 9 of them by mid October
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Post by CrazyJoeDavola on Sept 10, 2009 11:31:06 GMT -4
I will go overly optimistic and say 22 wins.
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Post by moosemeat on Sept 10, 2009 11:49:41 GMT -4
23 Wins, 7 OT and Shootout loses for a total of ......53 Points.
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Post by mikeb on Sept 10, 2009 14:20:43 GMT -4
You know of course that rarely happens. What rarely happens? That young talent does better in the second half of a season? I say this because it would make sense for a young hockey team to not play all that well at the start and then get experience from that and play better in the second half. I don't know, your statement there really puzzles me especially coming from a knowledgeable poster. Much longer season that the kids are used to. Long road trips. It's a huge grind for the kids. They often hit a wall in the 2nd half. They get tired. And a lot of kids start off strong but slow down as the season progresses. Btw everyone gets better as the season rolls along. Not just rookies. As they get better and stronger so do all the other players. |
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Post by canbeer on Sept 10, 2009 17:03:44 GMT -4
What rarely happens? That young talent does better in the second half of a season? I say this because it would make sense for a young hockey team to not play all that well at the start and then get experience from that and play better in the second half. I don't know, your statement there really puzzles me especially coming from a knowledgeable poster. Much longer season that the kids are used to. Long road trips. It's a huge grind for the kids. They often hit a wall in the 2nd half. They get tired. And a lot of kids start off strong but slow down as the season progresses. Btw everyone gets better as the season rolls along. Not just rookies. As they get better and stronger so do all the other players. I agree that a young, non-contending team rarely does better in the 2nd half compared to the first. They tend to be teams that sell a few stronger vets to rebuild and are playing against teams that are getting better and adding players. As for young player (not the team) yes some do hit walls but it's not exactly a rule and to say it rarely happens I don't think is quite accurate. I just think back to last year with the 16 and 17 year olds the Moose had. Bernard fell off pace but he found himself injured in January. MacDonald started to look pretty decent on the backend by the end of the year. Desjardins didn't come close to hitting a wall and saw his production go up about 80% after Christmas. Randell pretty much saw the same improvement with his production jumping about 70% after Christmas. I think it's more the case with young teams than it is with young players stumbling after Christmas. |
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