Monday Morning Standings

Post by Trogdor on January 25th, 2010

Posted By: Trogdor

Coles Notes of the standings...

So it has finally happened. Rock bottom. The dream of the Taylor Hall sweepstakes is slowly becoming a reality. That doesn’t mean he’s ours though. We aren’t even guaranteed a top 3 pick at this point in the season, but it certainly seems to be a strong indicator. Rumors abound about when and where Shelly may end up likely won’t do much for morale, so look forward to more of the same for the next little while!

Conference Standings

East			West
Team	GP	Pts	Team	GP	Pts
Washington Capitals	51	72	San Jose Sharks	53	78
New Jersey Devils	50	69	Chicago Blackhawks	52	74
Buffalo Sabres	50	67	Colorado Avalanche	51	66
Pittsburgh Penguins	53	65	Vancouver Canucks	51	64
Ottawa Senators	53	60	Phoenix Coyotes	52	63
Philadelphia Flyers	51	55	Los Angeles Kings	51	61
New York Rangers	52	55	Nashville Predators	51	61
Montréal Canadiens	53	55	Calgary Flamers	51	58
Boston Bruins	51	54	Detroit Red Wings	51	58
New York Islanders	52	54	Anaheim Ducks	52	55
Florida Panthers	52	53	Dallas Stars	52	55
Atlanta Thrashers	51	52	Minnesota Wild	52	54
Tampa Bay Lightning	51	52	St Louis Blues	51	52
Toronto Maple Leafs	53	44	Columbus Blue Jackets	54	49
Carolina Hurricanes	51	39	Edmonton Oilers	50	38

League Standings

NHL Overall
Team	GP	Pts
San Jose Sharks	53	78
Chicago Blackhawks	52	74
Washington Capitals	51	72
New Jersey Devils	50	69
Buffalo Sabres	50	67
Colorado Avalanche	51	66
Pittsburgh Penguins	53	65
Vancouver Canucks	51	64
Phoenix Coyotes	52	63
Los Angeles Kings	51	61
Nashville Predators	51	61
Ottawa Senators	52	60
Calgary Flamers	51	58
Detroit Red Wings	51	58
Philadelphia Flyers	51	55
New York Rangers	52	55
Anaheim Ducks	52	55
Dallas Stars	52	55
Montréal Canadiens	53	55
Boston Bruins	51	54
Minnesota Wild	52	54
New York Islanders	52	54
Florida Panthers	52	53
Atlanta Thrashers	51	52
St Louis Blues	51	52
Tampa Bay Lightning	51	52
Columbus Blue Jackets	54	49
Toronto Maple Leafs	53	44
Carolina Hurricanes	51	39
Edmonton Oilers	50	38

In the pool, Racki is still first, while Steve-O and Trogdor leapfrogged upwards into 2nd and 3rd.

Tags: nhl, standings

Oilers | Trogdor January 25, 2010

23 Comments to “Monday Morning Standings”

By Trogdor, January 25, 2010 @ 2:40 pm Trogdor(Quote)

Sorry for the lack of an uplifting cute blonde, but that’s Steve-O’s department.

I couldn’t bring myself to sugarcoat this week’s standings…
By Racki, January 25, 2010 @ 2:58 pm Racki(Quote)

I’m happy to still be clinging on to the top spot. Gr8one, credit to your wife for kicking some butt in the pool lately…. did you take over by any chance???

My goalies did awesome that week, but so did hers.. two shutouts?! booo!
By gr8one, January 25, 2010 @ 3:40 pm gr8one(Quote)

haha…no, I actually haven’t taken over, on the contrary, she is pretty adamant on not wanting any “help”.

and if recent records are any indication, she is pretty damned smart in not wanting my advice, I’ve nosedived pretty good as of late!
By Racki, January 25, 2010 @ 4:07 pm Racki(Quote)

Well hey, give her my props. She used to be the free spot on the bingo card, but kicked some ass last week.
By MetalOil, January 25, 2010 @ 5:34 pm MetalOil(Quote)

I wonder how much we have missed Comrie. For some reason it seemed that he was poised to have a good year for us(good preseason and beginning of reg season).

Anyways lets not forget that sometimes it is not all that hard to work your way up from the bottom right back to respectability just as the Avs have this season. Don’t bank on it but it could happen especially with the revamped roster that is almost certain.
By Racki, January 25, 2010 @ 6:05 pm Racki(Quote)

MetalOil: I wonder how much we have missed Comrie. For some reason it seemed that he was poised to have a good year for us(good preseason and beginning of reg season).Anyways lets not forget that sometimes it is not all that hard to work your way up from the bottom right back to respectability just as the Avs have this season. Don’t bank on it but it could happen especially with the revamped roster that is almost certain.

I actually was beginning to think I was the only one who saw his impact. He may not have a tonne of points in the games he played, but he honestly was one of very few players early in the year that looked like an NHLer. He makes linemates better as well too. I think him O’Sully and Stone had some good chemistry too and O’Sully probably would have had a better year had he been able to play with Comrie the whole time.
By MetalOil, January 25, 2010 @ 6:11 pm MetalOil(Quote)

If you look back in our season it was at about the time that Comrie left the lineup that we began to nosedive in the standings.

Just saying??????

I also wonder if he is still in our plans next year???
By Racki, January 25, 2010 @ 6:28 pm Racki(Quote)

MO, before he came here, I was full on with the Comrie hate. But when he was signed, I warmed to the idea (especially when I woke up and realized that things said were untrue). Now that I’ve seen him play here again, I really think he is exactly what the team needs. He’s small, yes. But that is actually a good thing in this case, because he can teach the smaller players a thing or two (by example) that the size is not a disadvantage. He’s also another guy who I think makes players better.

Call me odd, but I’ll be upset if he’s gone next year. He’s cheap and is earning his money better than much of the players on the team (well, when in the line up anyways).

I actually kept it quiet, but I’ve noticed his impact. I think between losing him, Hemsky, and Khabibulin, and Visnovsky for a bit, those have been the biggest impacts to the team this year. Call me delusional, but while I don’t think we’d be a playoff team, I think we’d be a lot higher in the standings if those 4 were in the lineup the whole year.
By MetalOil, January 25, 2010 @ 7:28 pm MetalOil(Quote)

Plus as an added bonus we get to see Duff in attendance every so often It must have driven him nuts not being able to kiss her and do all types of dirty things to her for so long
By Bostonoiler, January 25, 2010 @ 7:35 pm Bostonoiler(Quote)

HALL
By Racki, January 25, 2010 @ 7:43 pm Racki(Quote)

MetalOil: Plus as an added bonus we get to see Duff in attendance every so often It must have driven him nuts not being able to kiss her and do all types of dirty things to her for so long

LOL! No kidding, he’s been out of it for a lonnnng time.
By chucker, January 25, 2010 @ 7:57 pm chucker(Quote)

Yeah, Comrie seemed like the guy who actually made it possible for us to have some decent line combos and chemistry. I wouldn’t be opposed to him coming back next year, but I wonder if he would want to stay now. I think he would.
By gr8one, January 25, 2010 @ 8:47 pm gr8one(Quote)

Yeah, I like Comrie, and certainly wouldn’t hate the idea of him returning next year.
By Racki, January 25, 2010 @ 8:53 pm Racki(Quote)

Who, back in June or before, would have thought they’d be saying “yah I’d like to keep Comrie on this team”?

“Wait.. what’s this keep Comrie stuff??”
By Puritania, January 25, 2010 @ 9:45 pm Puritania(Quote)

Racki: Who, back in June or before, would have thought they’d be saying “yah I’d like to keep Comrie on this team”? “Wait.. what’s this keep Comrie stuff??”

lol no doubt. I’m a Comrie supporter now after all those years of hate. I too hope He is back and getting cheered again next year.

I’m just praying we can keep losing the rest of the season, knowing our luck they will go on a tear and pick up enough points to get out of top 5 pick contention.
By Racki, January 25, 2010 @ 9:56 pm Racki(Quote)

ya i wouldn’t be happy to see that! I mean on one hand, I feel bad for the team. They’ve put in a lot of effort lately (with probably exclusion to the Colorado game, which I missed). Losing after that has got to be pretty tough on the psyche.
By Trogdor, January 25, 2010 @ 10:58 pm Trogdor(Quote)

I’m on the Comrie bandwagon! Don’t care about his impact, but the fact that he chose to sign with the Oil went a long way with me, even more so after the Heatly debacle.

A player who genuinely wanted to return to E-Town when other offers were on the table. We need more players like that who want to be here. Shame he got the “kissing disease”. I swear I didn’t give it to Duff, so I don’t know where he got it from…

Steve-O?
By Puritania, January 26, 2010 @ 3:22 am Puritania(Quote)

Racki: ya i wouldn’t be happy to see that! I mean on one hand, I feel bad for the team. They’ve put in a lot of effort lately (with probably exclusion to the Colorado game, which I missed). Losing after that has got to be pretty tough on the psyche.

yeah I feel really bad for the players having to go through this shit season, I wonder if they feel bad for me?

I’ve come to the realization that there are no hockey gods, poor Edmonton a once glorious honorable and wonderful orginization has degenerated into a laughing stock of the league. While the most arrogant, ignorant and annoying fanbase in the league is having a great year yet again. Yes I’m talking about Vancouver.

I’m going off on a tangent here and I apologize but over the last few years I’ve come to the realization that I hate the canucks and their fans way, way more than the flames and their fanbase. Still a bit of a mindtrip for me.
By Mr.Majestyk, January 26, 2010 @ 6:24 am Mr.Majestyk(Quote)

Hey guys, can we start a magic number at some point for when we are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs? I see we’re 20 points out now.
By Racki, January 26, 2010 @ 7:10 am Racki(Quote)

Trogdor: I’m on the Comrie bandwagon!Don’t care about his impact, but the fact that he chose to sign with the Oil went a long way with me, even more so after the Heatly debacle.A player who genuinely wanted to return to E-Town when other offers were on the table.We need more players like that who want to be here.Shame he got the “kissing disease”.I swear I didn’t give it to Duff, so I don’t know where he got it from…Steve-O?

Can you get mono from kissing a toilet? If so, then it is possible.

Mr.Majestyk: Hey guys, can we start a magic number at some point for when we are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs?I see we’re 20 points out now.

Not to be negative, but that implies they actually have a hope in hell of making the playoffs At this point they’d probably have to go somewhere like 27-5 to make it in, so I’d say they’re logically eliminated, which works for me.
By Trogdor, January 26, 2010 @ 9:21 am Trogdor(Quote)

Mr.Majestyk:
Hey guys, can we start a magic number at some point for when we are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs? I see we’re 20 points out now.

I guess if we were to concoct a formula it would look something like this:

IF (Oilers_Points + (Games_Remaining * 2)) < West_8th_Points THEN Oilers = Golfing
By Mr.Majestyk, January 26, 2010 @ 4:34 pm Mr.Majestyk(Quote)

Racki: Can you get mono from kissing a toilet? If so, then it is possible.Not to be negative, but that implies they actually have a hope in hell of making the playoffs At this point they’d probably have to go somewhere like 27-5 to make it in, so I’d say they’re logically eliminated, which works for me.

27-5? Racki, why’d you have to go and say something like that…

And totally give me new hope we can make it!!:)
By Racki, January 26, 2010 @ 6:01 pm Racki(Quote)

Cue the drive for 8!(th place)