Comments for Will more than 20 players score a point-per-game this season? at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 20:58:49 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5238-will-more-than-20-players-score-a-point-per-game-this-season#comment-24104 @ultrawhiteness - definitely an interesting question, and I was curious about that too (does anyone know how to get stats like that a year later?). But I still think that information wouldn't necessarily tell us a lot, since 48 games out of an 82 game season wouldn't even put us at the trade deadline and teams wouldn't yet be gearing up for the playoffs by starting to emphasize defense. In other words, its probably not as much of an apples to apples comparison to this season as much as the scoring data from the 48 game 1994-95 season might be. - RizzeeDizzee Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:36:39 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5238-will-more-than-20-players-score-a-point-per-game-this-season#comment-24100 how many >PPG'ers were there at the 48 game mark of last season? - ultrawhiteness Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:28:56 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5238-will-more-than-20-players-score-a-point-per-game-this-season#comment-24090 @newfcollins - very good point about Zetterberg. If he was considered a band-aid boy earlier in his career he's done more than enough to shake that reputation win recent years. @Hey Robbie - I wrestled with where to draw the line, as point per game scoring is far more meaningful if the player manages to suit up for 70+ games. Sure, with players like Crosby and Backstrom last year they still gave their owners point per game benefits in the 20+ and 40+ games they played, but true point per game impact is felt most if the player is able to be in your line-up every day. - RizzeeDizzee Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:24:03 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5238-will-more-than-20-players-score-a-point-per-game-this-season#comment-24089 Zetterberg is a band-aid boy? He's played 80 and 82 games the past two years. He's played at least 74 games in each of the last five seasons. That would not qualify him as a band-aid boy. - newfcollins Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:22:08 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5238-will-more-than-20-players-score-a-point-per-game-this-season#comment-24085 I think the answer to the question is hidden inside the article. Note the asterisk in the last table - why is it there? Why don't you count players who played in fewer than 70 games? Because if a player gets 60 points in 60 games it doesn't show the same level of consistently superior performance as scoring 80 in 80. A smaller sample size, and so a greater chance that he just strung together some lucky games. Likewise with a shorter season; smaller sample size, so more players who wouldn't be expected to consistently put up PPG numbers over 80 games will be lucky enough to have it happen over 48. - Hey Robbie Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:43:13 +0100