Mirtle to Self: Stop Betting Against Nolan
November 12th, 2007 by murph
Exactly 20% of the NHL season’s games have been played so far after last night and James Mirtle decided to take a look at the standings and scoring trends so far. There’s still plenty of season to be played, but it’s fun to look at these kind of stats - like the Islanders and Rangers meeting in the first round of the playoffs if they started today.
The team obviously can’t and won’t win every game. What’s important as the season goes on is to keep their momentum, and avoid prolonged slumps like that 6 game losing streak from last season.
Despite only playing 13 games, people are starting to take notice of the Isles’ hot start. Mirtle is ready to alter his betting habits.
Maybe what’s most surprising has been the hot start of teams like the Islanders, Boston, Columbus and Chicago, teams that received zero respect in preseason predictions. (If I had to pick just one reason, it’d be coaching, as all four men have done an amazing job behind the bench with these teams so far. I keep saying not to bet against Ted Nolan and then breaking my own rule, and it’s hard to believe the way that team has played — something that’s been obscured by the fact they’ve played the fewest games in the league. This is a club on pace for more than 110 points.)
fauxrumors Says
1) We have been guilty of this as well. On that note we are working on a Nolan post. Look for it in the next day or so!
Nov 13th, 2007 at 1:29 pm