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#31

32 games into season, Lions are not performing as well as was hoped. A mighty and noble creature the Lion, yet we, like weak and tame housecats, cannot win games. 101 goals scored is admirable, good enough for fifth in the league. Not bad, not great. Goals against, we sit at third from last, as we have conceded 105 goals. Negative four in point differential is not terrible. This puts us tied for fifth with third place team Halifax. Yet, we sit at seventh place near bottom of table. This is unacceptable. Fifteen time we have won, fifteen times we have lost during regular time, and twice we have lost in overtime. Big issue here is that means 17 total losses to 15 wins. In my previous careers, all I have done is win, so to lose more often, it stings. Final note, at mere 517 hits, we are in bottom half of league. This must change, as we must show opposition that we can crush them into the boards and the ice. Opponent much less likely to score if they know that is coming when they do.
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So far, it’s been a very nice surprise to see where the Kelowna Knights have come. If I’m being honest, we expected to be more of a “middle of the pack” sort of team where we aren’t as top heavy but have some pretty good pieces to work with. In terms of things we’re doing well at thus far, well, there are a lot of things since we are 2nd in the league behind the powerhouse that is the Detroit Falcons. Everyone expected the Falcons to be where they are, and for us, we’re okay with being the underdog should we ever meet in the playoff. Currently we’re second behind the Falcons in goals for averaging 3.20 and second in goals against, averaging only 2.74 collectively as a team. We also have great faceoff team stats as we’re second in the league there as well with a solid 51.64% as a team. In terms of improvements, I do believe we need to mix up our powerplay as were ranked 8th in the league with 18.70%. May not hurt to mix it up there as we prepare for the playoffs just around the corner.

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#33

So far this year Anaheim has been a team that has struggled quite a bit. Currently sitting at the very bottom of the standings in the league as we rank in at 10th place, we're definitely going to need to find our rhythm if we want to try and compete come playoff time. With the league's worst offense and second worst defense, we really don't have a whole lot going for us at the moment but I think that is subject to change in the near future. We have a lot of young guys who are going to help bolster the roster next season, and even just having a dependable goaltender in me between the pipes should make some change. With the worst plus minus in the entire league, it's quite obvious that there needs to be a revival of the Outlaws franchise, but I think it's going to come a lot sooner than we may think.

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The St. Louis Scarecrows are having a rough time currently. Sitting at 7th in the standings, we've fallen a bit from the success of previous regular seasons. The bottom of the standings are currently getting really close, with only 4 points separating 10th and 4th place. St. Louis currently has the highest Goals Against Average in the entire league at 3.46 and you can attribute a lot of that pain to their lack of discipline and poor penalty killing. St. Louis is currently last in the league in both categories with an average of 10.40 PIM/GP (almost two full minutes higher than the league average) and a PK% of 77.27%. If we want to make an impact this postseason, those two categories are gonna need to improve. Luckily we have a lot of offensive power with our top line all being in the top 10 for league scoring. Certainly that elite offensive ability from those 3 star players attributes to our 3.11 Goals For/GP, just over the league average.

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The Montreal Militia has made impressive strides this season with a much younger core, all the while still sitting in the same place they did last season, 5th. One concerning stat is being 6-9-3 on home ice which is a little shocking. At least the 11-5-1 away record is helping them to keep in 5th place. Recently they've taken a dip with a 2-5-3 record in the last 10 games which is concerning with the season coming to a close soon. You want to be peaking at the right time, and perhaps the young lineup is getting overwhelmed with the amount of games? Hunt has played well in order to keep them in a positive goal differential (4), although Maverick the Backup hasn't been trusted at all as he's still win-less on the season. Will Hunt have enough in the tank to push Montreal to the next level come playoff time? With 107 goals scored as a team, they're right around the middle of the league for that stat. If just one or two players could get on a hot streak maybe that will be enough to lift them over the Whalers or Raiders for 4th or 3rd place respectively.

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As of this moment, the Montreal Militia are sitting in the middle of the pack at 5th in the league. While they have spots where they’re performing well, they have some glaring bad spots that clearly need to be worked on in practice.

First, the statistics in the spotlight: their physicality and goaltending. Montreal is first in the league in hits with 644, which averages out to about 18.4 per game. Opposing players have been leaving the games in stretchers and holding their heads, complaining about a ringing sound. The Militia keeps reminding them daily, via their goal horn, that they’re the toughest in the league. Montreal’s four shutouts also has them second in the league, showing praise to the net-minders back-stopping the team.

As good as the team’s positives are incredibly strong, their failures are equally as prevalent. Montreal has taken 871 shots while allowing 990 themselves, good enough for eighth and ninth in the league, respectively. Against their goaltending, the shots against statistic is a scary number, and makes us wonder if their success is just a fluke. Additionally, the Militia are last in faceoff percentage, which may also contribute to the shot numbers. Finally, they’re also proving to be a bunch of goons, as their 323 penalty minutes put them at eighth in the league; and with an average special teams, the crew needs to focus more on consistent individual performances.

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#38

The Kelowna Knights have been a surprisingly good team this year. Behind only preseason favorites Detroit, the Knights are trying to go from worst to first. They have shown considerable improvement across the board, but a couple areas really stand out.

First, they currently second in both goals for (112) and goals against (96), with only Detroit ahead in both categories. This goal differential usually leads to a better a record, and it has. With another year of experience for the top line in Kelowna, they have been able to put the puck in the net more often. The team has a whole has taken a more defensive approach, as to avoid the repeat struggles in their own zone from a year ago.

A couple of stats that are a little worrisome, and need improvement before playoff time, is special teams. Kelowna has really struggled with both a man up and a man down this season, and come playoff time, these situations are of vital importance. Their power play percentage is 3rd worst at an 18.7% clip, only Halifax (16.42) and Colorado (18.25) are worse. Their penalty kill percentage is middle of that pack at 78.95%, but a couple real bad games in this department could see them dead last.

As you can see, the team has greatly improved from a season ago, but there are areas that need improvement if this team wants to see a deep run in the playoffs. With the season two-thirds the way over, Kelowna still has time to improve those weaknesses, get on a run just in time for the playoffs.

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The Lethbridge Lions have played 35 games so far this season. They sit 6th place in the overall standings out of 10 teams. Not terrible for what they have to work with. Looking at some of the top teams ahead of the Lions they are loaded with send downs however the lions have almost a whole team full of rookies from this years draft. So seeing them in 6th makes sense. They currently have 17 wins and 16 losses along with 2 overtime losses. Surprisingly, the lions tend to play a lot better on the road than at home. Showing a 10-6-1 while playing in the oppositions ice and a 7-10-1 while playing on home ice.
If the Lethbridge Lions want to hammer past the first round they need to work on getting that home ice record up. A team who can’t play on home ice are bound to lose. So that is something they need to work hard, team chemistry on home ice. I’m more than confident they will improve throughout the season and be a fierce opponent for whoever they face in the playoffs.

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With a team that on paper looks like nothing but a bottom-dweller, Lethbridge Lions has surprised many by at the moment being in 6th place in the league after 35 games played. A lot of it being thanks to their big pool of rookies producing both points and defensive plays. Points wise they've taken home .514 of the available points, which pretty much says theyve lost as many as theyve won. The teams goal differential is looking good too, -3 put s them at 4th in the league in that categoy, which is pretty impressive for a team with a lot of rookie defensemen and goalies. They are one of the stronger away teams too, though most teams seem to be good on the road which is a bit surprising. Lions record on the road is 10-6-1, a lot more impressive than their home record which stands at 7-10-1. If lions stays in 6th place come playoffs, i'm sure we'll be in for a ride with them being the away team.

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(This post was last modified: 08-25-2019, 11:15 AM by Clayroo.)

Last place; it doesn't look too good right now. We started off alright and then things went south. Hard to pinpoint what changed but it's night and day from how we started. With a -24 goal differential, we're dead last in that category having the worst goals for (2.66/g) and second-worst goals against (3.34/g). Defense and goaltending have been a sore spot but scoring, especially from the lower lines, has also been an issue. I feel my own responsibility in that as I have yet to find the score sheet while only contributing 4 assists. Scoring had always come so naturally to me that I feel like I hit a wall of equal, or much better, talent. The team is middle of the pack when it comes to special teams (5th in PP, 7th in PK) which is always helpful, so it's certainly not to blame. The coaching staff makes sure we're pretty responsible there. We're 5th best in shots against so it's not as if the defense is leaving the goalie out to dry. We just need more effort and contribution from every position. Hopefully this season isn't too late to salvage.

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#42

As we head into the home stretch of the SMJHL regular season, it's time to determine whether the Montreal Militia have what it takes to contend for the Four-Star Cup based off their advanced team stats.

Goals, they are the ultimate decider of who wins and who loses, and Montreal is doing fairly well at scoring them and really well at preventing them. The Militia score a league-average 3.06 goals per game, while they only allow 2.94 goals per game, which is above the league average. When you divide the numbers of goals scored per game by the number of goals allowed, Montreal has a success rate of 103.88%, good for third in the league. This bodes well for the heavily inexperienced side, as these stats show they should make it past the first round no matter the opponent.

Meanwhile, shot generation continues to be a major struggle for the Militia. Each game, Montreal generates just 24.89 shots which is one whole shot below league average. At the same time, they are allowing a whopping 28.29 shots per game to be taken on their own net, which lands them as the second-worst shooting shutdown team in the league. This is not a recipe for success, it means one of two things in the big picture. Either one, they have gotten extreme puck luck so far in the regular season, which should come back down to earth when the short playoff series' arrive. Or two, that their goaltenders have been standing on their head in order to achieve so many wins, which should also come crashing down to earth once the playoff atmosphere is in full motion.

In the end, Montreal will secure themselves a good seeding heading into the playoff rounds, which will be beneficial as they will not have to play Detroit or Kelowna until at least the third round, but if they want to contend for the cup, things will need to be shaken up especially on the blueline.

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