Post by Bob McKenzie on Feb 12, 2020 11:43:20 GMT -5
CAMPBELL CONFERENCE
VS. 
THE GOOD:
- Gartner, Roenick and Gagner finished top 3 in league scoring, with a combined 137 goals and 333 points.
- Five 40+ goal scorers (Gartner, Roenick, Gagner, Kozlov and Nieuwendyk).
- Dominik Hasek back-stopped them in 43 wins.
- The acquisition of Murray Craven helped lead the team into their first playoff berth in NHL90 history.
- Top 5 players are all 30+ goal scorers (Craven, Nolan, Lindros, Clark and Gilmour).
- Owen Nolan was in the scoring title consideration.
THE BAD:
- Has a middling Penalty Kill success rate (66%).
- Is 8th most penalized playoff team.
- Despite attempts to solve goaltending, it still remains a big question mark.
- Their top 2 lines are a combined +7 plus-minus.
VS. 
THE GOOD:
- Rod Brind'Amour's 36 goal 100 point season led the team.
- Kirk Muller's scoring race competitive 47 goal output.
- Garth Snow back at it with 38 wins.
- Top 4 PK% and PP% success rate and least penalized team in the league.
- The emergence of Zigmund Palffy and Jozef Stumpel, who combined for 182 points and +64.
- Cliff Ronning's steady 43 goals 42 assists leading the charge at center ice.
- The surprising 21 goal 73 point outpouring by Jaroslav Modry.
THE BAD:
- Took them a good majority of the season to settle in and get going.
- Pressure of being the returning champions.
- Tyler Wright isn't all that good?
- Question marks in net, despite Turek's efforts to land a 39 win season.
- Middling PP% success rate and league worst PK at 57.55%
VS. 
THE GOOD:
- Peter Stastny and Glen Anderson finding chemistry for a combined 181 points.
- Pelle Eklund's impressive 37 goal output.
- Grant Fuhr's and Felix Potvin providing consistent goaltending for trust in the net.
- The arrival of Pavel Bure, and the top line of Bure, Larionov and Linden scoring 100 goals and 277 points.
- Six 30+ goal scorers (Bure, Larionov, Linden, Quinn, Naslund and Nedved).
- Outstanding penalty kill puts them 4th best among playoff teams.
THE BAD:
- 4th worst PP% success rate in the league, 3rd among playoff teams.
- Middling PK% success rate. Team is a 5 on 5 monster only, and has worst penalty minutes total in the league (405).
- Tim Kerr and Rick Tocchet came back down to earth with 50+ point campaigns.
- Kirk McLean's 37 wins came with 36 losses.
- Bottom 5 PP% success rate.
- Second highest penalized team in the league, behind the Oilers.
VS. 
THE GOOD:
- Fedorov continues to be a force with 95 points.
- Ed Olczyk's surprising 29 goals from the 2nd/3rd line production.
- Fleury and Graves providing scoring support at a combined 76 goalsand +45.
- Luc Robitaille's monstrous 38 goal 101 point season had many believing he would win the Art Ross at mid-season.
- Wayne Gretzky and Craig Janney offering 40+ goals.
- 7 (nearly 8) 30+ goal scorers (Poulin, Neely, MacLean, Sandstrom, Gretzky, Janney and Robitaille).
- Bobby Carpenter nearly topped 30 with 28 goals.
THE BAD:
- Questions whether Curtis Joseph can handle the workload (37 wins, 34 losses).
- 5th worst penalty kill in the league.
- The plus-minus struggles of the second line (-19).
- Can Kelly Hrudey backstop a team to a cup? 36 wins and 35 losses.
- Bottom 3rd PP success rate.
WALES CONFERENCE
VS. 
THE GOOD:
- A collaborative effort to win the division with Courtnall at the top with 89 points.
- TEN 20+ goal scorers with Courtnall, Savard, Vaive, Tikkanen and Propp in the 30+ range.
- Patrick Roy's solid 38 win performance.
- Not a single player finished a minus in the plus-minus category.
- Alex Mogilny leading the charge with 30 goals and 91 points.
- The complimentary breakout season of Benoit Hogue (35 goals and 78 points).
- An incredible 70.49% penalty kill good for third in the league, just behind President Trophy winning Rangers.
THE BAD:
- Roy split the year 38 wins 30 losses, needs to be consistent in playoffs.
- Middle of the pack PP% and PK% offers a lot to be desired.
- 3rd worst PP% in the league.
- Has difficulty shutting it down defensively.
- Goaltending a serious concern with losing records across the board.
VS. 
THE GOOD:
- Bobby Holik's outstanding 49 goals and 100 points.
- Dino right behind with 43 goals and 99 points and Neal Broten's shocking 41 goal outburst.
- Puppa and Hextall's combined 43 wins and 2 shutouts.
- Top 7 PP% and PK% success rate.
- Ray Bourque's Norris trophy seeking 91 point performance.
- Ray Whitney (62 assists, 91 points) and Robert Lang's (46 goals, 85 points) chemistry.
THE BAD:
- Puppa and Hextall's combined 34 losses poses a few question marks.
- 5th most penalized playoff team.
- 2nd worst penalty kill success rate in the league.
- 5th highest penalized team in the league (344).
- Goaltending a bit of a disaster with Moog fronting the lineup with a sub-0.800SV%.
VS. 
THE GOOD:
- President Trophy Winning Team backstopped by outstanding goaltending from John Vanbiesbrouck (20 wins) and Ed Belfour (30 wins).
- Steve Thomas blowing expectations out of the water with 42 goals and 88 points.
- An offensive leadership group fronted by Bernie Nicholls (90 points), Tony Amonte (90 points) and Doug Weight (89 points).
- A league best 41.54% power play, and 2nd best 73.33% penalty kill.
- Six players with 80+ points (Rucinsky, MacTavish, Lemieux, Jagr, Stevens and Recchi).
- Lemieux's 43 goals and Jagr's 58 assists.
- Nine 20+ goal scorers.
THE BAD:
- Their performance is led primarily by special teams and goaltending, as most of the team is nearing EVEN for plus-minus.
- Tie Domi's incredibly disappointing 8 penalty minutes all season. Thinks he's a goal-scorer now or something.
- Question marks in net after Barrasso's 39 wins and 32 losses.
- 2nd worst powerplay success rate in the league, behind the lowly Nordiques.
- 4th highest penalized team in the league.
VS. 
THE GOOD:
- The emergence of Guerin, Pivonka and Sutter (44 goals) for a combined 112 goals, and 273 points.
- Martin Brodeur's 36 wins in a Vezina-chasing performance.
- 3rd best PP% in the league.
- Ron Francis' 45 goals and 100 points leading the charge with a bang.
- Scott Niedermayer's Norris-chasing 88 points and 71 assists.
- Mike Knuble's outstanding 42 goals and 88 points.
- Brendan Shanahan pumping our 30+ goals with 52 assists.
THE BAD:
- Bottom 3rd penalty kill success rate.
- Concerns of keeping the puck out of their net with their second line on the ice (Elynuik and Druce specifically).
- Significant question marks in net with Ranford's 34 wins 32 losses output.
- Middling to lower-end special teams.
VS. THE GOOD:
- Gartner, Roenick and Gagner finished top 3 in league scoring, with a combined 137 goals and 333 points.
- Five 40+ goal scorers (Gartner, Roenick, Gagner, Kozlov and Nieuwendyk).
- Dominik Hasek back-stopped them in 43 wins.
- The acquisition of Murray Craven helped lead the team into their first playoff berth in NHL90 history.
- Top 5 players are all 30+ goal scorers (Craven, Nolan, Lindros, Clark and Gilmour).
- Owen Nolan was in the scoring title consideration.
THE BAD:
- Has a middling Penalty Kill success rate (66%).
- Is 8th most penalized playoff team.
- Despite attempts to solve goaltending, it still remains a big question mark.
- Their top 2 lines are a combined +7 plus-minus.
VS. THE GOOD:
- Rod Brind'Amour's 36 goal 100 point season led the team.
- Kirk Muller's scoring race competitive 47 goal output.
- Garth Snow back at it with 38 wins.
- Top 4 PK% and PP% success rate and least penalized team in the league.
- The emergence of Zigmund Palffy and Jozef Stumpel, who combined for 182 points and +64.
- Cliff Ronning's steady 43 goals 42 assists leading the charge at center ice.
- The surprising 21 goal 73 point outpouring by Jaroslav Modry.
THE BAD:
- Took them a good majority of the season to settle in and get going.
- Pressure of being the returning champions.
- Tyler Wright isn't all that good?
- Question marks in net, despite Turek's efforts to land a 39 win season.
- Middling PP% success rate and league worst PK at 57.55%
VS. THE GOOD:
- Peter Stastny and Glen Anderson finding chemistry for a combined 181 points.
- Pelle Eklund's impressive 37 goal output.
- Grant Fuhr's and Felix Potvin providing consistent goaltending for trust in the net.
- The arrival of Pavel Bure, and the top line of Bure, Larionov and Linden scoring 100 goals and 277 points.
- Six 30+ goal scorers (Bure, Larionov, Linden, Quinn, Naslund and Nedved).
- Outstanding penalty kill puts them 4th best among playoff teams.
THE BAD:
- 4th worst PP% success rate in the league, 3rd among playoff teams.
- Middling PK% success rate. Team is a 5 on 5 monster only, and has worst penalty minutes total in the league (405).
- Tim Kerr and Rick Tocchet came back down to earth with 50+ point campaigns.
- Kirk McLean's 37 wins came with 36 losses.
- Bottom 5 PP% success rate.
- Second highest penalized team in the league, behind the Oilers.
VS. THE GOOD:
- Fedorov continues to be a force with 95 points.
- Ed Olczyk's surprising 29 goals from the 2nd/3rd line production.
- Fleury and Graves providing scoring support at a combined 76 goalsand +45.
- Luc Robitaille's monstrous 38 goal 101 point season had many believing he would win the Art Ross at mid-season.
- Wayne Gretzky and Craig Janney offering 40+ goals.
- 7 (nearly 8) 30+ goal scorers (Poulin, Neely, MacLean, Sandstrom, Gretzky, Janney and Robitaille).
- Bobby Carpenter nearly topped 30 with 28 goals.
THE BAD:
- Questions whether Curtis Joseph can handle the workload (37 wins, 34 losses).
- 5th worst penalty kill in the league.
- The plus-minus struggles of the second line (-19).
- Can Kelly Hrudey backstop a team to a cup? 36 wins and 35 losses.
- Bottom 3rd PP success rate.
WALES CONFERENCE
VS. THE GOOD:
- A collaborative effort to win the division with Courtnall at the top with 89 points.
- TEN 20+ goal scorers with Courtnall, Savard, Vaive, Tikkanen and Propp in the 30+ range.
- Patrick Roy's solid 38 win performance.
- Not a single player finished a minus in the plus-minus category.
- Alex Mogilny leading the charge with 30 goals and 91 points.
- The complimentary breakout season of Benoit Hogue (35 goals and 78 points).
- An incredible 70.49% penalty kill good for third in the league, just behind President Trophy winning Rangers.
THE BAD:
- Roy split the year 38 wins 30 losses, needs to be consistent in playoffs.
- Middle of the pack PP% and PK% offers a lot to be desired.
- 3rd worst PP% in the league.
- Has difficulty shutting it down defensively.
- Goaltending a serious concern with losing records across the board.
VS. THE GOOD:
- Bobby Holik's outstanding 49 goals and 100 points.
- Dino right behind with 43 goals and 99 points and Neal Broten's shocking 41 goal outburst.
- Puppa and Hextall's combined 43 wins and 2 shutouts.
- Top 7 PP% and PK% success rate.
- Ray Bourque's Norris trophy seeking 91 point performance.
- Ray Whitney (62 assists, 91 points) and Robert Lang's (46 goals, 85 points) chemistry.
THE BAD:
- Puppa and Hextall's combined 34 losses poses a few question marks.
- 5th most penalized playoff team.
- 2nd worst penalty kill success rate in the league.
- 5th highest penalized team in the league (344).
- Goaltending a bit of a disaster with Moog fronting the lineup with a sub-0.800SV%.
VS. THE GOOD:
- President Trophy Winning Team backstopped by outstanding goaltending from John Vanbiesbrouck (20 wins) and Ed Belfour (30 wins).
- Steve Thomas blowing expectations out of the water with 42 goals and 88 points.
- An offensive leadership group fronted by Bernie Nicholls (90 points), Tony Amonte (90 points) and Doug Weight (89 points).
- A league best 41.54% power play, and 2nd best 73.33% penalty kill.
- Six players with 80+ points (Rucinsky, MacTavish, Lemieux, Jagr, Stevens and Recchi).
- Lemieux's 43 goals and Jagr's 58 assists.
- Nine 20+ goal scorers.
THE BAD:
- Their performance is led primarily by special teams and goaltending, as most of the team is nearing EVEN for plus-minus.
- Tie Domi's incredibly disappointing 8 penalty minutes all season. Thinks he's a goal-scorer now or something.
- Question marks in net after Barrasso's 39 wins and 32 losses.
- 2nd worst powerplay success rate in the league, behind the lowly Nordiques.
- 4th highest penalized team in the league.
VS. THE GOOD:
- The emergence of Guerin, Pivonka and Sutter (44 goals) for a combined 112 goals, and 273 points.
- Martin Brodeur's 36 wins in a Vezina-chasing performance.
- 3rd best PP% in the league.
- Ron Francis' 45 goals and 100 points leading the charge with a bang.
- Scott Niedermayer's Norris-chasing 88 points and 71 assists.
- Mike Knuble's outstanding 42 goals and 88 points.
- Brendan Shanahan pumping our 30+ goals with 52 assists.
THE BAD:
- Bottom 3rd penalty kill success rate.
- Concerns of keeping the puck out of their net with their second line on the ice (Elynuik and Druce specifically).
- Significant question marks in net with Ranford's 34 wins 32 losses output.
- Middling to lower-end special teams.
