pjgj13 30 Report post Posted November 14, 2007 The Wings are 2-3-1 vs the division and 11-1 against rest of league, plus the division is all over .500. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mellanby_equals_grit 1 Report post Posted November 14, 2007 (edited) The Wings are 2-3-1 vs the division and 11-1 against rest of league, plus the division is all over .500. It's a good year to be a central team fan. Lotta excellent hockey to be played. Edited November 14, 2007 by Mellanby_equals_grit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishtemper14+25 11 Report post Posted November 14, 2007 and as they pointed out in tonights game, its the league of the best rookies, from all of detroits young prospects to that st louis guy who scored on the breakaway and of course kane and toews Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auxlepli 17 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 Yeah, it doesn't look like the Wings will be able to feast on the Central like they have in the past. It's good in some ways and bad in others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntsVegas Baby 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 (edited) We haven't already clinched this thing? Edited November 15, 2007 by HuntsVegas Baby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GordieSid&Ted Report post Posted November 15, 2007 The Wings are 2-3-1 vs the division and 11-1 against rest of league, plus the division is all over .500. Central Notes The Central Division is the ONLY NHL division where all 5 teams are above .500. The lowest team (St.Louis) has more pionts than any other last place team in any division. The Central is the ONLY division that has 3 teams with 20+ points. Combined, the Central division teams have surrendered the fewest goals of any division. The Wings have the 2nd highest scoring offense. The last place Blues are tied for 3rd for the fewest goals allowed by any team in any division. There are only 3 players in the Central in the top 30 in scoring. I don't know what the significance of that is other than perhaps the central teams are the most competitive because they have the best depth from team to team and spread their scoring out over more players. PS: Robert Lang is in the top 30 in scoring! Like his supporters always said, give the guy top minutes, he'll produce top numbers. Never got a fair shake on this team did Mr. Lang. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winged Scooter 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 C'mon everyone where is your competitive spirit? I LOVE the fact that this divison is no longer a for gone conclusion. Of course I want the Wings to win it, but I think it's so cool to have 32 MEANINGFUL games as opposed to watching nearly half a season's worth of nearly "sure-thing" victories..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGuns1340 1 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 As of today (11/15), the Central division has the most wins (49) having played the 4th most games of any division (86). The next closest is the Northeast with 45 wins in 84 games. Southeast = 41/91, Pacific= 40/89, Northwest=42/87, Atlantic=44/85. The more I watch these teams play, the more it seems like there isn't a bad team in the bunch. Of course all it takes is the flick of a switch for one division to leapfrog another, etc, but the fact of the matter appears to be that the Central division is the strongest in the league, even if all statistics dont point to it. Especially given that the more I watch the Eastern Conference, the more pathetic it looks. Im willing to bet that a good 2/3 of the Eastern teams would be bottom feeders in the West and that any of our 5 teams could be a top 5 team in the East, if not a top 3. Just thought Id put that out there, since there are still plenty of people who are stuck in the past when referring to the Central division as a weak one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
good morning 10 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 since we were slagged before for having a good record in a weak division, would a worse record in a stronger division be given a pass by the general base of the NHL? somehow...I doubt it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cprice12 117 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 The Blues are in last place in the Central...but don't forget that they have played far fewer games than anyone else. Chicago - 4 more games played than St. Louis Columbus - 3 more games played than St. Louis Nashville - 3 more games played than St. Louis Detroit - 3 more games played than St. Louis The Blues trail Nasville, Columbus and Chicago all by 5 pts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
