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Originally Posted by Rutuu
A 30 goal differential alone will put you in the top half of the playoffs, so top quartile of the league. Having a defense that allows less than 200 goals makes you elite in that category and a true top 3 team on that side of the puck.
That smothering style we call playoff hockey looks a lot like a team that allows less than 200 goals in a season, and can put the puck in the net slightly better than middle of the pack.
Separate the two metrics and start going back through the NHL standings first sorting on goal diff, then on goals against and which teams can score around 230 goals. In my opinion there is a difference between a team that scores 260 goals and allows 230 vs a team that scores 230 and allows 200.
Now build through the draft so you can score 230+ goals and keep your GA down around 200 and you're an elite elite team...like Colorado this year...although there is serious skew from schedules this season.
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There is a big difference between a +30 goal differential team (even one with a good GAA) and this years Av’s team which would be close to +100 over a full season.
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