Hockey watchers help please

[RetroVK]

Trying to research some things but want to make sure that I am evaluating style correctly. Below is a list of all the teams in the league. If you could take a minute for me and cut and paste that list and answer my question as best as possible it will help me immensely, thanks.

What I want to know is whether you consider each team to be a POWER team , FINESSE team , or NEUTRAL team as far as style of play.

Rangers -
Penguins-
Devils-
Islanders-
Flyers-
Canadiens-
Sabres-
Senators-
Bruins-
Maple Leafs-
Capitals-
Hurricanes-
Thrashers-
Panthers-
Lightning-
Red Wings-
Blues-
Predators-
Blackhawks-
Blue Jackets-
Wild-
Oilers-
Canucks-
Flames-
Avalanche-
Sharks-
Coyotes-
Stars-
Kings-
Ducks-


thanks gang.

 

[Santacapper]

question before... by power do you mean more of a trapping, defense first team? or a bunch of bruisers pushing you off the puck at any chance?

 

[RetroVK]

question before... by power do you mean more of a trapping, defense first team? or a bunch of bruisers pushing you off the puck at any chance?

To me power is combination of hard hitting , push you off the puck type of team. Dump and chase on offense and throw the puck to the front of the net on offense type of team.

Finesse team i consider soft hitting , playing in space , tape to tape passing , speed teams, skate and/or pass it across the blue line types of teams.

neutral obviously a good mix of both.

But i leave it kind of to your personal assessment as to what a power team is and a finesse team is as i want to remove any preconceived biases/opinions that i have.

thanks for taking the time.

 

[gsro]

Rangers -Power
Penguins-Finesse
Devils-Neutral
Islanders-Crap
Flyers-Neutral
Canadiens-Neutral
Sabres-Finesse
Senators-Finesse
Bruins-Neutral
Maple Leafs-Neutral
Capitals-Neutral
Hurricanes- haven't watched any of them
Thrashers- Crap
Panthers-Neutral
Lightning-Finesse
Red Wings-Power
Blues-Neutral
Predators-Haven't watched enough of them
Blackhawks-Finesse
Blue Jackets-Haven't watched enough
Wild-Neutral
Oilers-Neutral
Canucks-Neutral
Flames-Power
Avalanche-Neutral
Sharks-Finesse
Coyotes-Finesse
Stars-Power
Kings-Crap
Ducks-Neutral

 

[Santacapper]

OK... my .02

Rangers - netural
Penguins- finesse
Devils- power
Islanders- neutral
Flyers- neutral,
Canadiens- finesse
Sabres- neutral
Senators- finesse
Bruins- power
Maple Leafs- power
Capitals- finesse
Hurricanes- neutral
Thrashers- neutral
Panthers- power
Lightning- neutral
Red Wings- finesse
Blues- neutral
Predators- power
Blackhawks- neutral
Blue Jackets- power
Wild- power
Oilers- finesse
Canucks- power
Flames- neutral
Avalanche- neutral
Sharks- power
Coyotes- (not sure)
Stars- power
Kings- bad
Ducks- neutral

 

[RetroVK]

Kings- bad

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gsro , santa .. thanks

Kings-Crap

:36_11_6:

 

[gsro]

Not a problem..now lets go take care of CFB haha yes i lurk the CFB forums ^_-

 

[RetroVK]

anyone else ??

please.

 

[Dollaz]

I haven't watched as much hockey to give you a good enough answer, but:

Capitals- finesse to neutral, but more finesse probably.
Penquins- finesse
Flyers- Neutral

 

[B.A.R.]

Kings- bad

:36_11_6:


gsro , santa .. thanks

Kings-Crap

:36_11_6:

Thats awesome

 

[BRARSTAR]

gonna go to sleep now but i'll get my thoughts up for you tommorrow during or after class vk

 

[BRARSTAR]

Rangers - neutral
Penguins- finesse
Devils-power
Islanders-neutral
Flyers-power
Canadiens-finesse
Sabres-finesse
Senators-finesse
Bruins-neutral
Maple Leafs-power
Capitals-finesse
Hurricanes-neutral
Thrashers-finesse
Panthers-neutral
Lightning-neutral
Red Wings-finesse
Blues-neutral
Predators-finesse
Blackhawks-finesse
Blue Jackets-neutral
Wild-power
Oilers-finesse
Canucks-neutral
Flames-power
Avalanche-neutral
Sharks-power
Coyotes-finesse
Stars-neutral
Kings-finesse
Ducks-power

 

[BRARSTAR]

I think alot of teams moved away from the POWER type of hockey with hard hitting adn dump and chase to a more euro game of finesse, but now are realizing during the playoffs you need gritty players to come in and work. Last year guys like franzen and holmstrom along with the pretty rugged D of the wings is what helped them win that championship.

 

[RetroVK]

thank you thank you

 

[catfood]

Im not sure I get the question, Ill describe each team the best I can, what they live by to win games.

Rangers - solid 5on5
Penguins- offense, offense, offense.
Islanders- good defense and good goaltending
Flyers-intense forechecking
Canadiens-offense, offense, offense.
Sabres-offense, offense, offense.
Senators-live and die with their best line (Spezza, Alfredsson, Heatly)
Bruins-solid 5on5
Maple Leafs-hope to catch opponents sleeping lol
Hurricanes-intense forechecking
Panthers-good defense and good goaltending
Red Wings-very hermetic play, you dont get many chances to score
Blues-went form worst powerplay last year to one of the best so far.
Blackhawks-offense, transition game
Blue Jackets-the trap
Wild-the trap
Oilers-speed
Canucks-good defense and good goaltending
Flames-intense forechecking
Sharks-very hermetic play, you dont get many chances to score
Coyotes-creativity (coach gretzky lets the kids play their game and not adjust their game to a system)
Kings-offense, usually good powerplay especially at home
Ducks-very hermetic play, you dont get many chances to score (despite their start so far)

 

[matteson83]

Im not sure I get the question, Ill describe each team the best I can, what they live by to win games.

Rangers - solid 5on5
Penguins- offense, offense, offense.
Islanders- good defense and good goaltending
Flyers-intense forechecking
Canadiens-offense, offense, offense.
Sabres-offense, offense, offense.
Senators-live and die with their best line (Spezza, Alfredsson, Heatly)
Bruins-solid 5on5
Maple Leafs-hope to catch opponents sleeping lol
Hurricanes-intense forechecking
Panthers-good defense and good goaltending
Red Wings-very hermetic play, you dont get many chances to score
Blues-went form worst powerplay last year to one of the best so far.
Blackhawks-offense, transition game
Blue Jackets-the trap
Wild-the trap
Oilers-speed
Canucks-good defense and good goaltending
Flames-intense forechecking
Sharks-very hermetic play, you dont get many chances to score
Coyotes-creativity (coach gretzky lets the kids play their game and not adjust their game to a system)
Kings-offense, usually good powerplay especially at home
Ducks-very hermetic play, you dont get many chances to score (despite their start so far)

Nice write up Cat...I'll be saving this for my own use. Kyle, I'll tackle this later in the day if you are still looking for input..

 

[gsro]

Im not sure I get the question, Ill describe each team the best I can, what they live by to win games.

Rangers - solid 5on5
Penguins- offense, offense, offense.
Islanders- good defense and good goaltending
Flyers-intense forechecking
Canadiens-offense, offense, offense.
Sabres-offense, offense, offense.
Senators-live and die with their best line (Spezza, Alfredsson, Heatly)
Bruins-solid 5on5
Maple Leafs-hope to catch opponents sleeping lol
Hurricanes-intense forechecking
Panthers-good defense and good goaltending
Red Wings-very hermetic play, you dont get many chances to score
Blues-went form worst powerplay last year to one of the best so far.
Blackhawks-offense, transition game
Blue Jackets-the trap
Wild-the trap
Oilers-speed
Canucks-good defense and good goaltending
Flames-intense forechecking
Sharks-very hermetic play, you dont get many chances to score
Coyotes-creativity (coach gretzky lets the kids play their game and not adjust their game to a system)
Kings-offense, usually good powerplay especially at home
Ducks-very hermetic play, you dont get many chances to score (despite their start so far)

LOL

 

[nakina584]

Very good post cat!! Pretty well described in a few words of each team.