DERON,
 
BEST  DEFENSIVE PLAYER MISSING RIGHT NOW IS BOBBY STEWART-DONT GET CAUGHT IN
THE MEDIA HYPE-VETERAN CENTER WHO CHECKS THE BEST LINE IS OUT-SPELLS TROUBLE
MOST TIMES
 
BRIAN
 
Deron Treadwell wrote:
 
> This falls into the category of useless numbers, but for those who
> appreciate numbers, here you go!  :-)  Discuss and analyze as you
> will...
>
> Maine's record over last three games without Walsh, Janik and Heisten:
> 1-0-3
> All other games:  10-1-1
>
> Goals For and Goals against without:  17-11 (per game score:  5.67-3.67)
> Goals For and Goals against, all others:  51-17 (4.25-1.42)
>
> Games scoring seven or more goals without:  2 (67%)
> Games scoring seven or more goals, all others:  0 (0%)
>
> Games allowing three or more goals without:  2 (67%)
> Games allowing three or more goals, all others:  1 (8%)
>
> Combined records of teams without:  18-18-2 (0 top ten teams)
> Combined records of teams, all others:  45-68-4 (1 top ten team)
>
> Combined records of teams Maine will play January 1-9:  31-22-2 (2 top
> tens)
>
> Walsh will be back for the Denver and CC games (CC is 13-3 and #2 in
> the country) Jan. 1 and 3.  Janik and Heisten *may* be back for BU Jan.
> 5, but only if the U.S. finishes poorly.  BC the week after may be
> tough if US does well.  Maine plays 5 tough games in these 9 days,
> Denver, CC, BU, and two with BC all on the road.  Wow.
>
> These numbers seem to indicate where Maine misses these three the most
> is for DEFENSE rather than offense.  Maine will certainly need its
> defense to start off 1999.
>
> ---
> Deron Treadwell - [log in to unmask]
>
> "Any idiot can face a crisis -- it's this day-to-day living that wears
> you out."
>                                         - Anton Chekhov