Are we about to climb off the bottom?

[RCAJUN90]

We have been playing very well as of late. Can the Gators climb off the bottom and into the playoffs?
http://thesphl.stats.pointstreak.com...l?leagueid=215

[NuTTz]

I don't see why not. A win last night was a distinct possibility. As it is, we gained one point with the tie. If we play against other teams like we play against the Havoc and the right combination of wins and losses by the other teams, we could realistically wind up in the middle of the pack come play-off time.

[chicken]

ceck the goals against and the penalty minutes

Team GP W L OTL PTS WPCT GF GA PIM HOME AWAY
Huntsville 29 20 4 5 45 .776 110 80 717 13-1-2 7-3-3
Mississippi 32 15 10 7 37 .578 119 111 762 12-4-0 3-6-7
Fayetteville 28 17 11 0 34 .607 112 100 709 12-3-0 5-8-0
Knoxville 27 15 11 1 31 .574 94 82 637 10-1-0 5-10-1
Pensacola 28 13 11 4 30 .536 86 98 476 9-3-1 4-8-3
Columbus 28 11 13 4 26 .464 86 95 706 9-4-1 2-9-3
Louisiana 30 10 19 1 21 .350 86 127 956 8-8-0 2-11-1

[RCAJUN90]

ceck the goals against and the penalty minutes

Team GP W L OTL PTS WPCT GF GA PIM HOME AWAY
Huntsville 29 20 4 5 45 .776 110 80 717 13-1-2 7-3-3
Mississippi 32 15 10 7 37 .578 119 111 762 12-4-0 3-6-7
Fayetteville 28 17 11 0 34 .607 112 100 709 12-3-0 5-8-0
Knoxville 27 15 11 1 31 .574 94 82 637 10-1-0 5-10-1
Pensacola 28 13 11 4 30 .536 86 98 476 9-3-1 4-8-3
Columbus 28 11 13 4 26 .464 86 95 706 9-4-1 2-9-3
Louisiana 30 10 19 1 21 .350 86 127 956 8-8-0 2-11-1

If I'm reading this right, if we stay out of the box and get better on D we should start climbing out of the abyss.

[NuTTz]

If I'm reading this right, if we stay out of the box and get better on D we should start climbing out of the abyss.

I think this is already happening. I don't have the stats but I would think that most of the penalties were committed during the first half of our season thus far and the stats reflect the total. A break-down, month by month, might be interesting to see.

[Frenchie35]

In last nights lost in OT I thought you skated 3 on 3 and if a penalty occures the 4th man comes it to make it 4 on 3.....last nights game they skated 4 on 4 with Huntsville scoring the winning goal at the 3:11 mark in OT....We had Moore, Pernule, Tozzo and Karisson on ice and Huntsville had Myers, Monroe, Kubalisk and Petiot on ice. Monroe scored the winning goal with kubalixk getting the assist. Is it 3 on 3 or 4 on 4.....

[mochabear]

Maybe Omi's penalty at the 20 min mark of the third carried into the OT and they decided it was only going to be a 1 minute penalty. Hunstville would have skated 4 on 3 until Omi gets out and skate 4 on 4 until stoppage of play which maybe there was no stoppage until the winning goal. Just a thought.

[NuTTz]

Would matching penalties call for 4 on 4? I wasn't listening directly to the game so I don't know how the ot started but Mochabear may have the right answer.

[dannysmith]

The Havoc were on a 4 on 3 power play when they scored the game winner. The stats are wrong if they indicate we had four. We took a penalty with 2 seconds remaining in regulation which carried over.

About the playoffs, without going into great detail, the six spot is actually the best position to be in. First plays sixth with the winner advancing to the finals. Two thru five play two mini rounds to determine who goes to the finals. In my opinion, sixth is better than first, because it is a 2-2-1 format. If you win one of the first two on the road, you can close at home.

That being said, Columbus is not playing the best hockey right now and if we continue to play at this level (preferably higher) we will catch them in plenty of time. Still lots of hockey to be played and you never know which teams will be hot or cold come playoff time, but this will be fun to watch and I am very pleased that the team is gaining ground during this brutal road stretch.

[janet]

Mocha is correct.