ThisTakesTooLongToType

Every season it seems that it takes time for the Teemu Selanne to get up to game speed. There is no reason to think anything different this season. The problem is, The Finnish Flash probably won’t play for a couple of games and when he does he’s still way behind everyone else. People that play the game or have played know that practice is essential but there is nothing you can do, short of a scrimmage, to simulate game-speed. In addition to clearing the fog and getting faster is the line mate situation. Without his left hand man, Andy MacDonald to center him, how will Teemu respond to the extra Weight? …See what I did there? This we won’t know until he can actually turn on the Jets…I did it again. In the first 30 games of last season, Teemu scored 36 points; however, that was with guys he’d worked with before. I’m sure they’ll try him with Getzlaf but you don’t mess with success too much. You need to keep the twins together, (Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry).

Anyway, with only 30 games left in the season, I predict that Teemu puts up 20 points before the Ducks get to the playoffs. However…with Teemu well up to game speed and, quite honestly, very fresh after taking most of the season off, I wouldn’t want anybody else to my Right during the playoffs. Teemu is the Ducks all-time goals and points leader in the playoffs. I further predict that if the Ducks go the final that Teemu will earn the Conn Smythe and will have no less than three game winning goals during the 2008 playoffs. Other predictions: He’ll have had a nice steak the night before playoffs start and will forget his toothbrush at home. (shrug)

A brief look at history…

PRE ALL STAR 2007: 30 – 12 – 8 (60%)

POST ALL STAR 2007: 21 – 7 – 5 (71%)

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A brief look at the present…

PRE ALL STAR 2008: 27 – 20 – 6 (57%)

BEFORE SCOTTY’S RETURN 15 – 15 – 4 (50%)

SINCE SCOTTY’S RETURN: 12 – 5 – 2 (68%)

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A brief look at the future…

POST ALL STAR 2008 PROJECTION: 20 – 7 – 2 (72%)

PROJECTED SEASON TOTALS AND PREDICTION: 47 – 27 – 8 (102 points 7th seed)

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I think this year’s team is better than last year’s.

Don’t hate me just yet. The twins have as many points at this point in the season as they did all of last year. Scotty and Teemu are fresh. Sammy will be back soon after a 15 game vacation. Big Bert has averaged a point per game for the last 20 games. Pronger is still Pronger. The 2 high ticket guys putting up softer numbers right now are Schnieder and Weight.; I can’t wait to see them in the playoffs. Blah…I’m tired. G’night.