Comments on: Patrick Marleau Is Playing Almost Exactly As Well As He Did Last Season http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/02/09/patrick-marleau-is-playing-almost-exactly-as-well-as-he-did-last-season/ Just another theScore Blog Network site Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:51:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tweets that mention Patrick Marleau Is Playing Almost Exactly As Well As He Did Last Season | Blog Archive | Hockey or Die | Blogs | TheScore.com -- Topsy.com http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/02/09/patrick-marleau-is-playing-almost-exactly-as-well-as-he-did-last-season/#comment-2717 Tweets that mention Patrick Marleau Is Playing Almost Exactly As Well As He Did Last Season | Blog Archive | Hockey or Die | Blogs | TheScore.com -- Topsy.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:39:38 +0000 http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/?p=938#comment-2717 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jonathan Willis, Jonathan Willis. Jonathan Willis said: The 2009-10 edition of Patrick Marleau me of someone - oh, yeah, the 2008-09 edition of Patrick Marelau: http://bit.ly/9YHwJo #sharks #nhl [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jonathan Willis, Jonathan Willis. Jonathan Willis said: The 2009-10 edition of Patrick Marleau me of someone – oh, yeah, the 2008-09 edition of Patrick Marelau: http://bit.ly/9YHwJo #sharks #nhl [...]

]]> By: Devon http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/02/09/patrick-marleau-is-playing-almost-exactly-as-well-as-he-did-last-season/#comment-2716 Devon Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:53:28 +0000 http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/?p=938#comment-2716 You just have to look at other players to realize how big of an impact even the slightest of injuries can hurt a player. For example I'm going to use Spezza. Who up until he came back from his injury he was playing way below the level he can. Since he came back he's been scoring like crazy and looks like the Spezza of two seasons ago. At the start of the year he was also playing well then things suddenly went downhill. Why? I would have to guess his back something that has bothered him throughout his career. He was hitting and skating harder then I and most other Sens fans had ever seen him before but that new physical style seemed to ware on him and eventually he became less and less effective on the offensive side. But the injury allowed him to rest his back as well and recover and now he looks great once again. Aside from the usual fancy passes that most players of his skill level try and turn over every now and again... So ya I'd say injuries can adversely affect a players ability and make you say what happened to him. You just have to look at other players to realize how big of an impact even the slightest of injuries can hurt a player. For example I’m going to use Spezza. Who up until he came back from his injury he was playing way below the level he can. Since he came back he’s been scoring like crazy and looks like the Spezza of two seasons ago. At the start of the year he was also playing well then things suddenly went downhill. Why? I would have to guess his back something that has bothered him throughout his career. He was hitting and skating harder then I and most other Sens fans had ever seen him before but that new physical style seemed to ware on him and eventually he became less and less effective on the offensive side. But the injury allowed him to rest his back as well and recover and now he looks great once again. Aside from the usual fancy passes that most players of his skill level try and turn over every now and again… So ya I’d say injuries can adversely affect a players ability and make you say what happened to him.

]]> By: Skeeter http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/02/09/patrick-marleau-is-playing-almost-exactly-as-well-as-he-did-last-season/#comment-2715 Skeeter Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:44:03 +0000 http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/?p=938#comment-2715 Either that or Marleau's about to crash and burn this season. But no, it was probably the injury. Either that or Marleau’s about to crash and burn this season. But no, it was probably the injury.

]]> By: Jonathan Willis http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/02/09/patrick-marleau-is-playing-almost-exactly-as-well-as-he-did-last-season/#comment-2713 Jonathan Willis Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:46:49 +0000 http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/?p=938#comment-2713 Thanks David. To answer your question, Marleau's official NHL profile has game-by-game information, which I just plugged into an Excel spreadsheet. Thanks David. To answer your question, Marleau’s official NHL profile has game-by-game information, which I just plugged into an Excel spreadsheet.

]]> By: Doogie2K http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/02/09/patrick-marleau-is-playing-almost-exactly-as-well-as-he-did-last-season/#comment-2714 Doogie2K Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:39:10 +0000 http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/?p=938#comment-2714 @David: I'm not sure why that's a surprise to anyone. Given how much elite athletes rely on their bodies, I don't get why anyone would expect anything else. Sure, you can say that if you're healthy enough to play, you're healthy enough to be criticized, but to that I'd say, maybe there should be a little more stringent requirements on returning to play. It's one thing to rip up your groin and try to come back in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final (see: Crosby, Sidney), but it's another to spend the entire season playing with a busted shoulder (Horcoff, Shawn) or several weeks trying to play through a torn abdominal muscle *in November*, costing your coach his job (Emery, Ray). @David: I’m not sure why that’s a surprise to anyone. Given how much elite athletes rely on their bodies, I don’t get why anyone would expect anything else. Sure, you can say that if you’re healthy enough to play, you’re healthy enough to be criticized, but to that I’d say, maybe there should be a little more stringent requirements on returning to play. It’s one thing to rip up your groin and try to come back in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final (see: Crosby, Sidney), but it’s another to spend the entire season playing with a busted shoulder (Horcoff, Shawn) or several weeks trying to play through a torn abdominal muscle *in November*, costing your coach his job (Emery, Ray).

]]> By: David Staples http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/02/09/patrick-marleau-is-playing-almost-exactly-as-well-as-he-did-last-season/#comment-2712 David Staples Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:28:29 +0000 http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/?p=938#comment-2712 Great work. Where did you find that info on Marleau's production after 58 games? Did you just add it up yourself from Hockey-reference.com? In any case, it shows again how injury impacts performance. It's a huge factor, repeatedly. Great work.

Where did you find that info on Marleau’s production after 58 games? Did you just add it up yourself from Hockey-reference.com?

In any case, it shows again how injury impacts performance. It’s a huge factor, repeatedly.

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