MadDog2020 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 From THN: http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/devil-of-a-surprise-gibbons-emerges-as-scoring-threat-in-new-jersey Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 It's always fun when guys like Gibbons get off to these kinds of starts, but it's almost always due to unsustainable shooting%s (the author makes a passing reference to Gibbons' shooting% without going into detail). Gibbons is currently shooting 33.3%. No, won't continue. Maybe he can score around 20 goals by season's end, as long as he can stay healthy and get great puck luck (like Clarkson did when he scored 30)...I'll happily take that from him. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Cards on the table, I was annoyed this guy made the team out of camp over Blandisi or Quenneville. But obviously, the coaches know more than I do. He's been a fun energy player to watch. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: Cards on the table, I was annoyed this guy made the team out of camp over Blandisi or Quenneville. But obviously, the coaches know more than I do. He's been a fun energy player to watch. Are you still an “energy player” when you lead the team in goals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Are you still an “energy player” when you lead the team in goals? As his shooting% starts to normalize, I think he'll be that...a guy who has some "loud shifts". Just very hard to imagine that he'll keep this up. It's still been a blast to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: As his shooting% starts to normalize, I think he'll be that...a guy who has some "loud shifts". Just very hard to imagine that he'll keep this up. It's still been a blast to watch. I have no doubt that will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Besides just his scoring, his defensive play has been amazing too. His positioning on the PK has lead to a ton of scoring chances when he's out there. I'd like to see him get a shot on the PP instead of Hayes. He has a total of 2.5m this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Reposting for relevance. "American Sniper 2: The Massachusetts Marksman" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Gibbons has been a pro hockey player for 7 years. His goal totals by season, NHL/AHL combined: 11, 8, 16, 3, 6, 16, 8* (this year, through 17 games) Hockey is weird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Triumph said: Hockey is weird. T-shirt idea! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 BUMP Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 In other news: everyone else declines as scoring threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 Gibbons is a +1 in a game we're losing 5-2 lmfao Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 The fourth line has been great. They're not just riding a crazy shooting percentage without generating good looks. It'll obviously come down a bit in terms of goals scored but they can be the best offensive 4th line this team has had for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 BUMPSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBallofHate Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Andrew Gross called it (or something like it) in his Live Blog column - no one can stop the Gibber (for long): The Devils’ leading goal scorer, Brian Gibbons (10 goals, four assists) had a three-game point streak snapped on Friday night. Get this, his longest pointless streak this season is just two games and that’s happened just once this season and that was on Oct. 19-20. Meaning, odds are he gets a point tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 (edited) 16th in the league in goals through 25% of the season. Okay then. I swore when they waived him before the season started I'd never see him again. Edited November 26, 2017 by Neb00rs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Now shooting 34.4%. Crazy...too crazy to continue. Just going to enjoy this while it lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 7 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Now shooting 34.4%. Crazy...too crazy to continue Or not. Because... Hockey is weird © Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msweet Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 He just Sydney Crsoby'd the Red Wings in overtime... lmao 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 It's mentioned in another thread he is UFA after this season. Should he continue how he's going, should he be expecting a big payday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ELIAS6 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I would be hesitant to tie up a lot of money and term into him... although if he goes through the rest of the season id be more then impressed so..i dont know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Just now, mfitz804 said: It's mentioned in another thread he is UFA after this season. Should he continue how he's going, should he be expecting a big payday? I guess it depends on what you mean by big payday, both in term and in dollars...and how convinced rival GMs are that he can do this again. It's safe to say that he won't continue to shoot 34.4% over the course of a full season...that's definitely the one fair assumption that we can make. The bigger question is how much does he fall off? He has 32 SOG through 23 GP...about 1.4 per game. Factoring in some level of regression of SOG and S% over the season's final 59 GP or so, as long as he doesn't miss any games, I think he could manage around 10 goals through the rest of the season...say, 65 SOG and a 15.3% from here on out in this season's remaining games. He'll also be 30 years old by the end of this year, and if he does indeed slow up, it will be easy for some to say that his glamour stats are bloated due to a fluke start to this season that will probably never happen again. I'm not knocking him...if anything, I think he can still be a useful player even when the goals stop coming, who might even develop a knack for scoring an occasionally timely goal. I could see him getting a 2-year/$3.5 million kind of deal to stay here, depending on what he does from here on out...there's just not enough of a track record for him to expect much more in terms of years or dollars. I just wonder if he'll completely disappear as a goal-scorer before much longer...as has been pointed out, this guy has no history of doing this as a pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: I could see him getting a 2-year/$3.5 million kind of deal to stay here, depending on what he does from here on out... I'd give him that in a second if he continues doing what he's doing. It's the age thing that I think will keep the price down. If he was 24 years old that would be one thing, but at almost 30 you almost have to assume its a fluke and his age will start showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Just now, mfitz804 said: I'd give him that in a second if he continues doing what he's doing. It's the age thing that I think will keep the price down. If he was 24 years old that would be one thing, but at almost 30 you almost have to assume its a fluke and his age will start showing. And that $3.5 million-or-so over 2 seasons would be a hell of a raise for a guy who's basically a lifetime AHLer...coming into this season, he had 74 NHL games under his belt, and he's "only" making $650k this season. Now if he somehow turns in two similar kinds of seasons during that contract (say around 20 goals per season and lots of loud shifts), then maybe he sees his salary jump up into the around-$3 million range. But he's still a real wild card, as far as the rest of this year goes...I probably shouldn't try to go too crazy predicting what he'll do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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