Ever since Wayne Gretzky retired, who was greater: Orr or Gretzky? If we are going to compare these two players, who played different positions in vastly different eras, then we begin our analysis with the most accurate measure of a player's overall strength: Plus/Minus Ratio. Plus/Minus Ratio is a number (positive/negative) that is added to, every time a player's team scores (at EVEN STRENGTH) and that player is on the ice. Conversely, if the player is on the ice (at EVEN STRENGTH) and the other team scores, a point is subtracted from the player in question. Although not perfect, Plus/Minus (+/-) Ratio is the only statistic in Hockey that accounts for a players offensive AND defensive abilities. What follows is a tremendous analysis of Bobby Orr vs. Wayne Gretzkey vs. Gordie Howe vs. etc... This fine piece of work comes to us from Ian Wilson. Ian can be reached for comment or questions at: gobruins@fundy.net Bear in mind that no defenceman's stats should stack up against a forward. Bobby was on the ice in every key defensive situation the Bruins faced. They didn't start to keep +/- until 1967-68, Bobby's second season. Bobby's career +/- is 597 Wayne's career +/- is 518 Marios career +/- is 114 Bobby's best year was +124, Wayne's was +98, Mario's was +55. Bobby never had a minus season, Wayne and Mario both had 7 minus seasons.
Bobby's +/- seasons
1967-68 +30
1968-69 +65
1969-70 +54
1970-71 +124 (all-time record)
1971-72 +86
1972-73 +56
1973-74 +84
1974-75 +80
1975-76 +10 (10 games played)
1976-77 +6 (20 games with Chicago)
1977-78 (Did Not Play)
1978-79 +2 (6 Games played with Chicago)
I don't think Gretzky is the best player ever, not even close, but one thing you have to credit the guy with is durability. When you view his +/- stats over the length of his career, it's not all that good, and doesn't really compare with other forwards. For instance, going into this year Wayne was at +541 in 1417 games, for an average of +0.38 per game. Bobby was +0.91 per game, FAR AND AWAY THE BEST EVER. Larry Robinson is next closest at something around 0.54 per game. Wayne's numbers don't compare with a lot of very good scorers, who also happened to know there were two ends of the ice, players like Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier, Rick Middleton for instance, who are around 0.45 per game. Bobby's +124 in 1970-71 is an NHL record, and the .91 +/- per game is almost twice the nearest guy, Larry Robinson, so that is a record too. There will be comparisons, but for the most part I believe most people who saw both players play agree that Bobby was the best. Gretzky is a great player, but he's not Bobby Orr. I don't even think he was Gordie Howe for that matter. The game is different today, and Wayne had the advantage of playing when goals were scored at a rate twice as high as when Gordie played. To give you an idea, Wayne retired at 38, having scored 12 goals this season. Gordie Howe had three more seasons in which he scored over 30 goals after he turned 39. I happen to believe that the most amazing "stat" in hockey is that Gordie Howe finished in the top five in scoring for 21 straight seasons. Wayne did it for 8 seasons. In Gordie Howe's final NHL season, at AGE 52, he scored 15 goals.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Erdélyi hajdútánc
Nosza hajdú, firge varjú, járjunk egy szép táncot!
Nem vagy fattyú, sem rossz hattyú, kiálts hát egy hoppot!
Szájon mondjon, lábod járjon egy katonatáncot.
Haja Tisza, haja Duna, Száva, Dráva vize!
Mindenkinek, mikor árad, zavaros az vize,
az német is, hogy általjött, megváltozott íze.
Kis-Küküllő, Nagy-Küküllő gyönyörű folyása,
Nyárád vize, kedves íze, rózsa az illatja,
bő terméssel határidat Isten látogassa!
Marosszékrűl, Udvarhelyrűl megyek Háromszékre,
szépségérűl térségére; nincs mása Erdélyben,
Isten tartsa, szaporítsa gabonáját benne!
Egészséggel, békességgel édes lakóföldem,
kit sóhajtott és óhajtott ez napokban szívem,
ím, hogy juték, belélépék, megvidula lölköm.
Nohát immár minden ember örüljön ez napon,
nagy jókedvet, víg örömöt mutasson ez házbon:
az én szívem mert hazajött szerencsés órában!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
We're no Angels
just watched "We're no angels"...Well, ask me why this movie has such a poor rating. Or maybe don't ask me, because I have no answer. The movie is just great. The acting is perfect for this script, DeNiro and Penn are so funny and also serious when is needed. I even liked Demi Moore, although I can't stand her. Why such a poor rating? Two important comments. First, it's not a comedy, as in a fall-on-the-floor, laugh-your-head-off, side-splitter.Second, the story is about miracles. Both the lower case miracles that happen all the time to people, as well as the upper case MIRACLES that may change our lives. The focus of the action is on how we make miracles happen for one another without some divine intervention. So, maybe that's the reason for the low rating: the movie requires attention.
Monday, January 11, 2010
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Czinege Lajos elvtárs gondolatai
http://kozpontibizottsag.blog.hu/2009/03 /13/czinege_lajos_elvtars_gondolatai
November 17
Czinege LajosA hadseregtábornokAz alábbi interjú Czinege Lajos hadseregtábornokkal – Kádár János honvédelmi miniszterével, a nyugállományú miniszterelnök-helyettessel –, 1993 õszén készült. A kommunista önkényuralom fõtisztje 1998-ig vette át a Leányfaluban volt kétszintes villájában a részére biztosított nyugdíjat. Fia: Czinege József magánvállalkozó, a demokrácia elsõ titkosszolgálati minisztere, az Antall-kormány belügyminisztere, majd a Magyar Köztársaság miniszterelnöke, Boross Péter Gábor nevû fiával alapította meg a Bross Holding Részvénytársaságot – amely napjainkban is mûködik (valamivel talán még dinamikusabban is, mint a demokratikus ország gazdasága.)
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