FlamesNation Glossary

 

 

By popular demand, here is the FN Glossary of Terms.

Corsi – a stat for all the shots directed for and against while a player is on the ice at even strength. Includes shots, missed shots and blocked shots

Fenwick – Same as corsi, except with blocked shots omitted

PDO – A stat for even strength on-ice shooting and save percentages for a player. Can also be applied to teams

ES – even strength

Possession – another team for "corsi", since it is a proxy for possession of the puck in the offensive zone

Sex Panther – Olli Jokinen

CHUD – Olli Jokinen

Zone start – The ratio of offensive zone to defensive zone face-offs for a player at even strength

(Name)! Is! Available! – A fictious ad campaign for the trading away of players. Based on the Steve Staio PS contest

Nolli Goalagain – Olli Jokinen

Butter – Brent Sutter

Dutter – Darryl Sutter

Sparklepants – Todd Bertuzzi. Originally dreamed up at M&G

The Dancing Bear(s) – A goon or the act of heavy weights engaging in a meaningless fight

Olli Postagain – Olli Jokinen

Quality of Competition – the measure of the quality of opponents a skater faces. QoC is calculated via either weighted scoring or corsi of a players opponents 

Relative corsi – A players cosi rating versus the rest of his team. Calculated by subtracting the team’s collective corsi rating while he’s off the ice from his on-ice corsi rating. Can be used to calculate the relative corsi rating of his opponents for qality of competition purposes

Cowbell – A facet of the game or a skill that a coach/GM overemphasizes in terms of importance to winning. See: Brian Burke and "truculence"

Wayne Gretz – The Nations sites Evil Overlord. Well known for erratic behavior and nonsensical raving. His mental disturbances manifest in his Oilers fandom. Wayne’s shady affiliations are numerous: he’s an Elk, a communist, a Mason and the president of the gay and lesbian alliance for some reason.

Mo(n)sster – David Moss:

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