Which Team was Closer to Winning the Stanley Cup?

[wjag]

'75

Min 20 goals: Goals, Assists, Points:

 

Robert: 40,60,100

Perreault: 37,59,96

Martin: 52,43,95

Luce: 33,43,76

Dudley: 31,39,70

Lorentz: 24,45,70

Ramsay: 26,38,64

Gare: 31,31,62

McNab: 22,21,43

 

'75 Goal Differential: +114

'75 Points: 113 (in 80 games)

 

Playoffs: Bye, Hawks, Les Habitants, Flyers

 

'06

 

Min 20 goals: Goals, Assists, Points:

 

Afinogenov, 22,51,73

Drury: 30,37,67

Kotalik: 25,37,62

Briere: 25,33,58

Vanek: 25,33,58

Dumont: 20,20,40

 

'06 Goal Differential: +42

'06 Points: 110 (in 82 games played)

 

Playoffs: Flyers, Ottawa, Carolina, SC (DNQ)

[TrueBlueGED]

What was league average goal differential in 75 vs 06?

 

I have no idea how close the 75 team really was, but I think the 06 team was closer than the 99 team. And yes, I'm aware that 2<5 ;)

[Taro T]

What was league average goal differential in 75 vs 06?

 

I have no idea how close the 75 team really was, but I think the 06 team was closer than the 99 team. And yes, I'm aware that 2<5 ;)

Wouldn't the average leaguewide goal differential be 0.0 in both years? (Caveat - Neglecting any effect in '06 of giving the SO winner an extra goal for - not certain the loser of the SO gets credited w/ a goal against; if the SO winner counts both ways, that would still average to 0.0.)

 

Aggregate absolute value of goal differential was definitely higher in '75. Habs had a +149 and Caps had an astounding -265 that year. In '06, Otters had +103 (only team in entire league to top +100; 4 squads +100 or better in '75) and St. Loses had a -95. Much closer games in general.