Yeah.
Ruff's system was great in the 1st half of last season. We shot a lot and allowed very few shots against. That didnt help always, since Mactastic would allow 3 on 10 shots but was the correct strategy, IMO, from overall coaching perspective.
Why did they stray from that plan is beyond me but the result is tangible: Bye Lindy and thanks for the two best sports moments ive ever had (I was at the Rock):
Have we really strayed from that strategy?
In our 8 losses since the all star break?
285 shots for. 12 goals.
205 shots against. 32 goals.
We’ve been continuing to shoot higher shot totals than opponents even in our losses. The difference is our shooters scoring on 4.2% of shots and our net allowing 15.6%.
I do always laugh when they talk about new direction and new voice and then turn it over to the assistant of the failed coach. Like, does he walk in and go "Look, I really wanted to tell you guys this but the mean guy wouldn't let me say it?"
If you want to trade Holtz, it might not be the greatest idea to talk him down like that.So it seems they want to keep him instead of trading him for an old goalie in a lost cause, which I think is good news.
Sure, recently we started playing more like in 1st half of previous season. Thats when we have looked our best. I mean some of the losses, e.g. Ducks, would only happen 1/10 times the way the devils played.Have we really strayed from that strategy?
In our 8 losses since the all star break, the games that tombstoned Ruff…
285 shots for. 12 goals.
205 shots against. 32 goals.
We’ve been continuing to shoot higher shot totals than opponents even in our losses. The difference is our shooters scoring on 4.2% of shots and our net allowing 15.6%.
The PP has gone cold without Hamilton. We really have no one that can get off a quick one-timer. We just pass the puck around the perimeter and then the shooter waits for the goalie to get in position before ripping it.Have we really strayed from that strategy?
In our 8 losses since the all star break, the games that tombstoned Ruff…
285 shots for. 12 goals.
205 shots against. 32 goals.
We’ve been continuing to shoot higher shot totals than opponents even in our losses. The difference is our shooters scoring on 4.2% of shots and our net allowing 15.6%.
I mean we do, not as good as Hamilton, but both Nemac and Miller can rip them fast. Miller obviously more so, but the issue would be needing to take Luke off the PP to give that a shot. If they won't take Luke off for creating more chances for the other team at times on the PP, they aren't going to take him off just to upgrade a shot.The PP has gone cold without Hamilton. We really have no one that can get off a quick one-timer. We just pass the puck around the perimeter and then the shooter waits for the goalie to get in position before ripping it.
You forgot the Sharongovich referencesDevils up coming schedule.
Complain about goaltending for 6 weeks
Complain about Green for the next 3 or 4 weeks
Complain about what's taking so long to name a new coach for a new for 3 months.
Complain about the new coach choice for another 3 months.
Complain about the new system until December or January.
Then finally complain about random 4th liners... that's always the default.
Eventually we'll come full circle to fire the new coach....like sands through the hourglass....
I mean, by an analytics perspective … haven’t the devils actually been good since the all star break? The issue is that actual results haven’t lived up to what the analytics say they should. They’ve won the deserve-to-win-o-meter almost every game. Analytics generally assume that unusually low sv% will eventually regress to the mean, unusually low sh% will eventually regress to the mean, that it’s the shot attempts taken and allowed that define a team’s analytical standing…
… and that’s been the Devils’ downfall. Shooting 4.2% in the 8 post all star losses, saving well under .900 … if the coach takes the analytic perspective he’d just call for more of the same and assume the sv% and sh% would regress to league average. When clearly they won’t.
Or is he ?Somewhere in New Jersey, Alexander Holtz is having a great day.
The PP has gone cold without Hamilton. We really have no one that can get off a quick one-timer. We just pass the puck around the perimeter and then the shooter waits for the goalie to get in position before ripping it.
I don’t think much is going to change
He won’t have a great day til a new coaching staff comes in and Holtz makes a good first impression. Green’s gonna be more of the same, just hopefully with a little more attention to structure.Somewhere in New Jersey, Alexander Holtz is having a great day.