Confirmed with Link: Gelinas to COL for a 3rd
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The idea that Gelinas isn't really an "offensive" defenseman just isn't true. He single-handedly transformed the powerplay when he was in the lineup, until this year when he was taken off it to "concentrate on his game" (aka let's not let him to do the only thing that makes him valuable).
The kid played at a 40 point pace as a 22 year old running our top powerplay unit with such offensive weapons as *crickets...crickets...*
And here's a list of all defensemen in the league's powerplay Pts/60 over the past 3 years:
http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/rat...ense&minutes=200&disp=1&sort=PCT&sortdir=DESC
And he's 90th overall at 5v5 pts/60 over that timespan (Larsson's 65th):
http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/rat...ense&minutes=200&disp=1&sort=PCT&sortdir=DESC
Don't get me wrong, I don't really miss him and I'm glad we got something of value for him before he likely washes out, but to say he doesn't have real offensive ability is incorrect.
The kid played at a 40 point pace as a 22 year old running our top powerplay unit with such offensive weapons as *crickets...crickets...*
And here's a list of all defensemen in the league's powerplay Pts/60 over the past 3 years:
http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/rat...ense&minutes=200&disp=1&sort=PCT&sortdir=DESC
And he's 90th overall at 5v5 pts/60 over that timespan (Larsson's 65th):
http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/rat...ense&minutes=200&disp=1&sort=PCT&sortdir=DESC
Don't get me wrong, I don't really miss him and I'm glad we got something of value for him before he likely washes out, but to say he doesn't have real offensive ability is incorrect.
OmNomNom
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well sure, he def fired rockets, but that's like taking ovechkin's floating spot on the powerplay and personifying it into a person. he's offensive, yes, but a defenseman? ....maybe not yet. or possibly ever. hopefully he can figure it out but he's really gonna have to put two and two together
He should probably start with putting one and one together before moving on to the advanced stuff.
But the point of my last post was that he's more than just a shot. He legitimately improves the powerplay, at least on the Devils, singlehandedly.
He should probably start with putting one and one together before moving on to the advanced stuff.
But the point of my last post was that he's more than just a shot. He legitimately improves the powerplay, at least on the Devils, singlehandedly.
Consider me a skeptic. Sure, what you posted looks great. But among the 101 defensemen who've played 200 PP minutes over the last 3 seasons, Gelinas ranks 101st in SF%. So while he can bomb the puck, and he's piled up plenty of shots and points, it's hard for me to imagine that his contributions are as gigantic as you say. He is more than a shot - he actively gives opponents more chances to shoot as well. And that is why he was benched - in the limited time he got this season on the PP, opponents have an insane 22 shots/60 against NJ. That is almost unfathomable. To put it in simple terms, the Devils get 23.8 shots/60 FOR at even strength. I mean, I think those numbers were unsustainable - Gelinas surely can't turn the puck over every time, can he? - but they were atrocious.
I suspect, given his minor league numbers, that Gelinas has gotten lucky assist-wise in his 300 minutes of PP time. I doubt you will see him sustain that rate going forward, but I also doubt that he remains in the NHL long enough for us to see whether or not that's the case.
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He's basically Anton Babchuk. Big body, big shot, shows signs of good offensive production, but ultimately just doesn't think the game quick enough at the NHL level.
JK3
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Our PP has been pretty damn good this year without him. I wouldn't say he ran the PP, they just set him up for one timers, that's all he can do. We have featured shooters with Palms and now a bit with Boucher anyway. Actually he's incapable of running a PP and distributing the puck like we run it now with one man up high (Schlemko).
Emperoreddy
Show Me What You Got!
It really all it was. Just watch him back then and its easy to see how one dimensional his contributions were. At the start no one knew he had such a shot so they could just load the gun for him.
Then teams would start to overcompensate allowed the other 4 to have an easier time. Eventually teams figured out that he couldn't hit the damn net enough and he was so bad with his decision making that all they had to do was just get in his face and he would either miss badly (and he shot it so hard it would hit the boards and either go out of play or swing out of the zone) or he would just flat turn the puck over.
He provided next to nothing offensively 5 on 5. He has zero play making skills and he can't hit the net with any traffic in front of him, which is often and again its so easy to pressure him into making mistakes.
He is just a big shot that got hot in his first call up because other team's scouts took time to catch on to him.
He absolutely can't play defense. He literally doesn't know how to properly play his position and he was given time to try and figure it out and he has made zero progress since his first call up (he might of actually gotten worse).
He sucks period.
We robbed the Avs in the trade. They got nothing and gave up a third.
Devils Dominion
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You're right. I remember seeing that in Friedman's 30 thoughts as well.
He said that Colorado had been using this new 1-3-1 system and it was mainly effective against most opponents. Chicago was the one team he mentioned that didn't have many problems breaking it down.
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My friend has been comparing Gelinas to Anton Babchuk all year long haha.
He and Guy must be friends!Roy's using the Guy Boucher system?!
OmNomNom
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OmNomNom
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certainly not by carrying the team?
that's mean though. he prob really gave his all last game
