Player Discussion Linus Ullmark (G)

[bicboi64]

He was far more than steady, he was amazing.

That said, he made the easy saves look easy and made many hard ones look east too. His presence in net is VERY different than anyone we have had in there since Anderson.

He's the best goalie we've had since Anderson based off pedigree and not his ply, but he's been mediocre this season and cost us wins.

He was steady, great, amazing, whatever positive adjectives we want to use and I hope we get more of that the rest of the season/

 

[thammias]

I'm concerned with what I saw last night, or maybe it was just one of those off nights but even though Ullmark was great, the team in front of him seemed to play tentative and reactive, afraid almost to make plays and make a mistake compared to in front of Forsberg the other day. I hope he can string a couple of solid games together so they can start playing a little more loose. (But still responsible.)

 

[PlayOn]

I'm concerned with what I saw last night, or maybe it was just one of those off nights but even though Ullmark was great, the team in front of him seemed to play tentative and reactive, afraid almost to make plays and make a mistake compared to in front of Forsberg the other day. I hope he can string a couple of solid games together so they can start playing a little more loose. (But still responsible.)

If anything the team in front of him trusted him enough to take the night off themselves knowing he would do all the work for them.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

He lost us the Philly game but won us the Sharks game.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Anderson was the same. The more puck he saw the better he played.

Maybe that's the key in Ottawa. Don't give our netminders any time out there to think. Just react and stop pucks.

 

[mysens]

Pretty snazzy dresser we have here. Best dressed goalie??

 

[sena]

An unknown! LOL. Best goalie stats over the previous 2 years.

Above average stats his entire career, even on a crappy team in Buffalo.

What do you say after he saved the team last night? That was an embarrassing display they put on in front of him.

you aint a starter until you start a large share of games. playing half time is easier on the body and mind.
He didnt steal the game the other teams goalie lost the game he was average

 

[sena]

Ullmark is about to go on a tear now that we suck defensively again. Keep Hamonic on the top pair.

so 8 out of 13 games he has been below .905? ya he has sucked this year

 

[inthewings]

League save % leaders among goalies with 10+ games played:

1. Gustavsson (0.929)
9. Talbot (0.915)
11. Daccord (0.911)
....
34. Ullmark (0.888)

Like, what have we done to deserve this hell?

 

[Icelevel]

League save % leaders among goalies with 10+ games played:

1. Gustavsson (0.929)
9. Talbot (0.915)
11. Daccord (0.911)
....
34. Ullmark (0.888)

Like, what have we done to deserve this hell?

Funny stuff eh?

 

[bicboi64]

Ullmark starts showing up during his last two starts, but half the roster doesn't. Cursed team.

Hopefully he keeps up the a save percentage above .910

 

[LiseL]

Maybe instead of killing ourselves to block pucks isn't the way in the regular season for us.
For years now in ottawa I've heard about the need to block pucks. We end up screening our goalie and if it gets through...

I wish we'd box out and not let other teams players screen our goalies. Dude can make saves.
What are we doing to help that?

Game against the Ducks was a perfect example. One goal is deflected off Sandy's skate, another goal deflected off Hamonic's stick. Collapsing in front of the net is not working, why can't the D coach see that? Are the coaches so in love with their system they don't recognize the need for adjustments?

 

[coladin]

He is giving them a chance now, as his game is rounding into form. Maybe his teammates can feed off that

 

[PlayOn]

Is there more context to this or is Hamonic actually breaking Ullmark

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Is there more context to this or is Hamonic actually breaking Ullmark

Travis Hamonic - the defenceman who is tied for being the second-least valuable player in the NHL by Evolving-Hockey's 'Wins Above Replacement' (WAR) metric.

 

[BankStreetParade]

Is there more context to this or is Hamonic actually breaking Ullmark

Why would a defense-first guy, who has never been good offensively, have good underlying offensive analytics?

 

[bicboi64]

Good on Ullmark for being selected to Team Sweden.

Hope we have a reverse Hasek situation here. Instead of a good goalie going to an international tournament and getting injured, may our mediocre goalie who started the season injured go to the international competition stay healthy and come back when he's back to form.

 

[Micklebot]

Why would a defense-first guy, who has never been good offensively, have good underlying offensive analytics?

Which of those are offensive analytics?

How about we look at purely the against column then. I'll even use relative stats so that you can see how well he suppresses chances compared to his teammates (higher is bad, negative is good)

CA/60 rel : +17.11
SA/60 rel: +11.79
xGA/60 rel: +.82
SCA/60 rel: +5.01

 

[LiseL]

Is there more context to this or is Hamonic actually breaking Ullmark

Has Hamonic been great? No, But neither have Sandy or Kleven and to some extent, JBD. Only Chabot/Jensen pairing has been good.

 

[Senscore]

3 straight +.900 performances and 4 of his last 5.

He's coming around.

 

[Xspyrit]

Is there more context to this or is Hamonic actually breaking Ullmark

No but we're just getting caved in like crazy when he's on the ice. Probably just bad luck though

Why would a defense-first guy, who has never been good offensively, have good underlying offensive analytics?

Offensive analytics would be xGF/60

xGF% it is offense vs defense ratio

Which of those are offensive analytics?

How about we look at purely the against column then. I'll even use relative stats so that you can see how well he suppresses chances compared to his teammates (higher is bad, negative is good)

CA/60 rel : +17.11
SA/60 rel: +11.79
xGA/60 rel: +.82
SCA/60 rel: +5.01

Is this like unseen? lol

I really like how much he cares though, good soldier but damn

 

[bicboi64]

Fantastic game by Ullmark. The team doesn't let up too many shots, and the ones they do were ate up by Linus. More of this please!

 

[Micklebot]

Fantastic game by Ullmark. The team doesn't let up too many shots, and the ones they do were ate up by Linus. More of this please!

This is what we expected to see from the start. Nice and calm in nets, and putting out the fires.

This kind of goaltending gives you confidence, hope he keeps it up and the team in front of him builds on it.

 

[OD99]

Jeebus, they need to get Hamonic down the lineup.

I would rather JBD with Sanderson for a while to see how that looks.

 

[Senscore]

Would have been a shutout but some jerk had to ruin it.


Either way excellent game.