Player Discussion Linus Ullmark (G)

[lancepitlick]

The Leafs have been giving up fewer quality chances than we have. We've barely been able to get anything resembling a clean shot on net. Stolartz has been good, but the Leafs are playing like the 1999 NJ Devils. The Leafs haven't been getting a ton of chances, but they've gotten better ones and have more players capable of burying them when they do.

Ullmark hasn't been great, but he hasn't been terrible either. I don't think he's the main reason they are 0-3.

 

[bicboi64]

3rd straight game below .900 save percentage. But who are we kidding, we aren't beating TML if we only score 2 goals. If the rest of the roster has issues with confidence because of goals Ullmark gives up, we have another problem

 

[Ouroboros]

The Leafs have been giving up fewer quality chances than we have. We've barely been able to get anything resembling a clean shot on net. Stolartz has been good, but the Leafs are playing like the 1999 NJ Devils. The Leafs haven't been getting a ton of chances, but they've gotten better ones and have more players capable of burying them when they do.

Ullmark hasn't been great, but he hasn't been terrible either. I don't think he's the main reason they are 0-3.

This does not seem to be true.

At 5-on-5, scoring chances in the series are 64-47 Ottawa and high danger chances are 22-15 Ottawa. Expected goals are 5.28 to 4.71, again for the Senators.

Goaltending is another story. Ullmark is at .815 SV%, 3.91 GAA and -3.8GSAE. That's terrible. Stolarz has posted .926 SV%, 1.95 GAA and +1GSAE. For the most part I think both teams are defending well at 5-on-5, it's just that one team is getting way more stops than the other.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

This does not seem to be true.

At 5-on-5, scoring chances in the series are 64-47 Ottawa and high danger chances are 22-15 Ottawa. Expected goals are 5.28 to 4.71, again for the Senators.

Goaltending is another story. Ullmark is at .815 SV%, 3.91 GAA and -3.8GSAE. That's terrible. Stolarz has posted .926 SV%, 1.95 GAA and +1GSAE. For the most part I think both teams are defending well at 5-on-5, it's just that one team is getting way more stops than the other.

Part of that is score effects. However, Montreal and Blues are still looking terrible 5on5 despite trailing.

 

[Beville]

Number 1, boys.

 

[ottawagm]

Nice guy but seems a lot like Andy. Is good if the team controls the east west plays, but terrible if they don't.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Nice guy but seems a lot like Andy. Is good if the team controls the east west plays, but terrible if they don't.

Anderson was a stud during the playoffs. Nearly outdueled Lundqvist in 2012, and overall put up spectacular numbers outside of 2013 against the Pens.

 

[ottawagm]

Anderson was a stud during the playoffs. Nearly outdueled Lundqvist in 2012, and overall put up spectacular numbers outside of 2013 against the Pens.

He would always look great if the team played great D and terrible if they were loose. The difference between the two is Andy would lock in after a bad game, Ullmark seems to play the same no matter what.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Anderson’s numbers would skyrocket once the playoffs started. Quite literally the reverse Ullmark.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

The odds of an NHL team—especially an underdog or lower seed—coming back from a 3–0 deficit in a best-of-seven playoff series are extremely low……… approximately 1.9%

 

[lancepitlick]

This does not seem to be true.

At 5-on-5, scoring chances in the series are 64-47 Ottawa and high danger chances are 22-15 Ottawa. Expected goals are 5.28 to 4.71, again for the Senators.

Goaltending is another story. Ullmark is at .815 SV%, 3.91 GAA and -3.8GSAE. That's terrible. Stolarz has posted .926 SV%, 1.95 GAA and +1GSAE. For the most part I think both teams are defending well at 5-on-5, it's just that one team is getting way more stops than the other.

These stats don't tell the entire story, at all. There's also a big difference between Matthews/Marner/Nylander having a golden opportunity compared to Ridley Greig or Dylan Cozens.

 

[Icelevel]

Number 1, boys.


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Somehow have to get to best in class using worst in class players.

Sorry man but the numbers don’t lie.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

These stats don't tell the entire story, at all. There's also a big difference between Matthews/Marner/Nylander having a golden opportunity compared to Ridley Greig or Dylan Cozens.

Ya, stats are fun, but I didn’t see a goal last night where I’d say that was an easy save that any goalie would make. Leafs score more than 2 goals & they win. We only manage to score 2 goals and we lose. I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

 

[flyingfingers]

Before the series started, Overdrive had Gary Roberts on to talk about his experiences in the Battle of Ontario. When asked why the Leafs won, he talked about Curtis Joseph. He said that even though Ottawa controlled the play and got more shots, Joseph played better the more action he faced. And it opened up the game for the Leafs to counter attack.

He joked that Pat Quinn would tell the team they needed to give up at least 35 shots and a couple of breakaways to keep Joseph sharp.

This got me wondering: is Ullmark better with more shots?

Looking at his stats this year:

• 15 full games with fewer than 30 shots: .896 SV%
• 22 full games with 30 or more shots: .926 SV%

Maybe we should start playing some run and gun?

 

[DrEasy]

Maybe we should start playing some run and gun?

Problem is we don't have the personnel to score on breakaways. Did you see what Greig did last night?

 

[bicboi64]

Problem is we don't have the personnel to score on breakaways. Did you see what Greig did last night?

Sigh some cherrypickers like Daniel Sprong and let them go ham. Ullmark will have more shots to stop with the Sens having one less forward in their own end.