Proposal: Nashville-NYR

[One Winged Angel]

Hertl didn't have to shoot 30% on scoring chances to do so.

Ok, so you're telling me that JT Miller will never score 20 goals again because he won't shoot at or about 30%?

That's ridiculous.

 

[One Winged Angel]

Hertl didn't have to shoot 30% on scoring chances to do so.

Miller shot 16.3% last year. 22 goals on 135 shots on net, 253 total shots attempted, all in 1233 total minutes, averaging 15:02 a game.

Those numbers are not exactly mind-blowing or completely unsustainable.

As he gets better, his minutes will go up, his offensive zone starts will probably be about the same or maybe a little less (57% - depending how Vignuts uses him), the shooting percentage will probably go down his total shots (on goal and attempted) will probably go up a little and compensate for what you're alluding to as an anomaly.

Not only that, but JT Miller isn't some sort of guy like Ovechkin who fires shots from all over the place, a lot of his shots are in high danger scoring areas where he has better chances of scoring from. That's part of why that percentage is so high. You don't even need advanced statistics to see this.

I'm not saying he's going to be a 40 goal scorer, but calling last season an anomaly due to a somewhat higher shooting percentage is ridiculous.

I expect more of you.

 

[Kanneda]

Right now we are waiting for Bitetto to come back and hoping he can play at least 40 games or we're really in a bind when it comes to the expansion draft. If Bitetto plays 40 games he can be our defenseman exposed at the draft. If not, we have to expose one of the top four, and they will certainly be picked.

Not saying it's likely, but if we traded Ellis and then Bitetto couldn't play 40 games we would almost surely lose Ekholm. That's a ****ing HUGE hole in our defense all of the sudden for not enough gain.

You could just play one of Carle or Y.Weber for 40 games (one of them almost certainly will), and then resign him no?

 

[Machinehead]

Ok, so you're telling me that JT Miller will never score 20 goals again because he won't shoot at or about 30%?

That's ridiculous.

No he won't.

Ovechkin doesn't even score on 30% of his individual scoring chances and he has the best pure shot in the league.

He might score 20 again as he develops but last year was very flukey.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

You could just play one of Carle or Y.Weber for 40 games (one of them almost certainly will), and then resign him no?

Would have to re-sign them before the season ended and we don't know if they're worth re-signing. Carle for sure definitely looks like a no and Weber a maybe. We'd definitely prefer not having to do that though.

 

[HowSweeeedeItIs]

You could just play one of Carle or Y.Weber for 40 games (one of them almost certainly will), and then resign him no?

Play Carle and watch the world burn...

 

[stpn47]

Would have to re-sign them before the season ended and we don't know if they're worth re-signing. Carle for sure definitely looks like a no and Weber a maybe. We'd definitely prefer not having to do that though.

When the alternative is potentially losing Ellis to the expansion draft, it's most certainly worth it to re-sign them for another year.

 

[triggrman]

Again, Nashville will protect their top 4 defensemen.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

We could also offer Nash or Hayes.

Yeah, I bet.

OH BOY, NASH OR HAYES!

 

[Kanneda]

Yeah, I bet.

OH BOY, NASH OR HAYES!

Yeah how could I dare to mention such garbage players...

 

[One Winged Angel]

No he won't.

Ovechkin doesn't even score on 30% of his individual scoring chances and he has the best pure shot in the league.

He might score 20 again as he develops but last year was very flukey.

You're comparing JT Miller to the most extreme example of a volume shooter.

Apples to oranges.

 

[Dijock94]

No he won't.

Ovechkin doesn't even score on 30% of his individual scoring chances and he has the best pure shot in the league.

He might score 20 again as he develops but last year was very flukey.

His shooting percentage was 16% not 30% if he shot 30 percent he would've been a 40 goal scorer last year.