News & Notes XLIV: Revenge of the Seth

[WreckingCrew]

While your point about the Canes not scoring at the rate of expected goals is valid (albeit small sample size), you are interpreting the chart/data incorrectly. It's not Goals/GP it's G/60. Canes are at 2.4 Goals/60.

These numbers are affected by small sample size right now though. Over the past 3 seasons combined, the Canes are the 8th best team in the NHL for 5v5 GF/60 at 2.87 and the best at xGF/60 at 3.04, so they were only 0.17 off the expected. Given the Canes had about 48 minutes of 5v5 time per game, that equates to being short 1 goal every 8 games.

5v5 doesn't really concern me. In the playoffs, it's been the special teams, and sometimes goaltending that has been the issue. Gotta figure out why they are good in the regular season and not good in the playoffs.

Ah ok G/60 makes more sense, I thought that was rather high on a per-game basis. Apparently I need Zoolander's Center for Children Who Can't Read Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Honestly, we still have some of the same concerns, but it looks so far like the team is more or less status quo from last year. After a brutal offseason for personnel loss, I'll take "worrying if my team has the same special team concerns when going into the playoffs" and be happy with it. I half expected the team to have less finishing anyway this year given the loss of Guentzel and Teuvo.

 

[chaz4hockey]

I’ve found this years team to be more enjoyable to watch than LY’s.

Their overall team speed seems faster than LY and Burns & Freddie seem to have found their better selves.

Add to it, new players, better start, less expectations.

 

[CandyCanes]

I’ve found this years team to be more enjoyable to watch than LY’s.

Their overall team speed seems faster than LY and Burns & Freddie seem to have found their better selves.

Add to it, new players, better start, less expectations.

I've been pleasantly surprised how seamlessly the Ghost + Walker pairing has worked out. Ghost has obviously been contributing offensively which has been great and Walker has been quiet, but almost in a good way, has played some very good defense. I thought we were going to have a bumpy transition like we've seen with Hamilton, Skjei, Orlov, where those first 30-50 games were kinda rough from them.

 

[CandyCanes]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850896940596109597

Kooch or Freddie hurt? Or is this just a cap gymnastics move?

 

[User13452]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850896940596109597

Kooch or Freddie hurt? Or is this just a cap gymnastics move?

Cant see how recalling a goalie would be a cap move someone is hurt or sick I’m guessing

 

[The Faulker 27]

Cant see how recalling a goalie would be a cap move someone is hurt or sick I’m guessing

Freddie got up gingerly after one of the saves Saturday night. Can’t remember which one but I immediately thought to myself that's rarely nothing when it comes to Freddie. Could be totally wrong though.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850896940596109597

Kooch or Freddie hurt? Or is this just a cap gymnastics move?

Odds are good that it's Freddie

 

[Stickpucker]

Our old buddy Noesen starring the season off on fire.

His ice time has increased from 12 to 14 mins a game.

 

[MinJaBen]

I've been pleasantly surprised how seamlessly the Ghost + Walker pairing has worked out. Ghost has obviously been contributing offensively which has been great and Walker has been quiet, but almost in a good way, has played some very good defense. I thought we were going to have a bumpy transition like we've seen with Hamilton, Skjei, Orlov, where those first 30-50 games were kinda rough from them.

To be fair, that pair has been pretty sheltered. But yes, they have done what’s asked well.

 

[CandyCanes]

To be fair, that pair has been pretty sheltered. But yes, they have done what’s asked well.

Orlov & Deangelo were sheltered too and were getting cooked to start the year. Maybe more so because Tony was on the ice

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Our old buddy Noesen starring the season off on fire.

His ice time has increased from 12 to 14 mins a game.

good for Noesen. Worked his ass off in the AHL and even changed his game some to get back full time to the NHL in Carolina and finally get an $8M pay day at 31 years old. Love stories like that and he's making the most of it.

 

[chaz4hockey]

To be fair, that pair has been pretty sheltered. But yes, they have done what’s asked well.

Through the short 7 game sample, Ghost-Walker 3rd pair is averaging a combined 35:07 per game versus LY's Orlov-Chatfield's 32:31.

Of course, Ghost skews the average due to PP time but the combination is on ice much more this year versus last.

 

[MinJaBen]

good for Noesen. Worked his ass off in the AHL and even changed his game some to get back full time to the NHL in Carolina and finally get an $8M pay day at 31 years old. Love stories like that and he's making the most of it.

Yeah. I like the guy and I am happy for him. But I am also happy he is not on the team anymore. I think Rod’s system is best with fast players and he was not that.