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Roster Building XXIV: Our Hearts Go Pitter Pattersson

Well, I personally wasn't saying Koch was playing awful or anything. But I do think his inconsistencies are showing a bit more because of the big workload. Like I said, I just think it's beyond the sweet spot. The good news is he'll get the big break in February and we should hopefully get Freddie back to give him a better workload.
 
AD Skinner said:
I still think they need a center more than they need a goalie. But I am just some yahoo
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No, I also think you're right. It's been a long term problem of not having an all around good 2C. We have good defensive centermen after Aho, but they aren't offensive enough to be a good 2C.

Although out of the three of KK, Staal, and Drury, I've thought Drury was the best offensively. He doesn't get enough ice time though IMO. I think he's probably a high end 3C though, and not quite a good 2C (I think better than KK though).
 
Blueline Bomber said:
That’s literally every goalie out there. Look at Svech’s goal in the Tampa Bay game. Vasi absolutely shouldn’t have let that one in. Last night against Vancouver, Staal’s goal was a bang-bang goal that looked very similar to a goal that PK got a lot of blame for earlier this year.

Goalies are human. They’re going to let in shots that they definitely should have stopped. But as long as they’re keeping the game close and not actively losing games for the team (ala Darling or Martin earlier this year), that’s all you can ask for. Especially if they’re facing breakaways and oddman rushes.
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Someone posted a few weeks ago that Koochie had one of the lowest save percentages on medium and low danger shots. Yes that's every goalie but he's really bad this year.

Again he makes most of the great saves, if entertaining as hell to watch and is getting wins. He's just struggling a little with concentration this year.
 
Svechhammer said:
Per Friedman, sounds like the Ducks and Canes have been talking a lot about Gibson and things could be coming to a head very soon.
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CandyCanes said:
Kooch has had a .914 sv% over his last 10 starts.
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Which would put him about league average.

This year is a weird one for goalies. PK is Top 10 in wins, and though he’s just barely over .900 on the year, 4 other goalies have around his SV% (or worse) that are also in the Top 10 (Bob, Otter, Skinner and Hill)
 
Sigurd said:
No, I also think you're right. It's been a long term problem of not having an all around good 2C. We have good defensive centermen after Aho, but they aren't offensive enough to be a good 2C.

Although out of the three of KK, Staal, and Drury, I've thought Drury was the best offensively. He doesn't get enough ice time though IMO. I think he's probably a high end 3C though, and not quite a good 2C (I think better than KK though).
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Ryan O’Rielly might be the best option
 
Blueline Bomber said:
Which would put him about league average.

This year is a weird one for goalies. PK is Top 10 in wins, and though he’s just barely over .900 on the year, 4 other goalies have around his SV% (or worse) that are also in the Top 10 (Bob, Otter, Skinner and Hill)
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I was pretty sure I just read that league average this year was at .900 so I checked and that is the case. For goalies with > 20 starts the median S% is .904 (Kooch is .902).

Interestingly, over the nine years since 2015-16, S% has decreased a couple percentage points each year from .915 in 2015-16 down to the current .900.

edit: ignore above. I'm guessing you actually meant that his recent .914 boosts his season S% up to league average, not that .914 is around league average (even though that used to be the case).
 
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The Canes don't have to make a move at center if the player or asking price isn't there. If this offseason proved anything, the 2C market has a s**t-ton of landmines. The Stephenson and Lindholm contracts look like albatrosses already. Monahan looks like a hit for Columbus on the surface but they also aren't that deep with players who can produce offensively. Considering the Rangers' total collapse this year, the decision to let Trocheck sign there for 7 years w/ NMC looks prudent today. When you look at the alternatives, sticking with two guys in the 25 and under category who may not be ideal 2Cs but are still-developing as players is a better situation than being saddled with ridiculous UFA contracts with full NMCs.
 
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