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[McDNicks17]

Yea, he has some interesting data. The issue though with the one I posted is that it is exits with control, which I assume to mean skates the puck out? I would have to contact him to confirm. It's also a bit haphazard as the data is partially relied upon subjective bias if we are then talking about exiting the zone with a successful pass. What makes it successful? etc.

I know that the NHL teams have their own private data that measures this more specifically. I have had a look at it back in November thanks to a friend, but only got to glance. It would be an interesting field to get into right now. Either way, I think Klefbom-Larsson is a pretty bad pairing. Klefbom made a few real nice passes last night actually, but I don't think he is really suited to be 'the' puck mover on a pairing, ideally. Especially since we rely upon him to play big minutes. Playing with Bear seems like a match made in heaven.

And this whole shot blocking thing that the guys keep talking about. It should not be lauded. High amount of shots blocked is a bad thing, and this is beginning to take hold in NHL teams analytic departments. It is being argued as a morale improver, which is a wortwhile argument to be made IMO, but at a certain point it does become detrimental that you are in a position to be having to block so many shots.

Klefbom leads the league, with Russell usually leading the league. It is a terrible sign and explains to a great degree why our D has been so bad for so many years. Nobody can get the puck out. It is actually hilarious when you watch Klef or Russ turn the puck over blatantly, block a shot, and then turn it over again a second later with the announcers exclaiming what a great block it was.

I liked Sean Tierney's stuff because he broke down zone exits into carries, passes and clears, but it looks like you need to sub to his Patreon to access that now.

 

[McDNicks17]

Who is the Stars player on the top right?

Who is the Islanders player on the top and the Knights player on the far right? I assume the Isles player is Barzal.

That's Klingberg in the top one. He's had crazy good exit numbers every year.

And yup, that's Barzal. Stone is the Vegas player.

 

[duul]

Who is the Stars player on the top right?


Who is the Islanders player on the top and the Knights player on the far right? I assume the Isles player is Barzal.

Klingberg, Barzal, Stone.

 

[Aerchon]

If you can't put Nurse with Larsson because Lars can't pass, does it really make sense to put him with an even worse puck-mover?

Wouldn't it make more sense to play Jones on Klefbom's right side and leave Nurse/Bear alone?

Klefbom Bouchard
Nurse Bear
Jones Larsson
Laggesson Benning
Broberg Berglund
Samourukov

Move on from Russell he has been good but the team can move on from him.

 

[Fourier]

Although even CapFriendly doesn’t give a source. I can’t see anything in the CBA about it, personally, which seems strange.

I couldn't find anything either.

 

[replacement]

Morgan Geekie with a goal and an assist in his first NHL game. I was high on Geekie, and suggested him when all the Pulju talk was going on.

If he doesn't explode, it might still be a possibility. Hard working, good skill.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Morgan Geekie with a goal and an assist in his first NHL game. I was high on Geekie, and suggested him when all the Pulju talk was going on.

If he doesn't explode, it might still be a possibility. Hard working, good skill.

What a name.

 

[Stoneman89]

Morgan Geekie with a goal and an assist in his first NHL game. I was high on Geekie, and suggested him when all the Pulju talk was going on.

If he doesn't explode, it might still be a possibility. Hard working, good skill.

Don't want a guy with a name like that. He should make a career change and go into computer repair.

 

[McDNicks17]

Don't want a guy with a name like that. He should make a career change and go into computer repair.

They should be targeting someone more like this:

 

[soothsayer]

They should be targeting someone more like this:

Based on his appearance, it looks like mr. Weiner has fully embraced his name. Good to see.

 

[Cloned]

JP for Kotkaniemi - yay or nay?

 

[Messrules11]

JP for Kotkaniemi - yay or nay?

All day, if I may, what do you say?

 

[Cloned]

All day, if I may, what do you say?

KK has struggled badly lately, it's not as much of a slam dunk as it might have been last season.

 

[Samus44]

I don't see this as a bad thing for Russell and Larsson, as both guys and in particular Larsson are close enough to average to be worth the job they can do defensively. Those guys are our two best defenders in the zone and this is reflected by their usage on an elite PK. The high number of attempts suggests two things. 1 they may be defending too much to have had that many chances or 2 they must be winning pucks to get those opportunities. It seems to me given the results thus far at evens if they happen to be our worst puck movers it's not the end of the world since they can offset it with defensive ability.

With Russell i'd be concerned with how many attempts him and his most common partner Benning have had per 60 to move it out of the zone, as it suggests a lot of defending, but those guys are a combined +7 so how much can they really be hurting the team? They are playing sheltered minutes but not playing top 4 doesn't mean your a bad player either. Those numbers seems to suggest to me they must be very effective at winning pucks to create those attempts, even if it comes with the cavet that they defend too frequently. This is something a team can live with as in the case of Russell they can leverage his defensive abilities in crucial defensive moments (like the PK) and be assured of low event minutes when the top players are on the bench. Russell was also used on his offside for a spell earlier and i'm confident that didn't help his numbers. With Larsson it's a similar story but in harder minutes.

With forwards not every guy can be a scorer and it's no different for dmen, not every guy can be a puck mover. Teams need a variety of players to do a variety of jobs. Don't get me wrong it's not an ideal result for a dman to be in that quadrant on the chart but it also doesn't mean they can't help you win. Larsson has played tough minutes and both have been effective defenders in critical defensive moments. I'm fine with them even if i believe Russell should be losing his spot on the team to younger players and Larsson isn't an ideal guy for our top 4.

 

[Messrules11]

KK has struggled badly lately, it's not as much of a slam dunk as it might have been last season.

I believe he was sent to the minors... You hear that JP?

 

[Cloned]

I believe he was sent to the minors... You hear that JP?

He also just suffered a splenic injury. The spleen!

 

[GhostfaceWu]

I believe he was sent to the minors... You hear that JP?

1 goal (empty net pretty sure) in 13 games and lets be real JP didn't complain about the AHL until this past year.

 

[McDNicks17]

JP for Kotkaniemi - yay or nay?

Can we just avoid Finns for awhile?

 

[Cloned]

Can we just avoid Finns for awhile?

Koskinen.

 

[McDNicks17]

Koskinen.

I'll make an exception for goalies.

Just no more young whippersnappers who forget to play hockey when they get to the NHL like Pulju, Kotka or Kakko.

 

[Cloned]

I'll make an exception for goalies.

Just no more young whippersnappers who forget to play hockey when they get to the NHL like Pulju, Kotka or Kakko.

If you upgrade enough within the same class, maybe eventually it becomes useful?

Pulju --> Kotka --> Kakko --> Kurri???

 

[Nostradumbass]

Based on his appearance, it looks like mr. Weiner has fully embraced his name. Good to see.

I don’t even understand why he’d bother going to university. He’ll make way more in his birthright job — porn star.

 

[MinimaMoralia]

I'll make an exception for goalies.

Just no more young whippersnappers who forget to play hockey when they get to the NHL like Pulju, Kotka or Kakko.

Well, then there’s also Laine, Aho, Barkov, Heiskanen, Jokiharju, Hintz, Rantanen amongst those whippersnappers. There’s lots of hitting and missing amongst many of the countries that offer large amount of draft worthy prospects. And there’s some blame in how Puljujarvi and Kotkaniemi were handled.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

JP for Kotkaniemi - yay or nay?

Yay 1000%, I would add for the Oilers.

 

[Canovin]

Habs would want more Finns and not subtract.

KK, Lekhonen, Ylonen