The stats and eye test show that the goaltending has been a much bigger issue than the defense this year.
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Are you even using the same advanced stat metrics? For what period? Like this is dumb if you're not comparing 1:1 categories.
Here's a basic one, if the D is so terrible how is it the goals against is down dramatically from the last two years at this point?
Explain that one. Goals against is not "advanced stats!".
It isn't the f***ing goalies because they've sucked donkey balls this year, Skinner especially.
And that's WITH an awful PK (that IMO is in large part due to the goalies failing to make routine saves). If you figure that about 4/16 goals the PK has given up (a whopping 30% of our entire GA) could be erased, you have a team sitting with about 49 goals against?
Fair?
49 goals against would put them right at about 10th best (or tied) in the league for GA. How exactly does that suck? Where do you think wins are coming from? Santa Claus?
The D at 5 on 5 are doing much better than basically every other element of the team right now. It's the main reason we have an OK-ish record instead of a "holy shitballs" bad one.
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Speaking of young stud dmen , David Jiriceks upside is tremendous and he looks to have had some productive seasons in the AHL in a bad organization. Getting someone like him into our system and organization would be a monster move. A guy like Ekholm and Coffey would turn a guy like that into an impact defenseman in no time. He seems to be in the doghouse in Buffalo....
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I’m meaning you could just sign him and assign him to Bako because I’m pretty sure no one holds his rights.
The Canucks didn’t give him a QO and the Panthers just gave him an AHL deal.
Took a pill in Sbisa
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I love Jiricek's potential, but I don't love spending assets for potential while we're right in the middle of our window. He's the sort of player I would have prioritised 3-5 years ago, but with the value that will be required to get him, I'd rather a player that is already what we'd hope he'll turn into.
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Taylor Hall healthy scratched today in cuck couver
Bring him home Stan for skinner. Make him happy
The trade will be one for one
Bring him home Stan for skinner. Make him happy
The trade will be one for one
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Has Hall been that bad? I'd still do that trade just to give Hall a shot at the playoffs in Edmonton. Guy was a trooper when he was here and deserved to see some success with the team.
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ITT: Skinner Stans in denial blaming every other player possible for his failures
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Imagine Skinner could do what Daccord is doing in SEA
Kraken have had the 11th toughest schedule so far. Edmonton 20th toughest.
These are Daccords last 10 games
917
947
950
875
939
897
933
921
889
955
Seattle is ranked #15 in least high dangers given up. Edmonton #5
Kraken have had the 11th toughest schedule so far. Edmonton 20th toughest.
These are Daccords last 10 games
917
947
950
875
939
897
933
921
889
955
Seattle is ranked #15 in least high dangers given up. Edmonton #5
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Our organization obviously believes that goaltending isn't a skill. Just get a "good enough" goalie and their stats will be a product of the defense. Cap space and trade assets are for skaters. Well this is the result
Skinner was not great in the playoffs either. Even the worst starter in the league will make the occasional great save and even have good runs. The true measure of quality is the stats over time, and Skinner has very poor stats.
At the very least we need to get a goalie with aspirations to steal his job. At least try different guys
Skinner was not great in the playoffs either. Even the worst starter in the league will make the occasional great save and even have good runs. The true measure of quality is the stats over time, and Skinner has very poor stats.
At the very least we need to get a goalie with aspirations to steal his job. At least try different guys
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Didn't need tonight's game to feel that way. Just rubbing salt in the festering wound
Bowman is willingly telling this group he doesn’t give a f*** about them if we don’t have a new goalie by Game 21. I don’t care who it is now- O. Roy, Blackwood, Gibson, an unretired Mike Smith, whoever- but Skinner needs to be banished to the press box for games 20-40 and I don’t care how it makes him or his ego feel.
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I thought he was nursing a knew injury
mine has always been goal and I am hot after Blackwood
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