I posted some ideas I had for improved PP results a few games ago and last game what I posted would have worked, it almost did.
McDavid legit looked like he wanted to cry the moment he was drafted by that franchise
The Athletic's series preview came up, and its a banger in the way that only Dom could make it. The Canucks apparently have worse depth and worse blueline compared to the Oilers
Everything is pooled in a weird way (top 4 players vs top 4, then rest of the roster according to his net ratings, which have so many fundamental flaws I won't even get into), no talk of adjustments each team would make, how different pairings and lines would match up, etc. Hell, its even mentioned the Oilers won the expected goal battle in the season series 15-13! Who writes that when it was so lopsided 21-7 on the actual ice.
You want to argue the Oilers top of the line is so good they'll win the series because of it, hey, I won't argue - McDavid + Drai make the Oilers the favorite this series. But the nonsense of that blueline being decent, or the bottom 6 being comparable to what Vancouver has, is laughable.
In terms of actual analysis, I think the big leverage point Tocchet has this series is to reduce the 4th line's ice time significantly at ES, likely into the 5-6 minute range. The Canucks go 3 lines deep that can pressure (when they're on), and its paramount they take advantage of any time McDavid or Drai aren't on the ice. He tried sheltering them a lot with offensive zone faceoffs after icing calls, but I don't think we're afforded that same luxury this series.
Hughes' minutes should probably go into the 25+ minute range, even if it means double shifting him with Cole, Zadorov, etc. (please not with Myers, that always goes poorly). His transition game will be paramount, and his speed makes him one of the few guys who can skate with McDavid without taking a penalty.
I’m in my late 30s so it’s increasingly difficult to have real friendships. A big part of maintaining relationships as you get older is making an effort to keep in contact even when you have other responsibilities. I have three days a week where I call my various friends and play games. One group is from university, another are more recent work friends, and the longest running time is my friend in Japan.
This is my all-too-serious response to a joke question.
Yeah, I hope they come in super overconfident, though I suspect the drubbings they received at the Canucks' hands this season will also be playing in their minds.
This couldve been written by Sopel fan and would be just as erotic
I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by this.I’m in my late 30s so it’s increasingly difficult to have real friendships. A big part of maintaining relationships as you get older is making an effort to keep in contact even when you have other responsibilities. I have three days a week where I call my various friends and play games. One group is from university, another are more recent work friends, and the longest running time is my friend in Japan.
This is my all-too-serious response to a joke question.
The Oiler defence is still vulnerable. I think the Canucks have one up on them on defence and for that matter LA.
The analysis is...strange. Ultimately, it's probably correct even if it doesn't get there in the right way. The Oilers are absolutely favoured in a matchup where we don't have Demko and EP40 is missing.The Athletic's series preview came up, and its a banger in the way that only Dom could make it. The Canucks apparently have worse depth and worse blueline compared to the Oilers
Everything is pooled in a weird way (top 4 players vs top 4, then rest of the roster according to his net ratings, which have so many fundamental flaws I won't even get into), no talk of adjustments each team would make, how different pairings and lines would match up, etc. Hell, its even mentioned the Oilers won the expected goal battle in the season series 15-13! Who writes that when it was so lopsided 21-7 on the actual ice.
You want to argue the Oilers top of the line is so good they'll win the series because of it, hey, I won't argue - McDavid + Drai make the Oilers the favorite this series. But the nonsense of that blueline being decent, or the bottom 6 being comparable to what Vancouver has, is laughable.
In terms of actual analysis, I think the big leverage point Tocchet has this series is to reduce the 4th line's ice time significantly at ES, likely into the 5-6 minute range. The Canucks go 3 lines deep that can pressure (when they're on), and its paramount they take advantage of any time McDavid or Drai aren't on the ice. He tried sheltering them a lot with offensive zone faceoffs after icing calls, but I don't think we're afforded that same luxury this series.
Hughes' minutes should probably go into the 25+ minute range, even if it means double shifting him with Cole, Zadorov, etc. (please not with Myers, that always goes poorly). His transition game will be paramount, and his speed makes him one of the few guys who can skate with McDavid without taking a penalty.
I don't think it's based on one round. It's mostly using regular season data to feed into the model. Dom has made some adjustments recently (factoring in QoC more heavily in how they affect the player ratings), so he has tried to quantitatively adjust more for contextual factors.
