I am going to pull out the stats for the guys who dont get this with just an eye test lol.
Abdelkader is number three on TOI for detroit. Do I need to mention number 4? Daniel Cleary. NUMBERS NEVER LIE lol. This is 5 on 5 hockey not counting pp or pk time which we all know the kids get a ton less there.
In the playoffs nyquist got average of 12.36 cleary 16.47 and abby 16.56 toi.
regular season tatar 11.22 nyquist 13.02 cleary 16.27 and abby 14.49.
Deep stats the ones that actually matter 5 on 5 hockey.
Tatar is number one on points per game on the team has a shooting percentage of 13.04 which are SOLID NUMBERS.
Nyquist is number 10 ppg on team and has shooting percentage of 8.11.
Abby is number 8 ppg on team with shooting percentage of 8.89.
Cleary IS dead last on team in PPG and has a shooting percentage of 2.78. I mean really?
Last three games against chicago. Could go 5 but will keep it simple
Yet want to say abby had most toi and 0 0 0 on point column
Abby 54.15 toi 0 goals 0 assist 0 points 8 pim. minus 1 6 shots on goal.
cleary 51.37 toi 1 goal 2 assists 3 points NO PIM minus 1 3 shots on goal.
Nyquist 33.94 toi 0 goals 1 assists 1 points NO PIM plus 1 7 shots on goal.
going to last five games just because.
abby 87.51 toi 0 goals 0 assists 0 points 14 pim even plus minus 13 shots on goal.
cleary 85.24 toi 2 goals 2 assists 4 points NO PIM even plus minus 7 shots on goal.
nyquist 56.05 toi 1 goal 1 assist 2 points NO PIM plus 1 12 shots on goal.
If this isnt an obvious mismanagement of talent I do not know what is.
Just to show truly how well NYQUIST played datsyuk 105.04 toi 1 goal 1 assist 2 points NO PIM plus minus even 13 shots on goal?
damian brunner 58.16 toi 1 goal 1 assist 2 points NO PIM plus 3 13 shots on goal.
Johan franzen toi 96.40 toi 0 goals 2 assist 2 points minus 1 2 PIM 15 shots on goal.
Henrik zetterberg 95.55 toi 1 goal 1 assist 2 points minus 1 4 pim 20 shots on goal.
Again just last five games against chicago.
The best player? Nyquist fippula had even worse stats with plenty of ice time than everyone else. Tatar had better numbers than anyone on team he is demoted for the year lol.
Nyquist had best stats in playoffs but doesnt get more time until the panic of game 7 where he gets 16.13 TOI after game six where he gets only 7.48.
The problem isnt KEN its MIKE. Babcock needs to play the right people at the right times for the right amount of time etc..
I dont have a problem with Ken I think we have had teams to win each year. Is just being mis managed during games.
No GM is perfect though yep he has made some questionable moves and some I do not like. He is not choosing the lines or ice times etc.. That is where our problem is. Until mike realizes you need a different balance and have to score to win we will not win a cup. Hopefully he gets a better mixture this year and lets some of the guys who can score do that and than plays the guys who are better defensively.
This is my only hope the problem with that is the history of NOT ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN. Until is too late.