Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality

Welcome to the Neno's Place!

Neno's Place Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality


Neno

I can be reached by phone or text 8am-7pm cst 972-768-9772 or, once joining the board I can be reached by a (PM) Private Message.

Join the forum, it's quick and easy

Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality

Welcome to the Neno's Place!

Neno's Place Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality


Neno

I can be reached by phone or text 8am-7pm cst 972-768-9772 or, once joining the board I can be reached by a (PM) Private Message.

Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality

Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality

Many Topics Including The Oldest Dinar Community. Copyright © 2006-2020


    Calgary Flames

    jedi17
    jedi17
    jedi17
    Moderator
    Moderator


    Posts : 10738
    Join date : 2013-02-20
    • Post n°1

    Calgary Flames Empty Calgary Flames

    Post by jedi17 Sat 11 Feb 2017, 6:54 pm

    On perception vs reality, Hamilton, and getting pucks through traffic
    February 11, 2017, 11:16 AM ET [20 Comments]
    Todd Cordell
    Calgary Flames Cgy Calgary Flames Blogger • RSS • Archive • CONTACT
    Follow me on Twitter @ToddCordell

    A few notes on yet another off-day for the Calgary Flames:

    1) Let's play a little game. Below you will see two unnamed players and a few key 5v5 statistics used to help measure performance. Take a gander at said numbers and tell me which player you'd rather have and/or which player should be getting more ice.



    Player A is Sam Bennett, a 20-year-old who has been forced to sit in the stands, take a step back and 'learn from above' due to poor performance. Player B is Troy Brouwer, a guy who averages more time on ice per game than Michael Frolik, Matthew Tkachuk, Kris Versteeg, and Bennett, among others, despite lesser numbers across the board. It's amazing how far apart perception and reality are when it comes to those two players in particular. 

    The worst part about the Brouwer contract is he'd almost certainly be passed over even if he's exposed in the expansion draft, which I doubt happens. Las Vegas has put together a smart, analytics-friendly staff and I doubt they'd think about touching Brouwer at his price point. I know I'm beating a dead horse, but that contract looks very bad already and will only get worse over the next three years. Brad Treliving has done a lot of good things for the team. This is not one of them.

    2) As someone who watches a ton of hockey, and scouts OHL games, I often hear people, be it in the rink or on TV, talking about defensemen shooting the puck and the importance of getting shots through traffic and on net. I rarely, if ever, see it actually talked about with numbers to back up the observations made.

    With that in mind, I decided to go through the 2016-17 numbers to date and see which defensemen on the Flames have fared well, and which have struggled, in that aspect of the game.



    Unsurprisingly, Hamilton leads the way. He shoots a ton and more often than not his attempts make it through to the net and force opposing goaltenders to make a save. It's no surprise Brodie has the fewest attempts of those listed, but I was surprised to see such a small amount of his attempts reach the goal. Perhaps he knows that's an area of his game that needs to be improved and is one of the reasons he doesn't shoot often. It's a question worth asking, anyway.

    3) The Flames have eight games remaining this month. Of those eight, six are against non-playoff teams and the two teams they face currently holding a playoff spot are Los Angeles and Nashville, both of which are just one point ahead of the Flames. Five of the eight are on the road, so it won't be easy, but this upcoming stretch is a good opportunity to pocket points by the handful and get back into playoff position.
    • Back to top
      Current date/time is Mon 18 Nov 2024, 1:37 am