Claude Giroux II: Robin's Revenge

[Appleyard]

Stumbled across this while looking for something else:

4v5, 2010-11 to present (300+ mins played):

Shot Haro: 51.1 (2nd to Bergeron)
Shot Hard: 24.5 (4th behind Henrique, Elias and Eller)
Shot Hart: 37.8 (1st, Bergeron 2nd with 31.8)
SF%: 0.241 (1st, Bergeron 2nd)

Fenwick Haro: 60.7 (1st, Bergeron 3rd)
Fenwick Hard: 19.2 (8th)
Fenwick Hart: 40.0 (1st, Henrique 2nd at 33.5)
FF%: 0.233 (1st, Bergeron 3rd)

CF20: 7.282 (2nd)
CA20: 26.93 (4th)
CF%: 0.213 (1st, Grabner 2nd with 1.96)
Corsi Haro: 63.7% (2nd)
Corsi Hard: 18.2% (6th)
Corsi Hart: 40.9 (1st, Henrique 2nd with 29.8)

All of the possession measures use similar base data ofc, so no surprise he is high on all of them, as being high on one usually means you will be overall.

But while the fact he is such a possession beast on PK is impressive on its own, though not unexpected... the margin that he leads by is pretty absurd. Couturier is really high up on the defensive side of PKing in these stats, like top 10 in pretty much all over the last 4 combined years, and in 2013-14 he is right at the top in most rankings combining offence and defence.

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/glossary.php

 

[King Forsberg]

So judging from those stats, Giroux,
A. Has a shot at the Hart,
B. Has a hard shot, and
C. Rides a Haro brand bike.

That's a triple play of A+ captain material if you ask me.

 

[RJ8812*]

it's too bad he's only had one good season so far though

 

[The Rage Kage]

it's too bad he's only had one good season so far though

But good for him for how long it's lasted!

 

[CS]

This was neat:

http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2014/9/11/6136045/claude-giroux-nhl-franchise-player-poll

 

[PhillyFlying]

Stumbled across this while looking for something else:

4v5, 2010-11 to present (300+ mins played):

Shot Haro: 51.1 (2nd to Bergeron)
Shot Hard: 24.5 (4th behind Henrique, Elias and Eller)
Shot Hart: 37.8 (1st, Bergeron 2nd with 31.8)
SF%: 0.241 (1st, Bergeron 2nd)

Fenwick Haro: 60.7 (1st, Bergeron 3rd)
Fenwick Hard: 19.2 (8th)
Fenwick Hart: 40.0 (1st, Henrique 2nd at 33.5)
FF%: 0.233 (1st, Bergeron 3rd)

CF20: 7.282 (2nd)
CA20: 26.93 (4th)
CF%: 0.213 (1st, Grabner 2nd with 1.96)
Corsi Haro: 63.7% (2nd)
Corsi Hard: 18.2% (6th)
Corsi Hart: 40.9 (1st, Henrique 2nd with 29.8)

All of the possession measures use similar base data ofc, so no surprise he is high on all of them, as being high on one usually means you will be overall.

But while the fact he is such a possession beast on PK is impressive on its own, though not unexpected... the margin that he leads by is pretty absurd. Couturier is really high up on the defensive side of PKing in these stats, like top 10 in pretty much all over the last 4 combined years, and in 2013-14 he is right at the top in most rankings combining offence and defence.

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/glossary.php

it's a minor shame the flyers PK did so well last year without much of the clode; wish we could see more of him out there though clearly we don't need to. he's a beast shorthanded.

 

[The Rage Kage]

This was neat:

http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2014/9/11/6136045/claude-giroux-nhl-franchise-player-poll

That's awesome

 

[Striiker]

In a surprise to nobody, kids on the main boards are getting their jimmies rustled that Giroux picked himself.

 

[Curufinwe]

It is kind of conceited for a guy who's only had one good year to pick himself as a franchise player.

 

[Beef Invictus]

It is kind of conceited for a guy who's only had one good year to pick himself as a franchise player.

It's obviously a Jupiter year, not an Earth year. Hell, he's barely even a quarter of the way through! Small Jupiter sample size!!!

 

[Domino666]

This was neat:

http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2014/9/11/6136045/claude-giroux-nhl-franchise-player-poll

People will scoff at G for his answer, but it's the same as any pro sport, you need a certain high level of confidence that's what carries them through the trials and tribulations of becoming a pro, when you see G out there playing you can see his determination, body language, emotion and effort, not discrediting Crosby or Toews, but you can't see look on either of their faces when it's go time, their leadership roles are different from G's, Crosby is a generational talent and he does work very hard a lot of his hockey skill comes natural though, Toews is amazingly clutch, he wins everywhere he goes and his leadership comes natural, obviously being named captain at 20, he too doesn't share those looks G has out there, to me Claude has had to work harder to acheive what he has at an elite level in the NHL, he has that Bobby Clarke "I hate losing more than I like winning" disposition, so to me (and yes I could be bias but I am trying to keep an even keel here) him picking himself to be the franchise player I 100% get why and understand it

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

People will scoff at G for his answer, but it's the same as any pro sport, you need a certain high level of confidence that's what carries them through the trials and tribulations of becoming a pro, when you see G out there playing you can see his determination, body language, emotion and effort, not discrediting Crosby or Toews, but you can't see look on either of their faces when it's go time, their leadership roles are different from G's, Crosby is a generational talent and he does work very hard a lot of his hockey skill comes natural though, Toews is amazingly clutch, he wins everywhere he goes and his leadership comes natural, obviously being named captain at 20, he too doesn't share those looks G has out there, to me Claude has had to work harder to acheive what he has at an elite level in the NHL, he has that Bobby Clarke "I hate losing more than I like winning" disposition, so to me (and yes I could be bias but I am trying to keep an even keel here) him picking himself to be the franchise player I 100% get why and understand it

Totally. I watch everything Giroux does very intently and his leadership is visible. Remember when he started designing a play during a timeout for his team? I've seen a lot of hockey and I've watched a lot of captains, but I've never seen someone who's such a visible leader.

Giroux has so many moments when he has taken over a game and made sure the Flyers would win. He has such an awesome swagger to his game and he's such an intense and fun player to watch. I almost enjoy seeing how mad he gets when we lose too. He was SO pissed when the Flyers were playing poorly against the Devils in 2012.

 

[blinds]

Not that I disagree about the Devils, but isn't that gif from when we were having trouble closing out the Pens?

 

[Beef Invictus]

Totally. I watch everything Giroux does very intently and his leadership is visible. Remember when he started designing a play during a timeout for his team? I've seen a lot of hockey and I've watched a lot of captains, but I've never seen someone who's such a visible leader.

Giroux has so many moments when he has taken over a game and made sure the Flyers would win. He has such an awesome swagger to his game and he's such an intense and fun player to watch. I almost enjoy seeing how mad he gets when we lose too. He was SO pissed when the Flyers were playing poorly against the Devils in 2012.

I distinctly remember him using a brief break before an O zone faceoff to set up a play with JVR that led to a quick goal. That was neat.

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

Not that I disagree about the Devils, but isn't that gif from when we were having trouble closing out the Pens?

I was pretty sure that was after a disappointing loss to the Devils after they scored an empty net goal. I don't think the Pens ever pushed us to having to pull the goalie but I could be wrong.

He was really frustrated that whole Devils series, probably because he had just gotten his wrists broken from Crosby and then he felt he wasn't getting calls in his favor (which led to his shoulder to the head penalty that suspended him for game 5)

maybe someone else remembers better when he smashed his stick over the crossbar

 

[Appleyard]

It was game five of the series vs the Pens when that happened.

I remember this year he snapped his stick on the bench vs Edmonton before he broke his goal drought.

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

It was game five of the series vs the Pens when that happened.

I remember this year he snapped his stick on the bench vs Edmonton before he broke his goal drought.

Oh man, I was at that Edmonton game. It was the first game I'd gone to since Giroux scored the OT GWG in Game 3 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals (feels good every time I type that).

When he started that rush up the ice, I started to rise out of my seat because I could feel he was going to score. The place EXPLODED and he rode out the GOAT celly, stick raised and gliding into the boards.

 

[Powderchuk]

Oh man, I was at that Edmonton game. It was the first game I'd gone to since Giroux scored the OT GWG in Game 3 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals (feels good every time I type that).

When he started that rush up the ice, I started to rise out of my seat because I could feel he was going to score. The place EXPLODED and he rode out the GOAT celly, stick raised and gliding into the boards.

I think we all did, Dubnyk was in net

 

[Appleyard]

This decade:

96G-214A-310P in 294 GP

4 pts clear of St. Louis
18 pts clear of Stamkos
19 pts clear of Ovechkin
27 pts clear of Perry
27 pts clear of Kessel
34 pts clear of H. Sedin
35 pts clear of Getzlaf
38 pts clear of Crosby
40 pts clear of Tavares
41 pts clear of Thornton
44 pts clear of Kane
45 pts clear of D. Sedin
47 pts clear of Kopitar
48 pts clear of E. Staal

no-one else within 50 pts.

Looking pretty good for leading the NHL in points from 2010-11 to 2014-15, a half decade.

Only one player in NHL history has led for a half-decade and is not a HoFer.

Markus Naslund.

Pretty irrelevant and bizarre, (though people bring up 'decade leaders') but I think it is pretty cool to lead the best league in the world in points for 5 cumulative seasons. Heres hoping he can keep the lead.

 

[Jtown]

Crosby missed all that time and is only 38 back. Jesus

 

[nobuddy]

I wrote 3,000 words of content about how great this guy who is your captain is and how good he is at hockey and all that stuff.

You can even read it if you'd like:

http://puckheadkyle914.wordpress.com/2014/11/09/claude-giroux-is-awesome-and-underrated/

 

[The Rage Kage]

Good read, nice that some people appreciate him

 

[Roo Mad Bro]

Reading now. I know that you have defended him in the past, especially against the ardent Tavares nut-huggers, so I'm looking forward to reading this analysis of Giroux.

 

[King Forsberg]

This deserves a spot in this thread.

 

[Appleyard]

Nice article!

By the end of this season he should have (fingers crossed) also made some seeeeeerious dents in the Flyers record books as well:

He is now:

• 27th all time in Goals (123) assuming he gets his last 4 year average of 27 on the year he will have 146 to end the year. 19th all time.
  
• Tied 15th all time in Assists (272). Assuming he produces at the rate he has over the last 4 (59 a year) he will have 317 to end the season. 10th all time.
  
• 19th all time in Points (395). Assuming he produces at the rate he has over the last 4 (86 a year) he will have 463 to end the season. 15th all time.
  
• 13th all time in playoff goals. (23) 4 goals off 10th all time. (Brind'Amour) 9 off 9th all time. (Gagne)
  
• 8th all time in playoff assists. (38) 4 off 6th all time. (Linseman) 7 off 5th all time. (Howe)
  
• 9th all time in playoff points. (61) 8 off 8th. (Leach) 9 off 7th (Kerr). 11 off 6th (Briere) and 13 off 5th (LeClair).