Well said. You articulated it better than I ever could.Well it's both isn't it? They miss the net because they lack high end shooters. I would expect even middling shooters to get better than 21% of their shots on net. That is absurd team wide.
They are shooting on the perimeter and are not getting open looks. Part of this having a good enough shot at distance to generate opportunities regardless, or move/deke in a way so as to create space to create an open look. Then chain events from there. Both come back to a lack of shooting talent beyond just Pettersson.
I personally like what Karlsson/Fox do on the PP reasonably often more, where they have a forward keep their stick low on the ice and shoot for the upwards deflection. I just feel like it's more consistent and even if they dont get it, the forwards are still well prepared to go backdoor or make a cross-seam pass down low.I feel like Hughes almost always shoots high and hopes for a downward deflection on the PP
I think they are trying to beat goalie with perfect shots, that’s why they are holding on the puck for that extra second to get that perfect shot in. They just need to accept they just need to keep moving and throw shit on net. You throw 30-40 shots on net and Saros is going to f*** up.Volume of shots is absolutely not a new issue for this club. I mean yeah, tonight took it to another level of course but it's ultimately just a very extreme example of something the team already struggled with. It's a lack of killer instinct. The team is very talented but there's so much double clutching and whiffing. Almost no precision.
DeSmith has also had a pretty excellent record as a back-up, especially before he had to take over starter duty post-Demko injury. Sentiment around him was totally different 50 games into the season and all the anti-DeSmith sentiment feels like crazy recency biasDeSmith doesn't inspire much confidence in me either but am I missing something or was Silovs also very shaky when he played for us at the end of the season?
What makes people think he would fare any better than DeSmith? The fact that he's younger and has more room to improve?
I think it's probably best to alternate to rest them better and at least force the other coaches to scout different stuff.DeSmith doesn't inspire much confidence in me either but am I missing something or was Silovs also very shaky when he played for us at the end of the season?
What makes people think he would fare any better than DeSmith? The fact that he's younger and has more room to improve?
His lateral movement/tracking is brutal. But he has better rebound control and athleticism than DeSmithDeSmith doesn't inspire much confidence in me either but am I missing something or was Silovs also very shaky when he played for us at the end of the season?
What makes people think he would fare any better than DeSmith? The fact that he's younger and has more room to improve?
DeSmith doesn't inspire much confidence in me either but am I missing something or was Silovs also very shaky when he played for us at the end of the season?
What makes people think he would fare any better than DeSmith? The fact that he's younger and has more room to improve?
I'm guessing people feel his World Championship experience/performance is the x factor.DeSmith doesn't inspire much confidence in me either but am I missing something or was Silovs also very shaky when he played for us at the end of the season?
What makes people think he would fare any better than DeSmith? The fact that he's younger and has more room to improve?
It's because the vast majority of people would rather trust the unknown rather than go with what they think they know.DeSmith doesn't inspire much confidence in me either but am I missing something or was Silovs also very shaky when he played for us at the end of the season?
What makes people think he would fare any better than DeSmith? The fact that he's younger and has more room to improve?
Shots are a proxy for possession; shots aren't scoring chances. The Canucks had 30 scoring chances to 13 5on5. Idgaf if the shots are low, if you are generating opportunities to score, then you can score. Would a 40-shot performance with only 20 scoring chances be a better outcome?
I think emotions are high, but objectively, if Nashville plays like this for the rest of the series, they will lose. The Canucks played well and generated plenty of chances.
Kudos to Brunette for adjusting to a collapse set up and getting buy in from the team to block everything though
at least he knows