GDT: [#11] ★ Scary Sharks visit the Spooky Stars ★ FS-SW ★ 2:00PM CST ★

[Mr Misty]

Lots of giveaways=you have the puck. This is generally understood as a good thing for a hockey team.

 

[Dundalis]

Jamie Benn is #2 in the league with 17 giveaways.

Spezza is #3 with 16.

Seguin is #8 with 14.

We have 5 of the top 28 in giveaways.

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nhl/stats/player-giveaways-statistic/2015/

I would have to guess that Spezza must cough the puck up in worse positions or have his direct giveaways result in good opportunities for me to notice more than the others. I would guess there isn't a stat that looks at giveaways that result in direct scoring opportunities for the opposition. It's a pretty big reason why our D has been below average IMO.

 

[Ghost of Kyiv]

Is it better to have had the puck and lost than to never have had the puck at all?

#ThoughtsWithAbilify #AskingTheTuffQuestions

 

[LT]

Is it better to have had the puck and lost than to never have had the puck at all?

#ThoughtsWithAbilify #AskingTheTuffQuestions

Yes.

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

I recall back in the Stanley Cup season, Zubov, Mo, and Hatcher all were top 3 in turnovers. No one worried about the first two, Hatcher was probably a bit of concern, solved by passing it to Zubov, if paired with him. If with Matty, they may have had a bit of a problem, but I agree with others.

Just check that list of highest turnover players in the league now. It is a virtual all star team, and the stats just reflects (still) that players who handle the puck a lot, and try to be creative have more turnovers.

 

[Ghost of Kyiv]

Also, just to answer my own hypothetical, I'm in total agreement with the consensus just in case that wasn't clear.