Beef Invictus
Revolutionary Positivity
Hart was amazing, singlehandly stole that game and had the Pens muttering to themselves.
But that showed the whole problem since Gordon took over, totally a product of goalie play.
Another game where the team was seriously outshot, and outchanced:
SCF/CA 19/27, HDCF/CA 5/10
Flyers did pick it up in the 3rd period, partially out of desperation. Without Hart, it could have been 4-0 by then.
Worst offenders:
SCF/CA, HDCF/CA
Provorov 4/13, 2/5
Sanheim 4/14, 2/5
Couts 5/11, 2/6
Voracek 7/12, 1/6
Lindblom 6/11, 1/5
Giroux 2/9, 1/0
Pens dominated our best group, not a good sign, imagine if they had Malkin.
Gordon's "keep it outside" may explain the bad Corsi, but if it's allowing scoring chances and HD chances, what's the point?
Best performances:
Myers 5/2, 0/1
Ghost 3/3, 0/2
Hagg 11/11, 3/4
Gudas 11/11, 3/3
Hartman 5/0, 2/0
Varone 6/3, 1/1
Knight 4/0, 1/1
I think for the 3rd pair and 4th line, this reflects easy matchups, but that's why Sanheim's metrics when he was being sheltered were misleading.
TK 3/7, 1/3, TK has had bad metrics since Gordon took over irregardless of where he plays in the lineup. He's scoring, but otherwise is a black hole. That's why he's being spotted and kept away from tough matchups.
Wait. How come half a season is enough for you to judge Gordon and proclaim that he is a product of his goalie, but 300 games of Hakstol wasn't long enough for you to pass any judgement on him?