At this point, who earns a spot on your all-rookie team?
5 votes. 3 for forwards, 2 for d-men
5 votes. 3 for forwards, 2 for d-men
Artem Zub ranking among the 27 Rookie D-men with at least 100 TOI at ES :
CF% : 9th
SF% : 3rd
GF% : 8th
SCF% : 5th
HDCF% : 2nd
Yes, he's not #1 in every category but he's doing that on a rebuilding team that has only one top-4 D-man (Chabot and he didn't play with him much, ~20 mins at ES in 15 GP). He's simply Ottawa's most reliable D-man game in game out and almost make Mike Reilly like a decent NHLer (think about it, it's a feat in itself). Rarely makes a mistake, other Sens D-men turn/cough the puck over like crazy.
And it's not because he is shetered, he has 54.6 dZS% while a guy like Romanov for example has 60.7 oZS% in comparison. Ty Smith 62.8 oZS% too.
Zone starts aren’t a very good indicator of being sheltered
Zone starts aren’t a very good indicator of being sheltered
Considering that on average, only 1/4 of a player’s shifts start as a faceoff in the offensive or defensive zone, I’m inclined to disagree. The majority of the time, players are changing on the fly.Yes they are, as well as matchups, when at home.
Considering that on average, only 1/4 of a player’s shifts start as a faceoff in the offensive or defensive zone, I’m inclined to disagree. The majority of the time, players are changing on the fly.
Doesn't change the fact that the coaches will put players that suit their strength during faceoffs...regardless of what percentage of shifts start as a faceoff. That's irrelevant.
You’re right. It’s irrelevant. It’s such a small number that it doesn’t make a meaningful difference.
To put this in perspective, Zub averages 20.6 shifts per game. If his dzS% is 54.6% (as the poster I quoted stated), and only 25% of his shifts actually start as a faceoff in the OZ/DZ, that would mean only 11.35% of his shifts start in the defensive zone every game, which would average out to 2.8 defensive zone starts PER GAME.
As opposed to Romanov, who averages 20.8 shifts per game, with 39.3% dzS%, would average 2.04 defensive zone starts per game.
You’re overestimating how often this happens.
I'm not saying it happens often but it is telling. That's the point you're ignoring.
How telling the stat is has nothing to do with how often it happens.
Example:
I don't drink a lot of juice, but whenever I do drink juice, it's apple juice.
The fact I don't drink juice often is irrelevant to determining that Apple juice is my favourite because it's the one I do choose to drink the most.
Though most shift changes are on the fly, what coaches choose to put out when they do have the choice is very telling.
My point was related to a player being sheltered. I’m not going to argue that coaches choose who they want out on the ice at certain times. I am arguing that an extra shift started in the defensive zone every game or 2 is not relevant when discussing who is sheltered or not.
You didn't.It was really hard not to vote Suter. Not sure I made the right call going Stutzle/Hoglander/Kaprizov.
I ran out of space. (And goalies zzzzzzz....)Why is this team lacking a goalie?