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He has serious issuesKids are thriving and our resident cranky pants is no where to be found. Prob in tbe woods writing a thesis on how Hughes is the worst first overall ever
He has serious issuesKids are thriving and our resident cranky pants is no where to be found. Prob in tbe woods writing a thesis on how Hughes is the worst first overall ever
what’s crazy is that a lot of times that kind of is the case, but our goalies have been so extraordinarily bad this year that you have to be goalie-blind not to realize it
Look at the Rangers. They are a bottom third team when ShesTwerkin isn’t playing. Last night was a prime example against Minny.
Look at the Rangers. They are a bottom third team when ShesTwerkin isn’t playing. Last night was a prime example against Minny.
0-8-1 against playoff teams without him and 12-6-1 with him
Mind blown.
I was out, saw the score was 0-3 and forgot about it.
Just checked and I’m like what happened!?!?!?! Did they get dominated and then flipped the script?
Right, and if we didn't beat them tonight they would go undefeated for the rest of time? It was pretty clear that after going up 3-0 when we took our penalties, they were a different team and we victimized their third pair defensemen.
To be fair, the Avs defense is not great in its own zone. Makar is transcendent with the puck, and fast at all times, but nothing special when actually defending against bigger stronger players if he can't just steal the puck from them Hughes style. Toews is very good but he's one guy. Murray, Johnson, and Johnson are competent but nothing great to my eyes, and I don't know if Girard could stop me with skates on my walker with one hand on my stick and the other holding up my depends.
To be fair, the Avs defense is not great in its own zone. Makar is transcendent with the puck, and fast at all times, but nothing special when actually defending against bigger stronger players if he can't just steal the puck from them Hughes style. Toews is very good but he's one guy. Murray, Johnson, and Johnson are competent but nothing great to my eyes, and I don't know if Girard could stop me with skates on my walker with one hand on my stick and the other holding up my depends.
The Devils dominated them all game - Colorado just has a good powerplay.
Thanks for the info!
For your information, most analytics in regards to GSAx are posted from JFresh, which takes its data from TopDownHockey.
Here are the explanations in regards to his GSAx model and the variables it takes into account, etc.: A New Expected Goal Model That is Better Than Corsi at Predicting Future Goals
EDIT: Twitter thread from the creator explaining a little also:
lol You're giving JJ was too much credit calling him competent
I can't believe everyone wasted their time posting charts and graphs at the person who thinks goalies don't have any impact on the game, it's all just defense.
Just thinking idly back to Blackwood's last game where the Devils dominate, don't score enough, then Blackwood lets in two clunkers and the team folds up the tent.
In many ways the Avs look to me to be the blueprint NJ is following. Skill and speed and a mobile transitioning defense. NJ skated harder than the Avs last night and got a solid if not great game from Daws and won. The Avs looked like NJ against TOR for much of the night and got good but not great goaltending and lost. The Avs top six and Makar are spectacular. The rest of their team might be worse than the bottom six and bottom four on NJ. Their goalies are obviously better but NJ is just trying to play competitive hockey and the Avs have more or less a cup or bust outlook.
I certainly hope Fitz has a better plan than the Avs defense. It's not good. I will be surprised if they win the cup with the defense they have if I were to be honest.
Also Girard got absolutely abused in the playoffs. He's soft.
His line had 19-8 chances for and against. He was very fine.Thought zacha was fine tonight honestly. You guys are making him the whipping boy even in a win. Thought he was good on the PP as well. 2/4 made some good passes.
lol You're giving JJ was too much credit calling him competent