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Just wanted to take a quick look at the players Chia acquired this off season. Simple analysis, just looking at Goal events for each on ice.
I'm particularly concerned with how much GA the Chia additions allow. Because this has been most striking. Production of these players has been minimal, so not even considered, people can think of it as just another fail.
Anyway, Gryba. Oddly enough the only player Chia has acquired that is actually treading water. Been on for 14GF 13GA +.18differential/60mins. Not bad on pk either with only 3 goals allowed and -6.20GA/60mins.
Sekera. Alleged to be the best D coming here and paid very well to be here. Has been pretty much a dud o this point. At one point in the season Sekera had been on for 11 of the clubs 14 GA on pk. Virtually any time the club was getting scored against on pk Sekera was on ice flaling around. Sekera been n for 13GF 17GA Differ -.65/60mins. pk, absolute disaster. -17.75/60mins 11goals allowed.
Rienhart. -.33EV diff. on ice for 6GF 7GA has not been used on pk. Not bad for a kid.
Korpikoski I don't like the player, people here know that. But even I was surprised at how absolutely abysmal his numbers are. He's not even getting hard minutes on a club that doesn't use checking line assignments much. Still, he's on ice for 2GF and a shocking 9GA EV. Tell me how somebody gives up 9goals while being injured most of the season and playing against mostly scrubs. His dfferential/60mins is -2.42 (fail) meaning each 60 minutes even strength he is on the ice the club is losing almost two and a half more goals than its getting.. this is like a special kind of suck. 3 stars suck. pk he is at -9.50GA/60mins. 4goals allowed in limited play.
Letestu. We all heard it. Supposedly better than Gordon, faster, quicker, has hands, will produce. Has done none of the above. Almost as bad as Korpi. -1.88 differential/60mins. On ice for 3GF EV 10GA. Somewhat reasonable on pk with only 6goals allowed and -6.24GA/60 mins.
Nillson 2.85GAA .906 save %
Talbot 3.17GAA .889 save %
Neither sporting great numbers and neither on the whole looking like starting goalies.
Returns are early, and this is limited analysis, but in a sink or float sense, and that's what I wanted to look at, none of Chia's additions, with the possible exception of Gryba (who has a lot of observed deficits) has made this team better, or more competitive on the ice. The additions, with possible exception of Gryba, have helped this team to sink.
The Chia additions have actually had among the worst GA numbers on the club. With Letestu and Korpikoski to this point just being horrible EV players, shockingly bad, and Sekera being a very high event player that gives up way too many GA considering what this club required to improve.
I think its interesting to continue to look at what Chias additions have done specifically and how they have contributed to this team. To this point they have done nothing other than make this club considerably worse than if they had just gone with the prior incumbents.
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