Brandon Naurato added to player Development crew

[Henkka]

Red Wings hire Naurato for player development role

Few years ago it was only Jiri Fischer.

Then they changed his role, and added Horcoff and Cleary.

Now comes Naurato.

They are really pushing for player development now. If you can do more, do more.

I like this. More brains working together.

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[Shaman464]

This seems to be more of adding a new level to the multilevel hat selling scheme, but maybe the side effect will be more developed players?

 

[PullHard]

I think he is a really humble guy (read: underselling his analysis), and he must also be effective in demonstrating the adjustments on-ice, because that article makes his services sound INCREDIBLY barebones.

Would the Wings current video analysis team not already do everything he mentions doing in this article? What is their job if not to break down goals scored/ how they're being scored against? Seems weird that they weren't already doing this before August 2018, but I'm glad they hired a guy to do it anyway. Seems like it would be helpful to know the info he is providing.

 

[Pavels Dog]

I think he is a really humble guy (read: underselling his analysis), and he must also be effective in demonstrating the adjustments on-ice, because that article makes his services sound INCREDIBLY barebones.

Would the Wings current video analysis team not already do everything he mentions doing in this article? What is their job if not to break down goals scored/ how they're being scored against? Seems weird that they weren't already doing this before August 2018, but I'm glad they hired a guy to do it anyway. Seems like it would be helpful to know the info he is providing.

Sounds like a pretty massive undertaking tbh. Seems to go much more in depth and trying to create data/video that can be used for player development rather than adjustments of on-ice strategy (which I believe the standard video analysis team would do).

 

[Henkka]

create data/video that can be used for player development .

This.

 

[Wingsfan 4 life]

And of course he has to be born in Livonia and a former Wolverine.

If it helps, the more the merrier, I say.

 

[SCD]

At least there is some recognition that development has been terrible, and things need to change.

First Horcoff replacing Fischer, now this. Hopefully the new GR coach will add to this.