Post-Game Talk: Devils' team humiliation in Tampa
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Hmm...are you saying that you feel Zacha is playing up to his potential? Or, maybe a better question, do you feel Zacha is on an upward trajectory right now?
I don't think anyone expects a 21 year old to be a finished product. So, every young player should be focused on some amount of development work as part of their game. Where do you see Zacha developing right now?
Personally, I feel that Zacha is not physically assertive enough, and that he does not play enough of a north - south game (maybe that's saying the same thing?). I feel that having him play with other players who play a simpler, more physical game could bring that out of Zacha.
I also don't feel like players are moved down the line-up because they can't play D. So, saying Zacha's defensive game is pretty good, why would we move him down" seems odd?
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its all mental for Zacha. First few games, he clearly had the confidence. Then he got robbed a bunch of times and it was right back to where he was.
Zacha's defensive play and work on the PK has been solid, but the lack of offensive production (chances let alone points) is not encouraging. Not going to sit here and say the ship has completely sailed because he's still a young guy but I think you have to see some life to the offensive side of his game soon if you want to hold out hope that he can a top 6 forward.
FWIW, from Cordell (HockeyBuzz.com - Todd Cordell - On a leaky defensive effort, Johansson's heavy lifting, and a top-9 change):
I think he said the games he tracked were the latest 3.
I think he said the games he tracked were the latest 3.
Thiis where stats don't tell the real story. Anyone who watched MJ since the beginning of the season know it's not the case.
Heavy lifting, LOL, what an idiot. His last 3 games are probably even worse than his beginning of the season
This guy has watched every game very closely, and is using numbers to record what happened - have you?
I don't agree with what the stats say, therefore stats don't tell the whole story.
And by no means do I think MoJo has played up to his ability, but I trust him to eventually produce a lot more than I do Zacha.
And by no means do I think MoJo has played up to his ability, but I trust him to eventually produce a lot more than I do Zacha.
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If you actually watched the game you would see how little Cordell’s stats work in reality.
Nothing Nojo “created” was anything remotely dangerous. Shots wide. Shots into the crest. Plus a bunch of those “attempts” came from Zacha set ups he flubbed.
Shot attempts are meaningless if all of them are three feet wide of the net.
Nothing Nojo “created” was anything remotely dangerous. Shots wide. Shots into the crest. Plus a bunch of those “attempts” came from Zacha set ups he flubbed.
Shot attempts are meaningless if all of them are three feet wide of the net.
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One of the worst games I ever caught live. Bleed was on the phone for most of the game and I was screaming at Kucherov and a bunch of drunk TBL fans in our section.
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Watching the game live couldn't have been quite as bad as taking a 200 mile bike ride back home in shorts?
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I was actually surprised that a few people said the fourth goal against on Kinkaid was a stoppable one. Just after looking over the GDT. I didn't think he had much of a chance, but maybe he was a little slow in getting over.
I only thought goal 2 was a bad one. He didn't look good on goal 3, but I can't really nail him on that one, but he did look clueless on it. I only counted goal 2 against him. That was the only goal in the game that I thought any of the 3 goalies could have had.
I only thought goal 2 was a bad one. He didn't look good on goal 3, but I can't really nail him on that one, but he did look clueless on it. I only counted goal 2 against him. That was the only goal in the game that I thought any of the 3 goalies could have had.
In terms of individual attempts, Dea has better per 60 #'s in both shots and corsi events then Mojo. Noesen is also better in Corsi, though less in shots.
Zacha is further down the list, but so is Nico, and Zajac. Of coarse these guys are centers so that we do need to consider that.
One Zacha trend that seems to continue is getting a low % of his attempts actually on net, and of coarse a really bad % of those attempts going in the net.
Zacha is further down the list, but so is Nico, and Zajac. Of coarse these guys are centers so that we do need to consider that.
One Zacha trend that seems to continue is getting a low % of his attempts actually on net, and of coarse a really bad % of those attempts going in the net.
Zacha is tops in secondary shot attempt assists though brah
Well if people are going to say "Player X keeps setting up player Z, but Z never buries it" why not look to a stat which backs that up?
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There is a lot here. And I am not ignoring your comments. I just didn't have a chance to get back to you but I will.
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