LeafingTheWay
Registered User
- May 31, 2014
- 6,726
- 1,855
Good points from this article: Toronto Maple Leafs: Unlucky Nylander Due for Explosion
"Or his team leading possession numbers? Not too sexy! Or what about the weird amount of times he’s started a play only to end up being the third assists (not a thing) or to see the guy he passed to completely robbed or hit the post? Or that the WOWYs (with you, without you) show that of the five most common linemates of Nylander’s, four of them improve when he’s on the ice with them. Or what about the fact that the Leafs get their highest rate of shots per minute with Nylander on the ice? Or that 56% of the total scoring chances when he is on the ice go to the Leafs? (Also the highest on the team). Kadri (most common Nylander linemate) has one goal since Nylander returned to the lineup, but he’s also playing well (but people aren’t mad at him, so he is avoiding the heat). Matthews has one goal in his last eight games. If there guys are scoring – and all the numbers say they are getting unlucky – then Nylander is piling up assists and we aren’t having this conversation. Nylander has a personal shooting percentage of 4.35% and an on-ice shooting percentage of 6.31% which is crazy-low and about half of what it can be expected to be normally..."
Heck, even yesterday:
- Lead team in possession with 70 CF%
- Had a High-Danger CF% of 77% with 7 High-Danger shots For and 2 against. But guess what? Those 2 against were 2 of Bostons goals against. Our 7 for? Nope, 0 scored on that.
Our team in itself is being unlucky. Matthews AND Kadri have NOT been hot at all. They've been playing great but they haven't had luck go there way too (How many times have you seen Matthews miss an open net his whole career vs this slump? Just be patient. Wait for the team itself to turn around. Nylander is a full-on playmaker. If his linemates aren't hot, then he's not going to be putting up those crazy point totals either. That's why ALL the other stats show his play as being great now but no production.
If you've followed N.Backstrom throughout his career like I have, you'll know that when Ovechkin and/or team is in a slump Backstrom is in a slump as well.
"Or his team leading possession numbers? Not too sexy! Or what about the weird amount of times he’s started a play only to end up being the third assists (not a thing) or to see the guy he passed to completely robbed or hit the post? Or that the WOWYs (with you, without you) show that of the five most common linemates of Nylander’s, four of them improve when he’s on the ice with them. Or what about the fact that the Leafs get their highest rate of shots per minute with Nylander on the ice? Or that 56% of the total scoring chances when he is on the ice go to the Leafs? (Also the highest on the team). Kadri (most common Nylander linemate) has one goal since Nylander returned to the lineup, but he’s also playing well (but people aren’t mad at him, so he is avoiding the heat). Matthews has one goal in his last eight games. If there guys are scoring – and all the numbers say they are getting unlucky – then Nylander is piling up assists and we aren’t having this conversation. Nylander has a personal shooting percentage of 4.35% and an on-ice shooting percentage of 6.31% which is crazy-low and about half of what it can be expected to be normally..."
Heck, even yesterday:
- Lead team in possession with 70 CF%
- Had a High-Danger CF% of 77% with 7 High-Danger shots For and 2 against. But guess what? Those 2 against were 2 of Bostons goals against. Our 7 for? Nope, 0 scored on that.
Our team in itself is being unlucky. Matthews AND Kadri have NOT been hot at all. They've been playing great but they haven't had luck go there way too (How many times have you seen Matthews miss an open net his whole career vs this slump? Just be patient. Wait for the team itself to turn around. Nylander is a full-on playmaker. If his linemates aren't hot, then he's not going to be putting up those crazy point totals either. That's why ALL the other stats show his play as being great now but no production.
If you've followed N.Backstrom throughout his career like I have, you'll know that when Ovechkin and/or team is in a slump Backstrom is in a slump as well.