IcedCapp
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Goc says he feels ready, hopes to be in the lineup tonight. #Pens
maybe if dumoulin does well we can have 2 verified better players sitting for scuderi once we're healthy
Nice to see Greiss get the start, but i hate how Greiss always seem to get the tougher opponents, most coaches would of had the backup against the Devils or Sens and the starter against Vancouver.
I've seen it the other way for years. Get the guaranteed win w/ your starter and let your back-up fight for those tougher wins. It's not the way they do it all the time, but I have seen that used a lot. Especially in back-to-backs.
I've seen it the other way for years. Get the guaranteed win w/ your starter and let your back-up fight for those tougher wins. It's not the way they do it all the time, but I have seen that used a lot. Especially in back-to-backs.
I haven't noticed that much, i always thought it made sense to play your starter against the best teams, let your backup play against teams like Buffalo Edmonton and New Jersey.
Always an interesting math discussion. If you find you have a... 66% chance to win against Buffalo vs. a 52% chance to win against Philly, but if you switch around goalies you have a 58% chance to win and a 49% chance to win.... what do you do?
There are so many statistics that go into that math - home/away record, against team x, etc.
Honestly I think statistics are overused. Sometimes people worry so much about what the numbers say as opposed to what is actually happening on the ice. The movie moneyball came out and everyone tries to replicate it. It was one team...
And there will never be a definitive answer on what works best.
I'm excited to see how Dumoulin does tonight, he has played extremely well in WBS and I think he'll make an excellent partner for Ehrhoff.
lol. woah. i know the two coaches go way back to their university days but i didn't know johnston was the best man at desjardins wedding.
yeah me too. I haven't watched him too much since his call up last year. Excited to see how he's developed.
Sucks that he'll likely be playing RD. Apparently he's not very good on that side. Unless they move Scuds up instead of Despres, which I wouldn't like either.
I just heard that about an hour ago on Vancouver sports radio. Didn't know that either. Great story line.lol. woah. i know the two coaches go way back to their university days but i didn't know johnston was the best man at desjardins wedding.
Ehrhoff plays RD as well, I don't see why Dumoulin would be forced to play RD.