Rich Nixon
No Prior Knowledge of "Flyers"
I decided to do an excruciating analysis of player icetime trends since Hakstol's firing. It's here:
Flyers Ice-Time Winners Under New Coach
The whole roster is in there, charted out by biggest gains and losses per position. Most interesting is just how little Gordon plays Folin, when he breaks the lineup, compared to how much Hakstol did. Some players are obvious, like Sanheim. Others, like Lindblom, are harder to chart: He was playing ~15 at the start of the season, then Hakstol dropped him to the fourth and he stayed there through the coaching change, but hung up 18 in two of the last three games.
Tons of good nuggets in there, so, as is tradition, give her a click and let's talk about it.
Flyers Ice-Time Winners Under New Coach
new article said:...
Winners: Among the winger group, the greatest beneficiary under Gordon has been Scott Laughton. Drafted as a two-way center, Laughton has mostly settled into a shotgun role but is able to supplement his minutes playing center on the penalty kill. By moving himself firmly off the fourth line and onto Patrick’s wing, his TOI has increased by more than two minutes per night since Hakstol’s firing.
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Losers: Despite the fact that Hakstol had frequently buried Travis Konecny, his usage has fallen slightly under Gordon....
The whole roster is in there, charted out by biggest gains and losses per position. Most interesting is just how little Gordon plays Folin, when he breaks the lineup, compared to how much Hakstol did. Some players are obvious, like Sanheim. Others, like Lindblom, are harder to chart: He was playing ~15 at the start of the season, then Hakstol dropped him to the fourth and he stayed there through the coaching change, but hung up 18 in two of the last three games.
Tons of good nuggets in there, so, as is tradition, give her a click and let's talk about it.