Gene Parmesan
Dedicated to babies who came feet first
What killed the Sharks against St. Louis was the lack of speed..that isn't an issue anymore. The Sharks also can't be cute...go go go at all times.
How many breakaway chances have we had?
TI-89's are literally the fastest way to fail out of an engineering 400 level course.
I like the things that Jux listed as well as some of the other contributions.
I do want to repeat the warning on sample size and add my own issue regarding matchups. We want to see what happens when they run into LA, Minny and St. Louis, either home or road. Can they slow the Sharks? Can the Sharks run and gun with Chicago and Anaheim or will TM be tempted to try to slow the opposition?
The second Vancouver game gave us a glimpse. They didn't entirely stop the Sharks, but the did clog the middle on exits and in the neutral zone and it cut down on Sharks' chances. They were pretty rigorous about keeping their third man high and in the middle and it forced the Sharks to the boards a lot more. It bears watching to see if others do it and if the Sharks can work multiple strategies to defeat opposition counter strategies.
I don't like the implication that the Sharks must dump the puck with a north south strategy. Any strategy should seek to maximize the number of clean entries, not dumps or chips, that the Sharks can get while minimizing the risk of those entries.
The ice was also very slow that game. We overcame it pretty soundly in my opinion.
We play less behind the net, and I see more high risk high reward plays.
Good thread Jux but we all already know this
Just ignore the people in the main boards
I was gonna make this thread in the main boards after ten games, but right now it's four games, still not enough time
I think any Sharks fan who isn't just being a pessimist for the sake of being a pessimist can understand this is the best team we have ever iced.
Best team ever iced? The 01-02 and 08-09 Shark teams would like to have a word with you.
Last year's 7-0 start was due to mostly PP dominance from from the big 4. This year its much different. Mostly everyone is contributing, especially offense from the defenseman which was one of the team's biggest concerns with Boyle getting older. Its still early so Im not overly optimistic. The team at least feels fresh.
Best team ever iced? The 01-02 and 08-09 Shark teams would like to have a word with you.
Last year's 7-0 start was due to mostly PP dominance from from the big 4. This year its much different. Mostly everyone is contributing, especially offense from the defenseman which was one of the team's biggest concerns with Boyle getting older. Its still early so Im not overly optimistic. The team at least feels fresh.
I agree about the 08/09 team, that season really shouldn't have ended the way it did and I think that team was probably the Sharks best chance at a Cup to date.
Elite forwards, d-men, possession team...average goaltending.
I like the things that Jux listed as well as some of the other contributions.
I do want to repeat the warning on sample size and add my own issue regarding matchups. We want to see what happens when they run into LA, Minny and St. Louis, either home or road. Can they slow the Sharks? Can the Sharks run and gun with Chicago and Anaheim or will TM be tempted to try to slow the opposition?
The second Vancouver game gave us a glimpse. They didn't entirely stop the Sharks, but the did clog the middle on exits and in the neutral zone and it cut down on Sharks' chances. They were pretty rigorous about keeping their third man high and in the middle and it forced the Sharks to the boards a lot more. It bears watching to see if others do it and if the Sharks can work multiple strategies to defeat opposition counter strategies.
I don't like the implication that the Sharks must dump the puck with a north south strategy. Any strategy should seek to maximize the number of clean entries, not dumps or chips, that the Sharks can get while minimizing the risk of those entries.
I think the Sharks can handle the Hawks either way. They can play the run and gun game as long as they keep the momentum and take the wind out of their sails whenever they have those surges. Chicago has the tendency to sometimes backcheck too hard and you got a wide open goalscorer somewhere. The key is to deflate them and don't let them get back into the game.
They could also slow the game down, but you need to play a much more tighter checking game ala Pheonix and keep everything on the perimeter. Gotta have a good counter attack and finish your chances.
I've been pretty impressed with the teams 5 on 5 scoring so far this season. The GM, coaching staff and players have focused on this area (others also) for this season. I have not seen enough games to see what the difference is in their system in this area. For those that have seen most of the games, what are they doing differently with regard to systems that is resulting in this increase in 5 on 5 scoring?