May this be the game where everybody predicts a loss, but Detroit somehow finds a way to win.
and they wont lose to this poor squadCarolina did just lose to both Washington and Pittsburgh in the past week
We have generally really struggled to generate offense on these guys. Need to turn that around to have a chance.
Yeah nothing like sitting your best bottom six scorer when you're struggling to scoreWill Sprong be in? It's mind-boggling that he's sat for 3 games. Switch him with Fabbri right now.
These new wave couches rely heavily on their analytics with their own special twist, but their system relies on a lot of defense that the current crop is either not capable of providing or has not fully bought in.I remember back in the day I criticized Babcock for his decisions. He was clear as glass as compared to Blashill and Lalonde.
Washington scored 6 on Carolina last week. Philadelphia scored 5 on the Rangers the other night.We have generally really struggled to generate offense on these guys. Need to turn that around to have a chance.
Lalonde likes to single out Perron in his interviews as the great positive example. Perron has 39.4 5v5 on-ice expected goal % this season. That's top 10 worst in the league. The Perron-Larkin-Raymond played 177 minutes together with an expected goal % of 40.5.These new wave couches rely heavily on their analytics with their own special twist, but their system relies on a lot of defense that the current crop is either not capable of providing or has not fully bought in.
When they play the game per the plan, they usually succeed
Actually the Caps won it 7-6 in a SO.Washington scored 5 on Carolina last week. Philadelphia scored 5 on the Rangers the other night.
If we cannot keep pace with teams worse than us offensively, we don't deserve the playoffs.
Thanks. I'll change it. Six goals on a supposedly defensive stalwart like Carolina. Washington just wants it more during this last few weeks.Actually the Caps won it 7-6 in a SO.
Seriously, what do you get out of bitching and pre-bitching?and they wont lose to this poor squad
Honestly, I think that says as much about analytics as it does about Lalonde.Lalonde likes to single out Perron in his interviews as the great positive example. Perron has 39.4 5v5 on-ice expected goal % this season. That's top 10 worst in the league. The Perron-Larkin-Raymond played 177 minutes together with an expected goal % of 40.5.
The decisions Lalonde makes do not make much sense to me when I compare them to analytics.
That's why you need a talented coach who "feels it" not the nerd doing his math exercise. The latter is good but cannot replace talent.These new wave couches rely heavily on their analytics with their own special twist, but their system relies on a lot of defense that the current crop is either not capable of providing or has not fully bought in.
When they play the game per the plan, they usually succeed