And it's awesome because, on the surface, you can't even say he made the wrong choice, can you? Because nobody on this team can win a face-off. Right?
The Dirty:
Home/Away:
Yikes.
And ES/PP/SH:
Yikes-er.
First, methodology. League Average is a pretty rough number. You had to have had played in at least 50 games, and had to have taken at least 50 face-offs at ES. Otherwise the charts is what they say they is, yo.
And at first blush, they say that Tangs should probably not have been taking that face-off in our zone when the game was tied.
The Flames 'best' face-off man when shorthanded is, with very limited attempts, David Moss. If the coach isn't going to use Moss, and BMo is unavailable due to injuries, then the numbers say *puke* Matt Stajan is the best choice. We wouldn't be making a huge stink about it if Tanguay wasn't winning face-offs, in all situations, at a sub 40% clip. Right?
Furthermore, I think Peter Loubardias should be fired.
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i was at the game on saturday with my buddy from new zealand (who was attending his very first live ice hockey game of any level). i was pretty quick to point out that we lost pretty much every faceoff, and i'm pretty sure he was watching for it every time --so he would point out when we won one.
ReplyDeletewhich, btw, wasn't very often. and was mostly the big staje. i guess a faceoff win is not worth the subsequent presumed liability of having #18 on the ice.
remember when #18 was lombo ? those were good days....
When Lombo left town, it made it easier for every single guy in the city...
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