^Until it becomes a footnote in history, it's the best we've got, and it is pretty good at tracking possession. But I agree, the technology cannot come fast enough and I wish they'd implement it starting next season.
Quote:
Originally Posted by _Q_
Building a team that has forwards that can score a lot of goals, a defence that can stop the other team from scoring and implementing a system that works for the players you have is exactly how you become good at hockey.
|
Again, if I ask you how to build a team and you tell me, "get players who score a lot of goals and stop the other team from scoring", you are useless to me.
Quote:
|
Attempting to shoot pucks in the direction of the opponents net more than the opposition may be a symptom of that, but as has been proven this season it may not.
|
And every other season. There are teams every year that win in different ways. Possession is the most reliable path of those readily identifiable, and it should in theory be easier to do. Acquiring elite talent players who score on a significantly above average percentage of shots is hard to do, or everyone would have a Steven Stamkos. Acquiring elite goalies who consistently stop a significantly above average percentage of shots is hard to do, or everyone would have a Carey Price. Similarly, coaching guys in such a way as will give you a bunch of high-percentage chances or will bump your goaltender's save percentage up into elite territory isn't easy, or everyone would be coached by Dave Tippett or Ken Hitchcock.
Getting guys who will outpossess the opposition? It's do-able. Coaching a system that leads to more puck possession? Also do-able. And work's always being done to figure out ways to do a better job of it; e.g. the focus on controlled zone entries over dump and chase during the past couple of years.