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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
That's impressive in a way  .
Like the Oilers last year being last in home PK % since the NHL started recording that stat in 1977 and first on the road.
Sometimes hockey just doesn't make any sense.
One thing that is interesting is that there definitely seem to be coaches that depress 5 on 5 shooting %.
Darryl Sutter looks to be one. The Kings were often bottom five if not last in shot%. Last year free of Sutter they went to 12th.
Todd McLellan as well. Lots of low finishes in shooting % for the Sharks. Oilers in bottom third 2/3 years of his tenure.
I'm not sure about Gulutzan. He hasn't spent long enough in one spot to see a clear pattern.
Bill Peters also looks like on of these guys. Carolina's best Es shooting % as a team was 20th under his watch.
So it'll be interesting this season to see how much of a bounce back if any guys have under Peters. There should be some for sure if they had a historically bad year missing the net, but how much is the question. |
The one big caveat with Peters is payroll. Only one team in the National Hockey League has been in the final three in payroll in each of the last three seasons and it's Carolina.
He may be pushing play the best he can with what he had.
Will find out this year though.