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powderjunkie · 08-17-2020, 01:23 PM

Seeing a lot of posts about Dubé making the conventional choice of remaining in the play without his stick.

My personal flow chart (presuming a forward w/o stick):
1a. O-team has clean possession = stay in play
1b. Major puck battle = go to bench for change
1c. Minor puck battle/loose puck = go to #2
2c. Long change = stay in play
2d. Short change = go to bench for change

If going for a change, the replacement player needs to be ready and take a big liberty on the line change. The cardinal rule is that once you start to go to bench, there is no turning back.

Stick breaks are common enough these days that I think this is worth more attention (in training camp of a regular season). Just need a couple code words so everyone is aware when the stick is broken, and then when the player leaves.

It's a no-win situation, but one has to think that stat-wonks have looked at this? Though there probably isn't a large enough sample size for 'go-to-bench', and I don't think you can extrapolate regular PK stats b/c teammates may not aware/able to adjust quickly enough.

I recall a past big game (maybe in a Ducks series?) where a Flames stick broke on the PK - he left to get a new one/change, but the puck immediately ended up in our net...anyone remember the details more clearly and have a clip?

08-17-2020, 01:23 PM	#1
powderjunkie Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Exp:	Pop Quiz Hotshot: your stick breaks in the D-zone...what do you do!?!?! Seeing a lot of posts about Dubé making the conventional choice of remaining in the play without his stick. My personal flow chart (presuming a forward w/o stick): 1a. O-team has clean possession = stay in play 1b. Major puck battle = go to bench for change 1c. Minor puck battle/loose puck = go to #2 2c. Long change = stay in play 2d. Short change = go to bench for change If going for a change, the replacement player needs to be ready and take a big liberty on the line change. The cardinal rule is that once you start to go to bench, there is no turning back. Stick breaks are common enough these days that I think this is worth more attention (in training camp of a regular season). Just need a couple code words so everyone is aware when the stick is broken, and then when the player leaves. It's a no-win situation, but one has to think that stat-wonks have looked at this? Though there probably isn't a large enough sample size for 'go-to-bench', and I don't think you can extrapolate regular PK stats b/c teammates may not aware/able to adjust quickly enough. I recall a past big game (maybe in a Ducks series?) where a Flames stick broke on the PK - he left to get a new one/change, but the puck immediately ended up in our net...anyone remember the details more clearly and have a clip?