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butterfly · 01-06-2023, 10:07 PM

Here's a team that was 21st in GA last year, and 29th in GA this year. They missed the playoffs last year, and I don't think anyone will be surprised if they miss the playoffs this year either.

Yet, their penalty kill was 2nd last year and is 2nd again this year. How have they been so good at it?

They changed their entire coaching staff in the offseason, and yet their PK remains elite. Last year, Brent Burns was their top player in PK ice time, and this year, Brent Burns is gone to Carolina.

21-22 PK Ice Time/Game

Brent Burns (D) 2:42
Mario Ferraro (D) 2:37
Jaycob Megna (D) 1:55
Logan Couture (F) 1:54
Andrew Cogliano (F) 1:52
Matt Nieto (F) 1:45
Jacob Middleton (D) 1:39
Nick Bonino (F) 1:36
Tomas Hertl (F) 1:32
Marc-Edouard Vlasic (D, actually 13th on the team) 0:49

22-23 PK Ice Time/Game

Marc-Edouard Vlasic (D, now 1st on the team) 2:49
Mario Ferraro (D) 2:31
Matt Benning (D) 2:28
Matt Nieto (F) 2:14
Logan Couture (F) 2:09
Nick Bonino (F) 2:00
Luke Kunin (F) 1:50
Jaycob Megna (D) 1:49
Nico Sturm (F) 1:30
Radim Simek (D) 1:13

Are Ferraro/Couture/Nieto that good at this? I don't even know if they play together. What are they doing that other teams can't figure out? Is it luck? I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary when they played the Flames.

They're the 23rd (last year) and 27th (this year) most penalized team, but that hasn't seemed to have helped other teams that rarely take penalties to this degree. Las Vegas is one of the least penalized teams, and their PK success is nowhere near San Jose's.

A curiosity as to how a team this nondescript can be so good at a coveted skill.

01-06-2023, 10:07 PM	#1
butterfly Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: California Exp:	Why is the Sharks PK Elite? Here's a team that was 21st in GA last year, and 29th in GA this year. They missed the playoffs last year, and I don't think anyone will be surprised if they miss the playoffs this year either. Yet, their penalty kill was 2nd last year and is 2nd again this year. How have they been so good at it? They changed their entire coaching staff in the offseason, and yet their PK remains elite. Last year, Brent Burns was their top player in PK ice time, and this year, Brent Burns is gone to Carolina. 21-22 PK Ice Time/Game Brent Burns (D) 2:42 Mario Ferraro (D) 2:37 Jaycob Megna (D) 1:55 Logan Couture (F) 1:54 Andrew Cogliano (F) 1:52 Matt Nieto (F) 1:45 Jacob Middleton (D) 1:39 Nick Bonino (F) 1:36 Tomas Hertl (F) 1:32 Marc-Edouard Vlasic (D, actually 13th on the team) 0:49 22-23 PK Ice Time/Game Marc-Edouard Vlasic (D, now 1st on the team) 2:49 Mario Ferraro (D) 2:31 Matt Benning (D) 2:28 Matt Nieto (F) 2:14 Logan Couture (F) 2:09 Nick Bonino (F) 2:00 Luke Kunin (F) 1:50 Jaycob Megna (D) 1:49 Nico Sturm (F) 1:30 Radim Simek (D) 1:13 Are Ferraro/Couture/Nieto that good at this? I don't even know if they play together. What are they doing that other teams can't figure out? Is it luck? I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary when they played the Flames. They're the 23rd (last year) and 27th (this year) most penalized team, but that hasn't seemed to have helped other teams that rarely take penalties to this degree. Las Vegas is one of the least penalized teams, and their PK success is nowhere near San Jose's. A curiosity as to how a team this nondescript can be so good at a coveted skill.