[GT] Canucks vs Flames

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by Kovaz

Interesting with Gulutzan's strictness on handedness for his D-pairs, our forward lines look like this:

Left-Left-Left
Left-Left-Left
Left-Left-Left
Right-Right-Right

I'm not sure anymore about this given he went with Kulak-Bartkowski (two lefties) over inserting Anderssen who he had available to use.

[calgaryblood]

Jagr is still great.

[Bawbag]

Bart with his signature garbage passing

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by JFK

Nah, keep him with Jankowski and Jagr, just give him some damn powerplay time regularly.

Going to repost this, because I truly believe the conclusion I came to was not a coincidence:

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Spoiler!

So after my post earlier in this thread, I went and did a little bit of digging. What I discovered is that December 29th marked a Tale of Two Seasons for Sam Bennett. This was the last time Bennett played over a minute on the power play for the next 17 games. I therefore chose this date as a cutoff for examining his even strength production, because confidence is a thing.

I also included his 2015-16 season as a reference point. Keep in mind he spent most of that year playing with Frolik and Backlund, who will bump anyone's shot metrics, but I was most interested in shooting percentage and on-ice shooting percentage anyways. Except for Power Play Ice Time, everything being displayed here is a 5-on-5 statistic.

Sam Bennett On-Ice


Sam Bennett Individual


5-on-5 Points/60 just plummeted with his PP icetime taken away, and both the individual shooting percentage and on-ice shooting percentage dropped. He did reign in the penalties though.

Finally, here's Bennett's 5v5 production against some familiar names' seasons over the last three years.

Spoiler!

Please, Gulutzan, keep this up... Keep Bennett on the PP. It gives him confidence. Frolik has such a low ceiling in the same role that you are not sacrificing much. By chance Bennett has been on ice for two more PP goals this year than frolik but that's not why - it's because Bennett is a guy who gets anxious and nervous when he isn't getting offensive touches with some space, and PP is exactly the place for him to get those

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by activeStick

I'm not sure anymore about this given he went with Kulak-Bartkowski (two lefties) over inserting Anderssen who he had available to use.

All that says is that his strange affinity for Bartkowski overshadows his even stranger compulsion for strict L-R pairings.

[Flash Walken]

"i'm gonna #### your wife"

[Jeff Lebowski]

Get it out

[Cali Panthers Fan]

I hope someone gifs that move by Gaudreau around Gagner just now. That was beautiful.

[TheScorpion]

What a save by Markstrom.

[Gaskal]

Good sign that Johnny's shooting though.

[calgaryblood]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I hope someone gifs that move by Gaudreau around Gagner just now. That was beautiful.

Was like the Matrix.

[Bawbag]

That was close

[Beninho]

Bart has zero awareness, head always down and has complete tunnel vision. He's a liability out there

[calgaryblood]

Gaudreau is really feeling it this season. Every time he touches the puck something happens.

[trublmaker]

smith playing the puck too much lately

[Jeff Lebowski]

Ferland is trying to do too much

[TheScorpion]

Markstrom can #### right off.

[JurassicTunga12]

great chance

[Bawbag]

#### off markstrom

[direwolf]

Dammit, Markstrom.