My internal hope remains that everything except goaltending is pretty close to elite at 5v5, especially in when the games are still close. Generally they struggle if they get 2 goals down, but within 1 they are elite.
5v5 within 1 Goal:
Corsi For: 57.8% (2nd)
xGF %: 55.5% (2nd)
xGF per 60: 2.95 (7th)
xGA per 60: 2.36 (3rd)
GF %: 52.5% (12th)
GF per 60: 2.96 (3rd)
Shooting %: 8.1% (19th)
Save %: .895 (31st)
The biggest surprise to me is even our Goals For is pretty elite in this view - 3rd in Goals For per 60.
If they fix the PP and get even average goaltending then I truly believe the team could do damage come playoff time.
I don't think you can take a lot from that as it's very similar to how Kings looked like in their post-cup winning seasons under Sutter. Good advanced stats but not good enough to make the playoffs.
I don't think you can take a lot from that as it's very similar to how Kings looked like in their post-cup winning seasons under Sutter. Good advanced stats but not good enough to make the playoffs.
Oh I do. I just don't think those stats are something you hitch your wagon to in regards to playoff optimism. The goaltending needs to be better and the team needs a bit of puck luck as it seems like they haven't got a lot of bounces this season. They are due for some good bounces I would think.
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Oh I do. I just don't think those stats are something you hitch your wagon to in regards to playoff optimism. The goaltending needs to be better and the team needs a bit of puck luck as it seems like they haven't got a lot of bounces this season. They are due for some good bounces I would think.
Puck luck has been absolutely brutal this year for sure. That Coalman breakaway post yesterday? Ugh.
I don't think you can take a lot from that as it's very similar to how Kings looked like in their post-cup winning seasons under Sutter. Good advanced stats but not good enough to make the playoffs.
If this team had the goaltending that Sutter generally gets from his teams though it's not even a discussion, hell if they get .910 it's probably enough.
The goalies (Markstrom anyways) can play much better.
The PP can be a LOT better.
They can't miss 2 on 0's or breakaways all the time.
Huberdeau can be better.
It's not even asking a lot for these things to happen or be slightly better for the rest of the season. They can do it.
Even my eternal, naive optimism is starting to rattle after tonight's OOT. Final push is far from impossible, but you just never know with this current team. Maybe they will go on a heater at some point, maybe not. I have reserved faith in them, not counting them in or out right now, though a loss tonight could very well seal their season
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I’m one of those who thought they’d make it because of how weak their schedule was.
However they’re now losing to the weak teams, so my optimism is gone. At this point I don’t see them making it. But they’re not far off from being a decent team. The goaltending and puck luck needs to be better next year.
