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  9. Will Eichel be an immediate contributor?

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    Teams deal with stuff like this all the time. Pro Athlete and substance abuse are pretty much synonymous, especially when you consider the abuse these guys put themselves through. 

     

    That said, I doubt that "likes to party" is on pretty much any team's list of red flags. 

    Given how good he and McDavid could be, and the extraordinary importance of these guys to the future of their franchises, I think the calculus of the decision has to be a little more involved than usual. Let's say Player A not only parties a lot but doesn't eat well, doesn't like to work out, doesn't always get to practice on time. He's still a typical young guy. But you're still worried about the kind of pro he's going to be. You're drafting the player and the person. You look at both. No one should want Johnny Manziel on skates.

  21. Hockey Analytics

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    I think the way we approach power play (PP) stats is overly simplistic. Instead of goals per PP attempt, why not goals per PP time? Better yet, why not goal differential per PP time (to penalize teams for allowing shorties)? Anyone seen or done any analysis on the merits of that metric vs. the traditional goals per attempt metric?

    OMFG. You're a genius. Thumb through the Sabres Media Guide and there's your name. The Gilbert Number. You'll be famous.

  22. Zadorov suspended (Sabres Twitter)

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    So odd.  I mean, I understand and appreciate that Nolan would prefer to keep whatever is going on "in the room", but it really leaves the rest of us wondering (particularly in a year when there's nothing else to talk about).  I get that he's a kid, but this concerns me because we have (and have had) plenty of other teenagers come through without issue.  So is Zadorov doing something worse than any of our other young rookies, or is Nolan just less tolerant of it than past coaches?  All very curious.  Whatever the reason, I hope Zads learns from it like he did from being a healthy scratch early in the season.

    Agreed. Into the void of information all kinds of indiscretions can be imagined. It doesn't serve Zadorov's image well. Or maybe it really is something more troubling that they're not willing to discuss. If he just slept in, big deal, come out and say it.

     

    Unfortunately, the old issue Russians in the North American game comes into it, too.

  23. Hockey Analytics

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    It would be interesting to see players' possession stats in contract years vs other seasons. The 110% cliche might be accurate in those years.

     

    I'm old school so the analytics seem like too much, but I am intrigued by some of it to contradict plain points and plus/minus.

     

    I hope the chips will be more accurate for possession numbers because I don't see shots, attempted shots as the ultimate possession number. Some players and teams may have the puck for long periods of time in between shots, while others may pepper the opposition from everywhere. An example of time between shots would be a strong cycling line (Getzlaf,Perry) that can hem you in your end for an entire shift but only get one shot. They're setting up for a good opportunity and wearing you down. The Russian teams of the past played a stick handling and passing game until they had a high percentage shot. I don't have the numbers but these guys seemed to have the puck for 40 minutes but only took 30 shots. They didn't dump and chase but would retreat back in the neutral zone to try a carry in.

    Excellent. The underpinning of Corsi as a measure of possession seems to be that when you're in possession (control might be the better term), you're supposed to be shooting it toward the goal.

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