With Gryz sidelined, they are terrible at getting the puck out of the zone. Lindholm has not looked great, IMHO.They've been bailed out by goaltending all year. Team D and overall care with the puck hasn't been there in a bunch of the W / OTLs. Didn't get the bounces this time around
Lindholm looked straight up bad, to my eye today. But I also didn't watch the third period, so I don't know if it got better or worse.With Gryz sidelined, they are terrible at getting the puck out of the zone. Lindholm has not looked great, IMHO.
Not entirely awful, just a lot of mistakes and lots of sloppy play sandwiched around an okay effort.Didn’t get to watch as I was setting up Christmas lights with the kids. How bad did we look?
Do the advanced stats indicate this, because I don’t see how a team with 2 regulation losses in 19 games can be terrible at getting the puck out of the zone.With Gryz sidelined, they are terrible at getting the puck out of the zone. Lindholm has not looked great, IMHO.
Before today, their actual goals against was 23, while their expected goals against (according to MoneyPuck) was 46% higher, at 33.67.Do the advanced stats indicate this, because I don’t see how a team with 2 regulation losses in 19 games can be terrible at getting the puck out of the zone.
Before today, their actual goals against was 23, while their expected goals against (according to MoneyPuck) was 33.67.
Can you see it now?
It doesn’t. But your question was how a team terrible at clearing the puck could possibly only have two regulation losses. I gave you the answer. Now you have a new question.How does that correlate specifically to being terrible at clearing the puck?
I wasn’t “being cute” about anything. I’m not well versed on hockey advanced metrics and I was asking a serious question.It doesn’t. But your question was how a team that could be terrible at clearing the puck could possibly only have two regulation losses. I gave you the answer.
Just say that you disagree instead of being cute about advanced stats.
I think that it’s possible that I might have exaggerated in the game thread.I wasn’t “being cute” about anything. I’m not well versed on hockey advanced metrics and I was asking a serious question.
It was based on what I see every night around the league, and that’s teams that are way worse than the Bruins at getting pucks out of the zone.
Because if they are terrible at clearing the puck, and they’re dependent Grzcelyk’s health to not be terrible at clearing the puck, then they need to figure out a move soon in case he gets hurt again in the playoffs.