Quoting: Paul13
Foligno is not trash. The return here is optimistic but he is exactly the kind of player Leafs need.
Wild are a team greater than the sum of their parts Leafs are a team less than the sum of their parts
Foligno is a leader but it's his defensive awareness, grit and energy that Leafs need most.
What is the difference in record since the coaching change? I know you had a initial turnaround, but lately the results look the same as the beginning of the season.
Leafs currently have a guy named Clifford who plays a similar role as Foligno, but the national guys on the NHL radio network are in complete agreement that the Leafs need more guys like Clifford.
The first thing you learn about Toronto is to ignore the media entirely. Clifford is also good analytically. And I don't know the exact record, but they've been one of the best teams in the league since the coaching change, even with the slumps.
Quoting: AFOX10900
CAR uses analytics more, and better, iirc Tulsky made some basic level analytics with just publicly available data, now with all the extra data he has, I'd imagine he has done some pretty amazing stuff, and I know that pretty much what he says goes in that organization, while Dubas has picked up some analytical black holes in Barrie and signing Ceci
Barrie was alright analytically, Kerfoot was the main return on the Kadri trade and he is an analytical darling, and Ceci was the cost of dumping zaitsev.
Quoting: JayTea
Which advanced statistic measures shots against a 42 year old zamboni driver that works for your organization? Asking for a friend.
Carolinas ability to shut down a team, which would be breakups/60, xGA, etc.
Yes I do know this wasn't a serious question, but car played a phenomenal game.
Quoting: MNBassman
Can you dumb that down for me??? I have no idea what you are saying.
Your title is that we need grit and leadership. We lost to the only team in the league who relies on analytics as much if not more than Toronto does. That would suggest analytics is the way to go, not back to old school hockey.
And you argue that MIN's record isn't much worse than Toronto's while ignoring the fact the leafs were tanking the first quarter of the season under Babcock. When a sample size is as tainted as that, it isn't a legitimate form of criticism. Look at the leafs since the coaching change, they've been one of the best teams in the league even with various slumps.