Rejoint: mars 2023
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I'll bite;
1.) Rutherford tried going to toughness route in 2018, it completely destroyed this team. I'd rather outscore the opponent than try to out-muscle them. How is the Reaves signing going Brad?
2.) Karlsson is 81st percentile in xgoals against. He is playing very good defensively. Graves is 57th percentile, not great but passable for 4.5MM and this is his low, he will likely rebound.
3.) Jarry is currently 4th in the NHL in GSAX 5v5. So far so good.
4.) Eller, Acciari, DOC, have all been good signings.
5.) Undersized players can still contribute and be very valuable. I don't get the hate?
6.) Why are you against analytics? It is a great way to understand players in a vacuum but it does disregard emotions (which can be important)
7.) This might be valid. I can't explain why this team isn't winning. They look like Edmonton before the Oilers broke out. There might be too many cooks in the kitchen but that is extremely speculative.
Honestly I'm ok with what is going on. The Pens have 3 cups that I recall watching and 5 in my lifetime. That's more than I can say for basically every other franchise.