GDT | Game 41 | at Washington | Friday, January 10th | 7:00 PM EST

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Suzuki has a FO% of 49.1 so left or right he loses just over half of all the faceoffs he takes so no, it's not a big deal. A lost faceoff is a lost faceoff. It scarcely matters which way he shoots.

 

[worm]

Although maybe you don’t think faceoffs matters.

I think they are extremely overrated.

Meaning don't put out a worse player for 5 percent greater odds of winning a draw

 

[Habsy]

Jesus Christ, do we really need to explain the needs for centers with different handeness?

Apparently

 

[worm]

I'd like to see beck up to test out what we need for next year.

If he can replace Evans or Dvorak. Great.

Testing him while in the mix is a good thing

 

[worm]

I think they are extremely overrated.

Meaning don't put out a worse player for 5 percent greater odds of winning a draw

Eg Dvorak and Evans both lost the draws in OT

 

[Habsy]

Suzuki has a FO% of 49.1 so left or right he loses just over half of all the faceoffs he takes so no, it's not a big deal. A lost faceoff is a lost faceoff. It scarcely matters which way he shoots.

Holy fuck. No wonder hockey Canada is in the toilet with this kind of thinking.

 

[Habsy]

Eg Dvorak and Evans both lost the draws in OT

Cherry pick much there Matvei?

 

[Habsy]

I'd like to see beck up to test out what we need for next year.

If he can replace Evans or Dvorak. Great.

Testing him while in the mix is a good thing

Beck should be an Evans replacement. We do need a LH center on the roster.

 

[worm]

Beck should be an Evans replacement. We do need a LH center on the roster.

Ya
But I want to get rid of Dvorak

 

[Habsy]

There'll be Dvorak caliber centers available for cheaper than Dvorak by trade.

 

[worm]

Cherry pick much there Matvei?

Just a recent example of why you don't count on faceoff wins in the NHL.

 

[Habsy]

Just a recent example of why you don't count on faceoff wins in the NHL.

In a bubble but on a whole? You do.

 

[GrandWazoo]

Suzuki has a FO% of 49.1 so left or right he loses just over half of all the faceoffs he takes so no, it's not a big deal. A lost faceoff is a lost faceoff. It scarcely matters which way he shoots.

I bet if there was a breakdown that he wins more on the right side than the left side.

 

[GrandWazoo]

I think they are extremely overrated.

Meaning don't put out a worse player for 5 percent greater odds of winning a draw

Depends on a lot of things. Not all faceoffs are as equally important.

 

[worm]

Suzuki has a FO% of 49.1 so left or right he loses just over half of all the faceoffs he takes so no, it's not a big deal. A lost faceoff is a lost faceoff. It scarcely matters which way he shoots.

But what is the difference between forehand and backhand attempts?

 

[GrandWazoo]

I think they are extremely overrated.

Meaning don't put out a worse player for 5 percent greater odds of winning a draw

Faceoff matchups are more important than %.
I don't even try to win all faceoffs when I play, some I use to study the other guy, I even lose some on purpose, what matters is winning the important ones.

 

[worm]

Depends on a lot of things. Not all faceoffs are as equally important.

Sure. Not saying they are not important on an individual and situational level. Just overated as an NHL skill set.

 

[worm]

Faceoff matchups are more important than %.
I don't even try to win all faceoffs when I play, some I use to study the other guy, I even lose some on purpose, what matters is winning the important ones.

Sure. And not all wins are equal either.

 

[GrandWazoo]

Sure. Not saying they are not important on an individual and situational level. Just overated as an NHL skill set.

It’s a specialty, but centers needs to be at least competent at it.

 

[worm]

It’s a specialty, but centers needs to be at least competent at it.

Yep. And in the NHL the centres are mostly competent. That is part of why they are overated.