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

Absolutely. But when a guy like Suzuki loses slightly more than half his faceoffs it doesn't matter whether he's a right or left hand shot. A lost faceoff is a loss of possession.
 
Habsy said:
You'll never convince me they're not important when puck possession is very important. Chasing the puck to regain possession wastes time and energy. I'll take a faceoff win over a faceoff loss every time. You can script plays off wins, you can't off losses.
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I don’t know on avg what % of faceoffs in a game are in neutral zone vs O or Dzone - I’m assuming 50%+ are somewhere in neutral zone.

I buy the argument neutral zone faceoffs wins vs losses, don’t really have much if any impact, however, Ozone & Dzone faceoffs do especially at critical junctures of a game - special teams, late period / game situations etc
 
Sal_Butera said:
I don’t know on avg what % of faceoffs in a game are in neutral zone vs O or Dzone - I’m assuming 50%+ are somewhere in neutral zone.

I buy the argument neutral zone faceoffs wins vs losses, don’t really have much if any impact, however, Ozone & Dzone faceoffs do especially at critical junctures of a game - special teams, late period / game situations etc
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You also have to realize that taking a draw on your off side is more difficult because you're not trying to win it to the center of the ice in the D zone, you're actually trying to prevent it. So a RH center in the left dot will lose more than win because of this. It's like some people don't really understand the nuances of the game.
 
Habsy said:
You'll never convince me they're not important when puck possession is very important. Chasing the puck to regain possession wastes time and energy. I'll take a faceoff win over a faceoff loss every time. You can script plays off wins, you can't off losses.
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Yes.

Individually faceoffs are important.
 
Habsy said:
You also have to realize that taking a draw on your off side is more difficult because you're not trying to win it to the center of the ice in the D zone, you're actually trying to prevent it. So a RH center in the left dot will lose more than win because of this. It's like some people don't really understand the nuances of the game.
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The key is to put your hand on the puck.
 
Habsy said:
You also have to realize that taking a draw on your off side is more difficult because you're not trying to win it to the center of the ice in the D zone, you're actually trying to prevent it. So a RH center in the left dot will lose more than win because of this. It's like some people don't really understand the nuances of the game.
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Bro, that's a very deep dive. Impress. You're not just a pretty face.
 
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