Center Problems

[Long live the King]

1 hour ago, BrooksBurner said:

Of the 458 forwards who have logged ice time this year:

 

Nick Bonino: 38.81 xGF% (#423), 36.3 CF% (#453)

Barclay Goodrow: 40.16 xGF% (#410), 38.93 CF% (#442)

 

This is what's behind our top 2 centers. Our center depth is ass. Bonino has won 13 more faceoffs than he's lost, so we should probably pump the brakes on him being some faceoff aficionado here that makes up for him clearly being the weakest link in the forward group by far. Goodrow is dead weight carried by Vesey, and to a lesser degree, Pitlick.

 

Yes. Bonino is good on draws.  He's 40th in the league in FO%.  He's 16th in PKFO%.  Can't have too many guys that can win draws.  Only reason he doesn't take more draws is Trocheck is so good.  Pitlick is the dead weight.

[BrooksBurner]

12 minutes ago, Long live the King said:

 

Yes. Bonino is good on draws.  He's 40th in the league in FO%.  He's 16th in PKFO%.  Can't have too many guys that can win draws.  Only reason he doesn't take more draws is Trocheck is so good.  Pitlick is the dead weight.

 

The only reason he doesn't take more draws is because he sucks at everything else.

[Albatrosss]

1 hour ago, BrooksBurner said:

 

The only reason he doesn't take more draws is because he sucks at everything else.

Listen there, Priyanka Chopra, you layoff of Bonino and maybe we’ll layoff of Kreider. Maybe!

[Pete]

7 hours ago, Albatrosss said:

He’s not bad at everything else. He’s a pretty good PKer, blocks shots, etc. Pitlick should be the man out. 

They don't play the same position. He wouldn't have to block so many shots of he possessed the puck. 

[Pete]

7 hours ago, BrooksBurner said:

 

I could definitely be convinced on Gourde, but he's not producing enough this year. He'd have to be cheap, or they'd have to retain half to make it worth our while.

Even eating half, he's too expensive. 

[BrooksBurner]

5 hours ago, Pete said:

Even eating half, he's too expensive. 

It’d be a $2.6M hit. If Kakko didn’t return until the end of the regular season, that covers most of it. If Chytil instead of Kakko, there’s no issue. If both, well then you don’t need retention at all unless you want it for next year.

[Long live the King]

5 hours ago, Pete said:

They don't play the same position. He wouldn't have to block so many shots of he possessed the puck. 

 

Meh.  He gets 70+% DZ starts.  Still xGA is 11, but only had 6 scored.  And he's been on the ice for 5 GF.  With Cuylle and Kakko/Brodzinski his line generates more shots than the opponent.   

[Pete]

42 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said:

It’d be a $2.6M hit. If Kakko didn’t return until the end of the regular season, that covers most of it. If Chytil instead of Kakko, there’s no issue. If both, well then you don’t need retention at all unless you want it for next year.

Both are expected to return, so you have to operate as if they will be in the mix. 

 

If at some point, Chytil gets sneezed on and is out for the year, than go for it.

[RangersIn7]

4 hours ago, Pete said:

Both are expected to return, so you have to operate as if they will be in the mix. 

 

If at some point, Chytil gets sneezed on and is out for the year, than go for it.

This.

 

Certainly not adverse to any conversation, but you don’t know exactly what conditions you’re operating in down the road, until you’re down the road.

 

Obviously the concern is there and real, especially with Chytil. But still both are expected to be back and you have to anticipate they’ll be part of things.