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Reggie Dunlop
(The Next Level!)
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 Posted - 04/11/2014 : 5:06:24 PM
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I've noticed over the course of the season that the Cyclone tend to lose a lot of their face offs. To that end, I looked at the ECHL site for such a stat, but didn't find anything.
It's very apparent during power plays. When the Cyclone have a draw in the offensive zone, they seem to lose it, thereby ruining an offensive chance.
Has anyone else noticed this trend? I hope they can get it rectified for the playoffs.
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dbc
(Been Here Awhile)
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Posted - 04/12/2014 : 08:55:21 AM
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| Funny you said this as I was thinking last night how much better they have been in the last month. Without statistics we can't be sure however. I do know that most teams at the NHL level tend to be slightly above or below 50%. I is never a statistic that one team seems to dominate. Specific players do but a team seems to level out. |
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Reggie Dunlop
(The Next Level!)
USA
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Posted - 04/12/2014 : 12:23:46 PM
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| DBC, I agree that it is a lesser followed statistic. I know the NHL tracks that stat. I wish the ECHL did. It's such an important facet of the game since it creates puck possession. I'll keep an eye on it again tonight. |
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dbc
(Been Here Awhile)
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Posted - 04/12/2014 : 5:16:00 PM
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Looked at the NHL web site and the top face-off percentage won is currently 52.8% (SJ, LA, and Nashville while the lowest is 46.1% (Calgary). Not much difference
What I have noticed about the Cyclones lately is the face off guy is trying to tie the opponent up and let someone else come in for the puck rather than trying to win the draw cleanly.
Guys who can win face offs at a 60% or higher percentage are very valuable commodities. There are also great players and scorers who are horrible at face offs and seldom get a chance to try. Coaches usually have different guys take the face off depending if it is in the offensive zone or defensive zone and even if it is on one side of the ice or the other
One rule I would like to see changed is that when there is face off violation for a face off after icing, the non icing team gets to choose to keep that offending player in the face-off if they want rather than having him thrown out of the face off. What many teams are starting to do after they have iced the puck and can't change players is to put a guy into the face off with the expressed purpose of violating the face off rules. He takes a violation and he is then thrown out and the best face off guy comes in to take the next try. That way they waste another ten seconds or so giving their team on the ice a bit more time to catch their breath
Will watch closer tonight also. |
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Reggie Dunlop
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 04/12/2014 : 5:24:42 PM
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Originally posted by dbc
Looked at the NHL web site and the top face-off percentage won is currently 52.8% (SJ, LA, and Nashville while the lowest is 46.1% (Calgary). Not much difference
What I have noticed about the Cyclones lately is the face off guy is trying to tie the opponent up and let someone else come in for the puck rather than trying to win the draw cleanly.
Guys who can win face offs at a 60% or higher percentage are very valuable commodities. There are also great players and scorers who are horrible at face offs and seldom get a chance to try. Coaches usually have different guys take the face off depending if it is in the offensive zone or defensive zone and even if it is on one side of the ice or the other
One rule I would like to see changed is that when there is face off violation for a face off after icing, the non icing team gets to choose to keep that offending player in the face-off if they want rather than having him thrown out of the face off. What many teams are starting to do after they have iced the puck and can't change players is to put a guy into the face off with the expressed purpose of violating the face off rules. He takes a violation and he is then thrown out and the best face off guy comes in to take the next try. That way they waste another ten seconds or so giving their team on the ice a bit more time to catch their breath
Will watch closer tonight also.
You're right. That's a very nominal difference.
Guys like Sillinger and Malhotra extended their careers by being clutch on the dot. They win a lot of crucial draws.
I posted this topic because it seemed more often than not that the Cyclone lose a majority of face offs in the offensive zone. It's especially evident on the PP and that darn thing needs all the help it can get.
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