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Zee said:
The poor humble potato.
2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs - General Discussion
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The poor humble potato.
herman
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https://theathletic.com/111725/2017/09/27/mirtle-is-the-nhls-shift-away-from-veterans-to-the-kids-a-good-thing/
Amidst the salary cap, free agency, and rookie count conversation, Mirtle touches on the biometrics the Leafs are using during practice and what the data might be telling them about peak performance curves.
We saw last season Nylander getting pulled from an upcoming game due to some mysterious ailment after a full practice. The theory at the time was something showed up weird in the monitors and they wanted to play it safe.
This point, in conjunction with Greening's remark that all the UFAs signed by the Leafs for the NHL roster are all upper 30s, but still in the league and considered effective piqued a theory.
Originally, when they were signed, my take was that they wanted playoff veterans who had the right playstyles to match the young roster; players who also had the 'intangibles' of living right, gyming hard, and eating properly. Having them in the room with the younger players to impart a lot of that through osmosis and mentorship, teaching them how to have longevity in a league that chews the majority of its players up, and in the case of Marleau how to handle being a highly touted star and staying grounded. They're also at the stage in their careers where they are right on the cusp between still-effective and overtake-able (hence the short contracts).
Now I believe there is an additional benefit: science! The Sports Science & Performance department is gathering oodles of biometric data on every player in the system, the elites, the primes, the prospects. Now they have a small sample of Methuselahs and can start finding data markers for what sets Marleau, Hainsey, and Moore apart from the rest of their cohorts that have since retired. It's not just right living and maintenance that gets some players up to their 40s playing a high speed contact sport effectively. The Leafs have a lot of technology at their disposal and now they also have some guinea pigs to really test their theories and techniques on for refining the development program and finding advantages in scouting.
Amidst the salary cap, free agency, and rookie count conversation, Mirtle touches on the biometrics the Leafs are using during practice and what the data might be telling them about peak performance curves.
We saw last season Nylander getting pulled from an upcoming game due to some mysterious ailment after a full practice. The theory at the time was something showed up weird in the monitors and they wanted to play it safe.
This point, in conjunction with Greening's remark that all the UFAs signed by the Leafs for the NHL roster are all upper 30s, but still in the league and considered effective piqued a theory.
Originally, when they were signed, my take was that they wanted playoff veterans who had the right playstyles to match the young roster; players who also had the 'intangibles' of living right, gyming hard, and eating properly. Having them in the room with the younger players to impart a lot of that through osmosis and mentorship, teaching them how to have longevity in a league that chews the majority of its players up, and in the case of Marleau how to handle being a highly touted star and staying grounded. They're also at the stage in their careers where they are right on the cusp between still-effective and overtake-able (hence the short contracts).
Now I believe there is an additional benefit: science! The Sports Science & Performance department is gathering oodles of biometric data on every player in the system, the elites, the primes, the prospects. Now they have a small sample of Methuselahs and can start finding data markers for what sets Marleau, Hainsey, and Moore apart from the rest of their cohorts that have since retired. It's not just right living and maintenance that gets some players up to their 40s playing a high speed contact sport effectively. The Leafs have a lot of technology at their disposal and now they also have some guinea pigs to really test their theories and techniques on for refining the development program and finding advantages in scouting.
hockeyfan1
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Analytics has helped teams realize this: re: Mirtle article
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herman
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https://theathletic.com/112119/2017/09/29/dellow-maple-leafs-penalty-kill-had-it-coming-against-capitals-but-new-season-presents-opportunity-to-improve/
The most beautiful data slicing I've seen to date.
Pair it with this: https://theleafsnation.com/2017/09/26/the-leafs-need-to-make-some-changes-to-their-penalty-kill/ for an earthy flavour with citrus notes.
The most beautiful data slicing I've seen to date.
Pair it with this: https://theleafsnation.com/2017/09/26/the-leafs-need-to-make-some-changes-to-their-penalty-kill/ for an earthy flavour with citrus notes.
hockeyfan1
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Maple Leafs Pre-season shot rates. Per Sean Tierney @ChartingHockey
herman said:
I've always had this assumption too, but man is watching Matthews and Nylander fun. If we can get Bozak re-signed to a very team friendly contract I wouldn't be completely opposed to sticking with x-Matthews-Nylander | x-Kadri-Brown/Kapanen | x-Bozak-Marner long term. Flip Kapanen or Brown to the left side or use one as trade bait for a defenceman.
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CarltonTheBear said:
Yeah it does look like it'll be fun.
I don't think we need to keep Bozak, per se, because Aaltonen and Brooks are nice LH options coming up and we'll probably see one of them sooner rather than later. Bozak's body was being held together by duct tape by the end of the season. Neither of those two options are as good as Bozak is currently, but their development/effectiveness curves will intersect shortly.
If it becomes a bit of a line driving issue, I have no problems with running the suggested swap of Marner and Nylander, and giving Nylander wingers like Kapanen, Brown, Johnsson, Grundstrom, Timashov, Korshkov, etc.
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CarltonTheBear said:
I'd be happy to see them play out their ELCs on one line, but once you get a couple seasons out, Matthews and Nylander on one line with make this a two-line team (with all due respect to Bozak and Aaltonen). There's enough talent coming up on the wings that I don't think you'll need Nylander to give Matthews a top-9 forward to play with.
hockeyfan1
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disco said:
Been waiting for this moment all summer long. F-i-n-a-l-l-y here!!!
GO LEAFS GO!!!
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Plenty of pride here...
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