herman said:
Interesting that both Nylander and Matthews' results there drop when they aren't together.
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herman said:
CarltonTheBear said:Interesting that both Nylander and Matthews' results there drop when they aren't together.
CarltonTheBear said:herman said:
Interesting that both Nylander and Matthews' results there drop when they aren't together.
We discussed how rare it was. This season, only 38 players had eight shots or more in a game through the first 480 games, meaning it was happening about only once every 13 games.
But a rookie doing it is much rarer. A first-year player producing eight shots in a game has only happened 172 times in NHL history, going back to when the data is first available (1987). A Leafs rookie had only done it four times, ever, prior to Matthews against the Ducks.
?That?s insane,? van Riemsdyk said. ?He was certainly all over the puck last night. Had a lot of good looks. It was so versatile. That tip [when he scored his 15th goal of the season] was just the prime example of how he?s so skilled at finding way to get pucks on net ? maybe not with just the traditional shot. There?s different plays like that that he?s able to do, to give himself more chance to score.?
CarltonTheBear said:Mirtle with a terrific piece on Matthews:
We discussed how rare it was. This season, only 38 players had eight shots or more in a game through the first 480 games, meaning it was happening about only once every 13 games.
But a rookie doing it is much rarer. A first-year player producing eight shots in a game has only happened 172 times in NHL history, going back to when the data is first available (1987). A Leafs rookie had only done it four times, ever, prior to Matthews against the Ducks.
?That?s insane,? van Riemsdyk said. ?He was certainly all over the puck last night. Had a lot of good looks. It was so versatile. That tip [when he scored his 15th goal of the season] was just the prime example of how he?s so skilled at finding way to get pucks on net ? maybe not with just the traditional shot. There?s different plays like that that he?s able to do, to give himself more chance to score.?
https://theathletic.com/30772/2016/12/21/mirtle-how-auston-matthews-is-shooting-the-puck-at-a-historic-pace/
herman said:*swoons
Mirtle originally dug up the story of how Matthews developed his game on tiny ice. Might start to see more skills coaches do 3v3 on third-sheets to develop those in-close skills. It has helped Matthews develop his body positioning too, to use impact for his own purposes as JvR noted.
12. Toronto?s Zach Hyman had a great line about his goal last week against San Jose, the end result of a beautiful Auston Matthews/William Nylander passing play.
?I had a great view for that one,? he laughed.
Watching them on this play was like watching a junior varsity version of the Sedins. (Nylander had a huge smile on his face when he heard that.)
?When they are doing that, it?s my job to get low, be in front of the net, and take someone away from them, hopefully a defenceman,? Hyman said.
Did those two practice this?
?You can?t practice that,? Nylander answered. ?It is two skilled players trying something.?
?We do a few things together at the end of practice,? Matthews said, ?so we know a little about how the other thinks.?
What is one tendency about the other? Nylander: ?When I am coming around the net, he will go to the net.?
Matthews: ?When I come around the net and go up the boards, he will come down from high (in the offensive zone).?
Those guys aren?t just smart players. They?re smart explainers.
herman said:*swoons
Mirtle originally dug up the story of how Matthews developed his game on tiny ice. Might start to see more skills coaches do 3v3 on third-sheets to develop those in-close skills. It has helped Matthews develop his body positioning too, to use impact for his own purposes as JvR noted.
OldTimeHockey said:The US development system uses the small ice system to develop their young players. It's popularity is growing and it's seen as a great tool. So much so that during Hockey Canada coaching seminars that I've been to recently, they do an entire section on it and actually use the Hockey USA presentation to do so. I expect to see the small area games/training to start emerging more in Canada over the next few years.
OldTimeHockey said:herman said:*swoons
Mirtle originally dug up the story of how Matthews developed his game on tiny ice. Might start to see more skills coaches do 3v3 on third-sheets to develop those in-close skills. It has helped Matthews develop his body positioning too, to use impact for his own purposes as JvR noted.
The US development system uses the small ice system to develop their young players. It's popularity is growing and it's seen as a great tool. So much so that during Hockey Canada coaching seminars that I've been to recently, they do an entire section on it and actually use the Hockey USA presentation to do so. I expect to see the small area games/training to start emerging more in Canada over the next few years.