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Randy Carlyle/Leaf Coach thread

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Deebo said:
I don't think that SV% would stay the same if they possession numbers were different.

Accorinding to this link:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-goalies-better-with-high-shot-volumes/

You'll see that .925 SV% is only slightly better than average when goalies are facing 35 shots per 60 minutes.
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I agree with the article. Obviously the math and results are all there. But it doesn't really suggest that a goalie necessarily plays better when facing a higher workload. Unless I'm misunderstanding it, it even suggests that a big reason a goalies save percentage is higher when facing 35+ shots is because there are more shots from non-dangerous areas. So it's not that a goalie is playing better, it's just those extra shots are padding his stats a bit.

So yes, if Bernier was averaging 30 shots against per game as opposed to 35 or whatever, his save percentage would likely be lower but it wouldn't change the fact that his play this season has been nothing short of great.

So I ask the question again: our goaltending is great, we have a top-10 offence, do you not think that going from one of the worst possession teams in the league to even average would push us into a comfortable playoff spot given how close we are right now?
 
Frank E said:
It may not sound entirely fair, but the reality is that it's a whole lot easier to fire the coach than revamp the roster.
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It's also easier for me to burn down my house than it is to fix the plumbing. It doesn't mean it's the right decision.
 
Nik the Trik said:
Frank E said:
It may not sound entirely fair, but the reality is that it's a whole lot easier to fire the coach than revamp the roster.
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It's also easier for me to burn down my house than it is to fix the plumbing. It doesn't mean it's the right decision.
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Shouldn't the house, in this relevant scenario, be the team?
 
Andy007 said:
Shouldn't the house, in this relevant scenario, be the team?
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If you're looking to construct a complex metaphor, I suppose. If I'm just looking to make a simple "the easy way isn't usually the right way" analogy I think I'm on solid ground.
 
I actually think we have built a great foundation and believe we only need 4 upgrades to be a contender (forgetting about the coaching for a second),  Clarkson was supposed to be one of these upgrades, for some reason that hasn't panned out. Bolland was another upgrade and a skate blade changed his/our season and perhaps his career. So what are the 4 pieces and where do we get them.  I believe as many others on this site that free agency can be a disaster and often is (Clarkson).  We have our 2nd or 3rd centre in Holland. Perhaps Nazim should be third line until he steps it up.  We need the grinding winger that Clarkson was supposed to be, could this be Ashton or D'Amigo, perhaps.  And we need some big frikken defenseman, I would think MacWilliam 6'2" 225 and our newest signee Eric (6"6" 240LB) Knodel will add the size and truculance that Burke mentioned. I would gettison Franson, Orr and Gleason, trade Reimer (he is not going to work out as back up), promote Macintrye until Sparks is ready in a few years and play Clarkson on the 4th line. I don't think Bolland will be back unless he regains his ability which is a huge question mark? What we don't need is another albatros contract
 
Nik the Trik said:
Frank E said:
It may not sound entirely fair, but the reality is that it's a whole lot easier to fire the coach than revamp the roster.
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It's also easier for me to burn down my house than it is to fix the plumbing. It doesn't mean it's the right decision.
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If insurance covers it then isn't it always the right decision? ;)
 
Nik the Trik said:
Andy007 said:
Shouldn't the house, in this relevant scenario, be the team?
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If you're looking to construct a complex metaphor, I suppose. If I'm just looking to make a simple "the easy way isn't usually the right way" analogy I think I'm on solid ground.
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Pffft simple analogies have nothing on complex metaphors! That's like trying to emulate the writing and essense of Herman Melville using the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
 
Bender said:
Nik the Trik said:
Frank E said:
It may not sound entirely fair, but the reality is that it's a whole lot easier to fire the coach than revamp the roster.
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It's also easier for me to burn down my house than it is to fix the plumbing. It doesn't mean it's the right decision.
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If insurance covers it then isn't it always the right decision? ;)
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What if the person involved is also a plumber? Wouldn't it be easier for him or her to fix the plumbing?
 
Andy007 said:
Bender said:
Nik the Trik said:
Frank E said:
It may not sound entirely fair, but the reality is that it's a whole lot easier to fire the coach than revamp the roster.
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It's also easier for me to burn down my house than it is to fix the plumbing. It doesn't mean it's the right decision.
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If insurance covers it then isn't it always the right decision? ;)
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What is the person involved is also a plumber? Wouldn't it be easier for him or her to fix the plumbing?
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And how is me burning down my house easier than having my plumbing fixed?  Unless I'm a plumber, both scenarios involve little effort on my part.

But maybe, and this is radical, the analogy doesn't really apply to a hockey team.
 
Let's bring some sanity back to this thread:

Randy Carlyle vs. Riddick Bowe:

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Andy007 said:
What if the person involved is also a plumber? Wouldn't it be easier for him or her to fix the plumbing?
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I assume being an experienced plumber doesn't make the work involved easier than lighting a rag and walking away.
 
Nik the Trik said:
Andy007 said:
What if the person involved is also a plumber? Wouldn't it be easier for him or her to fix the plumbing?
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I assume being an experienced plumber doesn't make the work involved easier than lighting a rag and walking away.
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Wouldn't having to re-build the house after burning it down have to be a part of the analogy?
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Wouldn't having to re-build the house after burning it down have to be a part of the analogy?
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Again, I'm not writing Moby Dick here. Easy ≠ Right. 
 
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