@Monctonscout says Plekanec is a great contributor. I laughed
YepThe point is that the shot.total is high and the guys doing.the shooting have nhl skill.
Plekanec can still shoot the puck. Gallagher scored all his goals in tight. His hand injury might weaken his wrister but isnt going to effect his greasy goals... they were never about power. Byrons goal chart is similar to gallagher... he might not score 20 again but his shooting percentage isnt going to be 2% either.
This team would have 11 goals in 4 games if they shot at a percentage that is the worst for a full season in nhl history.
The goals will come... to be a middle of the pack offensive team and high end defensive team again. Its just a matter of time.
Plekanec is fine as a $3m third line center. A $6m second line center? Not so much.
It's not about that. It's about logic.
Isn’t it now over $9M with Streit potential buyout?We need that salary to help keep us over the cap floor.
Serious, 8.5 million in cap space, nobody needs to care about players cap hit right now
Isn’t it now over $9M with Streit potential buyout?
Have you? I don't recall that. I don't think anyone is claiming that the Habs are just unlucky year after year. They've been a middle of the pack offensive team in recent years and so far this year they've played like an average or better team offensively. Their shooting percentage will correct itself... it just will. It's impossible for it not to.Been hearing for about 4 years now that the Habs are just unlucky with their shooting, always facing great goalies in the playoffs (who, curiously enough, other teams are able to score on), yada, yada, yada. Sorry, not buying it. The Habs lack offensive skill. End of story.
The point is that the shot.total is high and the guys doing.the shooting have nhl skill.
Plekanec can still shoot the puck. Gallagher scored all his goals in tight. His hand injury might weaken his wrister but isnt going to effect his greasy goals... they were never about power. Byrons goal chart is similar to gallagher... he might not score 20 again but his shooting percentage isnt going to be 2% either.
This team would have 11 goals in 4 games if they shot at a percentage that is the worst for a full season in nhl history.
The goals will come... to be a middle of the pack offensive team and high end defensive team again. Its just a matter of time.
Have you? I don't recall that. I don't think anyone is claiming that the Habs are just unlucky year after year. They've been a middle of the pack offensive team in recent years and so far this year they've played like an average or better team offensively. Their shooting percentage will correct itself... it just will. It's impossible for it not to.
The theory is that offense isn't just goals. It's opportunities. Good offensive teams get more opportunities. In a small sample size it may or may not result in a lot of goals. Like 1, 2 or 5 games the goal totals won't necessarily reflect a team's offensive play. Over the course of 10, 20, 40 or 82 games the goal totals will continuously work towards lining up with opportunity totals.
Except Montreal has been firmly in the middle of the pack at about 9+% for the past 5 years. There's no real reason to expect much of a difference this season.It make sense in theory of course...it's logical, generate opportunities to increase you opportunity to score.
However there is a skill set required to be able to cash in on those opportunities...a skill set that we are lacking and that will prevent us from cashing in more often
I'll ask a very simple questions because I see your points and they make sense.
However I cannot dismiss as easily as you guys are the aspect of scoring abilities.
Do you believe that there are NHL players that are just not good at scoring goals?
If so, do you believe we have enough players that are good at scoring goals?