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Re: RPI 2011 Recruit Thread Pt. II
I agree that there were more challenging options available than Cornwall.
HOWEVER, let's look at a couple numbers to put the alleged drop in production in context ... his team has gone from being a "good" upper-tier team in his league to an absolutely dominant team and he has unequivocally remained (by far) the best skater on the team. Last year power play scoring resulted in 41% of his points; this year it is 30% (meanwhile, the team's power play rate is essentially the same as last year). It was reported in the offseason that JL was making a new commitment to building a two-way game. While it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness of this without +/- stats, his team's GAA has gone from 2.8 last year to 1.6 this year (goals for has gone from 3.9 to 3.7). Normally I would find it difficult to attribute any of this to one forward, BUT when you have a guy who is unequivocally the team's best player and is the team's captain, it seems to me to be fair to attribute a portion of the turnaround to him.
All this goes to say that I think JL has done a fantastic job this year of squeezing every last benefit out of staying Cornwall rather than being complacent as many of us had thought he would be and has given me renewed confidence in the things he can do in Troy as soon as he gets here.
Originally posted by engineerhockeyfan
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HOWEVER, let's look at a couple numbers to put the alleged drop in production in context ... his team has gone from being a "good" upper-tier team in his league to an absolutely dominant team and he has unequivocally remained (by far) the best skater on the team. Last year power play scoring resulted in 41% of his points; this year it is 30% (meanwhile, the team's power play rate is essentially the same as last year). It was reported in the offseason that JL was making a new commitment to building a two-way game. While it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness of this without +/- stats, his team's GAA has gone from 2.8 last year to 1.6 this year (goals for has gone from 3.9 to 3.7). Normally I would find it difficult to attribute any of this to one forward, BUT when you have a guy who is unequivocally the team's best player and is the team's captain, it seems to me to be fair to attribute a portion of the turnaround to him.
All this goes to say that I think JL has done a fantastic job this year of squeezing every last benefit out of staying Cornwall rather than being complacent as many of us had thought he would be and has given me renewed confidence in the things he can do in Troy as soon as he gets here.
I rarely miss a chance to lay the body. And yes, I can take hit.
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