Thinking on shots, basically two kinds: Grade As and just get it on net. Many of ours are from the top of circles or blue line with no traffic in front. That is basically a turnover - unless just looking for a change and offensive zone face off. Too often, just a turn over. Last night, I thought we had a few grade A chances. And capitalized a few times. The key to scoring when you don't have true "scorer's touch" players is not shooting more but looking for good plays and / or traffic. That starts with possession. Like last night with the first goal nice play and second goal snipe from the slot.
We give up too many Grade A's. I see teams making plays on us. Open shots from slot, walking our D to create a 1-0s or 2-0s, or their stick one stride in front of our D for bang bang plays in front of the net. Imagine what some of our loss scores could have been? D zone play this year is a little better than last. But if you're not going to score, no goalie can steal that many games. D zone responsibility needs to improve. In the O zone, I'd rather have more attempts at plays and REAL scoring chances than shots into the chest from the top of the circles.
Not sure how far this team can go. There is certainly some talent and things can shift. If not, the Ws won't be coming often. Still rooting despite what I see. Love the play of some on this team. I guess that what being a fan means.
