Email a copy of 'Rowe And Gallant: A Tale Of Two Hockey Philosophies' to a friend
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Email a copy of 'Rowe And Gallant: A Tale Of Two Hockey Philosophies' to a friend
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Doc Halladay
Regardless of what your views are, you HAVE to respect the opinion of your coach on roster decisions, he is after all in the trenches with the players on a daily basis. Now you could argue that Gallant wasn’t Rowe’s coach and you’d be correct but if their views were this divided, why wasn’t something done in the off-season? The PR would have still been a nightmare but at least you could have brought in someone that shared your mindset.
I love analytics but they are not the be all, end all of things. Old school traits are still very valuable and very relevant even if you can’t quantify them as a stat.
jd396
I’m pretty big on analytics when it comes to baseball but the nature of the game of hockey is so different. It’s simpler in that a goal is a goal is a goal… but so much happens outside of directly handling and shooting the puck. You can’t put a number on having brass balls or being “that guy” on the third or fourth line that’s always in the right spot at the right time when something weird happens.
houseoflords44
Anybody who relies solely on analytics is an idiot. Yes, they are a tool that can help evaluate teams & players. However, they don’t take into account a lot of important factors like chemistry, grit, heart, work ethic & hustle. Analytics would ignore Gregory Campbell finishing off a shift after he broke his leg in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It ignores a player hustling back to negate an icing that leads to a goal. It ignores the supremely talented player who has no work ethic and ends up being a bust. Everything needs to be taken into account when evaluating a player & a team, not just analytics
gmflores27
Yes, in Arizona they are doing something right by combining the analytic(Chayka) and Old-School(Tippett) minds to build a team
stormie
Seems that coaches want intangibles like size and dependability, while upper management is just using spreadsheets to try and make hockey decisions. I think Gallant is just the first of many casualties (and Roy quit for the same reason) that will result from coaches and GMs seeing the game through two different lenses now.