qualcomp Stories - The Copper & Blue
Ron Wilson's On-Ice Deployments
When it comes to the Leafs, every move and every storyline is amplified and magnified. Toronto, being the centre of the hockey universe (Yes, I know, but let's just let them think this) means that personnel moves make national news, slumps become prayer-worthy, and breakout seasons mean...
Rookie Forward Deployments, League-Wide
Click here for the high-res image Each bubble in the graph above represents the the possession metrics of an NHL rookie. This chart is limited to rookies with a minimum of 25 games played. Those players include Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sean Couturier, Adam Henrique, Matt Read,...
Comparing Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Gabriel Landeskog and Sean Couturier
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Gabriel Landeskog and Sean Couturier were three of the four most highly-ranked forwards in the prospect pool for the 2011 NHL draft. Hopkins went first overall, Landeskog second and Couturier mysteriously lasted until the Flyers selected him eighth overall. The three all...
Which Oilers Forwards Are Getting The Best Teammates And Toughest Opponents?
Get the full-sized chart here. The horizontal axis shows qualcomp, specifically Corsi relative quality of competition taken from the venerable and terrifying Gabriel Desjardins' behindthenet.ca. The vertical axis shows qualteam, specifically Corsi relative quality of teammates taken from...
How Does Tom Renney Use His Forwards?
Get the full-sized chart here. The horizontal axis shows qualcomp, specifically Corsi relative quality of competition taken from the venerable and terrifying Gabriel Desjardins' behindthenet.ca. The vertical axis shows percentage of percentage of faceoffs taken in the defensive zone, again from...
Tom Renney's Defensive Deployments
*Click to enlarge or find the full-sized chart here. What you see in the chart above was first suggested by oilerBC in the comments of this article, namely adding a 3rd and fourth metric to advanced stats charts to tell a more significant story The horizontal axis shows qualcomp, ...
Tom Renney's Forward Deployments
I know how much our readers love charts, so when I saw this one created by Eric T. at Broad Street Hockey, I had to lift it. Click the chart to enlarge Get the full-sized chart here. What you see in the chart above was first suggested by oilerBC in the comments of this article, namely adding a...
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