Comments on: Matt’s Stats: Kessel’s rifle has the range http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/ Award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic covers Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Pitt and more Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:31:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.7 By: ajbeam7 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-161823 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 18:12:08 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-161823 I’m not sure, I’m in the International Affairs dept. so I don’t know much about it. I do know that it is very popular here. So many of my friends are in journalism. Looking forward to reading more from you! Go Herd!

]]> By: racerxkid http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-161781 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 16:46:38 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-161781 Biggs, not so much. But a change of scenery can work wonders on players, depends on the guy. But personally I don’t have much interest in him. Erixon on the other hand, is a pretty decent young defender who can and will definitely compete for a NHL roster spot as a 7th defenseman. Can’t wait to see how it all shapes up!

]]> By: racerxkid http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-161777 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 16:39:42 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-161777 Assuming these are the lines:
Perron-Sid-Kessel/Horny
Plotnikov-Geno-Kessel/Horny;
That means Kuny-Sutter-Duper is the 3rd line. If that’s the case (besides having the filthiest top 9 in hockey), the 4th liners have to contribute nothing, just don’t stray too far into the minus column, and have efficient shifts to get back to the “top of the lineup”. Combine that with the young, electric D-men that HCMJ loves to activate, this is gonna be a hell of a show. I cannot wait for the puck to drop. Let’s Go Pens!

]]> By: racerxkid http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-161773 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 16:31:19 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-161773 Right? I never even considered the possibility of PAYING for a sports site, that being said. Boy was I wrong. This is better than SI and ESPN the Mag… In my opinion of course

]]> By: J.R. http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-161705 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:23:22 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-161705 Easily the best nickname in the country!

]]> By: J.R. http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-161704 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:20:47 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-161704 I don’t like ice hockey, but I do like advanced stats and I do like Matt Gajtka. So, I read, and I learned. Happy 4th all!

]]> By: Matt Gajtka http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-161111 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:40:09 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-161111 Class of 2007! Graduated from the School of Journalism and Mass Comm, but I hear that’s Media Arts now?

Go Herd

]]> By: ajbeam7 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-160987 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 03:24:35 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-160987 Last semester at Marshall, that is!

]]> By: ajbeam7 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-160985 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 03:23:03 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-160985 Did you go to Marshall University, Matt? I’m getting ready to wrap up my last semester!

Love the article by the way! I’m a big numbers guy!

]]> By: Matt Gajtka http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-160947 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 02:10:22 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-160947 That’s the goal, Jay! Glad you gave it a shot.

]]> By: Jay Geyer http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-160925 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 00:31:13 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-160925 Quote: “And hey, now you can even put out crap work for the next six months and you’ll still benefit from the Primacy Effect.”

Except that everyone knows DK’s site is rife with people suffering from Recency Bias … so no slacking off, Matt!

Great article, btw, I’m too old for most advanced stats articles but this one made sense from beginning to end thanks to you.

]]> By: BillyBaduka http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-160905 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:47:54 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-160905 Great stuff Matt. Thanks.

]]> By: Matt Gajtka http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-160839 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:28:26 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-160839 Right under my nose…here’s a glossary from Puckalytics.com, which I used for the Bozak numbers: http://puckalytics.com/glossary.html

]]> By: Matt Gajtka http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-160838 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:27:04 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-160838 If he misses opening night after five years of ironman status, we’ll know something’s up.

]]> By: Matt Gajtka http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/02/matts-stats-kessels-rifle-has-the-range/comment-page-1/#comment-160837 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:26:23 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=19872#comment-160837 With apologies to James Neal, this is the first time since Marian Hossa’s cameo that either Crosby or Malkin will have someone alongside who can create his own shot.

Interesting thing about Bozak, as you can see if you click the source link: he was actually quite good driving play toward the opponents’ goal, but he couldn’t defend a lick, which dropped his Corsi percentage way down.

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