Ristolainen Has Yet To Break Up Any Entry Carry In

[WildCard]

https://twitter.com/CJTDevil/status/943949038134669312

 

Not sure what to make of this

[Sabel79]

https://twitter.com/CJTDevil/status/943949038134669312

 

Not sure what to make of this

God, the replies... Lots of mom's basement types paying way too much attention to Risto. That's been going on for years already.

 

We get it, he's not the love child of Bobby Orr and Scott Stevens... let's move on to something relevant.

[erickompositör72]

Maybe he can't shed the Bylsma system?

[WildCard]

Maybe he can't shed the Bylsma system?

But he's playing aggressively at the zone entry, and his numbers are up across the board (besides points). It makes me think this stat is misleading;

 

I'm coming into the zone, Risto challenges me early, so I dump it in.

 

I'm coming into the zone, Bogosian doesn't challenge me until late, so he gets a zone entry break up

[pi2000]

https://twitter.com/CJTDevil/status/943949038134669312

 

Not sure what to make of this

 

It's a subjectively flawed stat at best.   

 

All of us here know that when it comes to grading defenseman the only stat that matters is +/- (team relative, of course).  

[jsb]

It's a subjectively flawed stat at best.   

 

All of us here know that when it comes to grading defenseman the only stat that matters is +/- (team relative, of course).  

And anything that shows something good for Bogosian has to be flawed? Right, amirite.

[LTS]

Good lord that's really taking a stat too far.

 

It should be paired with the following.  Of all the 1:1 attempts entering the zone against Ristolainen, how many times has be failed to break up the entry.  This stat just says what other players do against him.

 

If, in my head, I feel like I am going to get wrecked into the boards by Ristolainen, then I might just be dumping the puck in instead.  How often do teams carry the puck in against the Sabres anyway?

 

Finally, if the coach has the defensive wanting to let the players into the zone wide and protect the center of the ice then the fact that he doesn't break up a zone entry really isn't going to be on him, is it?

 

So many other things to consider before you just apply that stat as gospel.

[TrueBlueGED]

Utility of this particular stat aside, I'm not surprised. One of Risto’s principle defensive shortcomings is the ease at which he gives up the blue line. I haven't noticed it being as egregious this year as in years past, but it's still a problem.

Edited December 23, 2017 by TrueBlueGED

[Brawndo]

Utility of this particular stat aside, I'm not surprised. One of Risto’s principle defensive shortcomings is the ease at which he gives up the blue line. I haven't noticed it being as egregious this year as in years past, but it's still a problem.

Not sure about this season, but under Bylsma he was coached to surrender the blue line.

[inkman]

He's certainly looks strong enough

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf3Y2EBnsfO/

[Sabres Fan in NS]

He's certainly looks strong enough

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf3Y2EBnsfO/

 

Man!!

 

He is quite the ... viking.

[Stoner]

Utility of this particular stat aside, I'm not surprised. One of Risto’s principle defensive shortcomings is the ease at which he gives up the blue line. I haven't noticed it being as egregious this year as in years past, but it's still a problem.

Eye test?

 

Nice.

[Randall Flagg]

I think part of Risto's giving up the line is that he knows his agility limitations, and if somebody changes gears on him, he won't recover. Which is why we need to covet defensemen that not only can skate fast in straight lines, but adjust and use their edges to quickly counter stuff like that so that they can confidently stand people up. 

[dudacek]

I think part of Risto's giving up the line is that he knows his agility limitations, and if somebody changes gears on him, he won't recover. Which is why we need to covet defensemen that not only can skate fast in straight lines, but adjust and use their edges to quickly counter stuff like that so that they can confidently stand people up.

 

I’ve noticed this is something Nelson seems to do quite well.