Episode 144: Turning On The Jets

Garret Hohl joins the show to discuss Patrik Laine and whether he'll annually break our expected goals calculations, whether Paul Maurice is the right coach for the Jets and why they're playing so slowly, and what we can learn from Evander Kane's career arc. Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered: 0:50 Patrick Laine's rookie season 3:10 Laine's Sky High Shooting % 7:40 Matthews vs. Laine in Shot Differential 10:00 Evaluating Coaching 17:00 Pace of 5v5 Play 22:25 Dustin Byfuglien's Usage 25:10 Jacob Trouba's Breakout 26:45 Goaltending Woes 29:10 Mathieu Perreault as Trade Bait 34:40 What we can learn from Evander Kane 43:10 Hockey Analytics Conference Every episode of the podcast is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play, and Stitcher. Make sure to subscribe to the show so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes as they’re released. All ratings and reviews are also greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening!