As always being a fan of letting players play to their strengths, the Bruce Cassidy led Bruins are a very entertaining group to watch.
While Zdeno Chara's plant-based diet may have something to do with his resurgence, I think his new coach might be a bigger factor. Always being a stats junkie, here are some stats I've found pretty interesting.
GOALS SCORED- Since the coaching change, the Bruins have out scored their opponents 352-264 (91-63 last season and 261-201 this season). From 2014-2017 the Bruins had only out scored their opponents by 6 goals (596-590). Prior to the coaching change their opponents were outscoring the Bs 149-143 last year.
CHARA'S POWERPLAY TIME ON ICE- Claude expected way too much from Chara. After having some success with Zee standing in front of the net blocking opponents' views of incoming shots and possibly redirecting a shot into the net, Claude and his power play became a creature of habit. Over the past two seasons Chara's time on the power play has diminished. I think this move along with letting the young guys use their skating and puck handling has led to a much more energetic hockey team.
Chara's average power play time:
2017-2018- :24
2016-2017- :27
2015-2016- 1:34
2014-2015- 2:06
CHARA'S POWERPLAY TIME ON ICE- Claude expected way too much from Chara. After having some success with Zee standing in front of the net blocking opponents' views of incoming shots and possibly redirecting a shot into the net, Claude and his power play became a creature of habit. Over the past two seasons Chara's time on the power play has diminished. I think this move along with letting the young guys use their skating and puck handling has led to a much more energetic hockey team.
Chara's average power play time:
2017-2018- :24
2016-2017- :27
2015-2016- 1:34
2014-2015- 2:06
PLUS/MINUS- The plus/minus stat is a pretty easy and useful stat to look at. For his NHL career Chara has a plus/minus of +244. As a Bruin his only minus season came in 2006-2007, his first year with the team.
Chara's recent plus/minus:
2017-2018- +26
2016-2017- +18
2015-2016- +12
2014-2015- 0
Trying to look a little closer at this stat, I counted up all the games in which Chara was a plus or a minus.
Chara's recent plus/minus games:
..................+ games - games
2017-2018- 31 ...........17
2016-2017- 29 ............25
Cassidy- 14 .................7
Julien- 15 .....................18
2015-2016- 30 .............21
2014-2015- 21 .............23
Chara's recent plus/minus:
2017-2018- +26
2016-2017- +18
2015-2016- +12
2014-2015- 0
Trying to look a little closer at this stat, I counted up all the games in which Chara was a plus or a minus.
Chara's recent plus/minus games:
..................+ games - games
2017-2018- 31 ...........17
2016-2017- 29 ............25
Cassidy- 14 .................7
Julien- 15 .....................18
2015-2016- 30 .............21
2014-2015- 21 .............23
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