Let’s face the facts. You either hate Keith Yandle or you love him. If you hate him you think the Rangers gave up too much but if you love him you think it’s justified. I happen to be the apart of the latter opinion but on one condition: they must win this year. Yandle will solve the problems that the likes of Boyle and St. Louis were brought in to do, which was to revive the power play - one that lacked a heartbeat and had fans asking, “Can we decline the power play?”
Yandle on the Rangers Blueline for the entire year will make him much more comfortable within the Rangers system and he can show his true potential. Although he displayed his shooting ability in the penalty shot last night – do not expect Yandle to have 15 goals on the power play. That just isn’t his style. Since the ’07-’08 season Yandle has amassed 143 Power Play points however, he only had 23 goals. Distribute. Distribute. Distribute. Clearly, this speaks to volumes to his ability to facilitate on the Power Play, but he will fire biscuits on net when given the chance. His powerful shot is something that opponents take notice of that opens up opportunities for others.
Last year, while on the Coyotes, Keith Yandle had a power play points per 20 minutes (PPP/20) of 1.55. The “go-to” power play point man on the Rangers was 39-Year-Old Dan Boyle and he had a PPP/20 of 0.79. It should be pointed out that while on the Rangers Yandle had a PPP/20 of 0.79. So you may say, “What’s the big deal? They have the same PPP/20.” Correct, however Yandle was thrown into a brand new group of guys with different tendencies than his players on the Coyotes. Before the trade to New York, Keith Yandle had a PPP/20 value of 1.55. The next comparable player to Yandle on the Rangers is Ryan McDonagh at 1.37. The difference this year for Yandle will be his familiarity with players tendencies as well as being comfortable in his role on the Rangers.
So what do these all of these numbers mean? It means AV needs to tap Yandle’s shoulder instead of Boyle’s. After all, Yandle is in his prime (not often do the Rangers have players in their prime) and Boyle’s prime was 10 years ago. Although these numbers are from the ’14-’15 campaign, historically, Yandle has been the better Power Play man and will show this season why the Rangers traded so much for #93.
GO RANGERS!
Yandle on the Rangers Blueline for the entire year will make him much more comfortable within the Rangers system and he can show his true potential. Although he displayed his shooting ability in the penalty shot last night – do not expect Yandle to have 15 goals on the power play. That just isn’t his style. Since the ’07-’08 season Yandle has amassed 143 Power Play points however, he only had 23 goals. Distribute. Distribute. Distribute. Clearly, this speaks to volumes to his ability to facilitate on the Power Play, but he will fire biscuits on net when given the chance. His powerful shot is something that opponents take notice of that opens up opportunities for others.
Last year, while on the Coyotes, Keith Yandle had a power play points per 20 minutes (PPP/20) of 1.55. The “go-to” power play point man on the Rangers was 39-Year-Old Dan Boyle and he had a PPP/20 of 0.79. It should be pointed out that while on the Rangers Yandle had a PPP/20 of 0.79. So you may say, “What’s the big deal? They have the same PPP/20.” Correct, however Yandle was thrown into a brand new group of guys with different tendencies than his players on the Coyotes. Before the trade to New York, Keith Yandle had a PPP/20 value of 1.55. The next comparable player to Yandle on the Rangers is Ryan McDonagh at 1.37. The difference this year for Yandle will be his familiarity with players tendencies as well as being comfortable in his role on the Rangers.
So what do these all of these numbers mean? It means AV needs to tap Yandle’s shoulder instead of Boyle’s. After all, Yandle is in his prime (not often do the Rangers have players in their prime) and Boyle’s prime was 10 years ago. Although these numbers are from the ’14-’15 campaign, historically, Yandle has been the better Power Play man and will show this season why the Rangers traded so much for #93.
GO RANGERS!