As it has (finally) been made official that Tanner Glass has been sent to the AHL, I would like to thank him for his service to the New York Rangers. Actually, I would like to thank him on behalf of all the Blueshirt Faithful. Many people, including myself, have moaned and groaned over having Tanner Glass on the team let alone in the lineup.
Glass was of a dying breed, and while being a great person, this dying breed doesn't exactly mean much in the NHL. The fight-first and “try to play hockey” second mentality doesn’t exactly go very far. Toughness although it may fire up your teammates or intimate other players, doesn't put the puck in the back of the net - which as I recall - is the goal of the wonderful game of hockey.
Now that I think about it, I didn't score that often either during my playing days - so I guess I could be considered more or less useless. However, I digress.
One final analysis of Tanner Glass and his play since he has cracked the NHL shows that Tanner’s inability to actually play hockey is nothing new - it’s just now more apparent with the sport moving toward skill.
For those that are unaware or don't understand the “fancy statistics,” I will break it down in layman's terms. Corsi essentially is used to show defensive efficiency. It adds the shots, blocks, and misses. So for the category CF - it calculates the shots, blocks, and misses for his team while he was on the ice. CA is similar except that it is for shots,blocks, and misses against while on the ice. A CF% of over 50% means that the player's team was controlling the puck more often than not while on the ice.
Glass was of a dying breed, and while being a great person, this dying breed doesn't exactly mean much in the NHL. The fight-first and “try to play hockey” second mentality doesn’t exactly go very far. Toughness although it may fire up your teammates or intimate other players, doesn't put the puck in the back of the net - which as I recall - is the goal of the wonderful game of hockey.
Now that I think about it, I didn't score that often either during my playing days - so I guess I could be considered more or less useless. However, I digress.
One final analysis of Tanner Glass and his play since he has cracked the NHL shows that Tanner’s inability to actually play hockey is nothing new - it’s just now more apparent with the sport moving toward skill.
For those that are unaware or don't understand the “fancy statistics,” I will break it down in layman's terms. Corsi essentially is used to show defensive efficiency. It adds the shots, blocks, and misses. So for the category CF - it calculates the shots, blocks, and misses for his team while he was on the ice. CA is similar except that it is for shots,blocks, and misses against while on the ice. A CF% of over 50% means that the player's team was controlling the puck more often than not while on the ice.
In which case Tanner glass has never had a year CF% over 50%. What does this all mean and why should you care? It means that when Tanner Glass has been on the ice, his line has been in the defensive zone most often than not and therefore not generating scoring chances.
Furthermore, the CF relative% means that his team was better off with him off the ice rather than on it. Negative percentages for CF relative are no bueno.
After all of the bashing of Tanner Glass and how he stinks, I think he deserves some good attention for once. He has been said to be a great guy and we all know that he would do anything to help his team win. Who know maybe he puts his Ivy League education to good use and joins Al Trautwig on the Pregame Show. Similar situation to another former Ranger that was forced out due to his play - cough Biron cough.
Furthermore, the CF relative% means that his team was better off with him off the ice rather than on it. Negative percentages for CF relative are no bueno.
After all of the bashing of Tanner Glass and how he stinks, I think he deserves some good attention for once. He has been said to be a great guy and we all know that he would do anything to help his team win. Who know maybe he puts his Ivy League education to good use and joins Al Trautwig on the Pregame Show. Similar situation to another former Ranger that was forced out due to his play - cough Biron cough.
And in case you need a good laugh, Check out this Tanner Glass Highlight Tape...