>
> Scott Quakkelaar <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >what's the deal with michigan giving up more than 20 shots on goal?  as
> >long as i can remember (about 20 minutes in most cases) they would give up
> >17, maybe 18;  but 27 or 30 shots on goal was unheard of.
>
> Here's a table I put together at the start of this season when
> I was trying to convince someone that Gordon faces more shots than
> Shields does.  (I also believe that Gordon faces tougher shots,
> but I don't have any means of quantifying that.)
>
> The Sh/Gm is shots per 60 minutes.  As you can see, Michigan has
> yielded about 26 shots per game over the last three years.  This
> season, the Wolverines have allowed 25.29 shots per 60 minutes.
> I haven't broken it down individually, but Gordon is again seeing
> more rubber than Shields is.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Chris Gordon
> Year      Minutes   Shots     Sh/Gm
> 1990-91    728:17    368      30.32
> 1991-92    545:59    282      30.99
> 1992-93    301:38    132      26.26
> subtotal  1575:54    782      29.77
>
> Al Loges
> Year      Minutes   Shots     Sh/Gm
> 1991-92     20:00      6      18.00
> 1992-93     88:27     38      25.78
> subtotal   108:27     44      24.34
>
> Steve Shields
> Year      Minutes   Shots     Sh/Gm
> 1990-91   1963:21    870      26.59
> 1991-92   2090:47    852      24.45
> 1992-93   2026:44    827      24.48
> subtotal  6080:52   2549      25.15
>
>
>   John H
>   U Mich (27-2-1)
>
 
Not to criticize Gordon, but to praise Shields...
 
  Could this shot differential have something to do with how a goalie calls
a game in net?  Some of the best goalies don't have to make many great saves
because they always let their defensemen know what they want them to do.  It
is possible that Shields simply directs the defense and breakouts better and
thus sees less action.
 
Just a thought/opinion.
 
Tony  BU'92'93
Former Ogre
 
PS - try topping off your trip to BU when we come out to St Paul. ;-)