What’s Wrong with the Philadelphia Flyers’ Claude Giroux?

November 9th, 2013 by Rob Vollman Leave a reply »

The monkey is off his back, but the recent 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers was the Philadelphia Flyers' 16th game, during which time Claude Giroux has just one goal and seven assists. Philly's superstar captain was expected to compete for the Hart Trophy, and his team for the postseason—what went wrong?

According to the analytics, the Flyers haven't been getting Giroux the puck, primarily because they don't often seem to have it in the first place.

In the wake of his goalless drought, we'll break down Giroux's game and analyze both his playmaking and his goal scoring to find out where the flaws have been. That will lead us to one of the key causes of Giroux's slow start: the team's poor possession-based game.

 

What Happened to Giroux's Playmaking?

In a word: nothing.

Expectations may have been raised in the 2011-12 season when Giroux established himself as one of the league's top playmakers, finishing second in assists (65) and third in points (93). That year Giroux recorded 14.4 percent of the team's assists, and this year he is right on the ...

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