Article: What Is "Boldy's Office" and How Does He Score So Much From It?

[Justin Hein]

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[Up North Guy]

More of this please this season.

[mnfaninnc]

This is a very interesting topic. It is a very good look at how analytics can help discover something. I had not seen this trend in on ice play, but will now start to look for it. No offense to the videos, but videos can be cherry picked to prove the point. 

Now we need to take a look at the eye test and just see what takes place. Is this truly a theme? Another aspect that needs exploring is if this is "Boldy's Office," does he match up well as a wing for Kaprizov? I'd suggest that Boldy at least shares an office with Kaprizov in this spot. 

Maybe we need to separate the 2 except for on the PP? Maybe one of the young guns coming over will be a better fit for the top line? I'm pretty sure Kaprizov prefers that right side too. I'm not sure about Yurov. We've got a lot of lefties that prefer their off wing. 

[vonlonster67]

2 hours ago, Up North Guy said:

More of this please this season.

I agree with UNG, this is tantalizing. "The Young Stud Overview". I know you see and watch in amazement while its happening, but its fun to reflect now as I know I'm usually wrapped up in the game and stuff like this later you savor like a fine wine over and over.

Let's not stop there. No one covers our top prospects, some cover Iowa, but would appreciate hearing more on all of our guys. Even the glue guys have a great backstory.

Thanks Justen, you and Tony been enlightening us preseason and its nice to see some background to get ready for the regular season!

[Up North Guy]

2 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

This is a very interesting topic. It is a very good look at how analytics can help discover something. I had not seen this trend in on ice play, but will now start to look for it. No offense to the videos, but videos can be cherry picked to prove the point. 

Now we need to take a look at the eye test and just see what takes place. Is this truly a theme? Another aspect that needs exploring is if this is "Boldy's Office," does he match up well as a wing for Kaprizov? I'd suggest that Boldy at least shares an office with Kaprizov in this spot. 

Maybe we need to separate the 2 except for on the PP? Maybe one of the young guns coming over will be a better fit for the top line? I'm pretty sure Kaprizov prefers that right side too. I'm not sure about Yurov. We've got a lot of lefties that prefer their off wing. 

If memory serves me (and it usually does not) Boldy put on something of a show in his "office" at the World Juniors when he was there. Not sure where to go for video but it must be out there.

[Justin Hein]

3 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

This is a very interesting topic. It is a very good look at how analytics can help discover something. I had not seen this trend in on ice play, but will now start to look for it. No offense to the videos, but videos can be cherry picked to prove the point. 

Now we need to take a look at the eye test and just see what takes place. Is this truly a theme? Another aspect that needs exploring is if this is "Boldy's Office," does he match up well as a wing for Kaprizov? I'd suggest that Boldy at least shares an office with Kaprizov in this spot. 

Maybe we need to separate the 2 except for on the PP? Maybe one of the young guns coming over will be a better fit for the top line? I'm pretty sure Kaprizov prefers that right side too. I'm not sure about Yurov. We've got a lot of lefties that prefer their off wing. 

Kaprizov and Boldy actually run the PP from high left to down low right very often -- it comes out in this chart from HockeyViz. 

 

I'm highly inclined to agree with you about the highlight reel -- I prefer data as a starting point, but you always have to back that up with film study. 

[Justin Hein]

1 hour ago, vonlonster67 said:

Thanks Justen, you and Tony been enlightening us preseason and its nice to see some background to get ready for the regular season!

We appreciate that you've enjoyed it! Best part of the offseason is that you can revisit this little stuff -- the season always feels so magnified but when you zoom out you get time to enjoy these little nuggets about each and every player. 

[Justin Hein]

1 hour ago, Up North Guy said:

If memory serves me (and it usually does not) Boldy put on something of a show in his "office" at the World Juniors when he was there. Not sure where to go for video but it must be out there.

I found a few of them, and here he's doing some pretty vanilla goals just because he's a 6'3 tank dunking on European children. For this reason he's on his left wing for most goals, but to your point goals number 4 and 5 are right in the workplace. They're highly creative and tricky saves because the moves and shots are not something you typically see from any other player. 

 

[Up North Guy]

45 minutes ago, Justin Hein said:

I found a few of them, and here he's doing some pretty vanilla goals just because he's a 6'3 tank dunking on European children. For this reason he's on his left wing for most goals, but to your point goals number 4 and 5 are right in the workplace. They're highly creative and tricky saves because the moves and shots are not something you typically see from any other player. 

 

Thanks Justin for digging these out. It is going to be so much fun watching this guy play his career. I really have a good feeling that this year will be a monster year for him.

[Protec]

Consistency for Boldy would be fantastic. Point per game pace and carry it into the post-season. A little more sandpaper goes a long way too. You gotta give and take that kind of stuff in the playoffs. It's a talent some players never develop. "They don't need to, they're a skill guy" some say. I disagree.

[mnfaninnc]

2 hours ago, Justin Hein said:

We appreciate that you've enjoyed it! Best part of the offseason is that you can revisit this little stuff -- the season always feels so magnified but when you zoom out you get time to enjoy these little nuggets about each and every player. 

Hey guys, we are just a few months into this new Hockey Wilderness thing. I'm sure everyone has had some growing pains and there has been some scrambling, but how is it going so far? 

It takes awhile to build a community or even merge one like this. Has it gone as expected? Is the traffic about what you had predicted? To me, it seems like the commenting is a little higher than when it was just Vox. 

I also appreciate how each of the writers have stayed in their lane and kept us out of the political agendas that arose from time to time. It's certainly saved Protec from changing his name 3 times by now! 😉

Just interested. 

[TheGoosesAreLooses]

I love the new amalgamtation of the sites. The new format is a step above and the sheer volume of content has been amazing. Props to the entire team, new and old. Keep up the solid work!

Edited August 2, 2023 by TheGoosesAreLooses

[Protec]

14 hours ago, TheGoosesAreLooses said:

I love the new amalgamtation of the sites. The new format is a step above and the sheer volume of content has been amazing. Props to the entire team, new and old. Keep up the solid work!

One thing sucks which is the ads and mobile experience. I am predicting the Game Threads continue to suck. The old format with quick reply capabilities and clean functionality and readability is the opposite of the current forum systems.

I would highly suggest a ad-free Game Thread or mobile update to make those not suck. Last season after the switch the playoff games were few, but the banter and activity during games and the adult-diaper/Ukrainian-women ads combined with audio and page reloads popping up made the in game posting & reading suck. Maybe there's a fix or special purpose thread for games next season to make that less sucknificant.

[Protec]

I agree the content has been good and not sporadic. Thanks, that is appreciated. 

As part of this community for many years and despite angering many, I like it and the characters. Glad to see the torch passed. I do not like VOX Media so there's that. I'm saying making mobile better or improving the Game threads would be appreciated from users.

[Protec]

If more puck less suck was a saying HW.com is halfway there. 

[Justin Hein]

14 hours ago, TheGoosesAreLooses said:

I love the new amalgamtation of the sites. The new format is a step above and the sheer volume of content has been amazing. Props to the entire team, new and old. Keep up the solid work!

Thanks TGAL!

[Justin Hein]

16 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

Hey guys, we are just a few months into this new Hockey Wilderness thing. I'm sure everyone has had some growing pains and there has been some scrambling, but how is it going so far? 

It takes awhile to build a community or even merge one like this. Has it gone as expected? Is the traffic about what you had predicted? To me, it seems like the commenting is a little higher. 

I can't speak to the traffic but the content that I've been bringing since the switch is much deeper and I hope more interesting to fans. Much more learning about the game, and less just covering the news. 

[mnfaninnc]

9 minutes ago, Protec said:

I'm saying making mobile better or improving the Game threads would be appreciated from users.

Mostly, I'll view on the PC since it's much easier and I have ad block on. But, there are times when I'll check via phone. Yes, there are a lot of ads, but what really makes the experience horrible is the reloading of ads and the screen jumping around. 

For instance, it appears that ads do not have a conforming size, so when some are longer, the screen simply moves from where I was reading. Then, for some unknown reason, the text boxes widen and I have to continually move back and forth for each line just to read it. 

The phone is an android, Samsung brand and fairly recent so it shouldn't be outdated stuff. It seems to me that if there were box breaks that were a fixed size and that's what reloaded, that it wouldn't affect the whole article and comments (yes, the comments box even widens). I can only imagine how frustrating this would be on a game thread where comments need to be reloaded every 5 seconds or so. 

Does this happen to others?

[mnfaninnc]

2 minutes ago, Justin Hein said:

Much more learning about the game, and less just covering the news. 

If this is the offseason, then when the season comes, I'd expect a whole lot of details instead of just a recap of the scores with twitter videos. 

In the past, coverage for prospects has been, well, mostly missing. When articles used to be posted, essentially, the content was about points for a weekly and later monthly period. Nobody really had "eyes" on the prospects. I can see where this might be cyclical, but right now, and probably for the next 2 seasons, their development will be ultra important to us fans.

With many more writers on board, will someone be dedicated to writing about the prospects and actually watch games? 

[MNCountryLife]

2 hours ago, Justin Hein said:

I can't speak to the traffic but the content that I've been bringing since the switch is much deeper and I hope more interesting to fans. Much more learning about the game, and less just covering the news.

I really appreciate the articles... and the comments.  It's great to have a place to go and read about the team and see people's opinions and how they differ/match to others.  A big shout out of "Thanks" to all the people at HW.

[joebou15]

Count me in as one of those guys that believe that Johansson's carriage is going to revert back to a pumpkin this year. Just don't buy into what he showed late last year as something he could sustain for a full season.

 

I would have been just fine had Guerin not locked him up for 3 more seasons after letting him walk a couple seasons ago.