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Maximizing Team Strategy: Investing Smarter in Roster Payroll

Learn from Mike Zanier why the goaltender shouldn’t be your highest-paid player. Discover insights on roster optimization, player allocation, and strategic salary budgeting in the evolving landscape of the game. Understand why a good-enough goalie can be key to success, especially with the importance of puck possession in modern hockey. Explore data from recent seasons, salary comparisons, and the impact of team dynamics on performance. Unleash the power of a balanced and strategy-focused payroll for sustained success on the ice.

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Maximizing Team Strategy: Investing Smarter in Roster Payroll

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  1. Optimizing your roster payroll Why the goaltender should not be your best-paid player Mike Zanier

  2. 183 cm x 122 cm • 7.62 cm x 2.54 cm • 1.152 • 150 km/h

  3. 30 shots per game • 21 shots (70%) – C-Gradedchances • 6 shots (20%) – B-Gradedchances • 3 shots (10%) – A-Gradedchances

  4. C-Graded chances 70% (21 shots) – goalie must save

  5. B-Graded chances 20% (6 shots) – can go either way

  6. A-Graded chances 10% (3 shots) – no chance

  7. A-Graded chances Out of position after rebound

  8. A-Graded chances Deflections & “fluke” goals

  9. A-Graded chances Screened – can’t see a thing

  10. A-Graded chances Perfect execution – 2-on-1

  11. Where do I put my money? • B-Graded shots (20% - 6 shots per game) Top Goalie – takes 5 – 6 shots Good Goalies – takes 4 – 5 shots Average Goalie – takes 3 – 4 shots

  12. I put my money (salarycap / budget) on a ”goodenough” goalie and allocatebig $ on positions whichgiveme puck possession • Game has changed; moreoffense, possession, all linescan play, goonsgone

  13. Your goal – puck possession • More possession = easier for yourgoalie • Less possession = morepressure on goalie • Withmore possession, I don’tneed to spendbigsalary on topgoalie • Goaliecan be ”Good-enough”

  14. It’s a young goalie’s game • 75% have won 1st Cup in first 5 years • 62% have won 1 st Cup before age 30 • 10% won 1st Cup after age 30 Season 2017-2018 • 60% ofhighestpaidgoaliesmadeplayoffs • 75% oflowestpaidgoaliesmadeplayoffs

  15. Is more expensive better? 2018 - 2019 • Top-5 earning starters avg $8.1 > 11,2% cap • Bottom-5 earning starters av $2.9 > 3.7% cap

  16. Salary cap or budget… • Ideal number for starting goalie: 7%

  17. Summary: • A top [earning] goalie can’t save a poor team • Good team = possession team • Take $ from top goalie, put on top-D or C • Teams win with good-enough goalies • You can’t win without top-D or top-C • Young G with less $ are more hungry

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