Was it announced that Tardy would be playing juniors before Forbort left? I can't remember. If it was, then this argument definitely makes sense. But saying it's the only reason would be simplistic; Forbort's situation is rather different from Tardy's. More than just that had to go into the decision.Nonamer wrote:Karl, some may speculate, others are comfortable with the real story re: Forbort. Consider this: Randolph states he adequately prepares his players for DI hockey - he says Max Tardy, as a product of his system, is ready - what does it say about Rand's player preparation/evaluation/assessment if Tardy plays juniors next year, instead of playing for UMD as a true freshman?
About the PP unit with Forb as a forward. The most successful PP using this lineup changed in terms of players midway through the season, and lost it's effectiveness. Rand's reasoning behind his decision to change an extremely effective unit? Now this is where one can only speculate...
As for the PP numbers, I went and looked them up. I don't remember exactly when they started using Forbort as a forward, so I arbitrarily declared that it started with the Denfeld game. If you or someone else remembers bettere when it started, I can adjust the numbers. But in the meantime, we have this
East PP pre-switch: 13/43 (30.2%)
East PP post-switch: 19/67 (28.4%) --figure includes sections and State--
So they were slightly better before the switch, but the difference is negligable. It doesn't appear to have really helped or hurt the team.