Anders Sorensen's First 29 Games as Head Coach
How are things looking for the Blackhawks under Anders Sorensen?
Want to know how much things have changed under Anders Sorensen?
Well, other than goals going in… not much.
I compared stats under Luke Richardson’s last 26 games and Sorensen’s first 29 games as head coach. You can check that out in the link below.
Anders Sorensen Has 29 Games Under His Belt, How Are Things Looking?
With Luke out, Rockford IceHogs head coach Anders Sorensen was promoted as interim head coach of the Blackhawks. 29 games later, how are things going?
Other than more goals, the underlying numbers are the same. That's because this team's problem since day one of the 2024 season has been a roster construction issue.
Firing Luke Richardson was somewhat necessary to shake things up and I believe the primary reason for his firing was the stagnation of Connor Bedard's point production.
Anders Sorensen gives young players more freedom to play their game... sometimes (see the 1-1-3 example below)…
Really, we shouldn't expect any major differences. I think with Richardson there was a lot of puck luck not going our way. The negativity was magnified because Connor Bedard wasn’t producing and Richardson was heavily focused on conservative hockey.
Sorensen hasn’t changed too much of the system (why would he mid-season?). They forecheck more and younger players are given a little more freedom than under Luke.
Again, you can read more about the differences in the link above to On Tap Sports Net.
