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Shane's avatar

How bad is Sean Monahan?

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JFresh's avatar

He was real bad this year. He's terrible defensively and his GF and xGF impact have plummeted in the past two seasons.

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Shane's avatar

That line has almost always been all Gaudreau IMO (and just by looking at Wowy stats), Gaudreau had a bad year but Monahan just isn't a good player.

Really hoping they trade him this offseason.

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Jack's avatar

A bit late to the party, but what did you think of the Donato / Dubnyk trade to San Jose?

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DavidKapelnikov's avatar

Which older players have significantly regressed? Which ones are still top players in the league?

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DavidKapelnikov's avatar

Is Chara still a good defenceman?

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lorenzo's avatar

will you make a top 20 of each position list?

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JFresh's avatar

Maybe in the offseason

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Bae's avatar

Who should be the priority FA targets this offeaason for the astute GM?

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JFresh's avatar

Smart teams would be scouring the "analytical darling" near-league-min guys and getting their scouts to look hard into their game tape

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DavidKapelnikov's avatar

Best goalie in the league?

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JFresh's avatar

no such thing

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DavidKapelnikov's avatar

Best defenceman in the league?

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DavidKapelnikov's avatar

Is Pettersson a top 5 centre? McDavid, Crosby, MacKinnon seem to be the clear top 3. Could Petey make an argument for being 4/5? Who else is up there?

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JFresh's avatar

I think he is, yes.

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Yeet's avatar

How were you so blessed to share a name with god himself Jack Johnson

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JFresh's avatar

I also share a first name with John Marino so I'm doubly blessed

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Geordie's avatar

You’ve written that “despite adequate relative numbers (Tyler Myers) isolated impact on defence was very bad”. You’ve also said that this appears to be standard for him. How can someone be consistently bad in isolated impact but also consistently ok in relative numbers?

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JFresh's avatar

Because relative numbers tend to be rates (CF%, GF%, xGF%) and not specifically defence. On a bad defence like the Canucks' he might have good relative overall numbers but his defensive numbers might be (and are) poor.

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DavidKapelnikov's avatar

Is Micah McCurdy’s coaching isolates free? Can’t seem to find them

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JFresh's avatar

For subscribers they're at hockeyviz.com/coaches

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DavidKapelnikov's avatar

Who are the top 3 coaches in the league?

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DavidKapelnikov's avatar

How good is Mat Barzal? Where would you rank him approximately among centres

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JFresh's avatar

He's a microstat hero whose impact has been majorly blunted by Trotz's system. Hard to really rank him considering that.

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DavidKapelnikov's avatar

Did Bergeron Barkov and Tavares really regress that much this year? Would you still consider them top 15 centres?

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JFresh's avatar

Bergeron yes, for sure. Both Tavares and Barkov are all-offence-no-defence in terms of their scoring chance/goal impacts but you could make the case for Barkov especially.

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Dgrdnr's avatar

How does Troy Terry look?

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JFresh's avatar

So far so good, especially defensively.

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Zack Kehl's avatar

Opinions on Travis Dermott??

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JFresh's avatar

Excellent defensive defenceman with not much offence. Last guy the Leafs should think about moving.

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Dgrdnr's avatar

Who is tour favourite "pure" 3rd liner?

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JFresh's avatar

Depends what counts as a "pure third liner." 3rd line results + 3rd line minutes?

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Dgrdnr's avatar

How did McCann fare as the Pens 3rd line center this year?

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JFresh's avatar

Tough to say. He had crazy inflated WAR because his on-ice shooting was very high, but his offence in terms of scoring-chance-driving has never been strong. And of course his line got smoked in the playoffs. I think he's a good defensive centre but he's not the difference maker offensively that he might have seemed like.

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Nathan's avatar

Of the top cap-hit defensemen, who would you consider good value? Are any of them north of 28-years-old?

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JFresh's avatar

Carlson, Hedman, Spurgeon, and Letang stand out.

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Dgrdnr's avatar

Who has the biggest impact, Gourde or Niederreiter?

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JFresh's avatar

Both guys saw a similar collapse in on-ice shooting this year that drove their WAR and point totals down. I like Gourde's defensive impact better but I could be swayed either way.

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Dgrdnr's avatar

Who is the best dman between Weegar. Demelo and Grzelcyk?

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JFresh's avatar

Weegar has played like a legit top-pairing defensive stud for the Panthers. I see DeMelo and Grzelcyk as being strong top four guys probably.

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Greg's avatar

Why don't you think the Pens should hire Laviolette?

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JFresh's avatar

By the only stats we have that measure "coaching impact" (Micah McCurdy's coaching isolates) Laviolette's system has had a depressive effect on his team's offence throughout his career including with the Canes and Flyers. Plus the JR connection worries me in terms of unconditional loyalty.

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kolkko's avatar

are you a Puljujarvi believer?

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JFresh's avatar

Not sure, his underlying numbers aren't great but obviously there are valid issues around deployment. I said on Steve Laidlaw's podcast that I thought Florida would be a good fit if the Oilers finally have to give up and trade him.

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Val's avatar

Who’s your pick for the cup?

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JFresh's avatar

I have the Avs on my bracket

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Ville's avatar

Will you write a post mortem for the canes? What should their focus be this offseason?

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JFresh's avatar

Yeah, I've taken a bit of a writing break because I got kinda burnt out but I'll get to every team eventually. They're in a tough spot because their biggest theoretical need is goaltending, which is the hardest and stupidest thing to "address". Think they should really try to clear some space from their blueline tbh

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Omri Noonan's avatar

How do you think Cody Glass, Nic Hague, and Peyton Krebs project for Vegas in the coming seasons?

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JFresh's avatar

Not sure, not really a prospects guy to be honest.

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CarltonTheBear's avatar

rank ur top 10 forwards in the nhl

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JFresh's avatar

If I ever do this it'll be in an article/podcast setting where I can show my work haha

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Ethan Coltart's avatar

Who do the sens target this offseason? They need to find their guy in net at some point.

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JFresh's avatar

I'd hope for their sake they'd look for a guy who isn't Zaitsev to play with Chabot. Ironically DeMelo would be a good target for them. In net I always wonder if they'd be a team looking at Matt Murray.

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Brian Finlayson's avatar

With the Caps moving on from Reirden this morning, who could be a potential replacement option for that team moving forward to help get the most of that roster?

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JFresh's avatar

it'd be funny if they picked Bruce Boudreau, who's probably the best available. But I guess Gallant would make sense for them.

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Adam Johnson's avatar

Who will get the most penalty mins in the second round

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Karan Guglani's avatar

Who are some of the best defensemen in the NHL and what makes them so good?

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JFresh's avatar

Josi (transition play), Spurgeon (skating), Hamilton (willingness to shoot like crazy) are some good examples

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leo spaceman's avatar

What is a fair 1 for 1 trade involving William Nylander and a defenceman of similar age?

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JFresh's avatar

Rasmus Andersson

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Harry Smith's avatar

what do you think adam boqvist/kirby dachs potential is?

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JFresh's avatar

I can't really speak to prospects but I can say that Adam Boqvist's offensive numbers were very strong this season

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