Essenege
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- Oct 5, 2019
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I'll admit, I was a huge fan of Danault and was beyond bummed that we lost him in the offseason. I looked at his stats today.,
Soooo....he's first amongst LAK with 68% 5v5 on-ice GF% (26-12). Astonishing share of on-ice high danger chances over 70%. He's more productive then Kopitar at 5v5. And I'm sure he still does this while facing opposing top lines.
In retrospect, is it fair to say :
1) He's a high quality second line center (as in the 5v5, second line). Only 4 teams have 2 centers with more 5v5 points this year then Danault. For those saying it's a small sample size, between 18-19 and 20-21 he comes 23rd in the league for 5v5 points, which is only 3 ranks below his current season.
2) He was not a product of Gallagher like many claimed
3) 5.5M cap hit is far from expensive for a player like him
4) Amongst all our losses this offseason, he's the costliest, above Weber and regular season wise even mor impactful then Price who posted league average stats these past seasons.
Do you guys agree with those statements? For the perpetual Danault haters of the last few seasons in here, are his performances with the Kings changing your opinion on him?
Cheers
Soooo....he's first amongst LAK with 68% 5v5 on-ice GF% (26-12). Astonishing share of on-ice high danger chances over 70%. He's more productive then Kopitar at 5v5. And I'm sure he still does this while facing opposing top lines.
In retrospect, is it fair to say :
1) He's a high quality second line center (as in the 5v5, second line). Only 4 teams have 2 centers with more 5v5 points this year then Danault. For those saying it's a small sample size, between 18-19 and 20-21 he comes 23rd in the league for 5v5 points, which is only 3 ranks below his current season.
2) He was not a product of Gallagher like many claimed
3) 5.5M cap hit is far from expensive for a player like him
4) Amongst all our losses this offseason, he's the costliest, above Weber and regular season wise even mor impactful then Price who posted league average stats these past seasons.
Do you guys agree with those statements? For the perpetual Danault haters of the last few seasons in here, are his performances with the Kings changing your opinion on him?
Cheers
