PuckMunchkin
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With Gudbranson signed to a 3 year / 4mill per deal, we will should get used to the idea of seeing no 44 for the next few years in Canucks jersey.
He comes advertised as a physical presence and a defensive specialist.
Lets look at some of the metrics commonly used to measure a D man of his ilk. (If you feel I left out something, please feel free to add what you feel is warranted in your reply)
Posession I chose CF% as its the most widely used stat for posession at the moment. He ranks last among Canuck defenders this year. We were a horrible puck posession team this year, so Erik starting 57% of the time in the Dzone having a low CF% is no surprise. Him being worst of our bad D core isn't good tho. (His 57% starts in the Dzone is 9th highest amongst players we started with 20 games or more played)
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[/TBODY] ( 2017-18 Vancouver Canucks Roster and Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com )
The Athletic’s Corey Sznajder tracks micro stats for NHL games and the results appear poor in the 14 Canucks games that he’s tracked. He is the worst at all categories except Fail% where Pouliot has him beat by 2%.
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The conclusion I draw from these stats is that when Erik Gudbranson is on the ice we are less likely to be controlling the puck. And when the opposing team gets the puck to our end of the ice we are less likely to get it out, then with any of our other D men.
Gudbransons physical play, stats wise, seems highly over-rated. He is averaging 2,42 hits per game this year. Alex Edler is averaging 2,24 this year. If we wanna go oldschool and look at his PIM stats, he averaged 0,69 penalty minutes per game. (Hardly a great measuring stick for physical play, but you can tell he isn't rushing to drop the gloves to defend his team mates every other game...)
He has played 393 of 540 possible games during his NHL career. Missing 147 (27%) games between 2011 - 2018. His injuries have ranged from his recent Shoulder Injury to a major wrist injury and a number of smaller injuries.
( The Hockey News )
Now then...
We can assume his shoulder has affected his play... could actually get a E.G 2.0 next year?
What would you consider the utmost highest upside for E.G? What sort of development should / can we expect?
What would you consider a successful season for E.G in 2018-19?
How about trade talk;
Can he be moved with his new contract, and if so what kind of return would he bring?
(I highly doubt this is an option the current management is considering at the moment)
Dood does look fantastic in a suit.
He comes advertised as a physical presence and a defensive specialist.
Lets look at some of the metrics commonly used to measure a D man of his ilk. (If you feel I left out something, please feel free to add what you feel is warranted in your reply)
Posession I chose CF% as its the most widely used stat for posession at the moment. He ranks last among Canuck defenders this year. We were a horrible puck posession team this year, so Erik starting 57% of the time in the Dzone having a low CF% is no surprise. Him being worst of our bad D core isn't good tho. (His 57% starts in the Dzone is 9th highest amongst players we started with 20 games or more played)
Rk | Player | GP | CF | CA | CF% |
1 | Derrick Pouliot | 71 | 1079 | 1050 | 50.7 |
2 | Alex Biega | 44 | 598 | 585 | 50.5 |
3 | Ben Hutton | 61 | 842 | 873 | 49.1 |
4 | Philip Holm | 1 | 17 | 18 | 48.6 |
5 | Troy Stecher | 68 | 1063 | 1139 | 48.3 |
6 | Chris Tanev | 42 | 550 | 612 | 47.3 |
7 | Alexander Edler | 70 | 1182 | 1343 | 46.8 |
8 | Michael Del Zotto | 82 | 1271 | 1482 | 46.2 |
9 | Ashton Sautner | 5 | 50 | 61 | 45.0 |
10 | Erik Gudbranson | 52 | 658 | 840 | 43.9 |
The Athletic’s Corey Sznajder tracks micro stats for NHL games and the results appear poor in the 14 Canucks games that he’s tracked. He is the worst at all categories except Fail% where Pouliot has him beat by 2%.
5v5 Zone Exits | Attempts | Exit % | Posession Exit % | Fail % |
Pouliot | 85 | 68,2 | 41,2 | 29,4 |
Hutton | 100 | 83 | 37 | 14 |
Del Zotto | 131 | 75,6 | 35,1 | 18,3 |
Stecher | 107 | 80,4 | 33,6 | 15 |
Edler | 99 | 75,8 | 31,3 | 18,2 |
Tanev | 77 | 72,7 | 28,6 | 23,4 |
Gudbranson | 81 | 67,9 | 24,7 | 27,2 |
The conclusion I draw from these stats is that when Erik Gudbranson is on the ice we are less likely to be controlling the puck. And when the opposing team gets the puck to our end of the ice we are less likely to get it out, then with any of our other D men.
Gudbransons physical play, stats wise, seems highly over-rated. He is averaging 2,42 hits per game this year. Alex Edler is averaging 2,24 this year. If we wanna go oldschool and look at his PIM stats, he averaged 0,69 penalty minutes per game. (Hardly a great measuring stick for physical play, but you can tell he isn't rushing to drop the gloves to defend his team mates every other game...)
He has played 393 of 540 possible games during his NHL career. Missing 147 (27%) games between 2011 - 2018. His injuries have ranged from his recent Shoulder Injury to a major wrist injury and a number of smaller injuries.
( The Hockey News )
Now then...
We can assume his shoulder has affected his play... could actually get a E.G 2.0 next year?
What would you consider the utmost highest upside for E.G? What sort of development should / can we expect?
What would you consider a successful season for E.G in 2018-19?
How about trade talk;
Can he be moved with his new contract, and if so what kind of return would he bring?
(I highly doubt this is an option the current management is considering at the moment)
Dood does look fantastic in a suit.