Probably too expensive, we already overpaid Goodrow.
Also It'd be nice with a real 2nd liner.
Danault is ideally more of an upper echelon 3rd liner/2nd line tweener on a future contending team.
So reaching the Stanley cup finals isn't a contending team...
Danault is a really good 2C. HFers only check goals and points. Preventing goals is as important as scoring some. If he produced 30-40 pts but can shutdown elites player on the other team like he did in the playoff, and prevent X amount of goals, the net goal difference is in your favor.
just some 2021 playoff facts :
- Danault limited the top 3 goal scorers of the regular season of each opponents teams during the playoff to a combined total of 5 goals...
Regular season Playoff
Auston Matthews | 41 goals in 52 games... 0,78 Goal/G | 1 in 7 games... 0,14 Goal/G |
Blake Wheeler | 15 goals in 50 games... 0,30 Goal/G | 0 in 4 games |
Kyle Connor | 26 goals in 56 games.... 0,47 Goal/G | 1 in 4 games 0,25 Goal/G |
Nik Ehlers | 21 goals in 47 games...0,45 Goal/G | 0 in 4 games |
Max Pacioretty | 24 goals in 48 games... 0,5 Goal/G | 1 in 6....... |
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Mark Stone | 21 goal in 55 games... 0,38 Goal/G | 0 in 6 games.... |
Marchessault and tuch | both 18G in 55 games....0,33 G/G | both 0 goal in 6 games |
Mitch Marner | 20 goals in 55 games....0,4 Goal/G | 0 in 7 games |
Braden Point | 23 goals in 56 games... 0,41 Goal/G | 0 in 5 games |
Steven Stamkos | 17 goals in 38 games.... 0,48 Goal/G | 1 in 5 games ... 0,20Goal/G |
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Yanni Gourde | 17 goals in 56 games ... 0,30 Goal/G | 1 in 5 games ... 0,20 Goal/G |
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Total average : 261G/623Games =
0,42 G/Games 5G/65Games ...
0,077 G/Games
net difference : 0,34G/G
- During the playoff, Danault was a big part of the reason why Montreal only allowed 5 PPG in 66 PK (92,42% PK)
Those stats aren't coincidence....
I know, Danault ain't the guy that you'll see replays in the highlights on TSN. He's not flashy, not offensively gifted, but his abilities are as valuable as being on the scoresheet.
If he produce at a .15Goal/G but can shutdown the opponents Goals/G by more then 0.30 Goals/G (and he's really capable of when you check the stats in the table above...) it totals out as a 0.45 net Goals/G for your team. you win by scoring more then you opponent, so preventing some are as valuable as scoring some.