I wonder what that tells you about our possession with Scheifele (and Connor) on the ice. Nik's linemates seem to rank quite low on the list, whereas Connor is almost tied with Scheifele - it's almost like Nik does a larger proportion of puck moving on his line than anyone else on the team on theirs. Hence, more giveaways.
And just to avoid getting caught up in giveaways too much, Nik is among the 21 skaters with 1000+ minutes at 5v5 in the last three years to have a GF% of 60 or higher. 60+ is total domination on the ice, and he's there with an assortment of Bruins, Stars, Panthers, a couple of key Avs, and some extras. So, maybe we forget the idea of dumping Ehlers due to giveaways and focus on trading the guys who play 20 a night and get nothing done.
Funnily enough - that list of 21 skaters features another Jet. Who has been dominant enough to be featured, when the team has sucked for two of the three years? Connor f*** no, he ranks somewhere in the 350s and is under 50% - net negative. Scheifele? A bit better, but nowhere near either. Wheeler isn't it, although he's over 50% and therefore isn't getting outscored like Connor. Samberg and Morrissey look fantastic at mid-50s, but aren't quite there either. As far as veterans go, Niederreiter is at 58.9%, which isn't quite it despite being an absolutely stunning figure of what has actually happened on the ice (ranks 28th in the NHL).
It's Cole Perfetti.
This organisation doesn't deserve either Ehlers or Perfetti. But if it wants to be good, it'd better find a way to have those guys on the ice much more than before.
