hah, thanks for that remark.. I've watched every Wings game for the past 10 years+, could it be that we just see the game differently?
I know you think Cholo is chopped liver, we all know it.. but I believe he's someone who has the potential to be a really good player. As for stats, I do look at them.. not really into advanced stats, but in Cholowski's case they seem to tell the story of a decent enough player who has had pretty terrible 'luck' so far in his career.
Since you pointed to +/-, let's also look at E+/- (expected +/-, based on shot location for/ against at even strength)
| GP | | E +/- | | +/- |
Cholo | 88 | | -1.9 | | -46 |
Nemeth | 64 | | -5.5 | | -10 |
Hronek | 111 | | -18.7 | | -48 |
Bowey | 70 | | -20.3 | | -20 |
Daley | 164 | | -33.2 | | -20 |
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There are other numbers that indicate more of the same, but I don't think there's much point in delving further into this.. Cholowski was always a project.. at the draft, Holland said they were going to "tuck him away in college for 3-4 years". If they had stuck to that, Cholowski would have had his rookie year in the NHL this coming season.. I think he's still a very good prospect, that the criticism on this forum has been overblown, and that it would be foolish to rush to write him off at this point... let's hope he can have a good 2021.