It's crazy to me that Zetterberg is still the best player on this team. There should be 3-4 forwards consistently making more of an impact than he is - no one has stepped up. Larkin, AA, Mantha look like they're close - but Z is still carrying this team on his back.
Mantha is consistently better than anybody else.
My scoringchance data from the game:
Player, Goals+Assists, AllAttempts(Quality)+AssistedAttempts(Quality), Screens+OtherOffPlay+OtherDefPlay = Total
LW Mantha 0+0, 3(2)+3(2), 1+1+0 = 12
C Zetterberg, 1+0, 2(2)+3(0), 0+1+0 = 9
RW Tatar, 0+0, 1(1)+3(1), 0+0+0 = 6
----------------- Matnha keeps going. Carries this line. Created relatively most quality chances for himself and for teammates.
LW Abdelkader, 0+0, 0(0)+1(0), 0+0+0 = 1
C Nielsen, 0+0, 3(1)+3(2), 0+0+2 = 11
RW Glendening, 0+0, 0(0)+1(1), 4+0+1 = 7
-------------- Abdelkader did get injured. Nielsen getting better as season goes on. He wasn't getting +10 point night at all earlier in the season.
LW Vanek, 0+0, 5(4)+2(1), 1+0+0 = 13
C Larkin, 0+0, 2(0)+4(2), 0+2+0 = 10
RW Nyquist, 0+0, 1(1)+3(0), 2+0+1 = 8
------------ Monster-game from Vanek with great chances, but nothing did go in.
LW Jurco, 0+0, 0(0)+1(0), 1+0+1= 3
C Sheahan, 0+0, 3(0)+0(0), 1+1+1 = 6
RW Ott, 0+0, 0(0)+0(0), 0+0+2 = 2
-------------- Jurco get some extra role after Abdelkader dropped out (Sheahan also get some extra shifts), but is still very average on my point scale. Only just two games but his effort is not enough for a starting roster. Sheahan, Ott and even Miller does better.
LD DeKeyser, 0+0, 2(0)+ 0(0), 0+0+4 = 6
RD Green, 0+0, 7(3)+3(1), 0+1+1 = 16
LD Kronwall, 0+0, 0(0)+1(0), 0+0+2 = 3
RD Ouellet, 0+0, 1(0)+0(0), 0+0+2 = 3
LD Ericsson, 0+0, 1(0)+2(0), 0+0+2 = 5
RD Sproul, 0+0, 3(0)+0(0), 0+0+2 = 5
Great game from Green, should have deserved some points but couldn't get nearer than hitting once a crossbar.
If somebody wonders what are those point totals, they go basicly like this:
3 points = Goal or Quality assist which becames a goal
2 points = Assist, Quality scoring chance, Quality scoring chance assist or Screen, which did have an impact for a goal scored
1 point = Basic scoring attempt from non-high-danger zone, assisted basic attempt, screen, faceoff which did lead to scoring attempt, forecheking play which did lead to attempt, drawn penalty, block, takeway, good defensive play to prevent opposite attempt etc.
We all embarrass ourselves let it go.
Yeah it's been eye-opening how hard he and Z are being run at, this league has no mercy. I think some of the teams actually enjoy catching our vets this way. Must be years of retribution bottled up. Payback is hell!
