Players who look good stats-wise but are bad?

[schnapshot]

Is there any player on your team that some would think is good looking at his Hockeydb page but as a matter of fact isn't?

For the Habs I'd say Nathan Beaulieu, some would say a 24 year old Dman coming off a 28-point season is pretty good but he's horrible defensively... All tools, no toolbox.

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[Tap on the Ankle]

Patrick Wiercioch in his first couple seasons

He probably could have fetched a 2nd rounder at his peak value but the Sens held onto him and he never improved, ended up not getting qualified last summer

 

[Diamondillium]

Hey there, it's the Jordan Eberle thread!

 

[ProspectsSTC]

Hey there, it's the Jordan Eberle thread!

Beat me to it. I'll say Pacioretty

 

[schnapshot]

Hey there, it's the Jordan Eberle thread!

How is he that bad? Just wondering, I don't see him play much.

 

[MNRube]

Pominville almost had 50 points. Decent in regular season but has no second gear whatsoever in the playoffs. He's very smart but that's about it.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Beat me to it. I'll say Pacioretty

BS
Pacioretty looked really good in the regular season
Not so much in the playoffs, but he didn't have good stats anyways

 

[Hockeyholic]

Players like Eberle, Paccioretty are great examples. You watch them play and are left wanting so much more.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Nyquist but it used to be abdelkader. Everyone knows he sucks now though and no good stats without datsyuk

 

[Kryten]

Brandon Sutter everyone

 

[hagelin1381]

Mikkel Boekder (before this year). Just useless at 5v5

 

[Stive Morgan]

Beaulieu and Pacioretty. I can't even remember ever seeing Beaulieu make a play where I said "wow, what a pass!" or anyhting like that. I had no idea how he got 28 points.

Pacioretty is just streaky. He'll score 3-4 points one game then be invisible for the next 6 games.

 

[Diamondillium]

How is he that bad? Just wondering, I don't see him play much.

He has no ability to have a balance in his game. He'll completely sacrifice one aspect of the game for the other. He'll either cheat defensively to generate offense, which he's done most of his career, or occasionally when he has to play decent defensively, such as these playoffs, he doesn't have the ability to generate offense because he's too focused on getting back on the play to be in a good position in the offensive zone. Good players find a balance of the two and can still generate offense when playing a responsible game.

 

[Lays]

Kevin Hayes can look extremely ****** one night and then amazing the next night (bad 70% of the time, good 30%), dudes so inconsistent. He really is not good though and he leaves you wanting so much more. I don't know how he was on pace for 53 points honestly. There's also Holden who somehow got 34 points this season, he was terrible since 2017 started (I'll admit I actually thought he could be a top 4 D after his hot first half ish, played like a #3 dman) he is not good at all. That's really it from the Rangers

 

[tigervixxxen]

Not that the Avs have many statistical gems but I think the stats overrate Barrie.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Probably several players that have played on Crosbys wing through the years. At least for the years they played with sid.

 

[The Thin White Duke]

Surprised no ones mentioned Gardiner yet.

Not that he's bad, but his advanced stats put him among the NHL's elite.

 

[beetee15]

advanced stats wise, sean couturier

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

jvr and bozak to a degree, always put up points despite how shady they are in their own end.

 

[TMLegend]

Kessel. Particularly the version the Leafs got.

James Reimer usually had decent stats, but anyone who has watched him extensively knows he's not a #1.

 

[TopShelfYzerman]

Surprised no ones mentioned Gardiner yet.

Not that he's bad, but his advanced stats put him among the NHL's elite.

Gardiner. And not because of your post but because every time I watch him, he seems to have trouble keeping up with the play.

 

[jetsforever]

Drew Stafford before this year

 

[Nightfx]

2016 Colborne

Completely carried by Backlund

Wideman has also put up a ton of points in his career while being pretty terrible.

 

[wonton15]

Markus Granlund

Put up 19 goals on a bad Canucks team. Canucks fans might disagree with me but I don't like how he plays at all. So soft and timid

 

[Lotusflower]

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