Last year, of players who played in 20+ games, Hemsky was ranked 107th in the league in Turnover +/- Per 60 min (-0.88 per 60 min): he averaged 2.71 giveaways and 1.83 takeaways per 60 min. He hasn't really been terrible in this department since '06-'07.
For what it's worth, the worst forward on the team last year was Taylor Hall with -1.46 Turnover +/- Per 60 Min. Kovalchuk was the 2nd worst forward in the league with 2.49.
Just some numbers for the argument.
Boom goes the dynamite.
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