Rate each player from 1-10 based on pre season expectations

[TopCheese]

Now that the reg season is over, how would you rate each player based on your expectations of them this season. 5 means they played as well as you expected

Mcdavid- 8 Was expecting great things and he delivered. Never imagined an art ross though

Draitaitl- 9 Thought he would would chip in about 50 points this year. Did not foresee his tremendous chemistry with Mcdavid

Maroon- 8 Was expecting 3rd line minutes and 15 goals

RNH- 3 Seems to have lost most his offensive creativity, although the entire second line has been playing better lately

Eberle- 4 See above. The goals and points are down this year, and he does not bring much else. Playing well lately

Lucic- 6 Was expecting a 20/50 year from him, combined with great physicality and that is exactly what he delivered. Finding an extra gear as the playoffs near

Deharnais- 3.5 Though he would bring more offense to the 3rd line

Kassian- 6 Has good speed, hands and physicality but limited passing ability and offensive IQ. Should be a career 3rd liner

Pouliout- 1 Complete dumpster fire this year. Career seems to be coming to an abrupt hault

Letestu- 8 Never imagined the guy would get close to 20 goals

Caggiula- 3 Probably hyped this guy too much after the pre season he had. Decent 3rd/4th line tweener

Slepy- 4 Great shot but does not put himself in position to use it enough

Hendricks- 2 Big regression this year. Uneasy everytime he is on the ice

Klefbom- 8.5 Turning into the #1 D we all hoped he would. Eats up a ton of quality minutes

Larsson- 7 Came as advertised but brought a physical game I did not expect. Great partner for Klefbom

Sekera-6.5 Rebound year for him, such better suited to the second pairing

Russel- 5.5 Great start to the year but seems to be making more mistakes lately. Never expected much offense

Benning- 8 Thought the guy would be in the minors or press box for most the year. Has really turned up the physicality this year

Nurse- 5 Small sample size due to injury, still has great potential

Gryba- 5 Wasn't expecting much. Still makes bone headed plays but is alright with limited minutes

Talbot- 9 Was expecting a mid range starter but he has become one of the top net minders in the league

Brossoit- 5 Can't be relied on for more than a few games here and there. Still better than Gus though

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[StoveTopStauffer]

I don't know how McDavid is an art ross winner with an 8/10.

 

[TopCheese]

I don't know how McDavid is an art ross winner with an 8/10.

because I was expecting him to be near the top of the league

 

[Aceboogie]

McDavid- 10/10 Met sky high expectations and exceeded them. Best player in the world, should sweep all the major awards

Talbot- 9/10 See McDavid sans awards. Statisically one of best goalies in the league based on the sheer volume of high danger chances he faces. Won us a ton of games

Larsson- 9/10- exceeded my expectations 2 fold

Russell- 8/10 Expected him to contribute not much, but I was wrong. Contributed on 2nd pairing and exceeded my expectations.

Klefbom- 8/10 12 goals, 38 points, full healthy year. Yeah he exceeded expectations

Matt Benning 7.5/10. As high as 9 half way thru year. Thought of him as 2 year AHL project. Not really good bottom pairing D. Faded a bit during last stretch

Nurse- 7/10 Looked out of his league last year, but turned it around this year

Maroon, Kassian, Sekera -7/10- Played above expectations

Lucic 6.5/10. Was a 3, ended year 8

Eberle 5/10. Was a 2, ended year 8

RNH 3/10

 

[McDraekke]

because I was expecting him to be near the top of the league

I had the same thought as the person you quoted. If your expectations were "near the top of the league" and he gets 100 points, and wins the Art Ross - what would McDavid need to do in your eyes to hit 10/10?

 

[UncleRJ]

because I was expecting him to be near the top of the league

I don't know how you get more "top of the league" when you score 11 more points than your closest competition, best points per game, most assists, top 10 in +/-, 4th overall in icetime for a forward....

Pretty clear that he's not "near top of the league", he IS the top of the league.

Seriously.

 

[McDraekke]

McDavid- 10/10 Met sky high expectations and exceeded them. Best player in the world, should sweep all the major awards

Talbot- 9/10 See McDavid sans awards. Statisically one of best goalies in the league based on the sheer volume of high danger chances he faces. Won us a ton of games

Larsson- 9/10- exceeded my expectations 2 fold

Russell- 8/10 Expected him to contribute not much, but I was wrong. Contributed on 2nd pairing and exceeded my expectations.

Klefbom- 8/10 12 goals, 38 points, full healthy year. Yeah he exceeded expectations

Matt Benning 7.5/10. As high as 9 half way thru year. Thought of him as 2 year AHL project. Not really good bottom pairing D. Faded a bit during last stretch

Nurse- 7/10 Looked out of his league last year, but turned it around this year

Maroon, Kassian, Sekera -7/10- Played above expectations

Lucic 6.5/10. Was a 3, ended year 8

Eberle 5/10. Was a 2, ended year 8

RNH 3/10

These match my thoughts on all of these players. Good rankings. Maaaaybe I'd put Maroon as a 7.5 because not only did he exceed expectations, he was a big part of the best top line in hockey.

You didn't put Drai - I'd have him at 8.5-9/10. Exceeded all expectations, top10 in league scoring, amazing chemistry with McDavid and you can tell that he has it in him to drive his own line soon, imo.

 

[McDraekke]

I don't know how you get more "top of the league" when you score 11 more points than your closest competition, best points per game, most assists, top 10 in +/-, 4th overall in icetime for a forward....

Pretty clear that he's not "near top of the league", he IS the top of the league.

Seriously.

Most multi-point games, highest % of points/team goals, etc etc etc.

 

[Aceboogie]

These match my thoughts on all of these players. Good rankings. Maaaaybe I'd put Maroon as a 7.5 because not only did he exceed expectations, he was a big part of the best top line in hockey.

You didn't put Drai - I'd have him at 8.5-9/10. Exceeded all expectations, top10 in league scoring, amazing chemistry with McDavid and you can tell that he has it in him to drive his own line soon, imo.

Ahh yes Dra, id have him easily an 8.5, maybe even a 9. Tremendous year, even after people probably feared a sophomore slump due to being off Halls line

 

[McDraekke]

Ahh yes Dra, id have him easily an 8.5, maybe even a 9. Tremendous year, even after people probably feared a sophomore slump due to being off Halls line

I'd also put Letestu as a 7 with Kassian and Sekera. He got top PP mins, and imo earned it (by this I mean he was successful on the PP).

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

McDavid 3/10, he should've gotten 3213 points and caused a rip in the reality of spacetime.

 

[Aerchon]

I don't really understand the value in rating against expectations but I'll play anyways.

McDavid blew away all my expectations. Never imagined 100 points or 30 goals. Figured 20 goals and 50 assits. That's a 10.

Had high expectations for Leon so only an 8 for him.

Talbot a 9.
Letestu a 9.
Klefbom a 6. High expectations.
Larsson a 6. High expectations.
Nuge a 5. High expectations.
Lucic a 6.
Eberle a 7. Wasn't expecting how good his two way game could become.
Sekera a 7.
Russell a 7.
Maroon a 8.
Pouliot a 3. Probably the only guy that did not at least meet expectations.
Everyone else a 5 or 6.

 

[JBear]

I'm going to reserve my ratings until after playoffs. Don't really see a point for regular season

 

[Draiskull]

Based on pre-season:

10 : McDavid -Expected him to be PPG player but not a league leading 100pt player already.

9 : Maroon- Dat offense.. He gave us what we wanted from Lucic
Draisaitl - Plenty of ups and down this season with long stretches of meh but top 10 in league scoring and became arguably our #1C (taking most draws and covering defensively)
Larsson - Dat nastiness - Came in became our #1 shut down Dman instantly and never looked back.

8: Talbot . 43 wins
Letestu . PP specialist ? took advantage of Ebs' struggles and ran with it
Klefbom. Dem bombs

drop off

5: Lucic. Struggled mightily but recent dominance gets him a passing grade.
Kassian, Slepy, Khaira, Caggiula : expected more based on how they looked in preseason but were decent enough. Caggiula sadly is no Gaudreau 2.0
Nurse looks decent but his game hasnt taken off. Still figuring things out.

4. Eberle, RNH, Hendricks - sadly not passing grades. Expected them to be leader of this club

 

[FlameChampion]

Mcdavid- 10 Not sure what I expected but he was best player in the league. So have to give him a 10.

Draitaitl- 9 Wasnt sure what to think of him. Was the whole was Hall carrying him dilemma. Now its how much McDavid is carrying him. He put up great numbers. Great on the powerplay. Prone to giveayways. Great year for him.

Maroon- 8.5 Think hes been most consistent winger of the year. Put up good numbers. Really good glue piece.

RNH- 5 Plays tough minutes. Offensive production hasnt been there. Not sure what to think of his season tbh. Has been better lately. Interested to see how he does in playoffs.

Eberle- 5 Similar to RNH. Offensive production hasnt been htere. He got a lot of opportunity in the beginning of the season and he was frankly flat. Has been better lately. Interested to see in playoffs.

Lucic- 7 I think hes really improved the room. Was pretty underwhelming for first 50-60 games. Has been a monster lately. Gives the team some swagger.

Desharnais- 5 Looked really good the first games as an Oiler. Not sure what my expectations were. Hasnt done much lately. Hard to really judge him tbh, not much time. Lets see how he does in the playoffs.

Kassian- 8 I think hes been consistent all year. Gives a good effort. Good speed, good on PK. Not a lot of production but I think hes had some bad breaks. Exceeded my expectations honestly.

Pouliout- 3 Awful start to season. I like the way hes played lately. Can be an effective player when hes on.

Letestu- 8 Swiss army knife. Happy with his play this year. Exceeded my expectations.

Caggiula- 5 Tough one to judge here. I didnt have much expectations but he wasnt effective during the majority of the season. He was put in a position to fail though, hes not effective as a center. Been better lately, theres definitely a player there.

Slepy- 5 Like his skills/tools. Just not consistent enough. LIke the fact that he has a shoot mentality but doesnt use linemates well.

Hendricks- 3 I just dont think hes effective anymore.

Klefbom- 9 Wasnt sure on expectations because he hasnt played much and been injured a lot. Played 82! games this year. Been great offensively and good defensively. Looks like a potential star.

Larsson- 8.5 Really happy with how he has played. Rock solid defensively as initially indicated. A lot more aggressive than I thought.

Sekera-7.5 Real nice year from him. Was solid.

Russel- 7 Not sure what to expect. Like his battle and effort. Was expecting more offense. Been pretty solid.

Benning- 8 Basically no expectations of him. Real surprise. Was terriffic for first 60 games. Been some wobble lately. Didnt expect him to even play.

Nurse- 6.5 Liked him before injury. Looks pretty good after injury. Somewhat high expectations based on where he was drafted. Been fairly solid though.

Gryba- 6 Think he has given what was expected. Prone to a bad mistake every night but hes a good #7.

Talbot- 9.5 Great season from him. Was hoping he would be good and he exceeded my expectations.

Brossoit- 5 Not enough games to know. He scared me a bit with first few games. Looks a bit more calm in net.

 

[Kerricthebig]

Mcdavid- 10 Every shift astounds.
Draitaitl- 8.5 Better and better.
Maroon- 6 Pretty much exactly what I expected.
RNH- 4 Started poor. Still was strong enough defensively to mitigate some of his failings. Picked up as the season went on.
Eberle- 5 Worse offensively than expected. Defensive game grew by leaps this season
Lucic- 5 Bang on what I expected. Slow start with everyone complaining, picking up towards the end of the season
Deharnais- 6 Didn't expect him to be on the team
Kassian- 6 If only he wasn't the league leader in negated goals for
Pouliout- 5 What was expected from Pouliot... aside from the 3 month injury
Letestu- 7 Where I thought he would be, but more effective.
Caggiula- 7 I didn't expect alot, doubted he would even make the team.
Slepy- 5 He has been unlucky in his production, but has suited his role well
Hendricks- 3 Fallen off more than expected
Klefbom- 6 This is the Klefbom we deserve
Larsson- 7 Better than expected, and far more physical
Sekera- 5 The player I thought we were getting last season
Russel- 7 Better than expected by a fair margin. Didn't think he would be as effective as he has been
Benning- 8 Thought he'd be on the farm
Nurse- 6 A step in the right direction, his decision-making has improved by an order of magnitude since last season
Gryba- 5 It's Grubby.
Talbot- 9 Thought he would be good. A definite starter. Did not expect a top 5 goalie this season
Brossoit- 5 Played less than expected, but better than expected. Room for growth.
Pitlick- 6 Lasted longer than expected before his season ending injury. Better than expected too.

 

[Cloned]

The OP giving McDavid a 8 and then his rationale for it is the most unintentionally hilarious thing.

 

[McAsuno]

Mcdavid: 10 - Simply Outstanding. The 20 year old captain in his sophomore year with 100 points, Art Ross, and perhaps even Hart/Lindsay gives him an easy 10.
Draisaitl: 8.5 - I was a bit concerned if he could have another great year without Hall, but he's been able to do it whether its on McDavid's line or his own.
Maroon: 7 - Don't care if he's riding Connor's coattails on the line, but he's a great player who's well liked and well respected in the room. Looks like another Smytty.
RNH: 5 - Expected more from Nuge this season, but he's been playing relatively well as of late, and I hope he can carry it through the playoffs.
Eberle: 6 - Frustrating as Nuge to watch this season, but he's heating up as well when we, and he, especially most needs it, and I think he's gonna go Vintage Eberle in the playoffs.
Lucic: 7 - Was annoyed at him during the start, but like others said, the bear woke up when the playoffs were near. Key veteran on the team and he's been a monster to play against. I believe Lucic will show himself even more in the playoffs.
Desharnais: 4 - He's been ok. Don't see him being an Oiler next season.
Kassian: 6 - Has to be the leader of goals called back. Love his game and I'm glad he got through his off ice issues. My pick for darkhorse Pisani 2.0 on the Oilers
Pouliout: 4.5 - Frustrating year to watch in Pouliot. He's been better as of late and helping the PK to be better.
Letestu: 7 - Excellent bottom 6 C and he's been effective on the PP.
Caggiula: 6.5 - Caggiula's been on and off. But still an effective player with how he's been able to irritate and bang opponents into the boards.
Slepyshev: 6 - I love Sleppy's game. Still think he could be a threat on the PP and the oilers record with him in has more wins than losses which is weird.
Hendricks: 3 - I like him as a Veteran, but he's old now. Not an effective player at his current stage.
Klefbom: 7.5 - Excellent year from Klefbom. I was a bit concerned if his infection injury would've hurt his skating, but he's been strong two way this year. Gotta love his bomb from the point.
Larsson: 8.5 - Gator 2.0 imo. Does the dirty work, very mean player, and a huge pain in the ass to play against. He's been the gem we needed in our Dcore.
Sekera: 7.5 - Finally settled in from a struggled previous season. Sekera's been one of the most consistent Oilers this year.
Russell: 6.5 - Don't care about what the analystics department says. I like his game. Simple and effective.
Benning: 7.5 - Excellent signing by Chiarelli, but I was surprised of how good he was. Thought he'll be in the AHL to develop.
Nurse: 7 - Played well, got injured, and came back starting to play well again.
Gryba: 6 - He's not a great skater, but I like the way he plays. Also scored the GWG's in both kings game.
Talbot: 9.5 - Without him either, the Oilers wouldn't make the playoffs. Vezina nominee worthy.
Brossoit: 6 - He's been alright. Still needs a lot of work on his rebound control.
Pitlick: 6.5 - I liked his game this year. Would've provided the oilers with even more scoring depth if not for his injury.

 

[Draiskull]

The OP giving McDavid a 8 and then his rationale for it is the most unintentionally hilarious thing.

well if he was expecting a 90-100 pt season and McDavid delivered then do you really give him a 10?
Lets say Meets expectation = 7

Kassian exceeded it so gets more, Lucic didnt so gets less
It doesnt mean Kassian> Lucic

Larsson and Gryba met them so both get a 7
It doesnt mean Larsson = Gryba

 

[TopCheese]

well if he was expecting a 90-100 pt season and McDavid delivered then do you really give him a 10?
Lets say Meets expectation = 7

Kassian exceeded it so gets more, Lucic didnt so gets less
It doesnt mean Kassian> Lucic

Larsson and Gryba met them so both get a 7
It doesnt mean Larsson = Gryba

exactly haha. I know Mcdavid was a beast. Its all subjective. I thought Mcdavid would get 90 points and he got 100. So that is an 8/10 for me

 

[Kestrel]

The OP giving McDavid a 8 and then his rationale for it is the most unintentionally hilarious thing.

Not to pick just on you, you weren't the only person to give him a hard time... but it's actually pretty funny that people can't grasp the idea that if someone already had high enough expectations, McDavid's performance, based on the criteria given, is not a 10.

The OP clearly stated that a 5 = expectations met - so if I predicted that McDavid would have a 100 point season, and more or less do exactly what he did, that rates a 5. It's not that hard to grasp. An 8 meant the guy already had high expectations for McDavid - maybe a 90 point season - and that despite his high expectations, McDavid still did better, but maybe not the 110 or 120 point season that would have warranted a 10, relative to those expectations.

 

[Aerrol]

Well I said I'd do this after the season ended, so here we go. Don't agree with 10 being totally exceeded expectations, so I'm just going to grade them on a scale of 10.

Mcdavid: 10 - Unbelievable. I was saying even 3/4 of the way through the season that Crosby is still the better overall player. I don't think I believe that anymore, the way he's turned it up to close the season out. Really looking forward to some McMagic in the playoffs.

Draisaitl: 9 - I had serious concerns that he'd struggle without Hall, would have said I don't think he can carry a line or keep up with McDavid's speed. Wrong, wrong, wrong. He's top 10 in scoring and looking like he has telepathy with McJesus. The only thing I'd want more out of him is a bit better defensive play but jeez that sure seems like whining given the kind of season he's had.

Maroon: 8 - If he hadn't fallen off towards the end of the season, I'd have given him a 9 or 10. Totally didn't expect him to be able to maintain this level of play (almost 30 goals!) and love how little we're paying him. We're getting Anaheim, a budget team, to retain on him! Seems like such a great personality too and is a real easy player to root for. I hope he keeps it up and we re-sign him.

RNH: 4.5 - I don't think Nuge has been so bad as to be needed to be traded, and I think he hasn't gotten nearly the credit he's due for his defensive play. That said, after watching him play phenomenally with MacKinnon at the World Cup, I had really, really high hopes for RNH this season. It looked like he was going to return to rookie season form. I'm not sure what happened between the World Cup and the regular season, as he was also the tough-match-ups centre there, and was going head to head with Sweden's top line and coming out on top. I'm still happy to have him, but I really hope he can find that level of play for the playoffs.

Eberle: 5 - I'm a huge Eberle fan and was really excited to hear that he had worked on his one-timer in the off-season, as I always thought it was something he could effectively add. Instead, it seems to have totally thrown his shot off. I can't call this season anything but a disappointment for him, as I really thought he'd take McDavid's RW spot and run with it, and instead he dropped the ball. That said, he's really picked it back up in the third part of the season, and I'm really liking how he's working with Lucic (much to my surprise!). I am really looking forward to clutch Eberle returning for the playoffs . I hope he's an Oiler for life (yeah I said it).

Lucic: 7.5 - Was never a fan of his before he signed with us - looked at him as a dumb bruiser who was also dirty. Didn't like his play for most of the season. And then I started listening to his interviews, and realizing what a smart, composed guy he is. ...And then beast-mode Lucic woke up for the last 15-20 games of the season. No complaints from me now. That one-man play against the Canucks in game 81 was a thing of beauty. Glad we have him, and I think I can even accept that the contract's probably worth it.

Desharnais: 4 - He looked real good when he first got traded, but has fallen off pretty hard since. I don't hate him, don't love him. Seems like a replacement level guy, wish he'd show some of that offensive creativity again.

Kassian: 6 - If I wasn't a fan of Lucic, I ****ing HATED Kassian. And yet here we are, and I'm giving him a decent score because you know what, I actually appreciate what he brings to the team. Really seems to have reformed and cut back on that stupid cheap-shotting garbage and is still physical to boot. The players seem to love him so I'd be fine with re-signing him. That said, as a Pens fan too, I have strong memories of 'reformed' Matt Cooke going and cutting Karlsson's achilles 'by accident'. I'm still a bit wary of Kassian returning to form and I can't stand blatantly dirty players (looking at you Marchand. You're still trash no matter how many goals you score...).

Pouliout: 4 - What happened Pou? I was a big fan of your play with RNH and Ebs, and for most of the season you went back to being the Penalty Taker. I appreciate that he's accepted his 3rd/4th line role but we could really use his former goalscoring/offensive skill. Real headscratcher for me.

Letestu: 8 - I ragged and ragged on him as mr. stone-hands, no offense, crappier version of Boyd Gordon. Well, he sure has proved me wrong (notice a theme here guys? ) this year, and has been pretty much a perfect plug and play bottom sixer. Potted some nice goals when we needed, reliable defensively, and even turned into our one-timer option on the PP (what? I'm still shocked by this). I hope he can keep this up next year because those kinds of utility players are super valuable to a team.

Caggiula: 6 - Caggiula's been up and down. Doing well for a rookie straight out of the NCAA, better than I expected, but I still felt like he fell off hard for a lot of the season. At the same time, he's picking it back up at the perfect time and got McJesus to 100 so I can't say he's done a bad job. Definitely happy to have him.

Slepyshev: 6.5 - Reliable, big shot, decent defensively. Wish he was a bit faster and a bit more aware of where his teammates are. Seems to get blinders on sometimes. I honestly a little surprised he hasn't been in the lineup all 82 games though.

Hendricks: 4 - Huge fan of him as an Oiler, but you can see his days in the NHL are really running short. He still gives it his all and comes up with some big hits, but I'm not sure we'll see him back next year. I think he'll come up with some big moments in the playoffs for us though. Just that kind of player.

Klefbom: 9 - I'm as impressed by Klefbom as I am Draisaitl. Way better offensively (especially at getting his shot through) than I expected, and his positioning has been sound most of the time. Unfortunately, when he makes a mistake, it tends to be a real bad one (often while pinching, which I love him doing). If he keeps this development up he's gonna be a true number 1 (though of course he's just as likely to plateau). No complaints from me this year, very happy with his contract. Playing like a #2 to my eye this year. Wishlist for him to turn into a number 1: slightly better skating, improved and faster decision making. That's about it.

Larsson: 9 - Also a #2 to my eye, and just rock solid in our back-end. With Klefbom I think they've formed a very competitive top-pairing, and he's been crucial to Klefbom expanding his offensive game. The two of them play beautifully together, and I love how physical Larsson is. So many clean hits, and now that I'm watching for it I love watching him pop pucks into the corner just so he can land another hit. Amazing positionally, great break-out passes. I think he's less likely to keep developing than Klefbom, but who knows. He could also turn into a number 1 for us - he'd just need to work on his shot and offensive instincts. He's not the speediest guy but his positioning is so good he'd make it work anyways if he had those offensive tools.

Sekera: 8 - I liked him a lot last year, just thought he was overworked. I like him even more now that he has a proper workload. Great all-around dman and vet. Very happy with this signing.

Russell: 5 - Thought Russell would be an absolute tire-fire of a signing and he's been a lot better than I expected. Still don't really want him back as I see 0 offensive ability from the guy, but his defensive play and shot blocking has been pretty great. Much rather have someone who can actually get a shot through or spring McDavid more than once every 5 games.

Benning: 7 - Another excellent NCAA signing by Chia. I have been very surprised and impressed by his play as a rookie. He's still very raw, but he's got some nice offensive tools and is surprisingly physical for his size (as Nate MacKinnon discovered quickly). I think he's filled his role better than Drake, hence the higher score.

Nurse: 7.5 - Developing well, and showing some offensive instincts I never thought he'd find. Still don't see #1 in him and wanted Risto on draft day, but he's definitely a positive addition on the backline. Great example of functional toughness for us.

Gryba: 2 - Thank god he's a number 7 for us. He's had a lot of awful games that posters seem to forget because he closed out the season strong. Seems like a nice guy, but man does he make some really bone-headed decisions very frequently. I don't think we even really need his physicality that much anymore with Larsson, Lucic, Maroon, Kassian as regulars in our lineup.

Talbot: 9.5 - How the hell has this man played this many games and still looked fine? I spent half the year holding my breath and waiting for him to burn-out. Just unbelievable. It's a crying shame that he's not gonna win the Vezina because he plays out west.

Brossoit: 4 - Meh. He's played alright as a young backup, but the flipside of Talbot's dominance is he's barely gotten ice time. I wish we'd have played him more to get him some more experience.

Pitlick: 7 - It's a damn shame he seems to be made of glass. I really liked his game this year, probably my favourite bottom 6er until he got hurt. Decent skill,
skated hard, pretty good defensively, hit hard and often. If he wasn't so brittle I'd say we should lock him up long term. I still hope we give him another shot next year.

edit: Forgot Pulju too, so...

Puljujarvi: 3.5 - He's still a killer prospect with all the tools, but I was not impressed at all by his play in the NHL. Hopefully his strong play down in the AHL follows him back to a good NHL season next year. Maybe a nice playoff call-up.

 

[Draiskull]

^^ Not sure how you can give LB a 4.
That should be Gustavsson's score if not lower. LB was playing good in AHL and has been good in the NHL despite being rushed.

4-1 record... Less than 2.0 GAA and 9.28 sav % in the AHL is doing better than expected. He wasnt even expected to make the NHL after we signed the Monster before the preseason


sadly Puljujarvi gets a 2. Its unfair but thats how things tunred out.

 

[Aerrol]

^^ Not sure how you can give LB a 4.
That should be Gustavsson's score if not lower. LB was playing good in AHL and has been good in the NHL despite being rushed.

4-1 record... Less than 2.0 GAA and 9.28 sav % in the AHL is doing better than expected. He wasnt even expected to make the NHL after we signed the Monster before the preseason


sadly Puljujarvi gets a 2. Its unfair but thats how things tunred out.

I could see giving Brossoit a 5, but I just don't think he's played enough for me to be convinced he deserves anything more than that. His rebound control is bad, and he's really scrambly in net at times. He didn't let us down but I just didn't see anything in his play that really impressed me despite the stats.

Maybe I'm just too scared by years of watching the king of scrambly saves (in our era), Fleury and seeing him completely fall apart over time.

 

[Draiskull]

I could see giving Brossoit a 5, but I just don't think he's played enough for me to be convinced he deserves anything more than that. His rebound control is bad, and he's really scrambly in net at times. He didn't let us down but I just didn't see anything in his play that really impressed me despite the stats.

Maybe I'm just too scared by years of watching the king of scrambly saves (in our era), Fleury and seeing him completely fall apart over time.

Well if he didnt play enough then dont rate him.. The games he did play he has been pretty good. His stat line is impressive and he was a clear upgrade over Gustavsson.
Based on expectations if I rated him I would have given him a 7 or a 8. The sample size is just not there ala Pitlick.