Robert Hagg Re-signs with the Flyers (report: 2 years at $1.15 million cap hit per season)

[Starat327]

Yep. I just checked and lo and behold, his coach that year was Randy Carlyle. Maybe we're onto something. Maybe Babcock is a genius. Maybe coaching matters.

Seems to me that JVR probably has specific talents that can be exploited to the maximum benefit of his team, if only he had a competent person to deploy him in such a role. Like maybe you put him on PP1 to start the year and don't staple him/Giroux to Robert Hagg.

Anyway, there are HUGE swings in GAR year to year.

Ryan McDonagh
2015-16 20.2
2016-17 9.2
2017-18 -0.1
2018-19 +11

This is a guy considered one of the most consistent and depandable D-men in the league. Two-win swings year to year is huge.

I don't know enough about how GAR is calculated or how reliable it is, but I'd take very large swings over short samples with a grain of salt.

tHe ImpaCt of CoAchiNg iS nEgliGiblE

 

[Magua]

in 14-15 he ranked as one of the worst players in the game according to GAR

So did Phil Kessel. On his line. On a bottom feeder Maple Leafs team.

JVR is the definition of a complimentary player -- better or worse. If others are doing well, so will he.

 

[Curufinwe]

Hagg's agent will be sure to bring this up when negotiating his new deal.