Sean Bergenheim

[Al Lagoon]

Not only does Bergenheim create urgency for the opponent, but he could also counterbalance some of the giveaway magnets like Vanek/Stewart/Coyle

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nhl/stats/player-turnover-plus-minus-per-60-min-played/2014/

Coyle? Check the numbers again - he's positive.

 

[Bruce Granville]

I'm not saying that Bergenheim played good.
But since he's scratched large parts of the team suck.

Just observing...

 

[elnewby]

Wouldn't mind him getting in a game or two.

 

[Minnesota]

What does Bergenheim bring that Carter / Cooke / Schroeder don't bring? I feel like he doesn't have a place because:

Carter's tougher & bigger.

Cooke's more experienced.

Schroeder's younger and faster.

 

[elnewby]

What does Bergenheim bring that Carter / Cooke / Schroeder don't bring? I feel like he doesn't have a place because:

Carter's tougher & bigger.

Cooke's more experienced.

Schroeder's younger and faster.

The above is true. I feel like Bergy is a combination of all those things, just in small amounts and nothing really stands out. He's a solid player, he just does a lot of things okay and nothing really well.

 

[hirawl]

What does Bergenheim bring that Carter / Cooke / Schroeder don't bring? I feel like he doesn't have a place because:

Carter's tougher & bigger.

Cooke's more experienced.

Schroeder's younger and faster.

I have to agree with everything you say. I also have to state that I honestly think Bergenheim is a better hockey player than any those three. IMHO and honestly that.

He has not really shown it with the Wild and it's completely ok to sit him. I just hope he gets the chance before the playoffs, since he's capable of turning into a difference maker when we get there.

 

[rynryn]

I'm not saying that Bergenheim played good.
But since he's scratched large parts of the team suck.

Just observing...

i've noticed this too. almost want to start a #freeBergie campaign

 

[rynryn]

Coyle? Check the numbers again - he's positive.

hey now, don't interrupt a perfectly good fantasy.

 

[Bruce Granville]

i've noticed this too. almost want to start a #freeBergie campaign

I have in mind this article http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/why-sean-bergenheim-should-be-on-every-gms-wish-list/

When compared to all of his Panthers teammates, Bergenheim has the second highest relative Corsi For percentage of players who have played 100 minutes at 5-on-5, 5.9 percent higher than the team average. But when the score is close in the first and second periods, there isn’t a better player on the Cats than Bergenheim. His 5-on-5 Corsi For with the score close is a staggering 60 percent – the third highest mark in the league of players who have played 200 minutes at 5-on-5 – and relative to his teammates he leads the Panthers with a mind-boggling 11.9 percent Corsi For relative. That’s far and away the best mark on Florida, more than double Campbell’s second-best 5.2 percent, and the highest relative Corsi For percentage at 5-on-5 close by a hair short of two percent.
What makes his dominance with the score close so incredible is that he’s doing it while starting only 33.9 percent of his faceoffs in the offensive zone. Compare that to second-place Campbell, who starts 38.1 percent of his 5-on-5 close draws in the opposition end. That can make a world of difference in driving play, and Bergenheim is more than doubling Campbell’s possession numbers while playing more difficult competition.

And though Bergenheim is a dynamite possession player himself, his impact on teammates is tremendous, too.

That last sentence still rings in my head. But I guess, we don't mind for Corsi anymore.

 

[Al Lagoon]

Unless he gets his playoff mojo going, this is a Molsonesque waste of a pick.

 

[Granlund 64]

Unless he gets his playoff mojo going, this is a Molsonesque waste of a pick.

Eh... two 2nds for Moulson vs. a 3rd for Bergenheim and we got a lesser pick back too. Not quite the same.

Unfortunate the Stewart trade didn't materialize earlier, though.

 

[space321]

I'd put him in for Schroeder tbh. Then put Brodziak over Haula.