A= excellent
B= above average
C= average
D= below average/fringe NHL'er
F= shouldn't be in league
No grade inflation here! I do consider salary in my evals, i. e. I expect Parise to be a much better player than Sturm, because he is paid 8 times as much. Salary cap matters!
Overall team grade.... A - Kaprizov has got these players excited.
Evason....B - Matches well, makes players accountable, gets them to work hard, but the PP drags his mark down.
Kaprizov....A+ He even has great hair.
Brodin...A His best season yet. His skating has somehow gotten better, and he has gotten more assertive offensively.
Fiala... A- tries too hard sometimes and makes bad decisions, but still very talented.
JEE... A- a top defensive C in the league, and is chipping in goals.
Greenway... B+ still raw, but much improved.
Zuccarello... B+ great production in a very small amount of games. We'll see how he does longterm.
Foligno...B+ big, tough, fast...makes team tough to play against.
Hartman...B+ tough, fast, versatile...see Foligno comment.
Kahkonen... B
Talbot... B
Sturm...B big, fast, good defensively, and a C? Low AAV? Sign me up!
Suter... B slight decline, but still vg. Great stretch passer.
Dumba... B seems to be coming around.
Cole... B- after a break in period, has been much better than advertised.
Rask... B- slow, weak, but oddly good. Don't expect it to last, but grateful for what he's done so far.
Spurgeon... B- seems off a bit. Don't know if it's lingering effects from Covid, an injury, decline, or being named Captain is playing with his head. Worrying.
Soucy.... C
Bonino... C meh
Bjugstad.... D slow, weak, but has somehow chipped in with a bit of offense or I would have had him lower.
Parise... D maybe this is too harsh, but I don't see what he does for the team now. Slow, doesn't win puck battles, small size means he doesn't cover ground. Stealing money at this point.
Johansson... F Can't stay on the ice, and when he does he's not good. He's not worth minimum salary. What a dumb trade.
B= above average
C= average
D= below average/fringe NHL'er
F= shouldn't be in league
No grade inflation here! I do consider salary in my evals, i. e. I expect Parise to be a much better player than Sturm, because he is paid 8 times as much. Salary cap matters!
Overall team grade.... A - Kaprizov has got these players excited.
Evason....B - Matches well, makes players accountable, gets them to work hard, but the PP drags his mark down.
Kaprizov....A+ He even has great hair.
Brodin...A His best season yet. His skating has somehow gotten better, and he has gotten more assertive offensively.
Fiala... A- tries too hard sometimes and makes bad decisions, but still very talented.
JEE... A- a top defensive C in the league, and is chipping in goals.
Greenway... B+ still raw, but much improved.
Zuccarello... B+ great production in a very small amount of games. We'll see how he does longterm.
Foligno...B+ big, tough, fast...makes team tough to play against.
Hartman...B+ tough, fast, versatile...see Foligno comment.
Kahkonen... B
Talbot... B
Sturm...B big, fast, good defensively, and a C? Low AAV? Sign me up!
Suter... B slight decline, but still vg. Great stretch passer.
Dumba... B seems to be coming around.
Cole... B- after a break in period, has been much better than advertised.
Rask... B- slow, weak, but oddly good. Don't expect it to last, but grateful for what he's done so far.
Spurgeon... B- seems off a bit. Don't know if it's lingering effects from Covid, an injury, decline, or being named Captain is playing with his head. Worrying.
Soucy.... C
Bonino... C meh
Bjugstad.... D slow, weak, but has somehow chipped in with a bit of offense or I would have had him lower.
Parise... D maybe this is too harsh, but I don't see what he does for the team now. Slow, doesn't win puck battles, small size means he doesn't cover ground. Stealing money at this point.
Johansson... F Can't stay on the ice, and when he does he's not good. He's not worth minimum salary. What a dumb trade.