The Most "Meh" Hockey Player 2017 edition

[Richie Daggers Crime]

Josh Bailey?

 

[Seedling]

Ben Chiarot. Matt Puempel. Adam Cracknell.

 

[MNRube]

Calle Jarnkok. Cool name though

 

[Mad Brills*]

Ben Smith.

 

[Woll Smoth]

My yearly reminder that Matt Stajan is in the league.

 

[Harry22]

On that note Andrew Shaw has been pretty meh as well. He'll have a streak of a few good games then be invisible for the next few.

Lol no. Andrew Shaw has been everything the Habs had hoped for and a major upgrade on Lars Eller.

 

[Oberyn]

Patrik Berglund

 

[Jeffro]

Carl Gunnarsson

 

[Seedling]

My yearly reminder that Matt Stajan is in the league.

I didn't know that Higgins is still in the league.

Lander is probably that guy for the Oil but he's at least good on the PK and faceoffs. Otherwise he's totally unremarkable and is your classic call up guy.

 

[crossicepass]

Eric Fehr seems like the Pens closest option for that so far this season, but I don't think he fits it particularly well as he does have size (which he doesn't use a ton) and some strengths that have clear value.

He's good on the PK as well. Am of the opinion that nobody on the Pens is 'meh'

 

[capebretoncanadien]

Lol no. Andrew Shaw has been everything the Habs had hoped for and a major upgrade on Lars Eller.

Yeah this...and I liked Eller...people *****ing about Shaw have unrealistic expectations.

Habs meh entry...Joel Hanley...not really good at anything.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Calle Jarnkok. Cool name though

He is pretty meh

 

[RememberTheName]

Sergei Kalinin fits the bill. Not good offensively, not good defensively, not physical even though he is 6'4", not good on special teams, not good corsi, not good at virtually anything, but still plays

 

[BillD]

Josh Bailey?

Bingo!

 

[Blue Shakehead]

Ben Chiarot from the Jets, I guess. He's just about passable as a bottom pairing defenseman, and nothing more.

He rarely has a bad night, mostly because his good nights aren't all that different. If his performances were rated and then put on a diagram, you would see something very close to a straight line. There's nothing that stands out in his game either, so aside from his heavy body checks, you won't see him on a highlight reel. Well, forget the checks. You just won't see him there.

I think he's a pretty reliable for a #6 defenseman. Admittedly, he isn't mistake-free, but then again, who is (other than Lidstrom). Everyone does them, and what you can expect from Chiarot is nothing more or less than from your average bottom-pairing dweller. He does the job, but sometimes, someone else does his job better, and that results in a goal. You can now close your eyes and picture the rage of HFJets game discussion threads.

You'll get an occasional point out of him, and he is somewhat physical. Sounds very average for the player of his type. He does some PKing, although he may lose that spot for Morrissey (if he hasn't already, I'm not completely sure). Offensively, he has little to offer.

In my eyes, Ben Chiarot is a guy who doesn't hurt the team, but you can't expect him to get you those extra points. He does the job we need him to, sometimes with varying success, and then skates to the bench just to repeat the same routine in the next shift. That's very average, but at the same time, it's what you can ask for from him. As long as he keeps doing just that, he is OK.

Ben Chiarot is one of the worst defensemen in the league.

 

[Jee]

Another vote for Brian Flynn.

 

[Seedling]

Nestrasil might be another. He was a good fill in guy in my keeper but only as a last option. Seems he's lost his job this year after being a top nine guy the last two in Carolina.

 

[PensandCaps]

Eric fehr. End thread.

 

[Volica]

Neither can Caps fans.

It's a weird dialogue on our board how useless he is. He just has 20% of our PP goals. That's it.

 

[Mobiandi]

It's a weird dialogue on our board how useless he is. He just has 20% of our PP goals. That's it.

I mean he has a pretty nice Ironman streak going...

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Chris Tierney. Average at everything.

 

[fahad203]

Josh Bailey?

My first thought. Second is Peter Holland

 

[NotWendell]

Does "meh" mean average or does it mean boring and not special?

 

[Mubiki]

Ben Lovejoy.

 

[Syckle78]

The red wings roster.