hidden gems

Équipe: 2018-19 Sharks de San Jose

Date de création initiale: 14 août 2018

Publié: 15 août 2018

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Spooner ranks 25th in qualified (over 40 gp) in EV scoring per 60 minutes. Here are his neighbors in that category:

39 SI Anze Kopitar
40 CA Ryan Spooner
41 CA Taylor Hall
42 SE Filip Forsberg
43 CZ David Pastrnak
44 RU Artemi Panarin
45 CA Jamie Benn

(https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/seasons/2017-18-nhl-players-stats.html)

However, he had only 41 points, making his value unappreciated, and his price realtively low. Add in his correct age (25), and his reasonable cap hit (4M), and his likely availability (NYR likely sucks), and it's a reasonable target. How wont score on the PP, but the sharks have more than enough of those guys, so a good 2nd/3rd line threat at EV is a nice add.

Coyle ranks 85th in EV/60. That might not seem high, but it's the equivalent of a top liner! He too flies well under the radar and the sharks are very familiar with him as they drafted him only to trade him the burns deal. He had a pretty off year last year comparably and yet still was such a high rank at even strength. He has put up 30+ EV+SH points in each of the last 4 seasons, including 47 in 16-17. He also has the right age (26) and cap hit (3.2M), and wih Minny bumping up against the cap, he might hit the market.

These moves would be insurance against likely injury to Kane, Thornton, or any of the other top 9 forwards. Also still leaves room for trading a top 9 forward in case one of the major guys (panarin or seguin) becomes available, and provides insurance in case of underperformance by the rookies.

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