I put math in hockey
Rejoint: juin 2018
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This is a good list. I like this list. Good job.
Disagreements: I like Nylander as much as the next guy (well, I guess unless you're the next guy) but he isn't better than Matthews. He defends better, but Matthews provides a lot more offence thanks in part to his elite shot, along with just generally generating more chances than Nylander by most models. He is better.
Pettersson is really, really, really good. He would be Toronto's best player if he keeps up his pace from his rookie season. Like, he could possibly make the Death Incarnate line better good. Boeser's good, but he isn't that good.
There's definitely a decent argument for Hammer as Arizona's best skater, even with his utter lack of offense. I wouldn't put him as a top-10 D in the league just because of how little he provides on offence or in transition, but he is really good. Thing is, Raanta and Kuemper have both put their names in the convo for best goalie in the league (Raanta whenever he's not injured). I'd probably have at least one if not both ahead of Hjalmarsson, good as he is.
Savard's numbers this year have actually been a lot better than I was expecting when I looked him up. PLD's still 2.5 GAR ahead of him though.
I love the Sean Walker inclusion, he's been on an absolutely insane tear to start this year. Is it sustainable? No idea, but holy crap has he been good.
Well-made list. Points for having one in there I thought was wrong off the cuff but realized was right after I looked it up a bit.