[NaturalStatTrick] Top & bottom 32 defensemen sorted by 5v5 xGF%
November 27, 2023
Min. 100 5v5 TOI
21 comments
Man I love Timothy Liljegren. Please get well soon :'(
Every year the Sabres have one or two defenseman on the bottom of these charts.
Jordan Spence szn is well and truly upon us. 4 of our defensemen in the top 6 here lol
Shoutout to Drew/Anderson for doing the heavy lifting on defense to let the rest of these guys to thrive
When half of your defensive corp are bottom 20 defenders…
Seth Jones wtf man.
Only 6 more years on that Seth Jones contract.
Love this for the people last week saying Luke Hughes is bad defensively. Then you go to the second page and see d partner for the majority of the season as one of the worst Dmen in the entire league.
Hughes doing what he’s doing with Smith holding him down all season is insane. Get us a goalie plz
Pleasantly surprised to see 3 Flyers in the top 32 especially two (Walker and Seeler) who are looking like they will be good trade pieces come the deadline.
Vinny Desharnais Norris campaign is in full swing after seeing this, and his offensive powerhouse performance last night
Lidstrom at the bottom completely passes the eye test, never seen a dman lost so many battles and get stripped of the puck so easily
3 Oilers in the top 22, just as everyone expected
Some beauty ex red wing D on the shitlist. Lindstrom, Jensen and Smithy!
Canes have given up 5+ goals seven times, set the record for worst save percentage in a game in history, and yet our top 4 are apparently all top ten defenders by xGF% while Orlov/DeAngelo are… Mediocre?
Something doesn’t make sense here…
Has Perbix been good? I know he’s on the naughty list, and as someone who watches a lot of college hockey I never expected him to make it in the NHL. The dude had some of the worst pinch attempts I’ve seen while he was at St Cloud.
Most hockey stats are meaningless when comparing players from separate teams. I do believe they are helpful for comparing players on the same team but still not as important as people think.
Top 4 D all in the top 10. That’s Carolina for you.
How in the world is Brendan Smith still finding a home in the league?
The fact that Lindy has Luke Hughes on the same line as Brendan smith is a fucking travesty
Hey Seth, wild thought here: maybe instead of being a smartass prick and just firing it at the net any chance you get even though the 3rd generational prospect of the 21st century is on your team isn’t the best choice you could make?
I expected one guy named Vlasic in the bottom tier, but I now know two players have that last name, and they are both bad.
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21 comments
Man I love Timothy Liljegren. Please get well soon :'(
Every year the Sabres have one or two defenseman on the bottom of these charts.
Jordan Spence szn is well and truly upon us. 4 of our defensemen in the top 6 here lol
Shoutout to Drew/Anderson for doing the heavy lifting on defense to let the rest of these guys to thrive
When half of your defensive corp are bottom 20 defenders…
Seth Jones wtf man.
Only 6 more years on that Seth Jones contract.
Love this for the people last week saying Luke Hughes is bad defensively. Then you go to the second page and see d partner for the majority of the season as one of the worst Dmen in the entire league.
Hughes doing what he’s doing with Smith holding him down all season is insane. Get us a goalie plz
Pleasantly surprised to see 3 Flyers in the top 32 especially two (Walker and Seeler) who are looking like they will be good trade pieces come the deadline.
Vinny Desharnais Norris campaign is in full swing after seeing this, and his offensive powerhouse performance last night
Lidstrom at the bottom completely passes the eye test, never seen a dman lost so many battles and get stripped of the puck so easily
3 Oilers in the top 22, just as everyone expected
Some beauty ex red wing D on the shitlist. Lindstrom, Jensen and Smithy!
Canes have given up 5+ goals seven times, set the record for worst save percentage in a game in history, and yet our top 4 are apparently all top ten defenders by xGF% while Orlov/DeAngelo are… Mediocre?
Something doesn’t make sense here…
Has Perbix been good? I know he’s on the naughty list, and as someone who watches a lot of college hockey I never expected him to make it in the NHL. The dude had some of the worst pinch attempts I’ve seen while he was at St Cloud.
Most hockey stats are meaningless when comparing players from separate teams. I do believe they are helpful for comparing players on the same team but still not as important as people think.
Top 4 D all in the top 10. That’s Carolina for you.
How in the world is Brendan Smith still finding a home in the league?
The fact that Lindy has Luke Hughes on the same line as Brendan smith is a fucking travesty
Hey Seth, wild thought here: maybe instead of being a smartass prick and just firing it at the net any chance you get even though the 3rd generational prospect of the 21st century is on your team isn’t the best choice you could make?
I expected one guy named Vlasic in the bottom tier, but I now know two players have that last name, and they are both bad.
Man I love all these lists that’s being posted:)