C Shane Wright (2022, 4th, SEA) Part 4

[OilersFanatics505]

His on ice and individual expected goals are both way below his actual goals. That's really not sustainable.

I don't hate him at all, my posts have been extremely supportive, especially with the way he's turned things around.

Your words say differently. You’re making it sound like he kicked your dog or something

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Your words say differently. You’re making it sound like he kicked your dog or something

How? Because I said he's benefiting from good puck luck, which is objectively true?

 

[FlyguyOX]

Hard to believe he's only on year 1 of his ELC.

 

[Fatass]

Is Wright’s ceiling a really good 2C? Kind of a checking centre who will put up 30 + 30 while winning his matchups?

 

[luapejrug]

Another interesting thing about Seattle is with Catton in the pipeline which one of them will be moved to wing long term? I know Wright has the physical advantage but I'm still guessing they give Catton a look down the middle just to see how he is there.

Also, with the Kraken possible picking top 5 will they go after Misa or Hagens if one of them lands where they're picking? Then they will be in a real log jam at the center position (which I guess is not a bad problem to have).

 

[1Gold Standard]

I think he's development is coming along rather nicely. Perhaps a Team Canada invite to the WHC in May...I'm hoping it won't be a big significant role, but extra F. to get in a few games/reps would be nice.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

Make it 27. He's had some great stretches, just needs to continue to get more consistent. He's been great on the PP and has really upped his engagement to level over the years.

I'd still like to see him get more shots on net. 27 points in 34 games is solid, but 40 shots on goal in that span is still really low. He's got that great snap shot, would love to see him use it more.

I wonder if someone else told him the same thing.

In Wright's first 45 games this season, he had 41 shots on net.

In his last 8 games, including three last night, he's had 12 shots. He's still not getting a lot of ice time, but the shot volume has gone up a healthy amount on a per-game basis. It will be interesting to see if he can keep it up.

If he shoots more and gets a bit more ice time some nights than the 12 minutes he sometimes gets, his production certainly is sustainable even if his shooting percentage drops.

I think he's development is coming along rather nicely. Perhaps a Team Canada invite to the WHC in May...I'm hoping it won't be a big significant role, but extra F. to get in a few games/reps would be nice.

He's good defensively, so he'll play well down in the lineup.