When you break down comp faced from last 2 years of splits.
Even play:
upper 3rd comp faced:
81gm 29 EVG 39 EVA 68 EVP +21
29/81 = .358 EVG/gm
68/81 = .839 EVP/gm
21/81 = +.259 Goal dif/game
mid 2nd comp faced:
39gm 6 EVG 16 EVA 22 EVP +10
6/39 = .154 EVG/gm
22/39 = .564 EVP/gm
10/39 = +.256 Goal dif/gm
1st comp faced:
39gm 5EVG 5 EVA 10 EVP -12
5/39 = .128 EVp/gm
10/39 = .256 EVP/gm
-12/39 = -.308 Goal diff/gm
PP play:
home:
81gm 8PPG 15 PPA 23 PPP
.099 PPG/gm
.284 PPP/gm
road:
78gm 6 PPG 13 PPA 19 PPP
.077 PPG/gm
.244 PPP/gm
the reason there is a delay is in the bold.
He is not a Pvp forward.
just like Kane he can rack production against 2nd and lower.
But he has yet to prove himself at even versus PvP
AT world cup:
Versus Finland
Playing with Eichel - Larkin; he was +1
Facing
1.48 EVp/60; bottom 2nd/ upper 3rd Fwd line.
Haula - Lehtera - Korpikoski
that HSCA D pair
averaged 2.64 EVGA/60 #7/8 D 4th pair.
Lindell - Ristolainen
against a 2nd/3rd comp line he was positive.
Gaudreau Versus Russia:
Playing With proven PvP players mackinnon and RNH; gaudreau was +1
against\a line hat averages 1.91 EVP/60 (mid ist comp)
Kulemin - Malkin - Marchenko
with HSCA Dpair averages 2.12 EVGA/60 mid 2nd comp
Zaitsev - Marchenko
Sheltered with 2 of the best PVP players in the game when healthy he was positive.
Gaudreau with
Eichel - Larkin was -1
facing
kulemin- Malkin- Kucherov
with
Emelin - Markov
Against a PvP line without PvP sheltering he was Negative!
Versus Sweden:
Playing With
RNH-Mackinnon strong PvP forwards
and
Jones- Murray 2.38 EVGA/60 bottom 3rd D pair
against
Hornquist - Backstrom - Forsberg
1.87 EVP/60 mid 1st comp
Hjarlmasson - OEL;
2.00 EVGA/60 mid 1st comp
Facing a top PvP line With top PvP forwards but poor HSCA defence gaudreau was -1
Playing With
RNH-Mackinnon strong PvP forwards
and
Trouba - Gostisbehre 1.92 EVGA/60 bottom upper 1st D pair
against
Berglund - Soderberg - Landeskog
1.52 EVP/60 bottom 2nd comp
Hjarlmasson - OEL;
2.00 EVGA/60 mid 1st D pair
gaudreau was +1 with PvP players and facing lower 2nd supported by upper 1st HSCA protection.
In the run and Gun in overtime Gaudreau was +1
the only issue with him getting feed facing 1st comp is in a 7 game series in playoffs.
cup caliber teams have
- top 15 HSCA save5 goalies
- 3-4 top 90 HSCA d
- good top 150 even producing forward depth.
they are likely going to be in the top 8 of playoff cue.
Meaning Gaudreau is going to get 4 games of
his line being fed
1st to upper 2nd comp forward lines
paired
with oppositions teams top 4 D all likely being top 90 HSCA D.
which is not something he has been able to handle.
