Value of: Martin Prospisil, Nicolas Deslauriers and Mathieu Olivier to Montréal

[dgibb10]

What are you using for penalty differential rate?

This is from Evolving Hockey, forwards min 500 minutes

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I release this is a minor point, but as a Devils fan I assumed Haula had him beat in penalty differential at least.

Turns out Stenlund, with a sweet 28 Penalties Taken and 8 Penalties Drawn, is the one true king of terrible Penalty Differentials.

Take into account the Majors.

A 5 minute major is a lot more significant than a 2 minute minor.

0.22x1.5 (the amount they are undervalued by)=0.33

0.33+0.82=1.15

A number that ranks, checks notes, dead last in the league.

Strome has an extra 0.05 in majors, so add 0.075 to him, he'll move up the board but still trail Pospisil, and if you want to look at the guys with more majors taken than Pospisil, only 2 guys take more than they draw, and both of them have an overall +ve differential meanning they won't be close.

 

[stevo61]

Oivier is tough and can play. I'm interested in him but certainly not going to give a first rounder for muscle.

A third rounder for Olivier?

Hey, that sounds like a guy Columbus could use

 

[dgibb10]

No they don’t lmfao

Shall I pull up some quotes?

 

[Bounces R Way]

Take into account the Majors.

A 5 minute major is a lot more significant than a 2 minute minor.

0.22x1.5 (the amount they are undervalued by)=0.33

0.33+0.82=1.15

A number that ranks, checks notes, dead last in the league.

Strome has an extra 0.05 in majors, so add 0.075 to him, he'll move up the board but still trail Pospisil, and if you want to look at the guys with more majors taken than Pospisil, only 2 guys take more than they draw, and both of them have an overall +ve differential meanning they won't be close.View attachment 913676

how many times did he start in the neutral zone though?

 

[dgibb10]

how many times did he start in the neutral zone though?

Still struggling with that basic concept?


Pospisil had 13.6% of his starts in the ozone, 7.5% in the dzone, 17.4% in the neutral zone, and 61.5% on the fly.

Or if you want to view it in a moronic way, he "started 64% of his shifts in the ozone"

 

[Curufinwe]

The Flyers are so welded to Deslauriers that they have traveled to Western Canada for a four game road trip with 14 forwards and only 6 healthy dmen.

In the two long years since Fletcher signed him to that awful contract, the Flyers have been outscored 46-27 at ES during Deslaurier's time on the ice.

 

[Double Dion]

While I think that user is overvaluing him here. I can say that Calgary would not move him for less than a 1st. Pospisil's playstyle is very desirable to a lot of teams and at a dirt cheap cap hit for both this year and next Calgary certainly won't be selling low on him. Especially if he can transition to full time center.

I'm not overvaluing him. People used to say the same thing about me and Backlund at the same age. Defensive savants like Backlund and Pospisil are worth a lot in terms of winning games. Especially for a team that's last number one C was Nieuwendyk in the early 90s. You have to be able to match up.

Pospisil is with Huberdeau and Mantha to hold them in defensively and drive the play. IF his health holds up you'll see I'm valuing him correctly. I wouldn't move him for less than a top 15 pick.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

I'm not overvaluing him. People used to say the same thing about me and Backlund at the same age. Defensive savants like Backlund and Pospisil are worth a lot in terms of winning games. Especially for a team that's last number one C was Nieuwendyk in the early 90s. You have to be able to match up.

Pospisil is with Huberdeau and Mantha to hold them in defensively and drive the play. IF his health holds up you'll see I'm valuing him correctly. I wouldn't move him for less than a top 15 pick.

You are overvaluing him though. He's not a defensive stalwart like you are making him out to be, he's not bad defensively but he pales in comparison to Backlund. Also Mantha is easily the best defensive forward on that line. His defensive game is literally the only thing he's consistent at every year.

I like Pospisil and I agree that he would not be available for less than a 1st. But he's also only played 1 professional game at center so far so lets pump the breaks on calling him the next Backlund.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Trading a player like Pospisil for late firsts is the kind of dumb hf move that leads to terrible perpetual rebuilds. The guy has turned into an amazing player. Late firsts rarely pan out and the Flames have 4 first rounders in the next two drafts already. They also have a bunch of solid prospects. Why would we trade the one player in the organization that looks like he’s going to be an impact C? That would be asinine.

 

[Double Dion]

You are overvaluing him though. He's not a defensive stalwart like you are making him out to be, he's not bad defensively but he pales in comparison to Backlund. Also Mantha is easily the best defensive forward on that line. His defensive game is literally the only thing he's consistent at every year.

I like Pospisil and I agree that he would not be available for less than a 1st. But he's also only played 1 professional game at center so far so lets pump the breaks on calling him the next Backlund.

Oof. This is your worst post since the days you thought Monahan was a good 2 way center. Pospisil is every bit as good defensively as Backlund until Backlund was 27. He's better defensively at the same age.

You honestly believe Mantha is a better defensive player than Pospisil? It's hard to believe anyone could honestly think that.

I wasn't referring to him as a C. I was referring to his body of work as a whole defensively. Take a look at Kadri without him versus with him. He's the best defensive wing on the team not named Coleman and it's really not close.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Oof. This is your worst post since the days you thought Monahan was a good 2 way center. Pospisil is every bit as good defensively as Backlund until Backlund was 27. He's better defensively at the same age.

You honestly believe Mantha is a better defensive player than Pospisil? It's hard to believe anyone could honestly think that.

I wasn't referring to him as a C. I was referring to his body of work as a whole defensively. Take a look at Kadri without him versus with him. He's the best defensive wing on the team not named Coleman and it's really not close.

I would love to see a quote of me saying Monahan is a good 2-way center. Afaik I've never considered him that. I've viewed him as a low end 1C, whereas you and that other user told me he wouldn't be in the league within 2 years (that was 3 or 4 years ago).

Pospisil is a shit disturber with strong skating ability. He's like Bennett lite or similar to someone like Ridly Greig.

How the hell do you look at these and tell me Mantha is a defensive liability?

 

[Bounces R Way]

Still struggling with that basic concept?


Pospisil had 13.6% of his starts in the ozone, 7.5% in the dzone, 17.4% in the neutral zone, and 61.5% on the fly.

Or if you want to view it in a moronic way, he "started 64% of his shifts in the ozone"

Once again the whole hockey world has it wrong while hfuser dgibb10 bravely stands above their ignorance, patiently waiting for the masses to acknowledge his righteousness. Any person who is looking up zone start statistics knows what it means and that neutral zone and on the fly starts aren't worth consideration. Like at all. Literally of no statistical consequence. But everyone has to choose which battles they want to fight I guess.

Penalties are bad therefore player that takes penalties is bad is another sparkling insight btw. Really pulling the curtain back. Wonder what else is under the hood for us mere hockey laymen.

 

[dgibb10]

Once again the whole hockey world has it wrong while hfuser dgibb10 bravely stands above their ignorance, patiently waiting for the masses to acknowledge his righteousness. Any person who is looking up zone start statistics knows what it means and that neutral zone and on the fly starts aren't worth consideration. Like at all. Literally of no statistical consequence. But everyone has to choose which battles they want to fight I guess.

Penalties are bad therefore player that takes penalties is bad is another sparkling insight btw. Really pulling the curtain back. Wonder what else is under the hood for us mere hockey laymen.

Anyone with a brain knows that a guy getting 20% ozone starts and 10% dzone starts is not the same usage as a guy getting 10% ozone starts and 5% dzone starts.

But hfuser Bounces R Way bravely stands up for stupidity and ignorance.

Apparently some of you don't know that taking penalties are bad, because you're dickriding a player who takes penalties (relative to what he draws) more than any other