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Originally Posted by opendoor
That's not that weird. He's a top 4 defenseman who plays the toughest minutes on the team and logs a lot of PK time; of course his GA are going to be among the top of the team.
5-on-5, he's top 25 in the league in terms of GA per minute of ice time among defensemen. Given the quality of his opposition, that's fantastic.
$3M? 
That gets you a guy like Steve Montador. You simply cannot get a 27 year old defenseman who's capable of playing against other teams' 1st lines and coming out on top for that kind of money. $3M gets you a slight upgrade on Babchuk.
In each of the last 3 seasons Garrison has played against the toughest opposition of anyone on his team and come out of it allowing fewest GA/60 min among the top 4 defense on his team. He can do that while still generating a decent amount of offense and that's why he's worth his contract. |
Sorry, I wasn't clear: I am not saying Garrison is overpaid relative to other UFAs, just that the premium you pay for UFAs can sometimes lead to unrealistic expectations for them, such that they are criticized even when their performance is actually just fine by their own career-standards. For clarity: I think Garrison is doing just fine.
EDITED to add this: by the statistics you've posted suggesting that Garrison is a key contributor on the Canucks' defence, the two best defencemen on the Flames are.... Dennis Wideman and Mark Giordano. Bouwmeester isn't even close.
I'm no expert, but I'd suggest that most people who've watched all of the games would rank those defencemen differently.