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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Very interesting, especially for some bubble players like Kunitz, Sharp, Thornton and Marleau. Normally you would justify their place on the team based on team-mate familiarity with a stud player, but it's neat to see that their stats back it up. I suppose there is the Moulson/Tavares argument, but I'm surprised Tavares stats don't add up.
Is this based only on the 13-14 season to date?
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Based only on 2013-14 data.
Also, advanced stats are based on how a team performs when that player is on the ice. Since guys like Kunitz are never on the ice unless Crosby is on the ice, and Sharp is probably rarely on the ice without one of Toews or Kane, it's not so surprising to see excellent numbers.
And Thornton is only a bubble player because he's a playmaking centre, a position where he's stuck behind Toews and Crosby. A winger of Thornton's ability would be rock-solid lock.