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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
41 GP, 2G 2A 4 Pts, and -4
He is -67 in his career.....
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Forget the plus minus, that's the least of their problems here. I mean... look, the Canucks' own fan website did an extensive review of Gudbranson's quality of play here.
https://canucksarmy.com/2018/02/10/d...ik-gudbranson/
The conclusion is pretty well summed up in the article:
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It really can’t be overstated how difficult it is to make a statistical case that paints Gudbranson in a positive light. There are few regular NHL defenders since Gudbranson entered the league that have posted worse underlying shot metrics. We’re talking bottom-20 in almost every category among defenders with over 4000 minutes since his inaugural season. [...]
Now obviously, if you try hard enough, you could try to defend these numbers. They weren’t great in Florida and have absolutely plummeted since coming to Vancouver, but maybe he just hasn’t been a fit. Perhaps he’s been saddled with partners that don’t work in a system that doesn’t allow him to play his game. But even if that’s the case, he’s 26, and it’s his job to prove he can be effective. He hasn’t. It’s generally not advisable to sign a player who has never shown he can be solvent at even strength, and at any rate if you find yourself consistently having to twist yourself into knots trying to defend a player you might just have to step back and consider that he isn’t that good.
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Those are their own fans saying that. Signing him
at all makes your team worse, never mind the 4M. And as bad as they are right now, they have some good prospects that will be joining them over the next few years, so bad players playing for them is bad for them and good for the Flames.