[SuperMatt18]

So based on some of the feedback here I was curious on what a different metric looked like.

Took a look at the top 12 forwards on each team from a scoring perspective and wanted to see what their 5V5 points was.

Ignored position etc but just the top 12 forwards on each team based on 5v5 points.

F1: ~38.6 PTS (Gaudreau - 47)
F2: ~32.9 PTS (Monahan - 38)
F3: ~28.4 PTS (Ferland - 31)
F4: ~26.0 PTS (Tkachuk - 26)
F5: ~23.5 PTS (Backlund - 23)
F6: ~20.6 PTS (Bennett - 23)
F7: ~18.8 PTS (Frolik - 18)
F8: ~16.9 PTS (Jankowski - 16)
F9: ~14.7 PTS (Brouwer - 13)
F10: ~12.5 PTS (Stajan - 10)
F11: ~9.9 PTS (Hathaway - 10)
F12: ~8.2 PTS (Lazar - 7)

So I think what this says to me is that outside of Gaudreau this is a decidedly average roster from an offensive perspective this year. Most players tend to perform in-line with what the average forward on their team ranks.

Once again I feel like Bennett stands out a little as tends to creep into top 6 from a production standpoint - even though he mostly plays 3L minutes.

D1: ~21.4 PTS (Hamilton 24)
D2: ~16.5 PTS (Giordano 20)
D3: ~14.1 PTS (Brodie 16)
D4: ~11.0 PTS (Hamonic 10)
D5: ~9.0 PTS (Kulak 8)
D6: ~7.2 PTS (Stone 4)
D7: ~4.5 PTS (Bartkowski 1)

This one stands out a little to me. With how much we invest in our defense I feel like we should be on the higher end here, specifically pairing 2. Stone really has to be a disappointment from a production standpoint this season too.

I think I will look at the last 5 Stanley Cup champions later too (will probably wait until after the season for that though).