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Originally Posted by Mathgod
In 82 games he had 38 points and was even. Those are $5m/year kind of numbers.
Top 30 in the league when he's being paid like a top 15 defenseman.
Same applies to you.
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Personally I just don’t rely on using points and plus-minus to tell me the value of a d-man.
Gio signed this contract in 16-17 and let’s looks at his results by year.
16-17
Norris Voting: 8th
Points: 39 (24th)
Relative Corsi: 5.53 (5th)
Relative xGF: 6.81 (4th)
17-18
Norris Voting: 16th
Points: 38 (32nd)
Relative Corsi: 6.68 (1st)
Relative xGF: 7.64 (2nd)
18-19
Norris Voting: 1st
Points: 74 (2nd)
Relative Corsi: 5.17 (5th)
Relative xGF: 4.17 (18th)
19-20
Norris Voting: N/A
Messier Trophy: Won
Points: 31 (44th)
Relative Corsi: 4.00 (17th)
Relative xGF: 6.10 (11th)
By advanced metrics he’s been at worst a top 20 dman the entire life of his contract. He’s had his struggles in the playoffs, and hasn’t been as good this year and last but he’s been a top dman every year until this season.
Just because the rest of the team isn’t good enough that doesn’t mean he’s the problem.