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Originally Posted by Bingo
I don't think he ever wins a Norris, but I guess "elite" is more of a subjective term.
Hanifin over the past two seasons vs all regular defensemen is
13th in CF%
10th in xGF%
18th in xGF60
24th in xGA60
With 32 teams and 7 defensemen per team, not sure how much more he's supposed to accomplish to get the term elite.
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And yet he's 75th for Goals For% over the last 3 seasons. This places him somewhere between a number 3 and number 4 for effectiveness on average. On the Flames, of all defenders who have played over 1000 minutes (8), he's last in 5 on 5 GF%.
It's the same story in the playoffs. Of all defenders the Flames have had over the last 3 years who have played over 80 minutes (11), he's last in GF%.
I appreciate advanced shot metrics more than most but at a certain point over the course of more than 200 games the goals tell a story too.