Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay Random
That's putting it a bit strong. With Karlsson on the ice 5-on-5, according to Bleacher Report, the Sharks scored 96 goals and gave up 96. Without him, if hockey-reference.com got the totals right, they scored 72 and gave up 124.
MoneyPuck gives Karlsson 42.1% of the Sharks' 5-on-5 ice time, but with him on the ice, they scored 57.1% of their 5-on-5 goals and gave up 43.6%. In other words, he was slightly worse defensively than the average Shark, but so much better offensively that he far more than made up for it.
If the Penguins can give him a better D partner than he had on that woeful San Jose team, they won't have to worry about his defensive play that much.
|
He was -26, with on-ice even strength goals for of 110 and even strength goals against of 126 (and 11 short-handed goas against, which shouldn't be ignored)