The Athleticissa oli ihan kiinnostavaa lätinää Norris-ehdokkaista. Sieltä taisin lukea just tuosta Karlssonin vaikutuksesta Sharksin peliin.
"So much so that offensively, the
Sharks score 0.91 more goals-per-60 with Karlsson on the ice, one of the largest impacts on record. It’s night and day when he’s on the ice compared to off and it’s why the Sharks have outscored opponents 80-70 with Karlsson compared to being outscored 98-56 without him. With Karlsson, the Sharks look playoff caliber. Without Karlsson, the Sharks look like the league’s worst team."
Toisaalta:
"Karlsson’s defensive plus-minus (a combination of goals against and expected goals against) this year is minus-12. It’s not bad enough to submarine his offensive plus-minus (plus-25), but it is enough to rank 194th out of 227 defenders to play over 20 games. Karlsson delivers a lot of offense, but he does give a lot back the other way. The Sharks allow 3.19 goals against per 60 with Karlsson on the ice and 2.8 expected goals against per 60. The latter mark is 0.13 worse than the team average. (...)
Karlsson is an elite player, but that’s all offense all the time. Of the five main contenders, he’s by far the weakest of the bunch defensively. He’s also the only one who doesn’t kill penalties."
Tuossa kun tuli vertailtua, miten Karlsson pärjäisi Bruinsissa ja McAvoy Sharksissa, niin tämän vuotisista Norris-ehdokkaista Brent Burns on siitä kiinnostava nimi, että hän pelasi viime vuonna kohtuu heikossa Sharksissa (joka tosin ei ollut lähellekään tämän vuoden tasoa) käsittääkseni ei-niin-älyttömän-vakuuttavaa lätkää, mutta Carolinassa hän kuuluu edistyneiden tilastojen valossa eliittipakkien joukkoon.
"Burns has enough offense to be considered — he’s on pace for 66 points — but he’s here primarily due to his five-on-five impact.
Carolina is by far the league’s best team at generating and suppressing chances this season and Burns has played a vital role in that regard. He leads all Canes defensemen in goals percentage at 61.4 percent and goals against per 60 at 1.91. On one of the toughest teams to score against, it’s Burns who has been their toughest defensive blueliner this season."
Ja:
"We saw
Dougie Hamilton put up strong defensive numbers as a Hurricane. We saw
Tony DeAngelo put up strong defensive numbers as a Hurricane. Now we’re seeing the same thing with Burns. The common denominator is always Slavin, and it’s hard to put complete stock in Burns’ defensive numbers as a result. It’s impossible to look bad next to Slavin." (Tuohon päälle voisi lisätä tuon Hurricanesin systeemin vaikutuksen.)
Olisikin kiinnostavaa nähdä, miten Burnsin lukemat ovat muuttuneet vuodessa Sharksista Hurricanesiin siirtymisen myötä. Tuossa The Athleticin jutussa niitä ei ikävä kyllä kerrottu.
This year's Norris Trophy race is complex, so it requires a deeper dive into the numbers of the favorites.
theathletic.com
