Just anticipating a Vancouver fans reaction.
- AdamFrench

I mean, Nylanders good, but he's no Markus Granlund

- LeafMan

You should just pull the trigger now...

I mean, Nylanders good, but he's no Markus Granlund
- TheMussel

Shots fired.

Nonsense.

I've been hired because of my great skills and I'm being very fairly paid for them.

Spending hours per day on hockeybuzz should be part of the job description though....
- Scabeh

- lumlums

Wow, the've really stepped up the graphics since I was a teenager...


I mean there's green..GREEN....

- LeafMan

Ban him but make sure you get the SCHABS fan Symba first

Wow, the've really stepped up the graphics since I was a teenager...


I mean there's green..GREEN....
- the_eye

Those colour printers man.... move on over dot matrix, this laser poop is LIT!

A cornerstone needs to be an elite two-way player who gives maximum effort at all times. Nylander has a long way to go.
- Njuice

Nope.


The response listed Martin. He's neither a prospect, elite or 2way.

Nope.


The response listed Martin. He's neither a prospect, elite or 2way.
- burn

He must have meant a stone in the corner..

Nope.


The response listed Martin. He's neither a prospect, elite or 2way.
- burn

He trolled you motherbozakers...

He must have meant a stone in the corner..
- Fruitcakenipple

He must have meant openening a cornerstore..

I would hope so yes.
But thats not what the blog was about.
Nylander could end up being similar to kessel....good player but not a cornerstone.
- Fakepartofme

Nylander is a cornerstone.

No other way to put it.

He must have meant a stone in the corner..
- Fruitcakenipple

He must have meant openening a cornerstore..
- the_eye

- lumlums

You're a (frank)ing bumhole.

It's not like I had a Master's degree in history or Arts and litterature.

Nylander one of the top 10 prospects in the world right now.

He's a definite cornerstone.

Nylander one of the top 10 prospects in the world right now.

He's a definite cornerstone.
- burn

Ahead of all the Sabres prospects? That can't be so.

RELATIVE SHOT ATTEMPTS

The primary way that a defenceman can impact his team defensively is by limiting the number of shots that the other team gets. By that measure, Gardiner has been extremely good over the past three seasons. The best way to measure this is Corsi Against per 60 minutes of ice time at even strength, relative to a player's teammates. Relative Corsi takes the shot attempts when a player is on the ice and subtracts the shot attempts when he's on the bench, so it gives us a good idea of how much better (or worse) a team does with a given player compared to his teammates. For Corsi Against, a low number is better (ex. -5.0 would mean the team allows 5 fewer shot attempts with a player on the ice while +5.0 would mean the team allows 5 shots more). Here are the top 10 players by CA/60 Rel over the past 3 seasons (minimum 100 games played):

Player GP CA60 Rel
Giordano 207 -8.84
Gardiner 238 -7.92
Ekholm 224 -7.74
Diaz 119 -7.37
Stralman 236 -7.28
Campbell 246 -7.25
Brodie 232 -7.18
Orlov 136 -6.77
Ekman-Larsson 237 -6.4
Tanev 203 -6.08

Only one regular defenceman in the entire NHL has done a better job than Gardiner at limiting shot attempts relative to his teammates over the past three seasons: Mark Giordano.

Ahead of all the Sabres prospects? That can't be so.
- LeafMan

We can't truly know until we see him in Jorts

RELATIVE SHOT ATTEMPTS

The primary way that a defenceman can impact his team defensively is by limiting the number of shots that the other team gets. By that measure, Gardiner has been extremely good over the past three seasons. The best way to measure this is Corsi Against per 60 minutes of ice time at even strength, relative to a player's teammates. Relative Corsi takes the shot attempts when a player is on the ice and subtracts the shot attempts when he's on the bench, so it gives us a good idea of how much better (or worse) a team does with a given player compared to his teammates. For Corsi Against, a low number is better (ex. -5.0 would mean the team allows 5 fewer shot attempts with a player on the ice while +5.0 would mean the team allows 5 shots more). Here are the top 10 players by CA/60 Rel over the past 3 seasons (minimum 100 games played):

Player GP CA60 Rel
Giordano 207 -8.84
Gardiner 238 -7.92
Ekholm 224 -7.74
Diaz 119 -7.37
Stralman 236 -7.28
Campbell 246 -7.25
Brodie 232 -7.18
Orlov 136 -6.77
Ekman-Larsson 237 -6.4
Tanev 203 -6.08
Only one regular defenceman in the entire NHL has done a better job than Gardiner at limiting shot attempts relative to his teammates over the past three seasons: Mark Giordano.


- nbboy

You also have elite defenseman Raphael Diaz in the list.

Ahead of all the Sabres prospects? That can't be so.
- LeafMan

Behind vessey and all jort wearing prospects

You're a (frank)ing bumhole.

It's not like I had a Master's degree in history or Arts and litterature.
- Scabeh

Hey!

You also have elite defenseman Raphael Diaz in the list.
- Scabeh

Nylander one of the top 10 prospects in the world right now.

He's a definite cornerstone.
- burn

Yeah I agree. I also haven't seen him struggle defensivley at all so whatever..

Hey!
- RickJames77

Do you really?