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This article will be another in my series of player profiles, where I’ll look at each player on the Anaheim Ducks and assess how their season went. This article will focus on Josh Manson.
Manson took on a big role for the Ducks once again this season, averaging over 20 minutes per game. His ice time was down by 1:40 per game from last season, but he still played the third-most minutes of any defenseman on the team and also averaged 2:30 per game on the penalty kill.
His corsi for percentage may have been just 49.2 per cent but it was actually still quite a bit higher than the team’s overall corsi for percentage this season. This came despite the fact that his offensive zone start percentage was quite low and he was facing the toughest competition of any defenseman on the Ducks (according to Hockey Abstract). His expected goals for percentage was also higher than any other regular defensemen on the team, aside from Cam Fowler (who was playing somewhat sheltered minutes), according to NaturalStatTrick.com.
This was another strong year for Manson, who held his own playing in tough situations. With Anaheim’s lack of depth when it comes to right-handed defensemen, we can expect him to be counted on quite a bit once again next season.
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Here’s today’s poll question (results and discussion will be posted in a future article):
Reviewing this week's polls (July 25): Ducks Edition Reviewing the season: Hampus Lindholm Reviewing the season: Jacob Larsson Reviewing the season: Max Jones Reviewing this week's polls (July 19): Ducks Edition Reviewing the season: Adam Henrique Troy Terry's new contract is a win for the Ducks SHORT READ: Ducks sign Troy Terry to three-year extension Reviewing the season: Brendan Guhle Reviewing last week's polls (July 11): Ducks Edition Reviewing the season: Erik Gudbranson Reviewing the season: John Gibson Reviewing the season: Ryan Getzlaf SHORT READ: Ducks announce multi-year affiliation deal with Tulsa Oilers