Honorable Mention – Jakub Vrana
I’m putting Jakub Vrana as a honorabale mention because I have hardly noticed him so far this season other than when he’s scoring. As I said earlier about Oshie who is scoring because he’s noticeable, I feel Vrana is only noticeable because he’s scoring. If Vrana wasn’t scoring I feel I would hardly notice him at all.
Vrana has six points this season, 3 goals and 3 assists. His advanced stats are the best of the guys on this list. His Corsi% is 53.68%, his scoring chances percentage is 55.56% and his high danger attempts percentage is 53.85%. To me, this is why advanced stats don’t always tell the whole story. The three guys I mentioned above Vrana, to me, were better than him. Vrana had better numbers, but I just didn’t notice as much.
The good news for Vrana is I don’t have the same concern for him as I do with the others. He’s on the right side of the advanced stats. If his offense comes down, there isn’t much worry that a bunch of goals will be scored against him and his linemates.