Coco-puffs said:Yeah, no thanks to the 4th line though. Freddy the Goat sports a 38% CF%. Smith's 45% looks quite rosy in comparison. His CA60 on the PK and Faceoff percentages are also better. Small sample size for the Goat, but he's not ready to be our 4th line center just yet.
Yeah, Gauthier's been an interesting case for me since I don't think his play has been as bad as his numbers indicate. I mean a 38% CF should mean that you don't even belong in the NHL but he's looked ok to me. Granted maybe his goals results have been hiding some spotty play (66 GF% compared to Smith's 38%).
The faceoffs thing is interesting though. At 5-on-5 Gauthier is actually doing very well. 54% compared to Smith's 52%. 4v5 though he's been getting crushed. Corsica bummed out on me right before I could copy the shorthanded numbers, but Gauthier was somewhere in the 30s while Smith was like 48 I think. edit: It's back: 39% vs. 49%