Friday, September 12, 2008
- Sheldon Souray -
Okay, so I had very slow morning at work, so I worked on Souray's stats. Regardless of your personal opinion about him or his salary, take a look at the numbers below and think about them for a while.
PowerPlay Proficiency
Souray played 111 minutes on the PP last season. He scored 5 points during this time. That means for every 22:12 Souray played on the PP, he registered 1 point. Only one defenceman on the Oilers had better numbers, and that was Gilbert. Gilbert played 185 minutes and registered 9 PP points. That means for every 20:35 Gilbert played on the PP he scored 1 point.
In those 111 minutes Souray played, he was on the ice for 14 Oilers PPG. In his ice time, Gilbert was on the ice for 16 Oilers PPG. That works out to 7:55 for Souray, and 11:35 for Gilbert. Souray was third on the team (behind Penner and Hemsky).
However, one should note that 79% of the time Souray was on the ice for a PPG, he was with either Penner or Hemsky, while Gilbert was on the ice with one of those two only 63% of the time. 87% of the time Pitkanen was on the ice for a PPG, Hemsky or Penner was also on the ice.
If I use Desjardin’s numbers for how many PP goals a player was on the ice for (he only counts 5v4, not 5v3, or 4v3) We find Grebeshkov is first for d-men on the team, while Souray is second, and Gilbert 3rd.
PowerPlay Proficiency
Souray played 111 minutes on the PP last season. He scored 5 points during this time. That means for every 22:12 Souray played on the PP, he registered 1 point. Only one defenceman on the Oilers had better numbers, and that was Gilbert. Gilbert played 185 minutes and registered 9 PP points. That means for every 20:35 Gilbert played on the PP he scored 1 point.
In those 111 minutes Souray played, he was on the ice for 14 Oilers PPG. In his ice time, Gilbert was on the ice for 16 Oilers PPG. That works out to 7:55 for Souray, and 11:35 for Gilbert. Souray was third on the team (behind Penner and Hemsky).
However, one should note that 79% of the time Souray was on the ice for a PPG, he was with either Penner or Hemsky, while Gilbert was on the ice with one of those two only 63% of the time. 87% of the time Pitkanen was on the ice for a PPG, Hemsky or Penner was also on the ice.
If I use Desjardin’s numbers for how many PP goals a player was on the ice for (he only counts 5v4, not 5v3, or 4v3) We find Grebeshkov is first for d-men on the team, while Souray is second, and Gilbert 3rd.
Penalty Killing Proficiency
Souray played 104 minutes on the PK last season and saw 8 goals scored against his PK unit, for an average of 1 PPGA for every 13 minutes played.
This was second for defencemen, behind Pitkanen who played 136 minutes and saw 7 goals against on the PK, for an average of 19:22.
Brodziak and Pisani were the top PK forwards who played over 1 minute per game.
For the 8 goals against Souray, Pisani or Brodziak were on the ice for 2 of them – 25% of the time.
Pitkanen saw either Pisani or Brodziak for 43% of the goals scored against him.
If I use Desjardin’s numbers for how many PPGA each player faced, we see Souray’s numbers jump up to 17:20 (to lead the team, and the entire NW division defencemen), while Pitkanen’s drop to 16:56.
This was second for defencemen, behind Pitkanen who played 136 minutes and saw 7 goals against on the PK, for an average of 19:22.
Brodziak and Pisani were the top PK forwards who played over 1 minute per game.
For the 8 goals against Souray, Pisani or Brodziak were on the ice for 2 of them – 25% of the time.
Pitkanen saw either Pisani or Brodziak for 43% of the goals scored against him.
If I use Desjardin’s numbers for how many PPGA each player faced, we see Souray’s numbers jump up to 17:20 (to lead the team, and the entire NW division defencemen), while Pitkanen’s drop to 16:56.
Even Strength
For these numbers I turned to Desjardin
Souray, Staois, Pitkanen and Gilbert all roughly played against the same competition level, with Pitkanen playing against the weakest. However, when we look at the quality of teammates, we find Souray played with the worst teammates at -0.15, followed by Staois -0.11, Pitkanen -0.03, and Gilbert 0.02.
Despite this, Souray only took 0.8 penalties per 60 minutes, while Staois took 1.1, Gilbert 0.3, and Pitkanen 1.3
We also find the team took the fewest penalties per 60 while Souray was on the ice. They took the most while Staois and Pitkanen were on the ice.
While he was on the ice, the team allowed the fewest shots against per 60 minutes, and while he was on the ice we gave up the lowest ratio of shots for/against.
Even strength the team scored the fewest goals with Souray on the ice, but they also allowed the fewest while he was on the ice. However, his +/- in this category was 3rd out of the top 4.
For these numbers I turned to Desjardin
Souray, Staois, Pitkanen and Gilbert all roughly played against the same competition level, with Pitkanen playing against the weakest. However, when we look at the quality of teammates, we find Souray played with the worst teammates at -0.15, followed by Staois -0.11, Pitkanen -0.03, and Gilbert 0.02.
Despite this, Souray only took 0.8 penalties per 60 minutes, while Staois took 1.1, Gilbert 0.3, and Pitkanen 1.3
We also find the team took the fewest penalties per 60 while Souray was on the ice. They took the most while Staois and Pitkanen were on the ice.
While he was on the ice, the team allowed the fewest shots against per 60 minutes, and while he was on the ice we gave up the lowest ratio of shots for/against.
Even strength the team scored the fewest goals with Souray on the ice, but they also allowed the fewest while he was on the ice. However, his +/- in this category was 3rd out of the top 4.
Plus Minus
For those of you who argue Souray was an atrocious -7 in only 26 games (which would have worked out to a -22 in 82 games), I present the following numbers:
Souray was a minus player in only 6 of his 26 games. 23% of the time.
Pitkanen was a minus player in 23 of his 63 games. 37% of the time
Staois was a minus player in 36 of his 82 games. 44% of the time
Gilbert was a minus player in 31 of his 82 games. 38% of the time
In those 6 games Souray was a minus player:
Pitkanen was -1, (however, he did not play in a 7-2 loss to Carolina)
Staois was -5
Gilbert was -1
For those of you who argue Souray was an atrocious -7 in only 26 games (which would have worked out to a -22 in 82 games), I present the following numbers:
Souray was a minus player in only 6 of his 26 games. 23% of the time.
Pitkanen was a minus player in 23 of his 63 games. 37% of the time
Staois was a minus player in 36 of his 82 games. 44% of the time
Gilbert was a minus player in 31 of his 82 games. 38% of the time
In those 6 games Souray was a minus player:
Pitkanen was -1, (however, he did not play in a 7-2 loss to Carolina)
Staois was -5
Gilbert was -1
