Even as the SH% (which isn't crazy by Auston standards, but is a bit high still) regresses, if this is his level of play for the year he's probably a Hart lock.
Of all the top scorers in the league right now, Auston has the lowest OISH% and the shooting/team luck numbers most in line with his career norms
SH%(Typical)/OISH%(Typical)
Auston: 22.8% (16-18%) / 15.2% (13-14%)
Elias: 19.4% (15-17%) / 20.7% (11.5-14%)
J Hughes: 14.3 (13-16%) / 19.0% (11-12%)
Q Hughes: 11.1% (4-5%) / 17.1% (10-12%)
The big one for me there is OISH% and all of them (other than Auston) being way, way above a typical season for them. Auston isn't likely to shoot 23% this year and score 90, but if he stays healthy he could definitely shoot 18% and score 70. All of the other early season Hart contenders need everyone around them to shoot ridiculous SH% to keep up with Auston's goal scoring.
A) is this 5v5 or All
B) when his sh% drops the assists will pick up
The BBC cactus
The BBC cactus
Sammy for foegelleWould be nice if Timmins can get some games in before Lilly comes off LTIR.
Would be even better if he outplayed Klinger in those games (which is fairly likely tbh).
With both Lilly and Timmins on the team the leafs are $118,950.00 over the cap.
Someone's gotta go. I would prefer if it was Klinger.
Other options:
- send Gio down - don't love it he's still good bottom pair stuff, and doesn't save us enough space to carry an extra league min guy anyways
- send knies down for a guy with a caphit of $806,050 or lower (McMann 762500, Holmberg 800000, Abbruzzes 775000, Clifford 7625pp) - not gonna happen Knies is really good
- send Reaves down - not ideal because it leaves $200k dead money, and i doubt brad will ditch him this quickly anyways....but probably the best option.
- trade sammy or Jarnkrok or klinger or domi.
I thought it was an odd bit, like very odd, but the oddest bit ever made more sense than actually liking him.What's your obsession with a career .895% goalie?