[PTO] Chris Stewart with Flyers

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8 minutes ago, hockeygod77 said:

lucid should retire..days are over..he is too slow slug

Milan has 19 million reasons not to retire.

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Had that combination of size, toughnes, talent that you'd think would have made him more successful....

 

But one of those players that has had -  consistently - horrible underlying numbers - some of the league's worst - for a range of different teams - a persistent theme - ineffective without the puck - did not have an NHL defensive game.

 

Colorado 2010/11

57.3% ozone starts

47.3% corsi

 

St Louis 2013/14

60.5%

48.3%

 

Buffalo 2014/15

41.6

35.2

-30

 

Minnesota 2016/17

60.4%

40.5%

 

Sometimes these kinds of 'underlying numbers' can be deceiving - an outlier - but with Stewart, it's such a theme accross so many different situations.

 

It's too bad - a guy like him probably could have really used a coach like Travis Green earlier in his career.   That said, can't assume it was just coaching, but if Stewart had gotten and developed the ability to play without the puck = so much potential.  Almost like a Bertuzzi born too late.