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Created by: Isles777
Team: 2020-21 New York Islanders
Initial Creation Date: Jan. 22, 2021
Published: Jan. 22, 2021
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Ross Johnston might be the worst player in the NHL, Trotz is wasting pageau by putting this ECHL level talent on his line. Lets take a look at how badly Ross drags down the 3rd line.

xGF (expected goals for) is an advanced metric that uses shot quality to determine which team is expected to score more goals when a certain player is on the ice.

Ross Johnston+ Pageau together = 35.94 xgf%

pageau without Johnston = 48.49 xgf%

Bellows + Johnston = 36.73 xGf%

Bellows without Johnston = 60.02 (!!) xgf%



The 2nd line has struggled and MDC has had success with beau and nelson in the past. Bellows needs someone to feed him the puck so I think Bailey on the 3rd line makes sense.
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Jan. 22, 2021 at 2:15 p.m.
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explain to me how Johnston got that contract too
Jan. 22, 2021 at 2:15 p.m.
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Quoting: GMs
explain to me how Johnston got that contract too


because he works hard in practice
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Jan. 22, 2021 at 2:19 p.m.
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because he works hard in practice


Jordan Weal too, do you have Trotz # ?
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Jan. 22, 2021 at 2:26 p.m.
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LEAVE ROSS JOHNSTON ALONE! HE IS A NATIONAL TREASURE!

Fun fact though-Ross Johnston's brother Will was a much better hockey player than Ross.
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Jan. 22, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
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Yuck with MDC on the line with Nelson and Beau. We need to sit Ross though. Third line needs to be Pageau and Bellows with either Komarov or Czarnik for now, and later in the year after Wahlstrom gets more time the middle six can be:

Beau-Nelson-Wahlstrom
Bellows-Pageau-Bailey

But that won't happen until probably 10-15 games into Wahlstrom getting comfortable.
Jan. 22, 2021 at 2:37 p.m.
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Quoting: Lenny7
LEAVE ROSS JOHNSTON ALONE! HE IS A NATIONAL TREASURE!

Fun fact though-Ross Johnston's brother Will was a much better hockey player than Ross.


Hopefully Lou/trotz don’t know about this - might give him a 4 year deal
Jan. 22, 2021 at 2:40 p.m.
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Quoting: slapshot723
Yuck with MDC on the line with Nelson and Beau. We need to sit Ross though. Third line needs to be Pageau and Bellows with either Komarov or Czarnik for now, and later in the year after Wahlstrom gets more time the middle six can be:

Beau-Nelson-Wahlstrom
Bellows-Pageau-Bailey

But that won't happen until probably 10-15 games into Wahlstrom getting comfortable.


I’m trying to be realistic - MDC has shown to produce when he’s the 3rd best player on a line. Beau-Nelson-MDC had something like 70% of the expected goals when they played together last season. This is only until wahlstrom gets a shot.

Komarov shouldn’t play at all this season, but czarnik is a good player and he’s a competent playmaker.bellows needs to be on a line with someone who can get him the puck
Jan. 22, 2021 at 3:02 p.m.
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I just realized that Ross Johnston is only 26 squinty smile Thought he was 32-33 for sure
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Jan. 22, 2021 at 3:27 p.m.
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are these percentages for this season so far or historically
because if these are for this season only it's extremely silly to judge after a few games
Jan. 22, 2021 at 3:39 p.m.
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Quoting: VijayPatel11
are these percentages for this season so far or historically
because if these are for this season only it's extremely silly to judge after a few games


This season - also adding in the eye test, it checks out. Ross johnston is not an NHL caliber player. He wasn’t good last year either. Low hockey IQ, no puck skills - can only hit and fight. Barry Trotz is obsessed with useless grinders.
Jan. 23, 2021 at 4:37 a.m.
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This season - also adding in the eye test, it checks out. Ross johnston is not an NHL caliber player. He wasn’t good last year either. Low hockey IQ, no puck skills - can only hit and fight. Barry Trotz is obsessed with useless grinders.


Youre wrong theyre extremely usefull





At taking spots from the prospects
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Jan. 23, 2021 at 11:03 a.m.
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I'd honestly be fine keeping Johnston as a scratch. If Martin or Clutterbuck get injured, or just need a maintenance day, he'd be useful for that.

But anything outside the 4th line makes no sense to me.
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