Quoting: oliver_wahlstrom
I literally was pissed when we moved him. hes an elite player and was since his first career game.
And tbh I dont feel like typing it all out but I can if you really want me to. But to keep is short, Girard is valued at 6.3 million by the athletic, Beau is only 4.7. I cant SS the player cards which list all of the stats but Girard is elite just about everywhere EV and Beau really isn't anywhere. Beau is fast sure but he doesnt do anything with it. He wont ever get the chance with Barzal that could actually put his talent to use and he cant even do much alongside our best shooter and scorer. I really dont possibly understand where Beau is beneficial to this team. We cant hope that he will be used properly when Barzal isnt even used properly. Its crazy. Girard is also only having a down year because he hasnt had a single consistent linemate. His GAR (3.4), Off (3.9), xOff (3.0), xGAR (1.7) and more are all signifigantly below his career averages. Some are basically 1/5th of what he was at last season such as his xGAR (10.5) and xOff. The idea that his points just come from passes to Mack and then him doing all the work is crazy. Every Mack point is assisted by 2 of Rantanen, Landeskog and Makar. Basically never Girard
Beau-Nelson without Bailey on their line is analytically the most effective duo on the team. How are you posting analytics and then completely disregarding them saying Beauvillier can't do anything with his speed.
19-20 season here is how Beau ranked among isles forwards
xGAR: 2nd
GAR: 1st
20-21 season
xGAR: 3rd
GAR : 2nd
First of all, Dom's cards aren't really that good of an indicator of a players overall impact. He puts a ton of emphasis into points, players who are terrible at driving play but put up points still grade out well in his model.
Let's not make excuses for Girard, it has nothing to do with his usage. Last season looks like an outlier and he's regressed quite a bit. Is he going to be this bad next season, probably not. That being said, he's likely a pretty mediocre 2nd pair D overall on any other team. His impact on the PP, PK and penalty differential got worse and im supposed to buy that its because of not having a consistent linemate?
At even strength in the 19-20. 20-21 season Beauvillier had the better impact.
19-20 RAPM
GF/60: Beau (not close)
xGF/60: Beau
CF/60: Beau
xGA/60: Beau
20-21 season:
GF/60: Beau
xGF/60: Girard
CF/60: Girard
xGA/60: Beau
I thought Girard is just about elite everywhere? He's an elite skater and passer, but his impact isn't close to elite.