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This is what I found on JBD yesterday :
From 2020-21 to 2021-22, JBD only played 32 NHL games but among the 22 Sens D-men who played on the team, he ranks 4th best xGA/60 (only Kleven, Heatherington and Reilly were higher, also small sample sizes) and the 2nd best GA/60 (only Larsson had a better one but only 8 games). There's literally 1 more goal allowed per 60 when Hamonic is on the ice (2.13 vs 3.13). And you have to note that JBD was 20 to 22 y/o during that time, not even fully NHL ready
So this is the only stat that matters for JBD, GA and xGA
That doesn't mean that he is great or anything but a boring "safe" kind of guy could be useful to have as a 6th/7th, instead of a continuous adventure like Hamonic or a totally unproven guy like Guenette. Poor Brannstrom that will have to carry Hamonic all year. It's the 3rd pair but he's not as good as Sanderson. It will bring down Brannstrom's game and trade value. So likely another asset pissed away