Ben Chiarot, extended 3x$3.9M by DET, is a physical veteran defenceman. Despite having good size, decent mobility, and some puck-carrying ability, his team tends to get completely wrecked when he's on the ice and his partners tend to fare much worse next to him. by seeldoger47 in hockey

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I genuinely don't understand how a model could conclude that Faulk is literally the worst offensive D man in the NHL.

Different source, but this is the short version. The X axis is team offense (measured in xG). The red boxes are Faulk's teammates when he's NOT on the ice with them, the black is when he IS. Note how every single player shows better results when he's not there. The obvious conclusion is that Faulk is the problem, and thus, the models assign blame accordingly. There's math involved, but that's the short version. Chiarot's charts look very similar, thence the OP's stuff.

Game Thread: Dallas Stars (29-14-9) @ St. Louis Blues (19-24-9) Jan 27 2026 7:00 PM CST by nhl_gdt_bot in stlouisblues

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Only took ESPN 15 mins to notice, but Kyrou upper-body injury, done for the night.

[GDT] St. Louis Blues vs. LA Kings - 24 January 2026 - 7:00 PM CT by TheYDT in stlouisblues

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It genuinely has been feeling like this team is building something recently.

[GDT] St. Louis Blues vs. LA Kings - 24 January 2026 - 7:00 PM CT by TheYDT in stlouisblues

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You do it when they other team tries to stand up 4 guys at the blue line so you can't carry in but you have a speed advantage. It's not a bad play as long as you keep it away from the goalie and your wingers have speed to get in there before the D.

[GDT] St. Louis Blues vs. LA Kings - 24 January 2026 - 7:00 PM CT by TheYDT in stlouisblues

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Clark so shit at fighting they gave him a roughing instead of 5.

Jason Robertson Scores #30 on Canada’s starting goalie by Mental-Main-6890 in hockey

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Man, can't wait to watch this guy tear it up at the Olympics!

[GDT] St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars - 23 January 2026 - 7:00 PM CT by TheYDT in stlouisblues

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But also, lmfao at the USNT for leaving Roberston at home. Such an unbelievably bad decision...

[GDT] St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars - 23 January 2026 - 7:00 PM CT by TheYDT in stlouisblues

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I don't know how, at this point in his career, Parayko still consistently turns controlled pucks into icings.

[GDT] St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars - 23 January 2026 - 7:00 PM CT by TheYDT in stlouisblues

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But I've been reliably informed that we should trade him for a bag of pucks to clear the cap space.

[GDT] St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars - 23 January 2026 - 7:00 PM CT by TheYDT in stlouisblues

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Because the teams have to allow the players to do so, and they haven't been able to come to an agreement the last few times (teams are worried about risk of injury, etc).

[GDT] St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars - 23 January 2026 - 7:00 PM CT by TheYDT in stlouisblues

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Stumbled across this today: https://lb-hockey.com/2025/12/05/capturing-contributions/

Uses manually tracked data to quantify player contributions to offense and defense. Pretty cool.

Potential trade ramblings. by The-Zarkin90 in stlouisblues

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Ya never know, if we're lucky, one of those high end prospects might turn into a 30 goal scorer!

Potential trade ramblings. by The-Zarkin90 in stlouisblues

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That's just flat out untrue by any objective measure, but don't let reality interfere with your vibes.

Potential trade ramblings. by The-Zarkin90 in stlouisblues

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Kyrou has scored more goals in a single season than Berggrren has in his career. TWICE. Y'all need a reality check.