Robert Nilsson: Goat's Head Soup

Robert Nilsson can flat out play. On a team with a bunch of slick puckhandlers Kenta's boy gives no quarter when it comes to making the wonderful play. The problem is that he doesn't make enough of them, and further it doesn't seem to be a concern. If running in place were a skill he'd be Gretzky. Boxcars: 60gp, 11-16-27 Shots: 104Plus Minus: -17Corsi (Rel): 6.9 (4th among F's) GF/GA ON: 26-40 5x5/60: 1.49 (5th among F's) 5x4/60: 3.15 (7th among F's) Quality of Competition: 13th toughest among F'sQuality of Teammates: 2nd best among F's FO %: 33.3% in 3 FO's Offensive Zone Start FO %: 48.0% (6th easiest among F's) Cap Hit: $2,925,000 What do these numbers tell us? His season mirrors Gagner's quite closely at even strength. Both men played in butter (softer opponents, good linemates, average zone start) and delivered about the same offensively (Gagner with the slight edge). Both had nice Corsi numbers and both probably struggled somewha...