On paper, Jimmy Hayes' stats don't look great.
26 games, 12 points, -4 rating, 14:11 average time on ice.
Big whoop.
However, digging deeper into Hayes' stats reveals that the giant from Dorchester isn't playing as poorly as many believe.
Hayes boasts a 70.6 individual point percentage and an even strength PDO of 97.7%. He owns a collective Corsi rating of 51.5% and has 26 individual high scoring chances on the season in five on five play. That's not too bad for someone who is struggling to regain his footing in the lineup.
Healthy Scratch
So why was the former Boston College Eagle a healthy scratch in Claude Julien's lineup for two of the past four games?