Evaluating a player like Evan Rodrigues is an interesting task. I think we can safely say that he is a good NHL player based on a couple of different metrics available to us. He also doesn’t seem to do any specific thing exceptionally well so pinpointing where his value comes from becomes difficult when someone like me wants to illustrate why Rodrigues is someone the Sabres should try to keep on their team for ~three more years.
But because I care so much about you our loyal readers, and my dear editor, Chad DeDominicis promised to personally pay me $5000 to write this, I decided to put in the work and explain how exactly Evan Rodrigues brings value to the Buffalo Sabres.