I—like some casual observers of advanced statistics including those nice colorful graphs that get posted on my timeline—get really fixated on the idea of underrated players that you can determine are very good, before the rest of the hockey world catches up to you. The abhorrent behavior of pointing at some dude and yelling about how you always rated him since he was drafted out of Moose Jaw, is honestly kind of enjoyable. It’s human nature so I will not stop.
That is especially true when it comes to depth defensemen that are just waiting for a bigger role to take the next step.