Trying to assess defensemen is difficult enough for most people (myself included) when they are in the NHL. Part of that is down to the lack of any kind of “defensive” common stats. If we want to assess a forward as a player, we have more obvious common stats to use: points and shots, and any other stat derived from them. But for defense? What people commonly use now is just flipping those same stats. Does a team give up fewer goals, shots, shot attempts, and expected goals when the defenseman is on the ice than when he isn’t?
2022 NHL Draft Profile: Kevin Korchinski
