Mid-Season Team Report Card: Sith (JW)

Calgary (CP) A gamble that didn't pay off has severely hurt JW's chances.

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Significant Roster Changes:
+ Daniel Carcillo
- Peter Forsberg

Analysis:
The gamble to draft both Forsberg and Selanne has worked out in the worst possible scenario for JW with neither player seeing any ice in the foreseeable future. This was ~90PPt loss in players that could've been drafted in those positions and playing... which would've landed JW in 4th place. Instead, 135 PPt is the difference from first place and a possible sign of building for next year.

Grades:
+ Forwards (C): Ranks 9th in G, 8th in A. Outside of the top 5, there is a big drop-off. Thank goodness Heater and Alfie are around to carry the load with Gomez and Huselius showing signs of life. A good core to move forward with.
+ Defence (D+): After a nice move to pick up Zidlicky at last year's draft, Sith has a decent D-corp that includes Campbell and Meszaros. The only problem is that with exception to Marek and Brian, there are no other PP quarterbacks which adversely affect the Sith's Special Teams rating.
+ Goalies (B): Ranks 4th in W, 6th in L. With the departure of Bryzgalov, Sith now has 2 slam-dunk starters to play almost 60 games a piece. They may not earn a lot of shutouts, but they'll rack up the wins.
+ Special Teams (F): Ranks 12th in PPG, 11th in PPA. With a GDHL league low of 28% of total point coming on the PP (league average is 38%) JW has to be disappointed with how his team has performed with the man-advantage. There is a direct correlation between his lack of D playing on the PP but with almost a 100 PPP spread between the first place team and the Sith's PP totals, this is an area JW will be looking to improve on next year.
+ Goon Factor (B-): Ranks 5th in PIM. As long as Carcillo stays with the team it seems as though JW will be good in this department without giving too much offence. The rookie is the league PIM leader and can score the occasional goal too.
+ Overall (C): JW shouldn't be discouraged with his performance this season since I believe with some tweaking in minor areas (most notably on the PP) he should be able to move to the middle of the pack by next season.

Fur Engee (CP)