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About Last Season: Brett Pesce

It’s almost hard to believe that Brett Pesce is just 27 years old. The 2013 third-round pick has been a staple in Carolina’s defensive lineup for seven seasons now, and the last two seasons and change have seen him lineup next to Brady Skjei, who was acquired at the 2020 trade deadline.

While 2020-21 was perhaps the best season of Pesce’s career and undoubtedly his best season of offensive production, 2021-22 was among his stranger seasons in the league.

According to Micah McCurdy’s isolated impact visuals, which take into account the quality of his on-ice teammates and opponents, among other things, Pesce had his first NHL season where he had a negative play-driving impact both offensively and defensively.