There is no set format for the grading system across the board for all of our writers when it comes to these players. I was tasked with grading the defensive core for the Red Wings this season (as we know it, this was probably their weakest link). For grading purposes, I weighed each player’s production from last season, plus their career averages against how they performed on the ice this year.
This grading format included a variety of stats from goals, assists, time on ice and Corsi For%. I’ll preface this article by saying they really missed Danny DeKeyser on the back end this year after he underwent back surgery in December and you’ll notice he was left out of this article having only appeared in just eight games.