Why am I comparing Stefan Noesen to Beau Bennett? Beau is no longer on the team, but they played together so it’s not like Noesen took Bennett’s spot. What is the purpose in comparing them? For me, it is their position as analytics darlings on their respective Devils teams.
In 2016-17 Beau Bennett trailed only Taylor Hall in CF%Rel. There was a sizable gap between Hall (+7.51) and Bennett (+6.81) and the rest of the team — lead by P.A. Parenteau (+4.06).
In 2017-18 so far, Stefan Noesen leads the Devils in CF%Rel.