Fear the Fin · Feb 1, 2019
Off the Charts: Grading the Sharks through 52 games
Timo Meier is having a bang-up season. Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsThe All-Star break is over for some teams, but it is still depriving us of San Jose Sharks hockey for little longer. As a result, it is an apt time to examine what each player has brought to the team at this point in the season.
In developing an assessment like player grades, it’s important to establish what, exactly, it is we’re measuring. Are we grading a player’s performance above expected? If so, how are we establishing a baseline measurement against which to compare? Are we measuring each player’s impact on the on-ice product? If so, what is our barometer?