Shayne Gostisbehere Operating On The Same Level As Erik Karlsson Right Now
When the Flyers missed the playoffs last year, GM Ron Hextall stressed patience from the Philadelphia fan base. The majority of fans accepted that they would have to be patient, especially with the young defensemen in the system. One of these defensemen included Shayne Gostisbehere, a 2012 3rd round pick. Patience grew a little thin at the beginning of the season when Gostisbehere didn’t make the Flyers and was sent to the AHL. Although this was the right call by General Manager Ron Hextall, many still believed “Ghost” was NHL ready. Well as of right now, it seems like Shayne Gostisbehere is indeed NHL ready. Not only is Shayne Gostisbehere playing good, but he is operating at the same level of Ottawa Senators superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson, at least statisically. As the chart below shows, Gostisbehere’s numbers in 8 games are very similar to Erik Karlsson’s in 22 games.
If Gostisbehere can continue this level of play as well as furthur develop his skills, then this whole rebuild process may not take as long as originally thought.
****If you want to read more about the stats in the chart above here’s a great place to do so: http://war-on-ice.com/glossary.html
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