Because Jeff Schultz has become the whipping post for Caps fans everywhere I thought it'd be fun to see how he stacks up against other defensemen from his draft class. Because I'm lazy, I only went through the first round. However, if anyone expresses interest, I'll do the leg work for other rounds and defensemen his age from other draft classes:
|
Pick |
Name |
Team |
Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Shots |
+/- |
PIM |
TOI |
Hits |
|
3 |
Cam Barker |
CHI |
47 |
4 |
26 |
62 |
-2 |
49 |
18:19 |
55 |
|
9 |
Ladislav Smid |
EDM |
46 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
-7 |
47 |
15:21 |
78 |
|
10 |
Boris Valabik |
ATL |
36 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
-4 |
93 |
14:29 |
60 |
|
12 |
AJ Thelen |
MIN* |
20 |
1 |
7 |
|
+3 |
17 |
|
|
|
23 |
Andrej Meszaros |
TBL |
52 |
2 |
14 |
87 |
-4 |
36 |
24:10 |
68 |
|
27 |
Jeff Schultz |
WAS |
45 |
1 |
9 |
30 |
+17 |
14 |
19:52 |
30 |
|
28 |
Mark Fistric |
DAL |
17 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
E |
20 |
14:33 |
42 |
|
29 |
Mike Green |
WAS |
49 |
23 |
31 |
175 |
+24 |
48 |
25:45 |
52 |
|
30 |
Andy Rogers |
TBL** |
34 |
0 |
2 |
|
-19 |
38 |
|
|
*Currently in the ECHL, stats are with that team
**Currently in the AHL, stats are with that team
^No longer on an active roster, stats are this year from Swedish Elite League
Now, anyone that has seen me post should know that I am a staunch supporter of Jeff Schultz and believe that a defender does not need to hit or score to be good at what he does. Understanding that this is an extremely small sample size, I see nothing to change my original opinion of Sarge. If anything, I think it shows how far along he is for a young defender.
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