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Ladislav Smid is 6'3" 225 lb defenseman, 25-year old former first-round pick who has already played 331 games in his career. By most measures, he would be considered a success. Unfortunately, those 331 games have been played for the worst franchise in the league and at age 25, he's still considered a work in progress, a developing talent. As he did in each of the previous two seasons, Smid showed signs of real promise in 2010-2011, but he also displayed habits developed while playing his formative years in a blender.
Chance % Team Rank: 9/23
Chance % Def Rank: 3/8
Diff/60 Team Rank: 8/23
Diff/60 Def Rank: 3/8
TCF = season total even strength chances for; TCA = season total even strength chances against; SCF = segment even strength chances for; SCA = segment even strength chances against; Segment % = player scoring chance percentage during the season segment; Team Seg % = Oilers team scoring chance percentage during the season segment.
Game # | TCF | TCA | SCF | SCA | Segment % | Team Seg % |
1-10 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 0.492 | 0.453 |
11-20 | 51 | 68 | 20 | 36 | 0.357 | 0.401 |
21-30 | 90 | 124 | 39 | 56 | 0.411 | 0.449 |
31-40 | 144 | 186 | 54 | 62 | 0.466 | 0.467 |
41-50 | 200 | 230 | 56 | 44 | 0.560 | 0.531 |
51-60 | 248 | 281 | 48 | 51 | 0.485 | 0.470 |
61-70 | 294 | 330 | 46 | 49 | 0.484 | 0.454 |
71-82 | 332 | 377 | 38 | 47 | 0.447 | 0.486 |
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- Smid's mid-season arc was highlighted by games 41-50 when he posted a .560 chance %. That ten game group included games at Dallas (2), San Jose, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Anaheim and home games against Minnesota, Dallas, Nashville, and Los Angeles. Smid was paired with Jeff Petry for that entire stretch.
With Smid | Without Smid | Smid Without | |||||||||
# | CF | CA | % | CF | CA | % | CF | CA | % | ||
4 | 118 | 113 | 0.511 | 231 | 208 | 0.526 | 214 | 264 | 0.448 | ||
10 | 62 | 54 | 0.534 | 137 | 132 | 0.509 | 270 | 323 | 0.455 | ||
13 | 97 | 111 | 0.466 | 193 | 218 | 0.470 | 235 | 266 | 0.469 | ||
14 | 98 | 96 | 0.505 | 211 | 207 | 0.505 | 234 | 281 | 0.454 | ||
16 | 38 | 30 | 0.559 | 52 | 105 | 0.331 | 294 | 347 | 0.459 | ||
22 | 26 | 20 | 0.565 | 47 | 73 | 0.392 | 306 | 357 | 0.462 | ||
23 | 50 | 68 | 0.424 | 103 | 117 | 0.468 | 282 | 309 | 0.477 | ||
27 | 83 | 81 | 0.506 | 165 | 167 | 0.497 | 249 | 296 | 0.457 | ||
28 | 57 | 95 | 0.375 | 106 | 169 | 0.385 | 275 | 282 | 0.494 | ||
46 | 17 | 11 | 0.607 | 28 | 48 | 0.368 | 315 | 366 | 0.463 | ||
67 | 32 | 60 | 0.348 | 76 | 94 | 0.447 | 300 | 317 | 0.486 | ||
83 | 65 | 52 | 0.556 | 128 | 146 | 0.467 | 267 | 325 | 0.451 | ||
85 | 34 | 39 | 0.466 | 77 | 94 | 0.450 | 298 | 338 | 0.469 | ||
89 | 93 | 112 | 0.454 | 178 | 205 | 0.465 | 239 | 265 | 0.474 | ||
91 | 85 | 109 | 0.438 | 180 | 213 | 0.458 | 247 | 268 | 0.480 | ||
2 | 18 | 31 | 0.367 | 228 | 268 | 0.460 | 314 | 346 | 0.476 | ||
6 | 15 | 20 | 0.429 | 153 | 173 | 0.469 | 317 | 357 | 0.470 | ||
26 | 66 | 94 | 0.413 | 173 | 207 | 0.455 | 266 | 283 | 0.485 | ||
43 | 16 | 16 | 0.500 | 124 | 144 | 0.463 | 316 | 361 | 0.467 | ||
49 | 10 | 25 | 0.286 | 268 | 335 | 0.444 | 322 | 352 | 0.478 | ||
58 | 92 | 84 | 0.523 | 70 | 59 | 0.543 | 240 | 293 | 0.450 | ||
77 | 117 | 110 | 0.515 | 254 | 282 | 0.474 | 215 | 267 | 0.446 |
- Smid with Tom Gilbert and Petry posted 209 CF 194 CA or .519 chance %. Smid without those two posted a brutal 123 CF 183 CA for a .402 chance %. I've written about Smid's results with defensemen who can move the puck out on their own: "...but there's a clear trend. Give Smid a partner capable of handling the puck and pushing it up the ice via skating ability or passing ability and Smid is a bonafide NHL defender. Pair him with Steve Staios, Kurtis Foster, or Jason Strudwick and the results are brutal."
- The numbers in this table that surprised me the most were Smid with Colin Fraser, J.F. Jacques and Zack Stortini.