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Ladislav Smid Scoring Chances 2010-2011

By Derek Zona Updated
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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.