{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic had one of the worst games of his career against the Boston Bruins on Thursday." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In a world of game scores, expected goals, and Corsi %, players now have numbers that quantify how good or bad they played." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Vlasic returned from a one-game injury absence on Saturday and was paired with Matt Benning on defense. In the 3-1 loss, Vlasic was -2 and played 13:06, the least on defense." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Sometimes analytics can be complex to read, but Vlasic had a game score so negative it's blatantly obvious in this case. " } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjUyODAyMjgyMzMzOTcy/f828v0iwmaatcdpjfif.jpg" }, "caption": "Hockey Stat Cards" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "According to JFresh on Twitter, Vlasic's game score of -7.07 was among the worst. " } }, { "id": "2n90imtu-e5okzjzq", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1715394171509395685", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1715394171509395685", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "According to Natural Stat Trick, the Sharks were outshot 16-2 while Vlasic was on the ice. San Jose gave up 13 scoring chances while Vlasic was on the ice." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "His contract has three years remaining with a cap hit of $7 million. He also has a modified no-trade clause attached. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "With Vlasic's heavily declining play and big cap hit, GM Mike Grier has no choice other than to keep him around for Sharks head coach David Quinn to deploy. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Make sure you bookmark THN's San Jose Sharks site for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sharks Never Discussed Kevin Labanc Going On Waivers" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Couture Won't Travel With Sharks; Granlund Close To Return" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sharks Coach David Quinn Supports Pride Tape Despite NHL's Ban" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Three Takeaways From Sharks 3-1 Loss to Bruins" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Follow Max on Twitter: @Real_Max_Miller" ] } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTkwNDcwMzA3MzkwODQw/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "The Hockey News" } } ] }

Vlasic Has an All-Time Worst Analytical Performance for Sharks