Vincent Desharnais

Last Season

One goal and six assists in 53 games — seven points, plus-seven, at 18:11 a night with 68 penalty minutes. His five-on-five work was done in San Jose.

His 218th career game.

The Finesse Game

Fifty-five unblocked attempts from a median of 57 feet, 85 per cent of them from beyond forty and five per cent from inside twenty, one goal.

Two goals in 218 career games. Six assists in 53 games is close to the bottom of this edition and no club has ever wanted anything else.

The Physical Game

Six foot seven and 225 pounds, and the reach is the entire proposition — forwards cannot get around him because there is no route past the stick. Sixty-eight penalty minutes.

He clears his crease, blocks shots, and is genuinely difficult to play against in the offensive zone he defends. The skating is heavy and speed beats him wide.

The Intangibles

Forty-six point nine per cent of the expected goals, 26th percentile, and 46.9 per cent of the shot attempts, 25th, across 771 minutes in San Jose, with the goals 25-41 against.

Those are below-average numbers on a club that finished with the fourth-worst goaltending in the league.

He is 30, a hundred and eighty-third overall pick who did not reach the NHL until 27, and a seventh defenceman whose value is entirely situational. In a series against a club with a big net-front forward, he plays.