Analyzing the Enhanced Stat, Using (SATA) and (USATA) to determine Block opportunities
I decided on Orpik because I knew he will be a solid producer of blocks for the Washington Capitals
Orpik - 1119(SATA) - 793(USATA) - removing the blocked shots from the SATA total can give you an interesting look into a player who could be a decent block shot candidate if your league consists of that particular category. It shows the correlation of a shot against that does not make it through to the net due to an opposing player successfully blocking it and your fantasy player being on the ice at the same time. To sum up for you, your defensemen and defensive forwards if they have a high amount of SATA opportunities while on the ice they have a higher chance of getting a Blocked Shot out of the deal compared to a team that has a higher percentage of shot attempts for aka pushing possession over .500.
Orpik has had the opportunity to block up to 326 shots that the opposing team fired against his net while he and his line-mates are on the ice that did not get to the net itself due to his team blocking it. Orpik is up to 151 blocked shots himself according to Fantrax.com and has taken advantage of 46% of his team’s chances to block a shot while on the ice. The percentage shows how economical a defenseman is in blocking shots for his team while he is on ice.
IE. Also note that this is a team driven stat, so try to follow the teams that tend to give up the highest chances of blocks to the defenders, by not moving the puck around enough to get the defenders out of position which causes the lanes to clog up making it easier to block the shot and by having a higher number of shot attempts against (SATA) as a whole. (A good example of the latter is Maple leafs who had struggle mightily in terms of limiting SATA. Have 854 blocks total
I believe the USATF + USATA /USAT stat is the most likely to replace an unnecessary category like, the dreaded Plus Minus category. USAT has a more personal feeling to it, since it does not penalize a player for being on for a goal against even if they did nothing to contribute toward the other team scoring a goal against instead it rewards/penalizes for shot attempts for and against while on the ice which is an indicator of a complete hockey skillset, i.e.: able to limit shots against, and increase shot attempts for whenever you are on the ice.
NFHA categories: G(25) A(25) PIM(3) Hits(2) Blocks(2) PPP(15) SHP(20) Goalie Stats: W(50) Sv(2) ShOu(100) OtL(10) ShL(10) L(-10) GA(-12)
Cold As Ice Dynasty H2H categories: G A PIM SOG PPP +/- HIT BLK WINS GAA SV% SHO
Starting Roster:
Center - Giroux, Krejci, W.Karlsson
Left Wing - Hall, Guentzel, Danault
Right Wing - Stone, R.Smith, Compher
Ultility Forward - Fast, Gaborik
Defense - Klingberg, Pietrangelo, Jones, C.Miller, Phanuef, E.Johnson
Goalie - Allen, R.Miller
Bench - M.Foligno, Sheahan, Laughton, Glendening, Djoos, Jensen, H.Fleury
Prospects - Kyrou, Andersson Hinostroza, Grundstrom, Roy, Timmins, Grzelcyk, Lauzon, Lindgren