Searching around the internet for different metrics I came across Games Versus Threshold (GVT) at Hockey Prospectus (GVT Overall Stats link) with a definition as follows (for both individual and team):
GVT (Individual)
Goals Versus Threshold. Developed by Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, GVT measures a player's worth in comparison to a typical fringe NHL player. GVT has two major advantages over most metrics: it's measured in goals, which are easily equated to wins, and it is capable of comparing players across multiple positions and multiple eras. GVT is the summation of OGVT, GGVT, DGVT, and SGVT.
GVT (Team)
Goals Versus Threshold for a team is equal to the team's goal differential. By definition Team GVT = sum of Player GVT - Replacement Level (which GVT defines as 1.5 goals per game or 123 goals per season).
I sorted out the Predators roster (any player who played one game with NSH) as follows:
| Rk | Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | OGVT | DGVT | SGVT | GVT |
| 7 | Pekka Rinne | NSH | G | 73 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 24.6 | -0.9 | 1.0 | 24.6 |
| 47 | Shea Weber | NSH | D | 78 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 21 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 15.4 |
| 82 | Ryan Suter | NSH | D | 79 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 15 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| 88 | Martin Erat | NSH | F | 71 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 12 | 9.6 | 3.1 | -0.9 | 11.9 |
| 115 | David Legwand | NSH | F | 78 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 3 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 123 | Mike Fisher | NSH | F | 72 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.8 | -0.8 | 10.3 |
| 131 | Patric Hornqvist | NSH | F | 76 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 9 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| 165 | Sergei Kostitsyn | NSH | F | 75 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 8 | 6.3 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 8.9 |
| 201 | Matt Halischuk | NSH | F | 73 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 5.1 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 7.7 |
| 288 | Kevin Klein | NSH | D | 66 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -8 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| 297 | Colin Wilson | NSH | F | 68 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| 304 | Hal Gill | NSH-MTL | D | 76 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 314 | Andrei Kostitsyn | NSH-MTL | F | 72 | 16 | 20 | 36 | -1 | 3.9 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 4.9 |
| 345 | Roman Josi | NSH | D | 52 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 346 | Craig Smith | NSH | F | 72 | 14 | 22 | 36 | -9 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 4.0 |
| 361 | Jordin Tootoo | NSH | F | 77 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| 392 | Paul Gaustad | NSH-BUF | F | 70 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| 396 | Ryan Ellis | NSH | D | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 3.2 |
| 410 | Gabriel Bourque | NSH | F | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 465 | Nick Spaling | NSH | F | 77 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -7 | -0.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 471 | Alexander Radulov | NSH | F | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 476 | Anders Lindback | NSH | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 512 | Francis Bouillon | NSH | D | 66 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| 517 | Jack Hillen | NSH | D | 55 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -0.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| 624 | Brandon Yip | NSH-COL | F | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 665 | Blake Geoffrion | NSH-MTL | F | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 702 | Jonathon Blum | NSH | D | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -14 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 723 | Zack Stortini | NSH | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 724 | Ryan Thang | NSH | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 782 | Mattias Ekholm | NSH | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| 811 | Niclas Bergfors | NSH | F | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| 816 | Teemu Laakso | NSH | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| 837 | Kyle Wilson | NSH | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| 845 | Brian McGrattan | NSH | F | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| 864 | Chris Mueller | NSH | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| 945 | Jerred Smithson | NSH-FLA | F | 69 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | -4.2 | 2.3 | 0.0 | -1.9 |
| 954 | Cal O'Reilly | PIT-NSH-PHX | F | 33 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -11 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -2.2 |
As you can see, the highest ranking Preds forward versus league wide players is Martin Erat at #88 overall(60th forward). Rounding out the top 5 for the Preds are Legwand at 115 (79th foward), Mike Fisher 123 (83rd) Patric Hornqvist 131 (88) and Sergei Kostitsyn 165 (111st forward).
Looks like we have a bunch of second and third line forwards playing on the top two lines to me. What say you?
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