The Nashville Predators have made another signing, adding Gustav Nyquist at what’s reported as a 2-year, $3.185M AAV contract.
Nyquist played 51 games last season, almost entirely with the Columbus Blue Jackets, and scored 27 points, including 11 goals. He has struggled in recent years, especially the past one.
Evolving Hockey chart showing Gustav Nyquist’s on-ice impacts over the past three seasons. It hasn’t been great; he’s struggled with limiting shots and with performance on the power play, despite having an okay impact on goalscoring at even strength.
The trend isn’t great.
Evolving Hockey chart showing Nyquist’s on-ice impacts last season. They have not been good, especially on the power play, where he inexplicably saw time.HockeyViz chart showing Nyquist’s on-ice impacts last season. He did help keep opponents away from right in front of the net, but at the cost of funneling them to the rest of the zone, and he takes a lot of penalties.
