Ryan Ellis is yet another casualty to the 7-3-1 protection system (one which protected P.K. Subban, Mattias Ekholm and Roman Josi). But this is a blessing in disguise for the Golden Knights. Ellis has a hard shot, skates hard and has average possession numbers -- as shown by his exact 50 in Corsi For. Ellis' average time on ice this season of 24:21 can be huge for a team like Vegas. Finding a defenseman who could eat up almost half the game by himself allows them to create a system which could progress over the course of their inaugural season.

Important stats

Corsi For %: 50.0

PDO: 102.1

Points per game in 2016-2017: 0.44