DEREK FORBORT - Defenseman - 26 - $2.525MM Cap Hit - UFA in 2020-2021
LAST UPDATED 6/22/19
While Forbort, a former 1st round pick, took a while to get to the NHL, he's by no means the bust he was once considered to be. He's an imposing physical presence standing at 6'4", 210+ pounds, and as he's shown for his first three NHL seasons he's able to play 20 minutes of good shutdown hockey per night. He's reliable on the penalty kill and can be trusted to match up against his opponents' best offensive players. For everything Forbort can do defensively, though, there are huge question marks surrounding his offense. He's a poor puck mover, has lackluster skills with the puck, and a shot that lacks consistency and accuracy. He'll never post 30 points, and seems to be a career mid-teens offensive producer, and the isolated impact metrics around him paint him as a large negative offensively. That being said, though, as long as he's paired with a solid puck mover who he can cover when his partner rushes up the ice, Forbort will be a valuable 2nd pairing defenseman who coaches and fans can genuinely trust to be a rock defensively.
While Forbort, a former 1st round pick, took a while to get to the NHL, he's by no means the bust he was once considered to be. He's an imposing physical presence standing at 6'4", 210+ pounds, and as he's shown for his first three NHL seasons he's able to play 20 minutes of good shutdown hockey per night. He's reliable on the penalty kill and can be trusted to match up against his opponents' best offensive players. For everything Forbort can do defensively, though, there are huge question marks surrounding his offense. He's a poor puck mover, has lackluster skills with the puck, and a shot that lacks consistency and accuracy. He'll never post 30 points, and seems to be a career mid-teens offensive producer, and the isolated impact metrics around him paint him as a large negative offensively. That being said, though, as long as he's paired with a solid puck mover who he can cover when his partner rushes up the ice, Forbort will be a valuable 2nd pairing defenseman who coaches and fans can genuinely trust to be a rock defensively.
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