{"id":664481,"date":"2026-05-25T17:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/664481\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:53:12","slug":"declan-chisholm-2025-26-season-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/664481\/","title":{"rendered":"Declan Chisholm: 2025-26 season review"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Declan Chisholm<\/a>\u2018s season review. It\u2019s the review of Declan Chisholm\u2019s season. Maybe there\u2019s a lot to talk about here. Very well could be. You never know.<\/p>\n

By the Numbers<\/p>\n

On-ice percentages<\/p>\n

Isolated Impact \u00a0by HockeyViz<\/p>\n

\"HockeyViz
About this visualization: \u00a0This image by \u00a0Micah Blake McCurdy of hockeyviz.com<\/a> \u00a0shows how the player has impacted play when on the ice. At the top of the image is the team\u2019s offense (even strength at left, power play at right) and at bottom is the team\u2019s defense (with penalty kill at bottom right). In each case, red\/orange blobs mean teams shoot for more from that location on the ice, and blue\/purple means less. In general, a good player should have red\/orange blobs near the opponent\u2019s net at top, and blue\/purple blobs near their own team\u2019s net at bottom. The distributions in middle show how the player compares to league average at individual finishing, setting up teammates to score, and taking and drawing penalties. The number at center is Synthetic Goals: a catch-all number for the player\u2019s impact.<\/p>\n

Player Card \u00a0by Evolving Hockey<\/p>\n

\"Evolving
About this player card: \u00a0This card from Josh and Luke of \u00a0Evolving Hockey<\/a> \u00a0compares the player to league averages based on their impact on on-ice statistics. GAR means \u201cgoals above replacement,\u201d where \u201creplacement\u201d means an average player called up from the AHL. xGAR is the same figure but assuming league-average goaltending. The numbers at top are the player\u2019s percentile ranks overall and then for offense and defense alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gratuitous Generative Art by NHL Edge<\/p>\n

Using p5.js, the player\u2019s name is a seed that randomizes a bunch of values in an animated canvas with glitchy effects that should be gradual enough not to mess with people with sensory issues. Not AI. Not all that different from Logo, which I learned in like 1992.<\/p>\n

Peter\u2019s Take<\/p>\n

53<\/p>\n

Percentile among defenders<\/p>\n

47<\/a>Declan ChisholmDefenderD<\/p>\n

Age 26 \u00b7 6\u20191\u2033 \u00b7 205 lbs \u00b7 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \u00b7 \u2651\ufe0f<\/p>\n

2025-26 stats<\/p>\n

I am contractually obligated to write a review for Declan Chisholm. Really unfortunate his is the second last name alphabetically. Kind of takes the air out of this whole series. Let\u2019s just get through this one.<\/p>\n

Declan Chisholm played five games in each of the first three months of the season. That\u2019s weird, right? He played six in January, which ruined the whole flow.<\/p>\n

Chisholm only ever entered the lineup in case of injury, and sometimes \u2013 bafflingly \u2013 lost that spot to Dylan McIlrath. Chisholm will never blow the doors off a barn, but he\u2019s a cromulent replacement-level defender. There are worse fellas to have in a pinch. For example, Dylan McIlrath.<\/p>\n

The Chis\u2019 as he\u2019s called \u2013 probably not, I just made that up \u2013 has one more year on a modest $1.6M deal. If you see him dress, it means someone is banged up. But it also means the team has someone who generally knows what he\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n

Here ends this part of the review. Tomorrow is Chychrun.<\/p>\n

The Chis\u2019 on RMNB<\/p>\n

Justin Sourdif explains \u2018Chili Gate\u2019 and how the prank became a \u2018big problem\u2019 in the Capitals locker room<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Your Turn<\/p>\n

The Chis\u2019: Will it catch on?<\/p>\n

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