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Blair Jones

#41 · Centre · Philadelphia Flyers

Born Sep 27, 1986 in Central Butte, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'2", 216 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 102nd overall in 2005 by TBL (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Magnus Paajarvi EDM · 8 P in 41 GP Matt Bradley FLA · 8 P in 45 GP Benn Ferriero SJS · 8 P in 35 GP Corey Tropp BUF · 8 P in 34 GP Jesse Winchester OTT · 8 P in 32 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

024682006-07: 3 points306-072007-08: 0 points007-082009-10: 0 points009-102010-11: 3 points310-112011-12: 8 points811-122012-13: 1 points112-132013-14: 2 points213-142014-15: 0 points014-15

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 TBL 20 1 2 3 0 2 6 11 0.15
2007-08 TBL 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
2009-10 TBL 14 0 0 0 -5 10 26 22 0.00 $500K
2010-11 TBL 18 1 2 3 -2 2 20 12 0.17 $550K
2011-12 TBL 22 2 2 4 -3 10 21 24 0.18 $525K
2011-12 CGY 21 1 3 4 2 8 37 25 0.19
2012-13 CGY 15 0 1 1 -6 10 22 22 0.07 $650K
2013-14 CGY 14 2 0 2 0 21 14 30 0.14 $650K
2014-15 PHI 4 0 0 0 -4 2 0 7 0.00 $600K
8 seasons Career 132 7 10 17 -18 65 147 154 0.13

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 TBL 7 0 0 0 -1 2 5 16 0.00
1 season Playoffs 7 0 0 0 -1 2 5 16 0.00

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
43 3 5 8 -1 18 58 49 0.19 5.2 11:22

Contract

$525KCap hitends in 2012, then RFA
$66KCap dollars per point8 points in 43 games
$448KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.2 goals above replacement
$1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$505KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 367 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2011-12, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2011-12 $525K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2014-15 to 2014-15 $600K
2012-13 to 2013-14 $650K
2011-12 to 2011-12 $525K
2010-11 to 2010-11 $550K
2009-10 to 2009-10 $500K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2011-12 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2011-12 analytics

Rating

+1.2Goals above replacement414th of 680 skaters, 286th of 445 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-1.0 38th percentileEven-strength defence+1.4 78th percentilePower play-0.2 33rd percentilePenalty kill-0.3 11th percentilePenalties-0.1 36th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-0.500.511.52010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

47.3Corsi for %323 attempts for, 360 against
-0.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.1Expected goals for %13.6 expected for, 14.7 against
+0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
41.2Goals for %7 for, 10 against
98.3PDO3.9% shooting + 94.4% saves
77Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Tom Kostopoulos · Tim Jackman · Blair Jones1036:1441.545.20-0
Blake Comeau · Blair Jones · Paul Byron331:2738.642.70-0
Lee Stempniak · Blake Comeau · Blair Jones627:3769.758.91-0
Michael Cammalleri · Blake Comeau · Blair Jones626:0539.134.90-2

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.4Expected goalsfrom 74 unblocked attempts
-2.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.67 expected goals per 60 minutes48th
Shot quality 7.3% chance per attempt50th
Finishing -2.4 goals above expected26thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

024Game 20Game 40Expected 5.4Goals 3

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2012 vs ANA W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 17:05
Apr 5, 2012 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:23
Mar 31, 2012 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 11:16
Mar 30, 2012 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:02
Mar 28, 2012 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:26
Mar 26, 2012 vs DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:26
Mar 24, 2012 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 08:27
Mar 22, 2012 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:38
Feb 9, 2012 @ PHX L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:53
Feb 8, 2012 @ SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:08
Feb 6, 2012 @ ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 18:46
Feb 3, 2012 vs CHI W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:26
Jan 31, 2012 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 15:23
Jan 24, 2012 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:09
Jan 21, 2012 @ EDM W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 16:15
Jan 19, 2012 @ LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:28
Jan 17, 2012 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:35
Jan 14, 2012 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:25
Jan 12, 2012 vs ANA W 1-0 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 18:44
Jan 10, 2012 vs NJD W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:59
Jan 7, 2012 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 13:51
Jan 5, 2012 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:02
Jan 3, 2012 @ TOR L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:17
Dec 31, 2011 vs CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:04
Dec 29, 2011 vs MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:56
Dec 27, 2011 vs PHI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:20
Dec 23, 2011 @ COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:13
Dec 21, 2011 @ SJS L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 13:38
Dec 17, 2011 @ CBJ W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 10:13
Dec 15, 2011 vs CGY W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 07:57
Dec 12, 2011 vs NJD L 4-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12:13
Dec 10, 2011 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05:52
Dec 8, 2011 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 04:24
Nov 17, 2011 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:25
Nov 12, 2011 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 06:46
Nov 9, 2011 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 03:52
Nov 6, 2011 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:41
Oct 27, 2011 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 06:24
Oct 25, 2011 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 07:18
Oct 22, 2011 vs BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:12
Oct 20, 2011 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:31
Oct 15, 2011 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 06:18
Oct 7, 2011 @ CAR W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 09:04