McKeen's 2017-18 Yearbook - Scouting: Undersized though entertainingly adventurous puckmover and talented all-access skater, powered by quick, nimble feet .. light and fluid with exceptional lateral agility and quickness in various stages of acceleration .. doesn’t lose upper-body form or puck contact during seamless transitions .. excels on breakouts - makes solid outlet plays and manipulating his mobility to open lanes .. carries the puck effortlessly and can execute in top gear - backed by a good, accurate right-handed shot .. aggressive and courageous for his size .. proactive blocking shots and throwing hits despite just bouncing off bigger opponents .. relies on a quick active stick .. will need to refine his coverage skills and defensive postures - and continue to maximize his strength potential. Analysis: Left exposed in the expansion draft due to draft regulations but worked out a deal involving Shea Theodore to retain the Finnish rearguard, shortly after announcing shoulder surgery that will delay the beginning of the season – and quite possibly affect performance, some caution to be applied here .. scored abysmally firing 1.61% at 5v5, and 2.6% at 5v4, producing a measly three goals .. earned a point on 19% of on-ice goals at 5v5, and 48.2% at 5v4, a second straight decline from 81% high two seasons ago .. partnered mostly with Cam Fowler (572 mins, 42.5 GF% & 48.3 CF%) before a stretch missing nine games with lower body injury and mystery illness .. would miss another seven games to an upper body injury – likely related to his shoulder, that cost two regular season games and five playoff markers .. monitor progress before making decisions here.
15-16 Report/16-17 Outlook: Signed a four-year, $19.5 million extension in June after posting career points similar to last season (38), in a streaky performance while leading the scoring from the blueline – half realized on the power play .. one point in the first 10 games, then exploded in mid-November for a 10-game surge (10-3-8-11) .. delivered a second burst in Feb/March for 11 games (11-3-9-12) – accounting for 60% of his points in 21 games .. skated to a 2nd pairing baseline in 5v5 P/60 (0.77) .. played four more games (71) than last year, but still saw downtime due to a late season upper body injury eating away eight games – undersized defender has now missed 26 games in two seasons .. led the Ducks in 5v4 ice time (193 mins) in percentage of team SF and CF, matching the 17 points from ’14-15 .. only defender to match year over year rates to 3-yr rates .. fired 9% more SOG/60 with an 8% drop in SF/60 and a 25% decline in on-ice Sh% .. started the season with three points in the first 14 games (14-2-1-3) .. paired up with Clayton Stoner (421 mins, 54.2 GF% & 50.2 CF%) and Kevin Bieksa (176 mins, 38.5 GF% & 52.5 CF%) up until just after mid-season, where he would partner up with Simon Despres fresh off injury, resulting in a decline in both on-ice shot attempts and personal shot attempts up until his own injury .. put up four points in the first round of the playoffs (7-1-3-4) .. entering his fourth season finishing third on the team in ice time (21:18) .. if he can provide a more consistent offensive contribution, the potential is good .. signing squelched growing persistent trade rumours .. draft as a depth option for 40-45 points which should be achievable without the bookends of lackluster production – and could be a nice surprise if health holds.
14-15 Report/15-16 Outlook: Undersized dynamo enters the final season of a two-year deal signed in 2014, after leading the Ducks blueline in scoring - despite missing 15 games with a lower body injury .. his first ten points were all on the power play (4-6-10) and he would go on to lead the team in power goals, assists, and points and time on ice – on the 28th ranked unit in the league (15.8%) .. fired over 10% shooting percentage in 3-of-4 quarters, but blanked in the final quarter as the team fizzled with the man advantage .. shot out of the gate scoring nine goals in the first 28 games (13.1% sh%) and three more in the remaining (34-3-10-13, 5.39% sh%) .. led NHL defensemen with 2.17 G/60 and earned a point on 81% of all 5v4 goals with him on the ice – scoring 33.33% himself Placing him 6th in the league with 5.28 Pts/60 .. finished all his per 60 rates as an elite 1st pairing defender at 5v5 and 5v4 .. dished out 75 hits and led team with 123 blocked shots. .. 24 years old and clear # one on the power play and a sought after commodity now.
2011-12 Report .. Shifted to overdrive after a nine-game absence to a broken finger - to earn SM-Liiga ‘Top Defenseman’ honours for a second consecutive year .. led all blueliners with a career-high 14 goals - and won a playoff crown with his hometown JYP club, though was knocked out early with an ankle injury (4-2-0-2) .. averaged over 23 minutes per game (23.39) .. reached new heights after Christmas (20-10-17-27), scoring ten goals in a 20-game stretch that culminated with an 11-game consecutive points streak.