Playing with the top defensive line on the Colorado Raptors really was something special this season. Bradley Barkov and Anris Asts are by far, in my opinion, one of the best pairings in the league. Now people might look at their regular stats and see that Barkov had 7 goals, 16 assists , 23 points this season and ended with a +/- of -2. Likewise Asts had a record of 3 goals, 13 assists and 16 points this season and ended with a +/- of -3. This is not a reflection of what they actually did for this team this season and how they kept us competitive. To really appreciate the two players you have to take a look at the advanced stats. Asts did not have any luck this season ending with a PDO of 96.7, however had CF% rel of 2.7 and a FF% rel of 2.0. Barkov was also unlucky this season ending with a pdo of 96.8 however also boasting a CF% rel of 3.3 and a FF% rel of 2.9. Both these players were unlucky this season but still managed to be assets to this team and the team played better when they were on the ice based on advanced stats. Colorado was not a top team in the league this season but they were also not the bottom of the league this season. Being middle of the pack, if the luck had swung the way of these two top defenders then the whole league would be on edge, you can guarantee that.