I know I'll get flamed quite a bit for my ratings, but these are based off expectations, performance, and role. A superstar playing like a superstar can range anywhere from a B+ to an A+. A role player plying his role decently can go from a D+ to a C+.
Datsyuk - A- (Has played great, and coming through in the clutch. Needs to get that +/- up.)
Homer - B (Is a vicious net presence, doing his role quite well, could do more on the PP as well though)
Franzen - B (Needs to score those timely goals more often and start producing more on the powerplay, plus his 5% shooting% is atrocious. Would be a lower grade but his 5v5 play has been very good.)
Zetterberg - A+ (Dominating on every shift and putting up huge points)
Filppula - A- (Doing a fantastic job on every shift. Great on the PP and pretty good 5v5)
Bertuzzi - A- (All over the place and doing a very good job, would like to see him go to the net more, like he did in game 7. Dominating 5v5 play with 5pts)
Helm - B- (Filling his role nicely, but hasn't been very good 5v5 and it's hurting the Wings)
Draper - C- (Invisible most nights, would like to see him being more of a presence at the faceoff dot when given the opportunity, 36% is not cutting it.)
Eaves - C- (I expected more out of him, same thing with his whole line. 0pts and a -2 isn't cutting it for me from him)
Abby - B- (60% FO! Plus is up near the lead in hits and isn't being a liability defensively, outstanding job all around by AppleFritters)
Miller - C+ (Been doing his job very well all around, exactly what i expected from him.)
Cleary - C- (Playing good defensively, doing a good job at the FO dot, but needs to put up some points, otherwise he is overly redundant)
Lidstrom - B (Playing well below his standards at defense, getting beat easily by faster skaters. Dominate on the offensive ends of the things, but that +/- needs to grow)
Rafalski - B+ (Playing above average defense, contributing defensively, and distracting the opponents with his bald head.
Stuart - B+ (High +/-, but prone to game changing mistakes, if he didn't make boneheaded plays during timely sequences his grade would have been a lot higher. Offensively he is everything we could have asked for and more.)
Kronner - B- (Great offense, no hitting, lackluster defense)
Lilja - C- (He earns his pay on the PK, and the PK has been way too inconsistent for my likings. Not all his fault, but he needs to step it up in that regard)
Ericsson - C+ (has a positive +/- and keeping things simple. I figured he'd mess up a lot more and he hasn't done terrible like I thought he would)
JHo - B+ (He's been very very good, just wildly inconsistent)
