30 Caps in 30 Days: David Steckel

During the thirty days of September, I'll be trying to preview the seasons of thirty players currently under contract with the Washington Capitals and who have a good chance of spending some time in red, white, and blue this season. Advanced stats are given from behindthenet.ca ranked against other players at the same position--forward, defense, or goalie--in the same organization, at 5-on-5, unless otherwise noted. Age is on opening night. Teammates are those listed at 10% or greater and at even strength (though the percentage includes all manpower situations). Today, David Steckel)

David Steckel: age 28, 6'5", 222 pounds, shoots left.
Contract: $1.1 million, UFA in 2013, per Capgeek.
2009-2010 linemates: 17% Matt Bradley and Quintin Laing, 14% Matt Bradley and Boyd Gordon
2010 playoff linemates: 40% Matt Bradley and Boyd Gordon, 14% Eric Fehr and Tomas Fleischmann

2009-2010 raw stats:
NHL: 79 GP, 5-11-16, +4, 90 shots, 19 PIM
Playoffs: 3 GP, 0-0-0, +1, 0 shots, 0 PIM

2009-2010 advanced stats: 3rd in Corsi QoC and in Corsi Rel QoC, 5th in Corsi QoT, and 6th in Corsi Rel QoT. Zonestart 40.3% offensive zone (last on team) with Zonefinish 46.5% offensive zone (fourth-to-last). Corsi Rel -2.4, middling on team, ahead of Laich, Morrison, and Perreault among centers.
2010 playoffs advanced stats: 1st in Corsi QoC, 2nd in Corsi Rel QoC, 4th in Corsi QoT, and 5th in Corsi Rel QoT.

(Photo courtesy Caps Snaps)