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Originally Posted by superfarmer
Advanced stats.... That's a stretch. He's soft on the puck and very inconsistent
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It's not a stretch at all.
The kid is an excellent "low events" player. Nothing happens for either team when he is on the ice.
His linemates put a barely adequate number of shots on net, and the opposition puts very few shots on net. This coming from a guy who has the hardest zone starts on the team, and faces the hardest competition.
It's not once or twice, it's a clear trend across his entire NHL career, even when he is "struggling" (although his advanced stats this season *do* reflect the fact that he has regressed a bit defensively this season).