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Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19
See, I don't agree with the implication the writer is making there. He says Phaneuf on-ice is responsible for 40% of the Leafs' negative shot differential. 40% of 60 minutes is 24 minutes. Phaneuf averages 23:51 per game in ice time.
All that says to me is that he's responsible for exactly his fair share of the Leafs' possession woes - despite "starting a higher percentage of his shifts in the defensive zone than any other defenceman in the NHL" and facing the highest QOC in the league.
That suggests to me that he's actually doing pretty okay at keeping the ship afloat... particularly since he's not the only guy on the ice.
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I would look at it as your 7 million dollar defenceman and captain isn't doing any better than any other of your defensive pairings. I agree with what you're saying in general, and yes he gets harder matchups, but your top guy
has to be better that the rest, not just fall in line with them.