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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Davidson is a bum no better than a bottom pairing Dman. It will be interesting to see if the Oilers make a move for another D like Dumba what they will do? They have to protect Sekera and likey will protect Larrson and Klefbom. Perhaps all they can do now is trade for a guy like Wideman or hope they can sign Demers without handing out a NMC
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His advanced numbers were actually decent and ended up as the only d-man on the team with a positive plus/minus.
Probably not going to be a star but a guy that probably has potential to be a good #5 who can play in your top 4 when needed.
The other concern that I would have if I was an Oilers fan is that Larsson's stats playing with Greene this season, are not much better (and in some cases worse) than Fayne's when he was Greene's primary partner in New Jersey.
Greene-Larsson have an even more noticeable defensive zone split than when Fayne was on that pairing but even in the past Greene-Fayne played heavy defensive minutes.
Fayne: 28% Offensive Zone Starts
Larsson: 21% Offensive Zone Starts
Fayne: 40.63 Corsi Against Per 60
Larsson: 49.02 Corsi Against Per 60
Fayne: 50.24 Corsi For Per 60
Larsson: 39.44 Corsi For Per 60
Fayne: 55.29 Corsi For %
Larsson: 44.59 Corsi For %
Fayne: 1.66 Expected Goals Against Per 60
Larsson: 2.06 Expected Goals Against Per 60
Fayne: 2.24 Expected Goals For Per 60
Larsson: 1.96 Expected Goals For Per 60
Fayne: 57.38 Expected Goals For %
Larsson: 48.79 Expected Goals For %
Fayne: 0.15 PPG
Larsson: 0.22 PPG
Fayne: 15.6 TOI 5V5
Larsson: 17.4 TOI 5V5
Larsson (23) is a couple years younger than Fayne (26) was at the time, and IMO has a much higher upside but the Oilers better hope that he hasn't benefited from playing with Greene and in front of Schneider much like Fayne did prior to the Oilers giving him a big UFA contract.