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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Nope, /tangibles/. One team's D are asked to participate offensively, the other team's D are asked to stick to the walls and support the forwards.
Nashville (72GP) D scoring leaders:
Subban - 51
Josi - 47
Ellis - 24 in 34GP
Ekholm - 31
Emelin - 9
Weber - 5
Calgary (75GP) D scoring leaders:
Hamilton - 43
Giordano - 37
Brodie - 32
Hamonic - 11
Kulak - 8
Stone - 6
Do the math. And the dropoff to our #4 is striking, because we thought leaders / defensive defenseman matter (they don't)
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It more our abysmal PP that creates that difference.
Look at even strength scoring.
Nashville (72GP) D scoring leaders:
Subban - 31
Josi - 29
Ellis - 19 in 34GP
Ekholm - 18
Emelin - 8
Weber - 5
Calgary (75GP) D scoring leaders:
Hamilton - 31
Giordano - 26
Brodie - 21
Hamonic - 11
Kulak - 8
Stone - 6
Big difference is really the second pairing - and namely Ellis. And even with Ellis that's tough since he's only be on the roster during a time that Nashville has been on fire. Last year he had 24 ES points all year.