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Originally Posted by Bingo
Pretty sure that would be a bad guess.
Underlying stats that do exist, including from that same Corsica site have Hamilton 4th in the league in expected % of goals when he's on the ice. Giordano is 2nd.
The 3M line are all ranked between 45th and 75th in the league for forwards, so certainly where you'd expect with 31 teams.
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You would have to agree that controlling the passing lanes is the mark of any superior defensive player. There is a reason that the prime goal of a defenseman on a 2 on 1 is to take away the pass.
What corisa stat touches on how well a player controls passing lanes?
It would seem that you have basically pointed out the flaw with this analysis.
If Hamilton and Gio were in fact league leading defenseman the Flames as a team would not be a the very best with all things going well and no injuries a bubble team.