Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Can someone remind me why Hathaway has been in the lineup in the first place? He was a nice story a few years ago when inserted in the lineup a bit of a good luck charm but over the course of last season and into this one he's the very definition of replacement player. He should really only get in the lineup in the case of injury replacement or when one of the other forwards is downright terrible and deserves a night in the pressbox. He should not be a regular player for any NHL team.
|
For me, this is where the stats and eye test just don't match. I've been pleasantly happy with Hathaway this year. Finishes checks, gets into scrums. Does he generate offense, no, and the line he's playing gets stuck in their own zone a bit, but id wager the same would be true of his replacement. He's the 12th forward and not really a detriment.
It's nice to think about having 4 skilled scoring lines, heck i dreamed about that all summer but the truth of the matter is outside of our top line and tkatchuk, nobody can score on this team. Given that, having some grit is fine by me.
Unrelated question : what does "differential" mean in the stats shared?