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Originally Posted by 868904
Those advanced stats are so odd with regards to Andersson. When i watch him play, I see a guy who makes good heads up plays to exit the zone be it a nice outlet pass or eluding defenders and skating it out. I see a lot of poise in his game.
On the other hand, Prout tends to make the wrong decision a lot, leading to turnovers or extended time defending. Don't get me wrong, I like having Prout around for the odd game and i understand it's hard for him to just step in after sitting awhile, but I just would not have imagined Prout would be considered better than Andersson in any way other than face punching.
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I think the big gap between Andersson and Prout is sheltering. Prout and Kylington are the only Calgary defenseman that have faced on average players that get out played with their ice time this year. Andersson's average is much closer (though behind) the big four in Calgary.
Additionally, there has to be some right place right time stuff for Prout. For example he's ahead of Brodie, Valimaki, Andersson and Kylington in terms of high danger chances per 60 minutes when we all know not a single of these events came from him.
Best way to test that is to go to individual rates. When you look at those Prout has zero on the season, Brodie has 11, Giordano 8, Hanifin 7, ... Kylington, Hamonic and Andersson 3, Valimaki 2. Stone and Prout zero.
So his shopping list ...
a) keep it simple
b) get pucks out
c) let your linemates do the work
But what more do you want from a 8/9 guy, that's pretty solid work to not get in the way.