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Originally Posted by Bingo
Sigh ...
Yeah maybe those stats.
But he's ranked last in the NHL for preventing zone entries for all defenseman.
He's a relative -3.15 CF% compared to the Rangers roster, -4.19 SF%, -3.5% xGF%, -3.21 SCF%, and -4.47 HDCF%.
Very bad defensive player even when compared against his teammates.
We're talking about a guy that is basically 45% across the board and a tire fire.
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The only disclaimer I would have for these stats is that Pionk was asked to play way above his head for the Rangers, playing top 4 and against top competition in his first full NHL season. I'm not sure anyone would perform well in that scenario on that team.
He still got his head caved in when playing those minutes, and I don't think he's a top 4 replacement for Trouba, but it remains to be seen if he can actually be better as more of a #5 d-man with easier minutes and more experience.
Still a bad trade though when you trade a guy that you knew could play those tough top pairing minutes and be good at it, for 3 months of Hayes, and a guy that you hope is actually much better than his underlying numbers show.