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Originally Posted by Textcritic
If you were at all frustrated by Tanev's ability to skate and move the puck then Hamonic is going to drive you to drink in astonishing excess.
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I wasn't. Hughes made it all inconsequential while Tanev gave him both a calming presence and a fearless warrior who would take a puck to the face if he had to to block the shot.
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Originally Posted by AC
Over a long period of time, sure. But in a short playoffs having specific D pairs that were a net positive for goals versus a net negative seems kind of important.
But I guess having better advanced stats while actively hurting your team and losing close games is good too?
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How many of the positives the got while Quinn and Tanev were on the ice because of Tanev being there? How many negatives were bad goals, forwards being donkeys or plays that the defensive pairing made no difference on? The issue with +/- in any length of time is that the numbers have no context other than "was on the ice for a goal"