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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Zadorov-Gudbranson had 0.18 xGF and 0.41 xGA 5v5 with the bulk of their icetime against the Flyers' 4th line and 3rd line. Which would be poor on a normal night, but really stands out poorly on a night where Hanifin-Andersson were 0.53 xGF and 0.23 xGA versus the Flyers' 1st line plus assorted lines while Kylington-Tanev were 1.05 xGF and 0.17 xGA versus the Flyers' 2nd and 1st lines.
To the eye, he was pretty meh. Not as bad as the Ducks game but still some disappointing moments.
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The eye test definitely matched the numbers in this one. He looked lost and often wasn't where he was supposed to be both while defending and breaking out. Also what limited zone time Philly had always seemed to happen with him on the ice. There was one play where he took a penalty when he broke his stick on the opponents stick and they showed Sutter with his back to the team having a detailed discussion with Huska. I thought that Big Z was going to miss a few shifts after but was out on his next turn.
I wouldn't be surprised if he misses the next game until they can sort out his positioning in practice some more.