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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I think that's not an accurate portrayal either though.
Going to back to Flyers game, Zadorov's giveaway eith like 30 seconds left to go in a tie game gave me a proverbial heart attack. Now contrast that with Valimaki, who gave us a 1-0 lead right at the beginning of the Bruins game that they were able to build on with his well-placed point shot. It's almost as if offensive contributions from defensemen are ignored when analyzing their value by some.
I thought Valimaki played relatively poorly last game overall, I'd give him a C. But the core of it is, he didn't play so poorly that he deserves to sit for what will likely be the rest of the month. That's where one gets annoyed.
I don't think our overall record can be used to handwave all player usage. We won the west with James Neal in the lineup in 2019... when teams play well there is a lot of leaway in the regular season. But it ultimately bit us in the ass.
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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL
Zadorov has 2 goals and 2 assists in in 13 games compared to Valimaki's 2 points (both assists) in 8 games  |
It's almost as if actual data doesn't matter when developing opinions by some:
Valimaki: 3-13-16, 81 games, .198 PPG
Zadorov: 25-62-87, 424 games, .205 PPG
But apparently, we're sacrificing offense by playing Zadorov