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Originally Posted by CSharp
He’s a liability defensively. Every time he’s out on the ice in his zone or he’s caught flat footed, it’s almost guaranteed a goal for the opposition. Yes, he did make a few good plays to break out of the zone but you kind of hold your breath when he passes the puck right onto the Avs’ plsyers a few times on turnovers. Just glad Vlador is a capable goalie.
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That isn't a very good take.
CA60 3rd (behind sheltered third pairing)
xGA60 3rd (behind Zadorov and Tanev)
xGF% 1st
League wide ...
CA60 23rd
xGA60 37th
He's a top pairing defenseman defensively.
He's certainly not perfect, no defenseman is, but the numbers don't support the notion that's he's a liability defensively.