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Originally Posted by 3rd liner
DeSimone wasn't bad as a third pair D, was he? Especially when he was playing with Gilbert? Admittedly I've only watched bits of the last 7-8 games, not overly noticeable in a good way? I could be out to lunch, just surprised when compared with an Oesterle.
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He was and is a replacement level D. He had several costly mistakes in the Leafs game. Aside from that, he has been rather average. I like his game better than Oesterle. He also looked to have some decent chemistry with Huberdeau offensively during his first call-up.
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Pairing xG% xGF/60 xGA/60 GF GA +/-
Gilbert - Desimone 50.0 2.35 2.35 2 3 -1
Gilbert - Oesterle 37.8 1.80 2.97 0 3 -3
Oesterle - Desimone 37.0 1.59 2.72 2 4 -2