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Originally Posted by Savvy27
They might, but the lesser defenseman wouldn't be second on the team in even strength icetime (19:07/game which was more than Rasmus Andersson's 18:47/game).
I really do not think that the coaches or management view Miromanov the same as Pachal, Hanley, Solovyov, Kuznetsov, etc.
Even Strength Ice-time from March 9 to April 18
Pachal 13:41
Solovyov 15:12
Hanley 13:17
Okhotiuk 13:00
Gilbert 8:39
The profile you're describing (weak player paired with a good defenseman and sheltered with offensive zone starts) is Nikita Okhotiuk. He was paired with Andersson for 30mins of ice time and did okay with a 50%xGF. In the 70 minutes he played with Pachal he struggled a bit with a 47.4%xGF. He started in the offensive zone 58.4% of his shifts.
Miromanov started in the offensive zone the least of any Flames defensemen and as I shared in the OP, he did not struggle with xGF% with anyone. In fact his lowest xGF% was with Weegar at 53.5%.
Icetime and zone starts from NHL.com and xGF% from Moneypuck.
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"Miromanov was sHeLTerEd!1!"
It's funny to watch someone who refuses to admit being wrong twist themselves into pretzel with all the mental gymnastics they start doing to try and defend their weak position.