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Originally Posted by Bingo
I just think this comes down to a Pelletier pop and Kuzmenko playing better.
No room in the top nine.
Kerins is and was a good story, but he was 40% in XGF% in his NHL ice time (Rooney levels).
Get him playing big minutes in the AHL.
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Lol.
"Our team is hurting for offense and you put up a point a game that wasn't by fluke but we just can't stomach the underrlying numbers."
I don't think any one's xGF was particularly glowing in that stretch leading up to that Wild game. Wolf held them in those games.
Kerins demonstrated NHL level instincts in the offensive zone in 4 games until his benching. He clearly has "it" and just needs to settle in and refine his game a bit.
Can't be compared to Rooney, who on top of poor underlying numbers is also mid on the pk and doesn't contribute anything significant. Kerins has the makings of a player that can.
Let's try and see the forest from the advanced stats.