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Originally Posted by Bingo
I would assume the internal view was he was their best against top opposition given the fact he played the most minutes overall and against elite opposition.
That's a hole.
A big one.
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He played the majority of his time with Bahl, 1140 mins to a 48.7 xGF%
So Bahl also played essentially the same minutes against elite opposition.
Andersson didn’t have a positive xGF% on any defensive pairing all season. When paired with Hanley they had 47.4 xGF% but Weegar and Hanley had an xGF% of 57%.
Very small sample size, but Bahl and Weegar had a ridiculous 64.9 xGF%.
In short
Bahl with Andersson = negative xGF%
Bahl without Andersson = positive xGF%
Andersson without Bahl = negative xGF%
I genuinely think a top pair of Bahl - Weegar will be a decent improvement over Bahl - Andersson last year. What happens in the 2nd and 3rd pair is anyone's guess. But last year rookie Lane Hutson played phenomenally with Matheson or Struble, hardly well-known defensive stalwarts, and I expect Parekh to be able to hold his own in a similar fashion.