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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
This is what drives me a little bit crazy with the Ras talk. Not pointed at you specifically, Groot.
ALL the teams CC is talking to have access to this same information that shows his performance over the past 1.5 seasons (coincidentally when he lost Hanifin as a partner) has suffered.
We're calling him a top pairing D when it's favorable to command that in a trade (see Wyatt Johnston talk) but also claim that Pachal can cover his minutes defensively and do a better job.
Which is it?
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It is definitely not the same people trying to make both points. I argue often that Andersson is a top pair D. He might not be the #1 guy, but he is a great #2 guy and if you give him a strong partner he rises to the occasion.
Pachal will not be able to cover Andersson's minutes. In the last 3 seasons Pachal has been playing an average of 14 minutes per game while Andersson is almost 24 minutes per game. Increasing by 10 minutes per game is a massive ask of a player and no one should expect he'll be able to do that without struggling.
The people who think Pachal will be able to seamlessly take over Andersson's role are likely the same people who think Andersson is at best a second pair D and are dismissive of all of the other factors in the conversation.