FLPensFan wrote:Southern Fan wrote:Seems like the fate of the franchise shouldn’t be impacted by who your 5/6 defenseman is. A lot more worried last year when Letang was not right.
Also, was more worried when Murray was off his game earlier this year.
When the team keeps trotting him out there like nothing is wrong. I hold out hope that JJ could have some value against a heavier team in the playoffs, but his regular season mistakes could end up proving more costly.
October: 10 games, 13 goals against at even strength. SF% of 44, HDCF% of 42.19%
November: 9 games, 11 goals against at even strength. SF% of 42.66, HDCF% of 45.65%
December: 15 games, 5 goals against at even strength. SF% of 42.75%, HDCF% 50.49%
January: 9 games to date, 12 goals against at even strength. SF% 52.17%, HDCF% 55.07%
October, 13 was most goals given up by Pens defenseman, and he gets less time than Dumo/Letang.
January, 12 goals is tied with Letang, but again, he gets less TOI than Letang
I'm too lazy right now to bother with GA/60, but, it's typically higher than the rest of the regular defenseman.....certainly higher than guys like Riikola and Oleksiak, who have found their way to the bench.
Problem is they don’t play him like a 5/6 defehseman. More like a 3/4. In some games, only Letang gets more ice time. That’s on team management. That can be fixed.