Key et Trouba n’ont pas été eux-mêmes récemment tandis que Gus et Schneids ont été formidables. Je pense que cela vaut la peine de les échanger et de voir si cela aide à résoudre certains problèmes défensifs. Je dirai que j’aimerais aussi que Key passe du temps avec Fox, car les deux ont très bien joué ensemble historiquement même en un temps limité (66,7 xGF% cette année mais en quelques minutes très limitées) et même si c’est une prise chaude , je ne pense pas que Lindgren ait été si génial cette année et il commence à me rappeler Dan Girardi à un âge similaire (il a reçu beaucoup de punitions et montre des signes évidents de déclin). Fox n’a certes pas bien joué non plus depuis sa blessure, mais j’ai confiance qu’il finira par revenir. À ce stade, Key n’a pas bien joué ces derniers temps et n’a pas gagné sa confiance sur la top paire, mais peut-être qu’avoir un partenaire comme Fox lui permettra d’atteindre le prochain niveau. Quoi qu’il en soit, il est clair que la défense actuellement déployée comporte beaucoup trop de failles. Bien que je ne pense pas que ce dérapage ait été aussi grave qu’il y paraît (depuis le début de 2024, ils ont eu un xGF% de 50 % ou mieux dans tous les matchs sauf deux) et ce dérapage a été principalement le résultat d’un mauvais gardien de but. et les tirs à froid, l’essentiel est que la défense n’a pas été aussi bonne qu’elle l’était au début de l’année et des ajustements doivent être faits. De plus, malgré sa mauvaise séquence récemment, le modèle de Steve Valiquettes a toujours Igor environ 4,5 buts au-dessus des attentes, ce qui signifie que la défense devant lui a été si mauvaise qu’il est toujours meilleur que prévu malgré la grande qualité des occasions accordées. J’adorerais entendre les pensées et les opinions de chacun.
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Aggressive_Forecheck
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Miller & Trouba have been a terrible pair for some time now
Trouba……..high compete level but lacking in skill
Miller……..zero compete level but very skilled
Pick your poison.
I’m not sure if moving Key up is the right call right now. Fox hasn’t been playing amazingly in his own right since coming back from injury, and Key has been struggling for about a month. However, Lindgren has been faltering, too. And I’m not super keen on moving Gus up with Fox, since both are offensively minded. So we’re kind of at an impasse. Maybe instead we need situational pairings.
**5v5—tied:**
55 – 23
56 – 8
79 – 4
**5v5—up:**
55 – 8
79 – 23
56 – 4
**5v5 down:**
56 – 23
79 – 8
55 – 4
TBH, could be the stupidest idea of all time, though. Feel like if this worked, more teams would already be doing this, and AFAIK, they’re not lmao.
Key needs to be with Fox. Simple as that. And I know Fox/Lindgren got chemistry and work well together but Trouba/Miller doesn’t whereas the few times Trouba/Lindgren were together they were pretty good. I’d sacrifice the liability on D of having 2 offensive minded D Men on the ice together if it’s gives us a 2nd pair that can shut down mostly anyone up until Trouba does some boneheaded play that leaves the G exposed.
[I called this out last night](https://www.reddit.com/r/rangers/s/4vwtVx2n67). We have an extremely large sample size of these pairs being bad. Hell, 79/8 gave up the 2nd most even strength goals in the NHL last year. Is that enough to even *consider* changing it up? I don’t see how it isn’t
It’s absurd that 79/23 hasn’t gotten any runway, especially considering they were NYR’s best D pair last year. Is NYR really going to lower the ceiling of Miller by forcing him to drag around Jacob Trouba for the rest of his career? Miller has Devon Toews potential and yet this is what they’re doing to him. It’s garbage
They have both been awful
79-8 has always been a bad pair. Both guys tend to get caught pinching and wandering in the dzone. That pair needed to be changed a long time ago.
Surprised 56-4 is so high, Gus has been refreshing after getting used to having so many bad lumbering defensemen who can’t skate or move the puck for shit back there for so long
To me this is an example of stats without context leading to bad conclusions.
Laviolette shelters Schneider – Gus because they aren’t as good at defending. Because they are sheltered, 4 – 56 pair have better numbers. Laviolette uses the Trouba – Miller pair against tougher competition and in defensive situations so they have worse numbers.
If you switch the roles, 4-56 would be so much worse and the punching bags for this sub instead of 8-79, and the team would be worse as a whole.
Trouba is great at making outlet passes, getting shots through, and laying hits but isn’t great in one on one situations or breaking up plays. Bit of a poor man offensive defensemen. Miller projects to be an offensive dman but it hasn’t happened yet. His pinches rarely seem timed well. It’s a tough problem to solve with basically Lindgren being the only stay at home type. Hopefully Robertson can be that guy at some point.
Usual disclaimer that xGF kind of depends a lot on your forward group when it comes to D. Like, if the Bread line gets stuck in the D zone, you’re going to get caved in vs the third pair being paired with a bunch of D first types.