Offcourse it is. We all learned way back than Cronin doesn't really call the shots when it comes to lineups.. PV is an idiot too
You're nitpicking a 7 game stretch of raw numbers to, for whatever f***ing reason, drag Zellweger to prop up one of your favorites.
I don't consider either a favorite of mine, so I'd like to say I'm being objective when I say that objectively speaking, Zellweger is a better offensive defenseman. He is better at moving the puck in transition both with carrying the puck with speed and connecting passes on counterattacks. He's also better at being a puck distributor in offensive set ups, particularly in powerplay situations.
Unless you're talking about guys like Makar and Hughes, it's not weird for defensemen to go on dry spells. Especially on a team like this that struggles with consistent finishing. So you're taking a commendably solid last 8 games for Lacombe and stacking it up against a dry spell for Zellweger to make sweeping generalizations about who is better at what.
If both guys play the next 5 games and Zellweger gets 6 points while Lacombe gets 1 point, does Zellweger get the crown back or something? Is that how you're looking at this?
