If he played the full season he'd likely finish 3rd in scoring for our defensemen.10 points in 25 games is good for a 33 point pace.
he makes too many mistakes for me to like him but then again so does every other defenseman we have maybe if he played a little more frequently he could get a decent rhythm he just might of klein stays out long term
Puck moving defensemen take risks. Most of the time they pay off in clean zone exits and puck possession. Occasionally things backfire and they look really bad. We come out ahead on the whole though.
On the other hand, guys like Girardi/Staal/Klein etc continuously throw the puck up the boards. It looks safe. Most of the time you forget about it as soon as they do it. But it's also a turnover almost every time they do it and the puck winds up back in our D zone.
Clendening's style is a lot more effective, but it looks really, really bad when things go wrong. That's the crux of the issue. It's like defenders in baseball. Errors aren't nearly as important as range. I'll take the guy who can get to almost anything, but boots grounders every so often over the guy who always makes plays but only within a limited area.
I like what Clendo has been doing and am an advocate for him playing 3rd pair and playing the PP. But I'd be hesitant to give him too much responsibility. He can be beat around the outside against faster wingers, and certainly out-muscled along the boards. Leaving him to defend against less talented 3rd and 4th liners is the way to go. If we were to give him tougher assignments, he'd need a strong stay-at-home partner....and I'd still be worried.
How does Clendening fare against higher quality competition? I like his game a lot, I'd love to see Skjei-Clen become a regular thing, but he does seem to be heavily protected with his zone starts and last chart I saw (forget where) seemed to indicate that he draws pretty easy assignments, which is to be expected.
He's only 24, I'd love for this to turn into a situation where we hit on a hidden gem that didn't really get a fair shake elsewhere. For me, Clendening also passes the eye test, big time.
Im happy with Clendo. He makes mistakes but he is also aggressive, hustles, and hasn't backed down. He isn't as great as some fans hoped in the preseason but Id be fine with him as our 3rd pairing right side dman next season. Right now he is our best RH dman but thats just because our other 2 have declined a lot. I think Clendo is also playing as well or better than Staal/Holden in the last few weeks. Overall he is probably our 4th best Dman right now.
Only thing you can really draw from controlled zone starts (because most of them aren't) and competition is how a coach uses his player imo. Competition (in terms of corsi, at least) has proven to be relatively worthless when trying to contextualize performance, where teammates has proven to be a much more significant driver. You can take from it that AV doesn't trust Clendo, which is fine, but I think it's fair to say that it might not be a reflection of his actual ability. I'm not calling him a top 4 D, but I think he leans towards top 4 more than a #6.
I think he's probably the same, but those teams didn't view him like you and I might. Even here he only plays when absolutely necessary.Fair enough, thanks for the clarification.
Once again Clendo really passes the eye test for me, it's hard for me to understand why every team has given up on him, though admittedly I didn't watch him much when he was with Pens/Hawks/Whoever. Perhaps we just happened to acquire him at a time when he finally got his act together, or we're just a good fit.
He should be the 3rd pair RD.
Cheap, young, and a good PMD.
“I’m a little bit surprised, for sure,†Clendening said after the morning skate in which he, Matt Puempel, Michael Grabner, Antti Raanta and Henrik Lundqvist participated. “Just when I thought I was getting my chance and looking to take advantage of my opportunity because of the couple of injuries — that you never want to see, but happen — I had the game Saturday where I think the stat line looked worse than it actually was.
“There was a bad bounce on the first, [partner] Brady [Skjei] was battling the flu, it kind of snowballed and I see a dash-three next to my name. so I’m a pretty easy target,†he said. “I hope it’s not a permanent thing, but more of a wakeup call. It’s pretty clear it’s a wakeup call for thewhole team.â€
Hate giving Brooksie clicks, but...
http://nypost.com/2017/03/06/rangers-put-adam-clendening-in-his-place-and-hes-not-happy/
Hate giving Brooksie clicks, but...
http://nypost.com/2017/03/06/rangers-put-adam-clendening-in-his-place-and-hes-not-happy/
I think Clendo just buried himself.
I think Clendo just buried himself.