It's really more like Rielly = Rielly and Tanev = Brodie, and then looking at the differences between Muzzin/McCabe and Carlo/Holl. But I know many still heavily underrate what Holl brought, especially during his peak in 2020/21, so we will likely never agree.
But it's still the same overall. Also, Brodie was left handed, but he played RD. There have been plenty of cup winners and strong defensive teams without an equal handedness split in their top 4D.
Mentioning that he's a right shot defenseman does not equal that being the main reason we got him. He literally mentions multiple more important reasons in the same quote. Obviously all else equal, you'd prefer the handedness you have less of, but this fanbase has really exaggerated the importance. And again, we have the same number of left and right as we used to, and if anything, OEL seems to be more affected by playing on his off side than our past players.
Yeah that is usually how it goes. People create scapegoats by exaggerating specific instances. Sandin didn't have a great series, but I think you're really underestimating how many mistakes your average bottom pairing defenseman makes.
If it is, then that means we have issues somewhere else, because we're not getting the best defensive results.
