OgeeOgelthorpe
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- Feb 29, 2020
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We needed Leddy-Seider to work and then I think the thought process is we would run Dekeyser-Hronek. But for whatever reason, I don't think Leddy-Seider has worked. I heard them saying during one of our recent games that Seider has a great plus/minus despite the fact that his 2 most common partners have terrible plus/minuses.
Our chemistry on our defensive pairings is bad and it shows. We need to get a different mix of guys back there around the young players.
The advanced analytics early in the season showed that Leddy - Seider was one of the top 10 pairs in the NHL. The only game where I thought they were off early on was the very first game of the season when Detroit lost to Tampa. Other than that I thought they looked respectable.
Also look at Leddy's +/- while playing with Seider vs. the rest of the season. He was only -2 in the first 10 games of the year. There are some really big minus games and several games of being even, but very few of being a plus player. Hronek's numbers are similar.
Nick Leddy 2021-22 Game Log | Hockey-Reference.com