The giveaways don’t look good on McAvoy but for as much as he does it’s forgivable. What I find really odd is if you put Rielly’s and McAvoy’s career goals assists and points per game side by side they are exactly identical at 0.11 goals 0.46 assists and 0.57 for both players.
You’re not even remotely close to answering my question at this point, man. You’re basically saying McAvoy is better without actually saying it.
The difference between the two defensively is arguably much greater than the difference between the two offensively. While Slavin doesn't have the "firepower" that Carlson has in the o-zone (better shot and vision imo), he remains an excellent passer and is better in transition than Carlson is - which translates to offence. That's pretty much why their difference in production is entirely explained by powerplay production, since their 5v5 production is very similar.
Blocks are a very poor way to assess defensive value.
Jones and Lindholm aren’t past their primes, Jones had a down season with the rest of the Hawks roster and Lindholm had injury trouble and was traded at the deadline, that doesn’t put them past their primes.
Say it... SAY ITTT....
Is it because he's not a super fancy duper superstar that has been seen as such since his sophomore season or something? Yeah he's a "late bloomer", but with how he has played in the past ~2 seasons, there is absolutely nothing worrying when a guy like Toews is in a top 10 of the best d-men. And it's even arguably crazier that there could actually be an argument that a player that has played at his caliber for the past ~2 seasons might not be top 10 at his position.
So if the puck comes at you, I guess your supposed to move aside and let it get on goal, do you see where this is going...
This is not true and an artifact from a very old and rigid way of thinking.
So if an attacking player comes at you, I guess you’re supposed to not close the gap and go for a block… The best defensive defenseman don’t block a lot of shots because they’re actually good at preventing chances.
What if you close the gap like Robert Hagg aka Boss Hogg and go for a check out of position and totally miss the check while closing the gap and let the player you were lining up blow by you.
this
This is called the Ben Chiarot special
Yes, Makar is the common factor. But Toews still performs extremely well in the time he has spent without him. When the two are together, they both push each other to another level. It's not all Makar. Toews also has had elite transition metrics and microstats (which are things that aren't strongly affected by his partner) even with the Isles. Getting more responsibilities, and playing a system more suitable to express his offensive game, made him bloom.
Slavin doesn’t totally miss in fact he doesn’t even hit, he just takes the puck. The shot statistics and takeaways show that. What if you try to block but you own goal (I believe you still get credit for a block).
I didn’t want to be the one to tell you this but your bias towards Quinn Hughes is showing.
Jaccob Slavin is so slick defensively there really isn’t many players to compare him too presently, maybe Brodin or Pelech but Slavin is the goods at the blueline.
