Greene literally our worst defenseman. That isn't even me just being hyperbolic. Stats back it up. His coris is a 44.99, rel percetange is -5.38, corsi plus minus is -239.
Moore has better stats than him. So does Lovejoy, Mueller, Butcher, Vatanen and Severson.
The only dman that had worse advanced stats than him was Santini, who was a rookie and was forced into the top pairing role with Greene, which was a bad coaching move by our staff of jackasses behind the bench.
Aside from Vatanen, none of those guys play remotely the same role as Greene. Bitch about Greene all you want, but again, it's not like any other defender we have would do a better job in his role. We've basically exhausted every option so far this year and Greene has been the best worst option.
First it was Greene - Santini which struggled. Greene - Severson was mixed into there a bit as well, but Severson isn't ready to handle that. After that, Vatanen came aboard and then it was Greene - Vatanen for a bit.
Then the staff attempted to give Moore the shutdown LD role alongside Vatanen around the end of December and beginning of January. It worked for a bit, but then Moore struggled.
The only other option right now that hasn't been tried is honestly Mueller - Vatanen. But with five games left and the playoffs on the line, that's a BIG risk to take. On top of that, Vatanen has looked awful lately as well.
