Well here's the thing, Maatta is often caught out of position in the neutral zone and in his own end, a defenseman with a fantastic IQ and a lack of foot speed would really rely on his positioning rather than his speed to close the gap if he did get caught, or rather, just be in a safe spot and allow his partner to take more of the risks, but instead, he plays like he has Letang's speed, which he definitely does not.
Olli is just not good at that anticipation often enough, there are far too many times I am watching him and specifically him and wondering what the **** that kid is thinking, there was that one game that really just hit it home for me where the guy literally skated into 3 opposing players, trapped himself, and the Pens lost that game I believe on a turn over. Like that sort of ****, you expect from a Ruhwedel or a Hunwick, guys that are insanely limited. But Olli? I expect more out of the kid.
It's not even fair to call him a kid anymore, he's been in the league long enough where he should have this sorted out by now. Olli is just not a good fit, if JR is all about finding a better team and balance, if he can't address that he's one massive piece that just doesn't fit on that blueline, he's just blowing smoke up his own ass.