Girardi is way worse than ADA? Can you explain that one?
Makes absolutely no sense, ADA has proven nothing in the NHL, and I like his game and don't like how AV uses him.
Shattenkirk and Girardi are polar opposite hockey players, its a worthless comparison. I guess it depends how you rate Shattenkirk. Some say he's a 3rd pair PP specialist, some say 1st pair defensemen, others say 2nd pair. For Girardi to be way worse, I would think you'd have to think Shattenkirk's a first pair defensemen.
Many here disliked Girardi due to advanced stats, but Tampa fans are liking his contribution. They barely mention him, and when they do, its usually to say he played well. People here said he was the worst defensemen in the NHL, yet Tampa has many defensemen who are criticized before him, so he's clearly not even the worst defensemen on his own team, which shows how out of touch with reality that assessment was. And his early corsi stats are very good, so you can't even complain about that. He's playing 2nd pair minutes with Coburn (#3 and 4 on the team among D in TOI), their ice time is right about the same, they are playing on the same pair. Frankly, I think many here are going to have to reevaluate their stance. Has he really gotten that much better or maybe our fan base overreacts? He'll probably even have a better chance to win a Cup than he would've had the last number of years with our team had he not been bought out. Tampa seems to have a very good team, one of the Cup favorites this year.
