BarbaraAlphanse
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I agree with this, and you'll usually see me argue for those players that make glaring mistakes but do lots of great small plays (Del Zotto syndrome), but Miller's "bad plays" have been distressingly common since he's come into the league.
To be fair, I think they have decreased since last year. Which is why I think he is seeing more ice time.
He still makes them... But so do other players. For example, I saw Lindberg make a blind behind the back 3 line pass last time to try and spur a break out. It was obviously intercepted and a rush almost ensued on the way back. Lindberg of all players. But no one noticed. Another example, Yandle doing a spin o Rama back hand pass from our own face off dot... Another nearly intercepted pass on the center line.
I think his reputation makes us look for these careless plays. Sure. I'd love to see him clean it up. But I think he is now at a manageable rate to remain in the lineup.