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Earthquake Survivor
What precisely has Hagg done to lift either player?
Is it the way he never moves the puck? Is it the way he abandons his job to leave them alone defending rushes? Is it the way he's out of position and rarely prevents or suppresses passes or shots? His inability to create offense? His usual failure to win races or board battles? Is it the way his partners are always the defensive anchor of the pairing?
Pray tell, what is it that he specifically does that lifts them.
With his on-ice ability? Literally nothing.
What is this, most likely? A small sample.
Although what doesn't hurt is...
At 5v5... | Off. Zone Start % | Off. Zone Faceoff % |
Sanheim overall | 46.27 | 47.69 |
Sanheim WITH Hagg | 63.16 | 67.57 |
Difference | +16.89 | +20.88 |
Ghost overall | 60.11 | 53.10 |
Ghost WITH Hagg | 66.67 | 67.65 |
Difference | +6.56 | +14.55 |
Both have significantly higher rates with Hagg than with any other D partners and Hagg has a far higher % of offensive zone faceoffs than any other D on the roster.
It's not everything but it probably helps.
Great job by AV to maximize effectiveness by putting our worst offensive player in the offensive zone as much as possible.