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Meaning they all can't be number 1 D on Nashville or all on the first pairing but if they were on any other team would they? I seem to think any of our top 4 could take a top pairing spot on any other team.
They have 2, arguably 3 if you count the top 31 defensemen in the league as #1s.
Obviously Subban and Josi. They're two top 10 d-men.What would be the first two and arguably the third?
Obviously Subban and Josi. They're two top 10 d-men.
Nashville has been first this month in most categories as we have not gotten a point in only 1 game, and that game was against Vancouver last night.Calgary is the only team with 4 #1Ds
He hasn't been that bad really. Emelin and Subban have been the worst pairing so far that I have seen. I think its partially because when Subban is on he looks amazing, but when he messes up it looks horrendous and almost always leads to a goal or a scoring opportunity.Matt Irwin was once 1D caliber in the AHL. Guy just can't get his shot through to the net at the NHL level.
And Ellis is better than Ekholm in offense, maybe slightly less in defense.Subban is 25% better than Ekholm offensively.
Ekholm is 125% better than Subban defensively.
Subban is 25% better than Ekholm offensively.
Ekholm is 125% better than Subban defensively.
And Ellis is better than Ekholm in offense, maybe slightly less in defense.
Ekholm is playing like a 1D this season, but he wasn't quite on that level before whether points, QoC, etc. speaking. Ellis really isn't a 1D imho, and just as Ekholm has been a 1D thus far, Subban at times doesn't look like a 1D this season. Besides Nashville's shot suppression metrics aren't very good this season and I really don't think Ellis makes that much of a difference especially as Nashville suffers in shot suppression when Ellis on the ice versus when he's not.
Subban was the arguable one. Emelin isn't top 50.
Nashville has been first this month in most categories as we have not gotten a point in only 1 game, and that game was against Vancouver last night.
Well, we haven't seen Ellis play this season and a lot of the Preds fans feel like Ellis should have been Captain (not me, as Josi was the clear choice for me) but in the playoffs I usually saw Ellis blocking so many shots in our zone like a beast. Dude would take multiple ones back to back. I'm not discounting Ekholm as I feel almost everyone that doesn't follow the Pred's underrates him.Slightly? One is an elite defensive Dman, has the best shot suppression metrics overall in the league since 2014-2015 and top 10 against elite comp. One is a relatively poor shot suppression player that has a great shot and hockey wisdom, but isn't particularly good elsewhere.
Do you think Ekholm playing like a #1 D this season is more because he doesn't have to worry about Subban and the fact he is paired with Josi?
Also the point was for other teams to look at their top pairing and to see if any of Nashville's top four wouldn't crack it in there.
Well, we haven't seen Ellis play this season and a lot of the Preds fans feel like Ellis should have been Captain (not me, as Josi was the clear choice for me) but in the playoffs I usually saw Ellis blocking so many shots in our zone like a beast. Dude would take multiple ones back to back. I'm not discounting Ekholm as I feel almost everyone that doesn't follow the Pred's underrates him.
Ekholm is better than Subban