I think we have seen in recent years teams have not hammered away on Green. He must be thrilled. I think that has a huge hand in his great advanced stats (AS). What does his AS say about this playoff game, when strategy such as targeting him are more likely? I am curious how it was versus Montreal when we dominated in shots but lost and he was on for a few critical goals against.
He can lead in Corsi next year and then come playoff time a Rupp could neutralize him easily.
I always grade playoff performances >>> regular season, even though its a small sample size. That is just me though.
I am still warming to advanced stats but do still think the eye test is needed to measure simple effort, heart, and hockey smarts such as how to brace oneself on the boards when about to be hit; which seems to be an area he lags behind others.
At the same time, he does not hit anymore. When he does, he apologizes. You can't make this stuff up.
It should be a huge red flag to a GM, and suspect it has been to our new GM BMac Trotz. While I am interested to see what an experienced coach can do with him, I am also thinking he is a logical player to move in a roster trade when other additions are being made to take his role. The book has been out on him for some time and i am not sure it can be re-written by Trotz.