So let's just throw out all of the analytics that tell a different picture than your opinion?
Only 1 defensive pairing had bad analytics for series and that was Reilly/Hainsey....maybe the worst in the whole playoffs.
Why?
It can't be that they are going up against one if the best lines in hockey right? Just as advertised.
It just has to be Riellys 3 turnovers all series that are more important than the burned out Hainsey (and his 5 turnovers) next to him and the inept forward defense along with subpar Anderson.
Perhaps if they only could have had the 10 and 7 turnovers for Carlson and Orlov in only 6 games in the first round, they would be holding a cup right now right? I wonder if Holtby coming in for game 3 may have changed the series?
Turnovers and icings do matter in the grand scheme of things but even one of the other variables is so much more important (like the play of your keeper) that you are just grasping at straws with that kind of argument. The other Leafs pairings dominated the other side in almost every metric but (gasp) had higher turnover and icing metrics.