Last night, every Rangers player on the ice except one was positive in corsi. Marc Staal was minus 13.
I mean you don't have to believe corsi is a significant stat to realize that's a massive red flag.
Staal has been receiving accolade after accolade for his performance in the Playoffs this year, and I don't get it. He received way too much attention in the "Best D-Man" thread after the Penguin series....especially considering his poor stats. He has not been throwing his body around and has looked questionable at times. He won't hit you, but he'll get down on one knee early and lay his stick on the ice to block whatever it is you're trying to do. If your patient enough, you can simply pass around him once he slows down and gets on that knee.
I will defend his poor Corsi, though. His D-Zone Starts are MUCH higher than just about everyone else on the team...and we don't win face-offs. So, his Corsi is going to be crap. I'd get you his D-Zone Start stats for the series, but I'm having trouble with War-On-Ice and the stats are not loading or me. I did look at them yesterday, and they were very high.
I like Staal...I appreciate Staal...I respect Staal...but he has not been anything to write home about in the Playoffs.