But yeah I figure he was pretty bad at something or things. My eye stats still think Amadio is still terrible, but I hear ya.
I think part of the issue is figuring out his role. For a start is he a W or a C? I know he considers himself to be a pivot but at the NHL level he could easily end up a winger. There are parts to his game I like but he needs to put it altogether. Whilst I’m a big advocate of statistics when used properly the sample size on Andersson is too small to draw any conclusions especially when he wasn’t very involved in the Kings best run of form (his absence certainly isn’t a reason why the team improved before anyone says it). Not being part of that run will have skewed the differential when compared with his teammates. I think it’s also fair to say some of his deployments and line-mates seemed experimental at times which lends itself to the notion they are still trying to find out how best to deploy him. It’s way to early to draw any conclusions apart from him needing some good game time.
It'd be good to start him at wing; take the pressure off a bit. Small sample size or not, he's being eaten alive at the NHL level in the defensive zone. AHL time is appropriate for him. You saw with JAD that he was pretty overwhelmed last two call-ups, but this season he's come in with a focus and had an impact in all three zones. Lias Andersson needs that kind of development time, because right now he's just running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
3rd pairing: Gaunce- Durzi
