Actually the most sheltered dman in terms of zone starts, filtered for 30gms or more, was…….. Hoff.
http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_stat...0-&c=0+1+3+5+63+67+57+58+59+60+61+62+64+65+66
The guy that actually had the toughest sledding in terms of zone starts, QOC and QOT was Myers not Hoff. Right behind him was Weber and McBain. The legend of Hoff seems to grow the further away we get from his departure.
If you want to argue he isn't directly replacing Tallinder based on zone starts, thats fine. But it in no ways supports your Hoff argument and in fact nothing really does.
-Gorges minutes are not closer to Hoff's. He plays 2:22 secs more than Hank (all because of a ton of PK ice time) and 2:54 less than Hoff (Because Hoff was on PP and Gorges is not). Not that the ice totals should really matter if you're understand the roles.
-Myers rarely was partnered with Hoff though they did play some together. Hoff's most common partner was Pysyk (34.4%). Rudy, Sulzer and Risto also played with him. Hoff is listed as the most frequent partner for each. Myers top two partners were Tallinder (53% of the time) and Weber (23%).
Gorges is not playing the role or minutes Hoff did. No idea why you're fighting something thats pretty obvious.