Micklebot
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I think he has been much better than that, he is solid and works well in a system that moves the puck aggressively. You cant ignore his plus minus on a team as bad as the sens. He makes the right play most of the time, not an easy thing to do with the speed the game is moving at. Yes it benefits he plays with Chabot but he appears to be the only RD that can do it effectively which is a skill in its self. To me he has been the most suprising and best part of the Karlsson trade. No he isnt a top pairing D but he can hold his own in a top 4 role with a good partner. That is something that no one else on this team can do. He isnt Methot or anything but he compliments chabots play well similar to the way Methot did with Karlsson.
I thought Jaros looked promising with Chabot, and from an advanced stats perspective, DeMelo doesn't stand out in a good way (though the others don't have much of a sample)
Position | Team | TOI With | CF% With | SCF% With | HDCF% With | |
Dylan DeMelo | D | OTT | 402.3 | 47.7 | 48.37 | 46.86 |
Cody Ceci | D | OTT | 144.13 | 48.72 | 50.32 | 52.94 |
Christian Jaros | D | OTT | 72.75 | 45.52 | 44.62 | 54.17 |
Ben Harpur | D | OTT | 65.98 | 44.44 | 50 | 63.64 |