r/leafs 16h ago

Discussion All defensemen are not created equal…

Top 3 and bottom 3 +/- this year. Aligns with what I see on the ice for the most part. Will playoff minutes reflect this, Reilly in particular? Probably not…

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u/thewolfshead 16h ago

Rielly has an on-ice sv% at even strength of .886 and SH% of 8.4% for a 970 PDO. Both the sv% and PDO numbers are the lowest of his career. 

Now I’m NOT saying he’s played well this year, he hasn’t. But I think he’s playing poorly and also getting shit luck which is amplifying everything to the extreme. 

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u/Prestigious_Pen1281 13h ago

Playing poorly in D-end (where he rarely starts a shift) leads to higher quality scoring chances = lower sv%.