Quoting: A_K
If half of the rink is dictated by coaching then why look at the charts and lol in the first place? You're basically saying "the things that DeAngelo does well are facts, and the things that he sucks at aren't his fault". I'm sure that's how you managed to convince yourself that TDA >>>>>>> Parayko heh.
haha, Not quite. Offensive tends to follow the individual. Defensive play tends to follow the coaching scheme. You want to look at the Dallas Stars defensive metrics change from 2016-17 to 2017-18 when basically all that changed was their coach?
There are some defensive things that tend to retain regardless of coaching - blue line breakups in particular. But the truth is that in your own zone, it's rarely 1v1 hockey. It's 5v5 hockey, and those 5 players settle into a structure. And that structure is dictated by the coach. And that has a massive effect. Whereas there's rarely a structure in the offensive zone, it's mostly just individuals making plays. This is what the data shows.
The point is that if you put Dunn on the Rangers, his defensive production would go down to reflect the system. Like Trouba's, because Quinn and Ruff are really bad defensive coaches. Dunn's offense would remain the same though.
If you put Deangelo on the Blues, his offense would also remain the same, and his defense would (seemingly magically lol) improve. You'll notice the massive defensive change Neal Pionk had simply by switching schemes.
So with that in mind, Deangelo is going nowhere, it's simply a coaching change that most likely needs to occur for the Rangers.