Quoting: Datsyukian
Two horrific takes...not even close to true on either account.
EDM declines regardless though.
1. Greiss is absolutely a downgrade on Koskinen.
Koskinen: 3.16 GAA, .900 sv%, -0.324 gsax/60
Greiss: 3.36 GAA, .894 sv%, -0.372 gsax/60
A quick look at the prior 2 years (
here) shows Greiss hasn't been as good as Koskinen for several years.
2. Leddy is having a terrible year and the Oilers have Nurse and Keith holding down the top-4 LHD spots.
A quick look at
NST shows us that Leddy is the worse Detroit defenseman for GF% rel at -12.72. Who would he replace in Edmonton, Duncan Keith? He's the Oilers best regular defenseman by the same metric, at
+4.59.
Leddy is getting owned, even in relation to his teammates. And Keith has harder zone starts, fewer OTF starts and plays tougher comp than Leddy. Not a chance in 100 Leddy plays ahead of Keith.
Keith has played 33.7% of his TOI vs Elites (2nd most among Oilers defensemen).
Leddy has played 26.7% of his TOI vs Elites (4th most among Red Wings defensemen).