Quoting: UBS_ARENA
In what way is jgp not a great 3c anymore. Bc he doesnt put up 65 points a season? Barry finally decided to put him with players that play his style and what do you know? Theyre constantly controlling play. As much as i love wahlstrom his mental lapses during games makes him a bad fit with jg. Its mind boggling how bad barrys been in terms of lineups but he finally almost got it right. Rn hes running
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All he needs to do is wait till barzy comes back and slot him in for bailey.
Because he’s nowhere close to as good defensively as he used to be, he’s terrible in transition and on the forecheck.
The narrative that Wahlstrom has mental lapses is 100% false, he makes mistakes like everyone else on the team, but does so much less. Interesting that when Wahlstrom is on the same line with Pageau , the line is great (because of Wahlstrom) and when Wahlstrom is away from Pageau his numbers are great. When Pageau is away from Wahlstrom his numbers for the most part are awful.
The reason why it seems like Wahlstrom struggles at times is because Pageau is an offensive blackhole who’s terrible in transition, sometimes Wahlstrom tries to do too much. Those arent mental lapses, Pageau does not see the game like he does which forces Wahlstrom into holding the puck too long.
Pageau + Wahlstrom :
2.39 goals for per 60, 1.74 goals against per 60
Wahlstrom without Pageau:
3.08 goals for per 60, 2.15 goals against per 60
Pageau without Wahlstrom:
1.38 goals for per 60, 2.78 goals against per 60.