#24 – Not Sure If Serious or Playing Dumba

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Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

He's the third leading defensemen in scoring, got a lot of Norris votes, and his PIM/games is down this year from last year. He does have a history of concussion and injury, but when he's healthy he's pretty great.

2015-6: 66/71 = .93
2014-5: 79/69 = 1.14
2013-4: 16/37* stroke = .4
2012-3: 8/35* lockout = .2
2011-2: 34/51 = .66
2010-1: 101/82 = 1.23

People with higher PIM per game this season include OEL (1.28), Buff (1.47), PK (1.1). So, of top 10 scoring defensemen this year, he is ranked 4 in PIM per game, which kind of contradicts the eye test of he's losing his mind and taking dumb penalties. I'll grant that double minor was stupid yesterday, but like, the numbers don't bear out the claim.

Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

SA
To clarify, Norris votes last year.

Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

It's probably a sample size issue, where every time I put on a Pens game there's Letang looking like he's trying to murder someone, and also my personal circle of Pens people seems to be in love with him for precisely that reason.

Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, honestly, he gets attention for doing stuff like that, but mostly he's not trying to murder people - he's scoring. I am surprised there's no stat I can find simply for PIM/game or PIM adjusted for TOI. Well, there probably is, but I can't find it and I'm sure another deker will correct me.