[Kevin Papetti] The McCabe – Brodie pair so far: 59.9 xGF% 2.64 xGF/60 1.77 xGA/60 (!) For context, Brodie with Rielly this season: 53.3 xGF% 3.02 xGF/60 2.65 xGA/60 The Leafs are at 2.54 xGA/60 as a team, and CAR leads at 2.19 xGA/60. Really impressive defensive numbers.
The McCabe – Brodie pair so far:
59.9 xGF%
2.64 xGF/60
1.77 xGA/60 (!)For context, Brodie with Rielly this season:
53.3 xGF%
3.02 xGF/60
2.65 xGA/60The Leafs are at 2.54 xGA/60 as a team, and CAR leads at 2.19 xGA/60.
Really impressive defensive numbers.
— Kevin Papetti (@KPapetti) March 27, 2023
by FutureAnybody
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McCabe has been better than advertised. Love the guy so far and really liked the pairs last night
McCabe is the Brodie 2.0 we’ve been searching for
Insanely reliable, great at both ends
The fact we got him for $2M x 3 is absolutely mental
Rielly should just be a sheltered 3rd pairing offensive specialist. Sucks that he’s already at this stage with another 7 years to go, but he’s proven he can’t handle the tough minutes without a babysitter
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For anyone wondering how this is for Mo’s pairings (xGF%, xGF/60, xGA/60):
– Lily: 48.94%, 2.49, 2.6
– Brodie: 53.29%, 3.02, 2.65
– Holl: 50.56%, 2.8, 2.74
– Schenn: 48.27%, 2.88, 3.09
– Gus: 40.52%, 3.44, 5.05
Edit: formatting, bold for best, italics for worst
Edit2: does this suggest that Lily brings out the best defensively with Mo? Surely with time, they can learn how to better active on offence.
Edit3: this IMO would work well if McCabe-Brodie is to remain, as we know that Gio-Holl has been effective together also (54.53% xGF%, 2.78 xGF/60, 2.32 xGA/60).
Leaf fans know better than anyone, Rielly is a 2nd pair offensive defenseman, at his absolute best that 1 season a 1st pair offensive specialist. Which is ok if they actually deployed him that way
For anyone wondering about sample size as I was:
Rielly Brodie TOI together: 308:55 over 41 games.
McCabe Brodie TOI together: 114:16 over 12 games.
The shutdown pair we have been waiting for. Now it’s just a question of how to hide Rielly defensively. Schenn? Can’t be Holl. Lilly with him is off and on.
Where can we find this wonderful hockey data?
I’m still salty they weren’t the ones out there after Matthews‘ tying goal against Carolina.
Ugh that Reilly contract looks worse every day
McCabe / Brodie pair is going to be our ultimate shutdown pair for Tampa’s Top 6 hell yeah
Mccabes skating the last couple of games has been a pleasant surprise
Show me all the stats of people playing with Rielly, I bet its not very good.
Reilly is literally bottom of the list in +/- this season