Nincs, mert a legjobb védőnk volt, ezen nagyon nincs mit magyarázni. Rielly is -20 mégis jó volt végig, Gardiner meg +24 úgy, hogy a 2. legtöbb Polak, +10-el.

És egyébként a corsi, fenwick sokkal jobban szemléltetik egy játékos teljesítményét, mint a jelentéktelen +/- húzogatás.
A többiben így áll:

Top-5 Toughest Usage Dmen by opponents' TOI:

1.Vlasic 30.09
2.Braun 30.04
3.Zaitsev 29.93
4.Hjalmarsson 29.89
5.Keith 29.83

Their possession in that elite tough usage (score/zone adjusted):

CF%

1.Zaitsev 50.94
2.Hjalmar 50.15
3.Keith 49.91
4.Vlasic 49.28
5.Braun 48.09

CF% Relative

1.Keith -0.43
2.Hjalmar -1.31
3.Zaitsev -1.57
4.Vlasic -4.89
5.Braun -6.20

Expected Goals %

1.Vlasic 51.22
2.Braun 50.91
3.Zaitsev 50.89
4.Hjalmar 48.47
5.Keith 46.50

xGF% Relative

1.Hjalmar -1.17
2.Braun -2.39
3.Keith -2.90
4.Vlasic -3.27
5.Zaitsev -3.40

So he received similar usage and performed as well or better than the two toughest usage d-pairings in all of hockey - 2 of whom are keystones to the best defense corps in the world (Team Canada), and a 3rd who is the shutdown dman for the 2nd best Dcorps in the world (Team Sweden).......not to mention he himself is the #1 dman for Team Russia. Those 2 dpairs were also the key dpairings for 2 of the best teams in the league this year.

Not only that, but Zaitsev played fulltime duty on both special teams, both of which were top 10 special teams....and he pitched in a near 40pt pace to boot.


And oh yeah....he did that as a rookie.