Peruse the Islanders corner of the internet and you’ll find a lot of negative feedback about Nick Leddy’s first handful of games. (It’s been a topic here, both on the latest Islanders Anxiety podcast and in Travis’ analysis of the Isles’ first seven games.) None of this criticism is necessarily unfounded, as Leddy is clearly struggling coming out of the gate.
If we deep dive into his game, we can start to tell a story as to what specifically Leddy is struggling with.
Within this analysis, we’ll go through a few different facets and attempt to discern what is going on with the veteran defenseman, specifically production, possession, and with-or-without-you metrics.