One stat only means so much but here’s an interesting look that shows the Penguins defensemen aren’t really performing so well in a specific look at exit success and entry defense.
This is ungood. As an aside, it's interesting how certain players earn reputations for being good defensive defensemen regardless of actual performance. pic.twitter.com/yvOKyDJxkh
— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) March 17, 2018
To Sean’s point a guy like Ian Cole is celebrated as a warrior but one reason he may have to block so many shots could be reflected above in allowing a lot of entries against in the first place.