Choose a D for the rest of the season.

[CaptainK]

Cats are G/A/PPP/+-/PIM/SOG/HIT/BLK

My choices:
- Lindholm (Top PP guy after Fowler out)
- T.Barrie (Been really good since olympic break)
- Vlassic
- Carle
- Demers
- Josi
- Enstrom/Bogosian

Thanks

[VincentVega]

One D only? Probably Lindholm. Good situation now with Fowler out, although the Ducks PP has been abysmal, statistically it's got to correct itself.

[v105memorial]

One D only? Probably Lindholm. Good situation now with Fowler out, although the Ducks PP has been abysmal, statistically it's got to correct itself.

Statistically, it may not correct itself in this short remainder of the season! Regression is real, but not the law of averages.

That said, Anaheim's got a nice schedule the rest of the way and I like Lindholm too. I don't think it's close.

[TwoPuckCanuck]

Statistically, it may not correct itself in this short remainder of the season! Regression is real, but not the law of averages.

I'm sorry, but the law of averages doesn't exist? Regression occurs towards the mean. The mean is the mathimatical average. If you believe regression is real, you must believe in the law of averages.

I digress...

I like the Lindholm option. He's increased his point per game average in every quarter:

Q1 - 20 GP - 6 PTS - 0.30 PTS/GP
Q2 - 19 GP - 7 PTS - 0.37 PTS/GP
Q3 - 18 GP - 8 PTS - 0.44 PTS/GP
Q4 - 9 GP - 5 PTS - 0.56 PTS/GP

And now with Fowler injured someone will need to compensate for a defenseman who averages 3:12 PP mins per game, the Ducks highest amongst defensemen and 3rd overall behind only Perry and Getzlaf.

The Ducks are currently 16% on PP, but have been nothing shy of pathetic in the past 14 games going 2-for-47, which works out to 4.26% on PP. When you consider that the Ducks should regress to the mean, then there is hope that they will start scoring more PP goals and with his increased time there, hopefully Lindholm can be the catalyst.

[v105memorial]

I teach AP Statistics in high school so I will tell you that there is a subtle difference. My point is that the remainder of the season is too small of a sample to count on a regression toward the mean.

[BealestreetTyrant]

I don't follow the Ducks as close as maybe others here, but I like Barrie here. I'm not convinced Lindholm secures the #1 D spot with Fowler out when Sbisa and Beauchemin can fill in as well.

Barrie is on Colorado's second PP unit, with Stastny, MacKinnon and Landeskog! And he has ~20 points since the beginning of January in this role.