See, I've got a problem with Sam Gerard in that all I hear about him, everything I'm told by responsible adults is that you will love this player.

And to date, I don't love this player.

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pirates in the same place that you found this. Penguins versus Avalanche. The rematch is tonight at

PPG Paints Arena. That's a 708 p.m. face off. One would guess the visitors would still be feeling a little bit sore from what

happened in Denver a week ago. This also will represent Gerard's first opportunity to face

his long-time former team, since he wasn't in uniform for that one. And maybe, maybe,

seeing them will spark something.

Or maybe it's just my imagination that he's struggling.

I can't rule any of this out because I can't figure any of this out.

Let's dive into some data for a little help.

He's appeared in nine games for the Penguins.

He's also missed a handful to injury, to be fair.

In those nine games, he has one assist, a minus one rating, five shots on goal,

and a pretty significant average ice time of 19 minutes

and two seconds. On the possession metrics, when he's been on the ice at five on five,

the penguins have registered 48.2% of all of the shot attempts. If that was his figure for the full season, he'd be the worst defenseman on the team.

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