Given the tough competition minutes as a shutdown pair, the duo was over 47% shot share and 49% xG share... they were managing to keep the quality low, to the tune of a 2.57 xGA/60.
Miller is steady, puts up good offensive numbers for his role (8-22-30 last season), and to be blunt, carried Trouba most of the season.
One of the primary reasons why they lacked the offensive numbers is simply due to role. Miller-Trouba was the primary shutdown pair used by Peter Laviolette.
Even Fox makes mistakes with the puck that wind up in his own net. Miller wasn’t perfect, but no player is.
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