What an interesting season for K’Andre Miller. He absolutely shattered his career highs last season, putting up an impressive 9-34-43, more than doubling his prior career highs in assists and points, while setting a new one in goals. He was second to just Adam Fox in all three categories, and he did it almost entirely at even strength and with minimal powerplay time. He also did it while, for lack of a better phrase, carrying Jacob Trouba through his struggles and wrist injury.
Yet people were disappointed with his season, which seems odd. Even those that rely on stats like hits and blocked shots for defense –something I personally don’t do– were disappointed, despite Miller finishing third on the team in hits (162) and fourth in blocked shots (105).