I get what you are trying to say here, but there should be a stat to show that Gudbranson is better in the Defensive zone then. He should be causing more turnovers from his hits, enabling more exits from the defensive zone, making breakout passes, but he isn't. It's a fact that he isn't able to do those things. He throws some hits, but not as many as he used to, and none of them are bonecrushers like he used to. He has 2 fights this year, which is his specialty (the league just doesn't fight anymore). The fastest he has skated all year was chasing down Svech after he gave him a dirty hit.
The whole picture doesn't paint Guddy in a gud light, he still isn't very good. He is a physical presence, he is the Sestito of D and that's it. I hope he can improve, but so far that's all he is and anyone arguing something different is ignoring the reality in front of their face.