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Claeren · 09-21-2008, 12:56 PM

IMO Giordano has a very good chance at 30+ points if he proves to be Phaneuf's long lost BFF and he will be lucky to hit 20 points if he is instead left as a #5-#7 guy.

For those saying that Phaneuf needs his BFF to be a solid defensive defenseman, or whatever, I think he just needs someone he can play well with - end of story.

He did not click with Sarich, Regehr or Warrener -- all defensive defenseman.

He played slightly better with offensive-defenseman Hamrlik and to a lesser extent Aucoin but in both cases there were still too many holes in their collective game for it to be considered a success. And then there was Vandermeer, a physical-niche-defenseman where it started strong and then faded fast.

Phaneuf is an enigma. The fact that finding his BFF-defenseman-partner is proving tricky is not really a surprise, if it was as simple as inserting obvious-player-A into obvious-slot-A we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Giordano has as good a chance as anyone but if it is not him we will move on to guessing who is next. Pardy, Pelech, Negrin, etc.

Claeren.

09-21-2008, 12:56 PM	#71
Claeren Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Section 218 Exp:	IMO Giordano has a very good chance at 30+ points if he proves to be Phaneuf's long lost BFF and he will be lucky to hit 20 points if he is instead left as a #5-#7 guy. For those saying that Phaneuf needs his BFF to be a solid defensive defenseman, or whatever, I think he just needs someone he can play well with - end of story. He did not click with Sarich, Regehr or Warrener -- all defensive defenseman. He played slightly better with offensive-defenseman Hamrlik and to a lesser extent Aucoin but in both cases there were still too many holes in their collective game for it to be considered a success. And then there was Vandermeer, a physical-niche-defenseman where it started strong and then faded fast. Phaneuf is an enigma. The fact that finding his BFF-defenseman-partner is proving tricky is not really a surprise, if it was as simple as inserting obvious-player-A into obvious-slot-A we wouldn't be having this discussion. Giordano has as good a chance as anyone but if it is not him we will move on to guessing who is next. Pardy, Pelech, Negrin, etc. Claeren. Last edited by Claeren; 09-21-2008 at 01:01 PM.