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Originally Posted by EddyBeers
How good would Schultz be if he was on the Flames right now....hard to even contemplate.
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Our problem is not puck moving defensemen or generating offense from the blue line.
The Flames problem is defensive coverage and physical play in our end. Schultz doesn't bring that to the table.
He'd be behind Bou, he'd be behind Wideman, he'd be behind Gio, at eh very least, when he's played Butler has been pretty good and his defensive play is improved.
He'd probably be a bottom pairing guy on the flames or a pp specialist,
I'd rather spend our time right now developing Brodie, and we need at least one banger like Sarich.
There's no doubt that Schultz is getting a ton of time and opportunity because the Oilers blieline isn't all that great, he probably made the right decision in signing with a team with low expectations and poor depth so he gets the opportunities that he's getting.
But is he the next Letang or the next MA Bergeron, I don't know.
I think he'll be a good offensive defensemen, but I think his offensive numbers are hiding other things that need to be worked on.