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Originally Posted by Ruttiger
I get the irrational hatred for the guy, given he wears blue and orange rather than a horse head, but to say he'd be a bottom pairing d-man on the Flames is laughable. The 30th place overall team is so deep on the back end that he wouldn't fit in your top 4? Come on.
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Why are we talking about Washington here?
As for the Flames he would be borderline top 4 as mentioned and fighting it out with Brodie. Now based on the fact the the entitled POS would have made sure that he was guaranteed undeserved minutes if he came here he likely would be higher than that but based on merit he would be hard pressed to make the top 4 in Calgary.
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That being said, it's almost as laughable to rate him as a serious contender for 2014. MAYBE if he wins the Calder and ups the pace next season, but even at that, Canada's D is too deep I think. 2018 is more likely if they go.
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Until he shows he is anything other than a disaster that he has been so far in his zone he won't come close to team Canada. Way too many two way guys on Canada and he isn't close to good enough offensively to overcome his soft, poor defensive game.
Any talk of him being close to any Canadian national team is a joke and only a product of his hype. At this point the World Championship team is way above his level.