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Originally Posted by calgARI
It seems realistic but still mind-numbing that this organization would be so naive to move two wingers to the middle. It's pretty much a joke how brutal this team is down the middle and hilarious how little it gets brought up as a major reason why the team is so terrible in the defensive zone. If people want to keep blaming Butler, they are welcome to I guess, but logic indicates that matching up wingers against the Thornton's, Getzlaf's, Sedins, Toews's, etc. in the D zone is a recipe for disaster which is exactly what the D zone has been.
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Exactly. And Iginla has been as slow as ever to get going, but look at who he is being paired with...not a recipe for success to use guys in unnatural positions, especially when strength is often matched against strength with the top lines.
And it gets worse today with Comeau.
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Also, at the beginning of the season, I read an article where Tanguay was talking about how he was going to be playing in the middle (I think I may have posted it as well), and he did not sound confident at all....made me very nervous about having him start the season as the first-line centre.