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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
I thought he was a solid player for Montreal. Any clues as to why his play dropped off so steeply? Injuries?
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Was wondering the same so I checked some of the comments on TSN, this quote stood out to me:
"As a Habs fan, I really liked him when he first broke into the league. He was a stud on defence until he lost a big fight with Lucic. He just wasn't quite the same after that. He seemed to lose his swagger, which was important to him in some way."
Then something happened where the Habs let him go UFA. Despite a higher offer I gather he chose Toronto. But it seems like he couldn't relish the spotlight in Toronto - a city that has a tendency of chewing players up that have confidence issues. Factor in his high price tag and its all she wrote.
For some reason Phaneuf's name seems to apply to some of the above for me as well. The swagger part for sure...