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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Yeah, in deciding a defenceman's value to the team, I like to look at TOI first. In last night's game Doughty led with 33:37 with Regehr second at 25:10. Regehr gains ice time by playing with Doughty though so I wouldn't rank him second but he's been playing great. Voynov played 24:21 and I don't know much about him but to my observation in these playoffs, Doughty looks as easily the #1 defenceman, playing against the best competition.
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Doughty and Voynov are definately No 1 and 2, but Regehr is definately playing solid top 4 minutes and a key in LA's run. Unlike what many people (want to) believe, Regehr is not washed up and he wasn't washed up 6 years ago / too slow / too outdated for the new NHL and is still a top 4 defenseman that can play on the top pairing on a Cup contending team.
And Regehr isn't coming back, especially not with this management still in place. He'll get north of $3M, especially with the playoff's he's having.