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Originally Posted by madmike
Leafs forums are starting to look like this forum just before Phaneuf was dealt.
Some want his head; others defend him.
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The forum is still like that, just a day ago it was back to being fleeced. Almost all season the usual Dion lovers were throwing that back out there.
Now one game happens and suddenly the tune changes. Fact it is that he is a extreme love/hate type player. He delivers the big hit or goal, and the tends to cover up the worts in his game which are many. Then a night like this happens, and we all see who he really is, a player making way too much for what he brings. In a cap world that can be very damaging for a team.
However, the guy is a decent player (I agree with 2nd pair D), he just has got by too far on his first two flames seasons. If he will swallow pride and sign for $2 mill less a season, he will be in that sweet spot for value, and probably get way less heat for his frequent mistakes.