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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Yeah, he's not really that one-dimensional. He had a mediocre showing in the playoffs, but so did the entire Penguins team. He did still finish second on the Penguins in scoring though with 16 points in 15 games. The only other players who made it out of the second round that averaged more than a point per game were Krejci, Malkin, and Crosby. He's a phenomenal offensive talent, something which no one can question,
But just to back up my point on Letang being a decent two-way player, here is a great article which pretty much sums up why he is not a "gong show" in his own end like MMF has said 1,000 times.
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?p...2#.UcujgDQ3u8A
Letang is also 8th in Fenwick % in the last five years
And you can go ahead and say it's a meaningless stat, but just look at the company surrounding him. Most would agree most of the better two way dmen are on that list, with Letang among them. |
Yeah like Brian Campbell which just goes to show that it's a somewhat flawed stat. Deaf ears here propping him up. I know what I saw with my own eyes and nothing you will say will change what I saw. Lets not forget that he was even worst last year's playoffs. He's a plus player in the regular season over his career that turns into an even player in the playoffs. I'm not saying he's useless as he is very skilled and would help a lot of teams that are missing an offensive defenseman but he can't play the two way game like Niedermeyer could.