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Originally Posted by Caged Great
That was just last season. The 3 years prior they had nobody, when arguably they could've used it most. The only vet that was a leader type in those years was Vandermeer, and coincidentally their only young D-man at the time (Smid) actually developed into a decent player. You need players that have the right work ethic in order for the other young players to learn those habits. Begin does give 100% all the time (if he didn't, he wouldn't be still playing)
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Wrong again. Ryan Smyth was brought in two seasons ago and they finished second worst in the NHL.
Ryan Smyth is one of the biggest character guys in the NHL and didn't make a difference. I think the guys who are citing "character" are really over estimating how much of a difference a Begin would make. Character guys are fine but not when they're terrible on the ice.