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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Patrick Kane is -9 right now on the Hawks. Hawks fans agree that he is bad defensively, and they're fine with that, because he's a point per game offensive player.
He is a bad defensive player. I'm not even saying that Baertschi is bad in his own zone, but Patrick Kane is doing just fine, never stepping into his own zone at all (he hasn't significantly improved his defensive play, contrary to what you believe; he's gone from terrible to awful)
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I don't know if we can really compare Sven to Kane. From the moment Kane played in the NHL, he was producing. If Sven produced like Kane, there is no way Hartley would sit him.
Honestly, Monahan hasn't been that great in the defensive end as he's still learning the game and making mistakes, but he's in the lineup because he's still producing.
Iggy got lots of icetime in recent years despite not competing in all 3 zones, but he was at least producing offense. If Sven wants to play, he needs to compete and/or produce. He's doing neither right now.