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Originally Posted by Pointman
After all the rudiculing of Oilers defense it is truly amazing to read that their fourth best Dman is all in sudden a top 4 Dman and good asset. He saw less time on ice and, more interestingly, less PK time than 34 years old Andrew Ference, who even in his prime was third-pairing Dman.
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Was there ever ridiculing of Smid's abilities here? Smid has been used as Edmonton's top 4 defensemen for quite a few years prior to this year. Ference was #4 in time on ice per game for Boston the past two years and in the playoffs in Boston's Cup winning year. Ference in his prime would surely have logged top 4 minutes the majority of the time here had he stayed.