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Originally Posted by MacFlame
No, that's not it. Stempniak still needs to take care of himself. He isn't pat Kane or Crosby. A better than average top 6 player (that isn't a skilled player) needs to be able to handle his own. Stempniak is a nice player complimentary player, but he simply isn't a big enough threat.
I like him, but, he isn't a good enough player to player to be an effective top 6 on this team and would have trouble cracking the top 9 on a very good team.
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Maybe you might want to ask Backlund who wanted to support a teammate after a huge hit and SOB forced him into a fight and injured his shoulder. Why is Mcgratton even in the line up then? so soft.