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Originally Posted by OzSome
Seriously?? I know everyone hated Butler but come on, I thought he had a good game except for that Oilers' goal late in the game. I agree and I am sure Butler agrees too but he made a mistake on that play but give the guy a break, he made a lot of good plays. For some people asking why he was even on the ice during that time, the answer was because he's partnered with Giordano and like I said he was playing his best game.
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Fair enough. I wasn't even sure who he was playing (have just had the game in the background while studying). If he's playing top line minutes, then I think it's a lot of the Bouwmeester-Butler situation: he's being put in a position he shouldn't be expected to do well in.
The problem is that the things you hear while distracted (in specific, 4-5 bad giveaways) really highlight it.
If true, then I am ragging on him a bit hard. I was under the assumption he was in his typical 3rd pairing role with weak competition when he made those bad plays.