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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Disagree, he is a solid defensive d man who is a shot blocking machine.
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I'm not sure that's even inconsistent with my description of "medicare bottom pairing defensemen".
Don't get me wrong, I think he's well suited as a penalty killer, but statistically speaking, it's been well documented that he is ill suited as a puck moving defensemen.
Really, he's a guy who doesn't drive the puck up the ice, even against average offensive players. He's a guy best used as a 5-6 guy ES who can defend ok but doesn't offer an advantage to his teammates on the ice.
Let's put it this way, he was a guy who didn't really standout on the Oilers who are laughable defensively. If he was an obvious keeper they presumably would have found a way to keep him. He's simply a bit one dimensional who makes more sense as simply one piece of the puzzle on a good team, but not a corner piece.