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Originally Posted by Patrick Bateman
If a player can't make it so obvious as to highlight his abilities above Jeff Petry, then I have to question whether he has suitable abilities in that field (i.e. he should be able to make it obvious even to an untrained eye).
Is anyone here actually of the opinion that Smid is a strong puck mover? A cursory look at even his TSN player page would make it quite clear that is not one of his strengths........... I'm surprised that is even being debated to be quite honest.
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I'm not sure where you got the impression that I said Smid was a strong puck mover? The statement you responded to was highlighting the fact that you were using the Oilers use of Smid as a good example of why he is not a good defenseman. The Oilers are a terrible example to support your argument. Their talent evaluation and player management leaves a lot to be desired and even IF they were using Petry to move the puck out of the defensive zone, it means nothing given their poor decision making in the past. That was my point.