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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
First of all, you're right: never say never.
But to suggest his resume is 'slightly better' than Derek Smith is a gross injustice.
He has played 8 seasons and over 400 games in the NHL (with only one short stint in the AHL back in 2009). He has played on the WC team twice. He has 4 different 20 point seasons and is playing at a 37 pt pace this year.
Smith hasn't played 100 games in the NHL and has played more games in the A over that span. He has a TOTAL of 14 pts in his career.
I think you need to take a closer look at Kris Russell.
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Agreed. I understated it. The point wasn't to compare the 2, only to illustrate that even players that appear to be breaking out can sometimes just have their career year, and then go back to their career norm. For Russell this was borderline NHLer.
I wasn't trying to attack him. He showed how indespensable he was to this team by the way they played when he was hurt. Easily been the teams 3rd best d-man this season, and so I'm glad they locked him up.
Just to clarify. Not comparing Russell/Smith.