We are 24th in the league in GA. Butler leads the team in giveaways, shots against, and he is 2nd in Team GA. If all the team bought in, and the forwards do help with the defensive assignments how do we improve our GA?
At this point, I think its more of "You are the Weakest Link: goodbye!".
Enough looking at average players with rose colored glasses. We have enough average on this team, we need defenseman that will spark this team with their play. It doesn't have to be goals, it can be hits, leadership, or making the front of our net a nightmare. Yes his blocked shots are impressive, but if you stand enough time in front of your own net without the puck, the puck will hit you.
So yes I changed my opinion from the beginning of this thread, and I don't even want Butler as a stopgap on the blue line anymore. That is mostly because I don't remember seeing even one spark in Butler's eyes throughout the season... maybe that's what bugs me(I just couldn't pinpoint it before). I want our player to get angry when we get scored on, not treat it like another day at the office.
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