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Originally Posted by _Q_
If by better you mean can skate like the wind in the neutral with his head down, get to the hash marks and blast the puck 20 feet over the net and then not be bothered to skate back into his zone then I agree with you.
Phaneuf would be a second pairing guy on the Flames behind Giordano and Brodie (possibly Russell as well) and third pairing on most contenders.
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What garbage. second pairing on the Flames? LOL.
And would he be third pairing on that awful Pens defense?
Look around at the "Contenders", their top-pairing guys aren't even considered that good. Teams like Anaheim have guys playing top pairing minutes who aren't even considered top-pairing guys by most in the league.
If you're saying he's not a first pairing on a bottom feeder then you're telling me he's not amongst the top 80 NHL D-Men. Ridiculous.