It's nice that there is less Butler hate on this thread now after a decent season. But really, the only reason Butler is #2 in blocked shots is because he made more passes to the opposing team than to his teammates. Any player that turns the puck over will feel obligated to do everything necessary to fix his mistake. Butler just makes them multiple times a game so he's forced into blocking shots.
Good on him for doing it, but it's the same thing as Berra giving up bad rebounds and playing out of position. Sometimes he'd make the superman save, but mostly it ends up in the back of the net and it was his fault all along.
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