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Old 07-03-2014, 10:58 AM   #553
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So Engelland fights more, but Bellemore does other "rugged" things more, and is bigger.

Furthermore, Bellemore is 6 years younger, played 17 minutes/game, a greater percentage of his team's shorthanded time, and put up better possession numbers despite worse zone starts and tougher competition and equally poor teammates.
And the difference may be the talk about how Engelland was very well liked and respected in the room. That his attitude and work ethic was a fit. I don't know.

But yes, I'm surprised that one of the 6-8 teams offering to Engelland (assuming they were looking for this type of guy) haven't signed Bellemore instead. By the numbers, he looks like a better choice, imo.
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