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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
I should add that doesn't mean I think all of the dmen on TC are in the top 15. Subban was probably #5 on that team if you discount the obsession with having to maintain LH/RH pairings.
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How so? He was #8 on the depth chart plain and simple. What he brings to the table with his game was simply out matched by the others that actually got the minutes. I also feel that folks I der emphasize the importance of having LH/RH pairings. Its works, its the best system when you have the talent to do so.
And even when you take out the necessity team Canada had for the pairings they used, Bouwmeester, Vlasic has assignments the I personally believe Subban could not accomplish on par or better than them.
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On to the signing itself. I also feel its overpayment. More so the term than the dollars. He won't earn every year or every dollar of that contract and it will become a massive boat anchor at one point. Its his game that will prevent it.
I'm not as extreme as others but I do share the sentiment that the defensive aspect of Subbans style of play is lacking. He's average at best.
I just think if youre going to spend that much money , the athlete would be a little more well rounded than he is. Amazing offensive zone player, amazing skating ability, no problems with that at all. But he gets lost in his own zone a lot. Of the games I've watched. He loses his man a lot too. Or follows them behind the net like pahneuf used to in his finals couple of years in Calgary that made me bang my head in frustration on the table.
Anyways. Good for mtl to lock up their guy. Hope it works out.