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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
That's one of those stats that really isn't that flattering. Don't get me wrong, it's incredible the heart and soul he shows by getting in front of all those shots, but it also means the opposition has the puck an awful lot and is shooting at your net
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You brought up some good points there, but part of the problem, IMHO, is also the size of our top 4:
6'0, 200 - 6'1, 185
5'10, 175 - 6'0, 200
Although they put up terrific numbers (so far) I'm not sure whether that setup works well in the long run (particularly in the West).
That being said, Gio is beyond awesome and has played much bigger game than his 6 feet recently, but we still seem to have the smallest and least defensive top 4 in the league.
I wouldn't be opposed to swap one of Wideman/Russell for a good sized and more defensive oriented dman - the question is where to get him.
Wait until Wotherspoon is ready?
Hope that Smid improves his overall game to fill that spot?
Go for a trade ? Guys in the right age group like McDonagh, are going to be expensive (if available at all)
The thing that I don't like about our group of defensive prospects is the fact that Spooner is realistically the only big physical 2-way dman with top-4 ceiling. With all respect to Kanzig and Sieloff they will be rather battling for Engelland's spot in 1-2 years and that's it.
Regardless of how much Pelech and Eriksson sucked, I hope that Treliving tries to address that issue in the draft, preferably in the 1st round.