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Originally Posted by Realtor 1
I felt Wideman, Russel and Engeland struggled to make the simple plays
..My biggest gear grinder is the PP..
Anyway, enough debby downer. Ride Ortio while he is hot and give Hiller time to get his stuff together.
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I don't think this stuff is Debbie Downer at all--if we are going to take the next step, we need to have a consistent and effective powerplay. You are bang on with that.
With respect to the three D-men you list, my thought is that Russell is probably more a #4 D-Man, who needs a more consistent partner. Wideman plays somewhere between Phil Housley the first time around, and Phil Housley the second time around.
And we need to improve the bottom pairing. As weird as it sounds, I'd be willing to keep Diaz around as 6/7, but jettison Engelland, and--as much as it pains me--Smid.
So, good win for sure, but bigger picture-wise, you are right to suggest these as key improvements to be made!