To be fair it is being stated that the Leafs have made two significant changes to their defensive zone coverage and breakout, IMO they have looked better in that area the last two games.
In terms of Phaneuf ideally he is a number 2/3 on a good team. Issue is at $7.1 million he is paid like a number 1, and the Leafs don't have a cheap young player stepping up to play like a number 1.
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