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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
It's a thinly veiled bash Engelland/Smid/Bollig/Raymond thread. The fact he concludes his summary by saying sometimes +/- tells the whole story is nothing short of a farce because +/- NEVER tells the whole story.
The one part of the story being ignored is goals scored when these guys (Engelland/Smid) are on the ice. Smid for instance has only been on the ice for 8 goals for all year, Engelland has only been on the ice for 12 all year. Each of the top 4 defensemen have been on the ice for a minimum of 50 goals for.
When this team's offensive game is driven from the backend it shouldn't take much more than a passing thought to realize the 3rd pairing which contains 2 guys that are lacking on offensive ability are going to struggle in +/-.
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So you agree with the OP then that the 3rd pair isn't contributing or fitting in to the style the team plays and an upgrade would be helpful?