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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
That he might be better than our 6th best defenceman isn't a ringing endorsement.
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He's easily better than Engelland, and there is at least some upside to Erixon too. You don't get 38 points in 40 AHL games without talent. Not only does Engelland not have talent, he's not even good in own end, in fact he's terrible. He throws a decent check every 15-20 games when he can actually catch his target, that's literally all he provides besides 'leadership and character'. Too bad he can't play hockey well enough for that to actually matter. He's -14 on a +15 team playing against the other team's worst players, all well playing a paltry 12 minutes a game. For a defensemen, that really says something. He's a liability and if you can upgrade on him, you should. Especially when the upgrade is free.