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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Kris Russell continues to amaze me. So many times he gets a stick on a cross crease pass, or bats a puck out of the air quietly that negates a scoring chance, and barely gets noticed but he's absolutely in control of the game. Brodie is much more flashy and has grown his game immensely, but IMO Russell has been the best Flame this series. Him and Wideman are the Flames' heartbeat right now.
That trade by Feaster is beginning to look Kipper-esque. What a steal it's turned out to be.
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Russell has been on an upward trajectory all year. He was good early, but the insane play of Giordano and Brodie put him in the shadows. But ever since Gio went down Russell has become our best D-man IMO. And with him just entering his prime it's going to be fantastic to see him on the Calgary blueline for years to come