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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix

BigTuna thinks Phaneuf is equal to Boychuk defensively. That's cute.

You could make an epic highlight reel each year with Phaneuf's gaffes. He's pure comedy out there considering the coin he makes. I realize all defensemen make mistakes but Phaneuf makes them so consistently you're left wondering if he gets a bonus for every time he misplays a 2 on 1 or loses his man like he's a rookie. He has limited agility now so I think that exacerbates some of his issues but he really looks like a poor man's Wideman defensively a lot of the time.

I will concede that Phaneuf's partners are usually not of the highest quality but shouldn't a truly good defenseman elevate his partner like Brodie did with Engelland? Phaneuf is just meh now and it's sad to see after watching his good years first hand.

I like the one where hes windmilling at the blue line like he cant stand on his own skates and hes fumbling the puck like its a hand grenade and then he follows the play all the way back until the puck is in the net.

That one was my favourite.