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Old 06-16-2015, 03:38 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack View Post
the comment about Russell not being an NHL player according to analytics, I really hope Burke was just joking or being facetious, because that claim is not remotely true.
Well, Russell's HERO chart suggests that he's ever so barely a bottom pairing D. I'm sure some of that is influenced by him being paired with Wideman for the last bunch of years but it's definitely true he's not a great possession player. On the flip side, it's also true that when he was on a deep defensive roster in St. Louis, he ended up being a 7th Dman.
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