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belsarius · 06-28-2015, 09:27 PM

I'm not afraid to call this defensive core one of the best in the league now. I know points arn't everything but 4 defensemen in the top 30 in the league points wise is pretty impressive, with Russell not far behind in the mid-40s I think. With the leadership of Gio and the work ethic on both sides of the ice I think all 5 are of a high quality.

My only reservation is the Bowmeester - Phanuef "best defense in the league" fiasco. They look great on paper but I hope (and with Gio in charge I am fairly confident) that it won't play out like they did.

06-28-2015, 09:27 PM	#1268
belsarius First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cranbrook Exp:	I'm not afraid to call this defensive core one of the best in the league now. I know points arn't everything but 4 defensemen in the top 30 in the league points wise is pretty impressive, with Russell not far behind in the mid-40s I think. With the leadership of Gio and the work ethic on both sides of the ice I think all 5 are of a high quality. My only reservation is the Bowmeester - Phanuef "best defense in the league" fiasco. They look great on paper but I hope (and with Gio in charge I am fairly confident) that it won't play out like they did. __________________ @PR_NHL The @NHLFlames are the first team to feature four players each with 50+ points within their first 45 games of a season since the Penguins in 1995-96 (Ron Francis, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Sandstrom). Fuzz - "He didn't speak to the media before the election, either."