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Originally Posted by Monahan For Mayor
Yeah he made a great pass, but had a bad game otherwise. I'm surprised by the amount of praise he is getting tbh.
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He had a good game on the offensive side last night, but was lucky on the defensive side.
Russell does block shots and can make a good pass. The problem with him is his size. He simply does not have the ability to push people off the puck and gets beat in puck battles because of his lack of strength. That leads to longer shifts and running around and situations requiring him to block shots.
The question that needs to be asked is if his offensive game is good enough to overcome his physical shortcomings.
In my opinion, on the whole it does not. He isn't Torrey Krug or Sami Vatanen.