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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Anyone who thinks Toews is overrated doesn't look beyond scoring statistics when assessing players. He's probably the best defensive forward in the NHL. He could put up more points if he eased off on the defensive responsibilities, like most elite offensive players do.
As a 22 year old, he was assigned the role of shutting down the top opposing forwards in the world, and led the Canadian Olympic team in scoring while doing it. He was deservedly voted the best forward in the tournament. And I haven't seen any signs his all-around play has declined since then.
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Not knocking his defensive play, but I think he gets more credit than deserved because of the team he is on. You could interchange Crosby, Malkin, Bergeron, Kopitar, Zetterberg, etc with Toews and I bet that team sees just as much success.
It's harder to score in the NHL than it is to defend.