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Erick Estrada · 02-10-2016, 02:11 PM

Ha ha ha ha ha. I can say with certainty that the team that signs him to that deal is going to be very, very disappointed by the return on their investment. Hartley's transition based break out system is ideal for Russell and he still struggles mightily at times. If he goes to a team that plays a regimented defensive system he's going to be a total flop.

He's not a full out offensive defenseman and not even remotely close to a shutdown guy. He's an undersized tweener that is serviceable.

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Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	Ha ha ha ha ha. I can say with certainty that the team that signs him to that deal is going to be very, very disappointed by the return on their investment. Hartley's transition based break out system is ideal for Russell and he still struggles mightily at times. If he goes to a team that plays a regimented defensive system he's going to be a total flop. He's not a full out offensive defenseman and not even remotely close to a shutdown guy. He's an undersized tweener that is serviceable. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 02-10-2016 at 02:13 PM.