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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Larsson is easily a top pairing guy even if he's not a #1. Only one defenseman in the entire NHL the past two seasons has played as tough quality of minutes - his own partner Andy Greene. The gap between that pair's difficulty of minutes and any other pair in the league the last two years is not insignificant - they're on an island.
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Is there a reason why this is? Just a coaching thing? A recognition that both Larsson and Greene have limited offence so they get stuck with all of the defensive assignments/responsibility?