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Originally Posted by PlayfulGenius
Please tell me damage didn't mean Larsson is jokipakka-range!! Good grief.
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He isn't that far off in that assessment.
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To be clear, exactly NONE of the D listed here project to be anywhere near Larsson...what's wrong with many in here...anything involving the Oilers turns many in here to make foolish assessments.
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You need to stop buying the hype on Larsson. This kid was drafted to be a #1 defenseman with some offensive flair. He was thought of as the next Nicklas Lidstrom when he was picked. He hasn't lived up to any of that billing, in any shape or form. The Devils were considering Colborne-ing him up to last year, that's how disappointed they were in his development. He's been horrible offensively, one of the reasons he was drafted so highly. He's been solid in his own zone, but far from the number one he was supposed to be. He's a complimentary piece to a more skilled playing partner. He's more number 3 or 4 than anything, and that is before getting Oiler stink all over him. Larsson was a middling defender on the Devils and he will remain the same on the sad sack Oilers.