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Originally Posted by Karl
Russell Blocks a ton of shots as we all know and he's decent outside of the D-zone. He is unquestionably HORRIBLE in the D-zone though and that cannot be refuted. He won't make the Oilers markedly better.
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I'll refute you on that.
Good defensive play is not always the cause of possession. Russell's not the best at protecting the puck in the defensive zone, but he's excellent at breaking up plays with his stick and -- as we know all too well -- his body. To call him HORRIBLE in the D-zone is a slight to other far worse defensemen. He's no Andy Wozniewski.