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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Absence of errors, is not presence of a positive impact. You're not going to win games 1-1.
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Not every defencemen is or should be an offensive catalyst out there. Wotherspoon moves the puck well enough, and even Hartley thought he had some untapped offensive prowess that he wanted Wotherspoon to explore.
Maybe I am old-school, but it is nice to see mistake-free minutes by a defencemen. There is always room on a team for a guy who plays the game like him. That is what Wotherspoon gives you. I think his upside is a top 4 defencemen who will be the 'safe' guy in a pair with a higher-offensive upside but risky defencemen (like a Kylington, for instance). Just that steady eddie type that you throw out and know you can count on. That's pretty good in my books.