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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
Russell is a glue guy in the room. He is beloved by this team. Not sure why that is hard to understand for some.
He is just what Ferrence and Kobasew were.
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Glue guy meaning that they need him to hold the team together? Nah.
I'm sure he's a good veteran guy in the room. But so are (according to everything I've read) Gio, Stajan, Wideman, Elliot and Brower. And Monahan, Gaudreau and Bouma are tight. The team can survive without him and the D is frankly better off without him, because while he can block, and skate the puck well, IMO he doesn't do much else particularly well. Hamilton has better offence, Jokipakka is better at being a steady guy, Kulak seems to have some wheels and positioning and even Engelland is better at moving guys in front of the net. Wideman plays with more smarts and is a better passer (and still has a bomb but can't get it through as much).