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Originally Posted by JerryUnderscore
From what I understand Russell is a good player when he's in the #5/6 spot. If he's playing any higher up the rotation than that, he gets into trouble.
If Edmonton plays him in that bottom rotation then yes, they got better. Of course, for our sake (and for the general hilarity) I hope he's playing top pairing minutes.
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This logic makes no sense. He's better than a large chunk of their current starting D-men. They got better, end of story, doesn't matter where they slot him. If he's the 4th best Dman on their team for example, then tgey better makes sure he plays the 4th most minutes, you don't play weaker players more and somehow it's better for you???
It is fair to say that he's better suited as a 5/6 and that if he slots in higher then that, then it's not a good sign for the Oil, but suggest they should strategize under playing him is redicilous.