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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Ryan Murphy's quality of competition is somewhat high for a guy randomly thrown into this trade. I've included the Flames' defensemen and centers, the top 10 Selke finalists, and top 10 Norris finalists:
I imagine next year, if he makes the team, his usage will be closer to where Bartkowski and Kulak are on this chart (fewer offensive zone starts, but less matching up to second lines and such), which might help open up his game. Will be interesting to see what we have, any time you're adding a former first round pick. |
Yeah but look at those offensive starts. The one thing that's telling about offensive starts is that the coach doesn't trust you in your own end. It basically means you have 150ft of cushion to contribute in preventing bad things from happening.
That's REALLY bad for a defensemen.