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Originally Posted by MarkGio

Yeah but so did Giordano, Weber, Chara, Hedman, and many other great defenseman. Unless he's going to skate the puck up or make some major pinches, skating isnt AS important among defenseman as it is for forwards. IQ, vision, body position, outlets passes, shots on net, and stick defense is pretty important for a guy like him.

I think skating is more important for guys like Karlsson and Subban because they like to carry the puck up the ice. Plus they skate back in order to defend because they get caught deep in the zone due to their offensive instincts.

Based on performance, Fox has shown he has the tools to be successful at what he does. Now if he defends like Denis Wideman (ie, likes to pinch), yes his skating will be a downfall, much like Wideman's skating was for him.

I have no rebuttal that would make sense to you, if you believe skating is not important for an undersized defenseman.