The one thing that I am upset about is the defense - that is the actual defensemen. We saw under Hartley that they are capable of producing more offense than any other group in the league. Giordano, Hamilton, Brodie can/should? be capable of producing at a 50 point clip - in fact, I firmly believe Giordano and Hamilton both have ~20 goals and 60 points in them IF properly utilized. I think Hamonic and Stone are certainly capable offensively too. But, not only are we not seeing the offensive production, but they are also terrible as a group defensively, aside from Giordano. Giordano has lasted at peak level so far longer than I thought he would. I am frustrated that we are not getting maximum utility out of this great asset we have - it seems like our coaching staff has a preconceived notion of how the defense should look, and is not adapting their thinking to the defense(men) we actually have... Did all these guys suddenly lose their skills? I don't think so.
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