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Originally Posted by DJones
There's nothing wrong with stocking up on offensive defenders. The problem is if you don't use them.
We have Brodie and Hamilton. There isn't 5 teams in the league with two better defensive skaters. And yet all we use them for is to make the first pass and passively follow up.
Why even have those types of players if we aren't going to use them. In the current system Stone is a better defender than Brodie or Hamilton. I like Stone, he's a stereotypical stay at home guy. We could get 4 of him no problem and save a boat load of cap space not paying Hamilton and Brodie. So make a choice. Either get a bunch of Stones, or use the elite skaters we have in a constructive way.
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Agree 100% it frustrates me beyond belief that the offensive capabilities of the D has been stifled. Everyone forgets how much the d can and should contribute to the scoresheet.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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