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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
The supposed strength of the team is chocked full of self-inflicted wounds from the back end. We saw it yesterday with the Dougie's constant parade to the penalty box. That's 3 straight games with a minor penalty and currently, he sits atop the throne as the undisputed minor penalty king of this team.
Brodie with his turnovers. He and Hamonic just aren't good enough defensively to cover up for all these mistakes. By now, I think it's pretty obvious that Tre gambled and lost the trade for Hamonic by not protecting the pick. A lot of character in that guy, but when you couple the increased expectations along with his average defense and below average offensive production, the value just hasn't been there to justify a potential lottery debacle.
Been quite unimpressed with Stone as well. We gave up a 3rd and a 5th for him and I figured he'd be a force back there playing against easier competition. But his lack of mobility and the -10 he's sporting just hasn't been good enough either.
Not saying the defense has been the team's biggest problem this season. But it certainly has certainly contributed to our lackluster performances. Outside of Giordano, who's an absolute rock for this team in every possibly way imaginable. I'm not sure I'd be sad if any of the other guys were traded to fill holes elsewhere.
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Agreed, for a team that has been built on defense, the only guy I would feel even remotely comfortable being on the ice in the last minute is Giordano. the other guys are all soft and/or weak defensively. this team is constructed poorly.