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Originally Posted by fire_starter
Hamonic is a stay at home defenseman. He's not going to be putting up goals on a daily basis when that isn't his main job. He's the least of our problems.
And when your partner is TJ freaking Brodie most nights your obviously going to have a rough time.
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Again, you're free to your opinion, but I don't consider Hamonic to be particularily effective defensively. He's not exactly Chris Tanev or Hampus Lindholm defensively. He isn't terrible but he's not particularily good. He's just there most nights. Makes his share of misplays too, just like Brodie, but Brodie is the whipping boy this year even though he covers for Hamonic a ton. People want to trade Brodie because he has actual value, deep down they know Hamonic has very little value.
This is a roster that struggles to score. Saying it isn't Hamonic's job to score is pure handwaving, just like saying it isn't Monahan's job to backcheck or something. Everyone has to be competent at both ends. Seeing Hamonic get the puck at the point and kill offensive cycles is a nightly event. It has as much to do eith our second pair being terrible as the Brodie gaffes that stay fresh on peoples' minds because goal events are so memorable, non goal events are forgettable. When you are shooting 1% and have the highest missed net rate on your team you can't just hide behind being a stay at home defensive defenseman. Especially when your penalty kill is mediocre too.