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Originally Posted by ricardodw
It seems that there is some sort of magic formula for team success in having a 20 - goal scoring D-man (Actually 17)
Hamilton scored as many goals as rookie 3rd line centre. Jankowski outscored Hamilton 13-11 at even strength and 2-0 while short handed.
Jankowski did not spend 90% of his ES ice time playing with Gio on the ice.
Jankowski actually got to kill penalties because he reads and understands the game better than Hamilton.
If people really believe that Hamilton has some sort of magic scoring talent he should be played at RW where his goal expectation should be 30-40 goals.
As for the Norris votes last year.... Sportswriters looking at the pts scoring summary voted for Hamilton at close to the same rate as they voted for Gio. If they voted for Hamilton over Gio they should have their vote taken away for life.
If Hamilton gets 1 vote this year based on his 17 goals the writer voting for him needs to be identified and severely mocked.
Byfuglien has scored more than 17 goals 3 out of the last 4 years. Pretty much every expert / analyst agrees that this year with his 8 goals is by far his best season as a defenseman.
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Not sure why you're comparing Jankowski to Hamilton here, very odd comparison as they play completely different positions. Guy isn't perfect and he drives me nuts a lot of times as I absolutely loathe the penalties he takes, but his shot is absolutely lethal and the pairing of Gio and Hamilton was more than adequate this season.
Actually, of all our positions this season, I thought the defense was the most consistent of all. Our forward depth needs a major overhaul though and I'm more interested in trading one of our prospects rather than current defensemen on the roster or acquiring short term, higher end forwards with the large amount of cap space we have this offseason. We need to add more, not subtract. Fill holes, don't dig them.