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Originally Posted by Crown Royal
Ristolanen is not a cap dump, he's still a top 4 defenseman that puts up points and plays a physical game. He's far from elite defensively, but calling him a cap dump is a pretty terrible take.
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Ristolainen is faaaar closer to being a cap dump than he is to being a valuable player.
He's a complete liability defensively and over the last 3 years, he doesn't even rank in the top 60 among D-men in 5v5 points. In fact, he ranks lower than 120th in 5v5 points/60 which is essentially 3rd pair D-numbers even when you don't take into consideration is brutal defense.
Ristolainen is absolutely a cap dump at his cap hit.