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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
You are bringing in advanced stats to the equation and IMO we are still in the infancy of understanding how and when they matter. I've seen some bad play from Kylington but a lot of the time he's largely unnoticeable and IMO that's not a bad thing for a defenseman. Valimaki has not passed the eye test at all this season. I don't understand why it's such a big deal to put a struggling young player in the pressbox for a game or two as nobody can deny that he's struggled.
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I don't think anyone would disagree with giving Valamaki a game or two to sit, but let's also not exaggerate what has occurred. He was solid in his first few games. He has been much worse in his last two. This has NOT been a complete disaster from the drop of the puck on opening night.
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