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Originally Posted by 868904
Yea both Monahan and Nestorov were covering for Valimaki who was caught deep.
Valimaki has been caught deep a lot or made a lot of bad reads and decisions defensively. That’s to be expected of a young defenseman, but he gets so much love on this board and can do no wrong because he’s the new shiny toy. His mistakes are blamed on others. That’s the benefit of being a hot shot rookie, high draft pick, and being on a cheap contract.
He will be fine, I think he’s going to be a Rob Blake type of defenseman for us but he still has a lot to learn. He’s in the perfect spot as the third pairing defenseman.
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He has made some mistakes, but what we’re seeing along with those mistakes is his increasing poise. You can see that he has more confidence with the puck in his stick, and he’s not afraid to hold onto it and make a move. His ability to get picks through crowds and towards the net is impressive already. He’s a young player, and his positives are now out weighing the negatives so as long as we continue to see that trend I think there will continue to be a lot of forgiveness from fans and his team mates