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Originally Posted by Rising_Oil_Prices
He's not awful. He's a good defenseman, who can, and likely will improve play in his own end through the next few years, as well as every other part of his game. If he doesn't well then yeah, with all things being equal, I would concede its a poor contract.
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Sorry, Nurse is awful at defensive play by every metric, and by the eye test of numerous professionals. He would need to be one of the best to justify his contract.
A defenceman who cannot defend is not a good defenceman.
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