As I said earlier the gotcha moments have been a little early ... it's only 3 games. They honestly pushed my buttons as much as the chicken little crowd losing it after two games and two losses.
But most that weren't going over the top about the guy being terrible kept pointing to the fact that this is defenseman number 6 on a team that has a weak defense core and needed more help. He just doesn't move the needle all that much, and won't.
The league is thin on defenseman that were available. Edmonton added very average defenders, Vancouver ... and Calgary.
Just hoping that the Sutter effect continues to elevate him from a guy that looked to be done (from some reports) to a guy that can be an average #6.
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