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Originally Posted by Macindoc
What else are you talking about, then? He’s been elevated to a top pairing role, playing with a partner who I’m sure you would agree doesn’t belong in the top pairing, and plays against other teams’ top players. His play isn’t declining, he’s just being asked to take on the hardest shifts with a partner who isn’t equipped for that role.
Now, this is far from a criticism of Bahl, he’s been a surprisingly good addition. But he's a 2nd pair D being asked to play on the top pairing.
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Precisely.
Last year, they had Hanifin, Andersson, Tanev and Weegar
This year, Andersson and Weegar are carrying the weight with Bahl and Pachal/Hanley/Miromanov
Andersson is being asked to do a lot more heavy lifting - arguing that he is declining is pretty ridiculous