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Jason14h · 07-12-2025, 05:42 PM

The problem with Andersson is the elite players seem to expose him (like with a lot of D) . So I don’t see him as a top pairing guy in the sense you want him out there against McDavid and McKinnon’s of the world

I get where people say he isn’t a top pairing D in the sense he hasn’t shown he can stop the top players defensively , and isn’t elite offensively to make up for it

He CAN play 23 mins a night , and CAN go against top competition , but when he does his play isn’t great as we saw last year

Really he is best suited to lead the 2nd pairing or a 1b pairing where the top pairing has a shut down type D . Most contending teams have this in place so he can slot in perfectly on a 2nd pairing / 1B pairing

This issue is if you have to pay him 8+ million and he needs to be the anchor of the top pairing. That’s where he hasn’t shown he can be that player yet .

07-12-2025, 05:42 PM	#1182
Jason14h Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Exp:	The problem with Andersson is the elite players seem to expose him (like with a lot of D) . So I don’t see him as a top pairing guy in the sense you want him out there against McDavid and McKinnon’s of the world I get where people say he isn’t a top pairing D in the sense he hasn’t shown he can stop the top players defensively , and isn’t elite offensively to make up for it He CAN play 23 mins a night , and CAN go against top competition , but when he does his play isn’t great as we saw last year Really he is best suited to lead the 2nd pairing or a 1b pairing where the top pairing has a shut down type D . Most contending teams have this in place so he can slot in perfectly on a 2nd pairing / 1B pairing This issue is if you have to pay him 8+ million and he needs to be the anchor of the top pairing. That’s where he hasn’t shown he can be that player yet .