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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Well, I will concede that Derek Ryan is not Barkov or Bergeron. So, uh, sure… not “ideal”
But Derek Ryan was actually very reliable and consistent here and quite frankly was a plus player each of the 3 seasons he was here
So yeah technically you said not ideal. It implies that it was worse than it actually was in reality.
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Except Ryan was really a 4C and his wingers were not terrific defensively. Back then your two way guys were Backlund and Toffoli. I think the goal was to shelter Bennett, Jankowski and Neal and they'd thrive offensively.
I think the coaching decided to try and shelter as opposed to getting them to sink or swim up the lineup.