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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I would much rather his numbers be closer to his career norm if it meant he was more reliable in his own end. Honestly he's the worst defenseman I have seen play this season in the NHL as far as defensive breakdowns go.
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Which probably speaks to hyper-home-analysis, where we're overly critical of what we see in front of us.
He's made mistakes (you don't have to look back far - first goal against in WSH was him blowing the passing lane he should have had shut down), but he's still very good, but because we know how much better he can be, we're over-critical.
I still absolutely believe that he is a net-benefit to the team.