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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
He was no worse defensively than MacInnis was for much of his early tenure with the Flames. MacInnis's idea of defence was to swing his stick at a forward as he skated around him. At least Suter could skate himself back into position. And remember, Suter played his best years on a pairing with Brad McCrimmon, so he had the green light while McCrimmon minded the store.
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MacInnis made an effort to learn the trade and became pretty good at it. While Suter was here he didn't.
Saying he had to be paired with one of the best defensive defencemen the Flames ever had to be effective, doesn't say much for your argument that he was elite.