Av-merican wrote:
Fogghorn wrote:
Your shorts are only in a knot because it was your teams goalie
and you know you'd love to have him playing for the Av's. You'll be cheering for him soon enough in Sochi I suspect.
Personally I quite respect him, he's developed far beyond what I ever expected he would become, sort of the anti-Phaneuf.
Well yeah, duh.
But no, I wouldn't love to have him playing for the Avs. Dude's got way, way more flaws than assets. He's such a weird player I like the fact he's in the league, but no, I've had my fill of defensemen who can't play defense.
saskhab wrote:
He's really damn good. He should be an absolute lock for USA, a no doubt about it, top 2-4 guy.
Nominated for most sarcastic post of 2013, made it just under the wire.
He plays the Hejda/Johnson/Phaneuf role for the Jets, playing the toughest competition by far. 53% possession player doing that. Hejda/Johnson are 46/49. Phaneuf is a 40.
This isn't a new thing, either:
http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/ratings ... rtdir=DESCThat's 53% for his entire time as a d-man with the freaking ThrashJets. Dude is proving he's not some Southleast fluke this year, too.
Add in his super-offensive contributions... Dude's a stud. I'd build a D around him more than I would around Suter or Yandle.
My American D: McDonagh, Byfuglien, Shattenkirk, Suter, Martin, Niskanen, E. Johnson. 8th D is a pick 'em of Goligoski, Yandle, Carlson, Carle or a young 'in like Faulk, Fowler or Gardiner. Jones is a bit too young. I might also be inclined to sub out one of Martin/Niskanen/Johnson for a more dynamic offensive player, Martin being the obvious sub out right now due to his injury, which could hinder his mobility even if he's back playing.
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