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anderwho2513
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Yup.
And how does taking the Oilers and Ducks to the Cup contribute to this year's Flyers? Is that the reason he fails to clear the puck every time he's on the PK? Or why he watches tic tac toe passing right next to him lead to a goal? He's been awful defensively all year and continues to be horrible in today's game.
Yup....Pronger sucks yet Leighton gets a pass for his "conditioning".
Also, in less games played than any other regular defenseman, he already has the most points of any defenseman...
He also has the worst +/- of all the defensemen. I'm not saying he's been bad offensively, I'm saying he is completely lost defensively. And it's not even his skating or age to blame. His positioning has been dreadful and his effort has been lacking at some points. It's like he zones out for shifts at a time and just stands in one position while the other team scores.
Awaz, I pretty much agree with you there. Overrated sounds more accurate than sucks. That said, he does bring something on the ice that isn't necessarily trackable. And that is his style, and how little others want to play against him. I don't think that shows up as much in the regular season. I remember being down on him all last year, then just shocked at how much of a difference he makes in the playoffs. As for the one Montreal game, that was brutal. But if you follow a player for 100 games, you are going to see flaws that you don't see in other elite players...