10-12-2009, 10:36 AM
The thing is, until they move Nylander (which I don't think is going to happen) they don't have the cap space to do anything about their dmen. Hell, they don't even have the space to bring up Alzner without trading away somebody or waiving somebody (which Mcphee seems to be hesitant to do).
While I agree that our dmen are for the most part suspect, they've shown in the past that if they all actually work hard they can do well defensively (see the Boston game to start this season, or the Vancouver game last season, etc). It's just that games like those require both the forwards and dmen to all work hard for 60 minutes, which we just generally don't see from this team.
I do find it a little bit comical that on other forums I'm already seeing some fans calling for Boudreau's head. :dunno:
While I agree that our dmen are for the most part suspect, they've shown in the past that if they all actually work hard they can do well defensively (see the Boston game to start this season, or the Vancouver game last season, etc). It's just that games like those require both the forwards and dmen to all work hard for 60 minutes, which we just generally don't see from this team.
I do find it a little bit comical that on other forums I'm already seeing some fans calling for Boudreau's head. :dunno:
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