BobRouse
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- Mar 18, 2009
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Maybe i'm wrong with this but LA aren't really a great possession team, and those are pretty terrible stats for their top-2 D's considering they aren't exactly a team that constantly has the puck and dominates the play.
Hjalmarsson i brought up there because he is not really either puck-moving or offensive D, and his ratios are considerably worse than any other Hawks D's.
Also news just broke out that Trotz will not continue as the Predators coach.
As Liberation said LA is a strong team in that regard and Doughty is their #1Dman.
Offensive dmen or Puck moving Dmen take more risks because they can. Because they have a chance of making the play. Guys like Erskine would and should never take the risks they do.
Because of that they do turn it over more.
But they make a HECKUVA lot more plays as well.
Everyonce in a blue moon you'll have a guy like Lidstrom who makes plays and rarely turns it over. They go right to the HOF.
Caps fans should know. Murphy, Hatcher, Gonchar and Green all fit or have fit this type of player. To get rewarded you have to take risks.