Soundgarden
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Whose better, Suter or Weber?
As someone who's watched them both in their prime I'd say it's more about preference of playing style than it is who's better. Suter is Lidstrom-lite, Weber is Pronger-lite.
Whose better, Suter or Weber?
Except Suter has Matt Carle's shot. He has never hit double-digit goals in a season. Lidstrom was an impact player offensively and defensively, so the comparison doesn't make sense. Suter is not an impact player.As someone who's watched them both in their prime I'd say it's more about preference of playing style than it is who's better. Suter is Lidstrom-lite, Weber is Pronger-lite.
Except Suter has Matt Carle's shot. He has never hit double-digit goals in a season. Lidstrom was an impact player offensively and defensively, so the comparison doesn't make sense. Suter is not an impact player.
He eats minutes. That's what he does. He does not make an impact in those minutes, but he won't hurt you when he's on the ice. He's Ryan McDonagh with more consistency.
Suter is so insanely overrated, and I've never figured out how. He's a good defender, but certainly not the best in the league or close to it. He's a decent puck distributer but not an elite one. He has no shot to speak of. He's a "do no harm" defenseman, but I think if he's your number 1, you better have a lot of talent around him because he's not good enough to carry the load.