I liked him, but his offensive regression and the emergence of Bjork as a third line guy him expendable.
Defensively, who cares? The Bruins are the best defensive team in the league. They could afford to drop a player in a position and skill set of strength, for one of relative weakness (toughness). The toughness argument I thought was always foolish, but the Bruins could use some sandpaper this year.
In the end, people hated him because he didn't bring anything this team lacked. Also, as Sarge said, his fans praised every minor play he made; like he was some kind of hockey Picasso that the rubes didn't understand.
If you put his smarts in Jake DeBrusk you might have Bergeron.
Defensively, who cares? The Bruins are the best defensive team in the league. They could afford to drop a player in a position and skill set of strength, for one of relative weakness (toughness). The toughness argument I thought was always foolish, but the Bruins could use some sandpaper this year.
In the end, people hated him because he didn't bring anything this team lacked. Also, as Sarge said, his fans praised every minor play he made; like he was some kind of hockey Picasso that the rubes didn't understand.
If you put his smarts in Jake DeBrusk you might have Bergeron.