garce
Registered User
Ceci was more of an offensive D when he came in and then played RD behind Karlsson.. Boucher tried to have a shut down pair with Ceci and Phaneuf... he was deployed like that in big minutes for 2 years. His offense suffered and he never quite caught on... but He was playing with one of the slowest skaters in the NHL. As a D , particularly playing against the other team's top lines you will need a relief valve every once in a while.. Ceci would put the puck in Phaneuf's corner and he couldn't get there or wouldn't venture over there for fear that he would not make it back to the net on time.. Chalk up another giveaway., It was a terribly conceived concept for the personnel that the Sens had and Ceci did not fair well in it.
Seen this line of thinking before, blame Dion. Phaneuf was and is a decent second to third pair d with tons of heart. Dumbbell Nonis gave him a terrible contract and saint Brian Murray made a terrible trade for him. Ceci has been God awful when not protected and likely can top out as a 3rd pairing decent offensive type.