On top of being a really, really shitty defenseman and the worst player in the NHL at present, he's unable to utilize what few gifts he DOES have because Bednar inexplicably doesn't f***ing know that when you have a goon, you don't tell him to adhere to tight, structured hockey. You let him loose and tell him to raise hell, hit some guys. The Kings knew this, and that's why you saw him level players at least once a game. He still sucked for them too, but at least he was the "intimidator" that he was meant to be.
Avs just blindly went out and got a tough guy they have no idea how to use.