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I thought Dekeyser was so overrated early in his career.
But he was decent. I thought a legit 2nd pairing guy who could PK for you.
And then what happens?
He signs a 6-year deal and his game goes to crap in year 1.
Hia 16-17 season (4-8-12 -22) was terrible. Awful.
He bounced back a little bit, but was hurt the next year.
But then in 18-19, Dekeyser was actually really good. 5-15-20. +2 on a terrible team.
Played the toughest minutes but was a positive. Unfortunately, he missed 30 games.
And then he got hurt. Only played 8 games last year.
Came back this year and played like he was 42 years old, afraid to make contact.
Stop and think about those contracts Holland started shelling out.
Jesus.
Even Datsyuk and Zetterberg...
Datsyuk retired early. Zetterberg retired (no surprise).
Howard immediately went from .920+ goalie to .910 and worse
Abdelkader.
Helm.
Ericsson.
Dekeyser.
Nielsen.
The one deal I give him a lot of kudos for is the Larkin contract.
But he was decent. I thought a legit 2nd pairing guy who could PK for you.
And then what happens?
He signs a 6-year deal and his game goes to crap in year 1.
Hia 16-17 season (4-8-12 -22) was terrible. Awful.
He bounced back a little bit, but was hurt the next year.
But then in 18-19, Dekeyser was actually really good. 5-15-20. +2 on a terrible team.
Played the toughest minutes but was a positive. Unfortunately, he missed 30 games.
And then he got hurt. Only played 8 games last year.
Came back this year and played like he was 42 years old, afraid to make contact.
Stop and think about those contracts Holland started shelling out.
Jesus.
Even Datsyuk and Zetterberg...
Datsyuk retired early. Zetterberg retired (no surprise).
Howard immediately went from .920+ goalie to .910 and worse
Abdelkader.
Helm.
Ericsson.
Dekeyser.
Nielsen.
The one deal I give him a lot of kudos for is the Larkin contract.