obviously defensively cause they guy doesn't do a lick offensively
block shots? big deal...Smid is just as good
What? So we don't need forwards who will get in the way to block shots? Or are you saying that Smid is just as useless?
great pker? Belanger, Smyth, Jones and even Gagner could take his place and the team wouldn't miss a beat...once Horcoff is back, he's even more redundant
Gagner!? Have you even watched the games that Gagner has played this year? Giving up the puck in his own zone CONSTANTLY to a single forechecker, being made to look ridiculous by any opposing forward on the rush, constantly losing his man, etc. etc.
Smyth is still a good pker but he has definitely lost a step, as has Horcoff.
gritty? hardly...at least nothing Harti can't do...sure he has more points but Harti has a future on this team...Petrell is a 4th line filler on a bad team
So Harti has played more minutes in more prime situations (like the PP) but has fewer points and fewer hits. Yet he's more gritty? How does that even make sense? Not to mention that we don't need to drop gritty players because another one can do it, we need to KEEP guys that are willing to bang and will prevent goals.
Something this team is sorely lacking.