I wasn't talking about specifically this game when I said that. Last year Lindholm was great at the small things. He wasn't flashy like Vatanen, which is fine. Everyone here, including myself, knew he was far more valuable than Vatanen. This year, he's not been doing those small things as well. At the start of the year, his passes were terrible. That part seems to have improved. His defensive positioning is still good, but he's been bad when he was the puck.
It's just ironic that at the beginning of the year so many here were quick to say "Bieksa is hurting Lindholm", and now that he's paired with someone who's playing the best hockey of their career (Manson), it's just "he's not playing as well as he should". Don't get me wrong, I can't stand Bieksa. I probably dislike him more than any other Duck, ever. I've hated that trade since I heard it, and was arguably the most vocal about how it was a terrible move. However, the only difference is that I'm not sugar coating it for Lindholm. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but if so, others aren't being harsh enough. It's been a lot worse than "he's not played up to par". It just didn't look as bad last night because Vancouver blows.
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