How good is Jake Muzzin?

[KidLine93]

Solid #2

 

[Ambisextrous]

More of a #2 dman than #3. Agree with what a lot are saying where he's capable of carrying a 2nd pair, or being a good 1st line partner.

 

[Halla]

Can compliment a top 4 pairing. Should not be anchoring one.

so fringe top 4 guy then?

lol. awful take

 

[1specter]

He's a legitimate #2.

 

[ScaredStreit]

Better than me, worse than Bobby Orr.

 

[Dache]

so fringe top 4 guy then?

lol. awful take

I read that as saying he’s fine as a #2 or #4. Not everything is as bad as humanly possible.

 

[Jericho111091]

If he's your number 3 that's great. If he's your number 2 that's solid. If he's your number 1 it could be much worse but you might need some help.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Muzzin is no worse then a #2 defenseman and correct me if I'm wrong wasn't that his role in Los Angeles after Drew Doughty?

 

[Dache]

Muzzin is no worse then a #2 defenseman and correct me if I'm wrong wasn't that his role in Los Angeles after Drew Doughty?

So if a player is ever a #2 that means theyre a #2 forever? Does that mean Doughty is also a Norris caliber #1 still? Also most posters are saying he’s ok as a #2 especially if you have a top tier #1 which is exactly the situation you’re describing

 

[LeafsNation75]

So if a player is ever a #2 that means theyre a #2 forever? Does that mean Doughty is also a Norris caliber #1 still? Also most posters are saying he’s ok as a #2 especially if you have a top tier #1 which is exactly the situation you’re describing

Actually that reply was meant to show Muzzin is a sold #2 and not a #3 since it got the majority of the votes.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

A 2/3 tweener, as the results show. Can fill in and do well on the top pair, or anchor your 2nd pair.

 

[Dache]

Actually that reply was meant to show Muzzin is a sold #2 and not a #3 since it got the majority of the votes.

But you said that he’s a number 2 because he was with Doughty, that doesn’t mean that he is now, especially since he’s not playing with someone at the caliber Doughty was then

 

[LeafsNation75]

But you said that he’s a number 2 because he was with Doughty, that doesn’t mean that he is now, especially since he’s not playing with someone at the caliber Doughty was then

He proved in Los Angeles that he was a #2 Defenseman and I believe he has done that in Toronto.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

But you said that he’s a number 2 because he was with Doughty, that doesn’t mean that he is now, especially since he’s not playing with someone at the caliber Doughty was then

Did he play with Doughty regularly? My memory ain't what it used to be, but I thought he played large portions of his time away from Doughty with either Matt Greene or Alec Martinez? I thought Doughty played a lot with "The Piece".

 

[Dache]

He proved in Los Angeles that he was a #2 Defenseman and I believe he has done that in Toronto.

Sure that’s a fine opinion that you feel he’s done that in Toronto and maybe he has. But to have your reason be that “he used to be that” is ridiculous. That makes James Neal a first line winger then I guess right? I mean he was in Pittsburgh.

 

[Dache]

Did he play with Doughty regularly? My memory ain't what it used to be, but I thought he played large portions of his time away from Doughty with either Matt Greene or Alec Martinez? I thought Doughty played a lot with "The Piece".

I don’t recall either. Just commenting on the post that Muzzin must be the exact same player he was there.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Two Jake Muzzins would make a decent but unspectacular first pairing

 

[Randy Randerson]

I think he carries a 2nd pairing, and can be part of a very good 1st pairing depending on the attributes of the other guy. Needs a partner that is fleet of foot and in the right place to cover him, opens the bomb bay doors often enough and likes to overcarry the puck at times so someone will need to spot him.

if #2/3 was an option it would be running away with this poll

 

[A Loyal Dog]

Not as good as Jeff Petry, yet most Toronto fans claim Petry to be a borderline 3-4 defenseman.

IMO, Petry is a top 2, Muzzin a top 3.