RayP
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- Jan 12, 2011
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CDH took a lot of abuse last season, led by Pez who went out of his way to diss his play even when he held his own. There's is no question that he had his struggles but his play was not nearly as bad as he (and some others) loved to impart on folks.
Certainly, CDH was asked to play way too much on a team with young and inexperienced Dman who couldn't handle the non-sheltered minutes that the veteran logged on a nightly basis. If, this upcoming season, JC recognizes who CDH is at this stage and plays him accordingly he should be fine.
I think injuries have just taken their toll with him, which is a shame because he would have been a steal at that price. Then again, he also probably wouldn’t have ever been available at that price if that were the case.
Point being, he really wasn’t good in any capacity last year and it’s impossible to defend him. All we can do is hope he maybe can carve out a role as a 3rd pairing guy playing no more than 15 minutes a night.