UnrealMachine
Registered User
Despres shouldn´t be in the same level as these two guys, although him & Borts are both terrible since they were killed in their fights. The difference is that Despres can and will play better than this. This last month is not what we will see from him in the playoffs, I guess. Bortuzzo & Scuderi, though.. this is exactly what they are and what they will be.
Do you always round 2 bad games up to a month of terribleness? In the 16 games preceding the last two games (where he *has* been bad and not looked anything like his normal self) he had 7 points (6 of those at ES), was a +6, averaged around 18 minutes/game, and had an increased role in the PK where he hasn't been on the ice for a 4 on 5 goal against. This new idea that Despres has been on an extended slump is absurd and not substantiated by any measurable metric or eye-test (check the game threads for any complaints about his game prior to these two).