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http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...s-cody-franson-dion-phaneuf-brendan-shanahan/
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Jeremy Roenick knows precisely what he’d do if he were the new president of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He would make the group accountable for their collapse and insist on team defence.
“With the Toronto Maple Leafs giving up an average of 36 shots defensively and you have a guy like Dion Phaneuf, who just signed a $7 million [per year] contract, that’s just unacceptable,†Roenick told Brady & Walker on Sportsnet 590 The Fan Wednesday morning. “Brendan Shanahan really has to start laying the law down and making these guys who are making a lot of money and have a lot of expectations on them stop making excuses and stop talking about slumps and just get the job done. Or just don’t put them on the ice.â€
The outspoken former player, now an NHL analyst for NBC Sports, Roenick went on to describe Phaneuf as a “very, very good hockey player,†but pointed out that the reason he logged a team-high 23:33 per game is because the Leafs give their captain little support in the defensive zone.
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