Sheahan is a testament to how big, North American guys get a free pass. If he were smaller or European, y'all would be complaining night and day about him. The guy is what? Our biggest forward? And he's got a whopping 22 hits in 30 games. Good for 14th on the team. (Don't bother telling me that they don't count those stats accurately - if they're miscalculated for Sheahan, then they're miscalculated for everyone else too.) But its not just the hits. He doesn't even physically engage half the time. He'll "fight back" if someone else puts the body on him along the boards, but he's content to get scrummy before he gets physical. Not overly impressed by his defensive awareness either. Its above-average, but nothing to write home about. Especially if he's not going to put up a ton of points.
I'm starting to feel the way about him that I felt about Filppula. Plenty of talent and physical attributes, but its like he's stuck in his head. Flashes of brilliance and great games are followed by timidity and lack of focus.