I'm just a Bortuzzo fan. I also thought he played better than Edmundson, for pretty much the entire playoffs, and as such was more deserving of the spot. In fact, I think he is a better defenseman than Edmundson altogether.
I agree that Bortuzzo is more active and appears to be doing more on the ice, but Edmundson is better in positioning
My gut tells me that Eddy checked out and turned off early in the season, which caused him to disengage from the team.
It often seemed that he didn’t care.
I posted this last month or so, but if that attitude continues into next season, then he must be removed from the team.
Bortuzzo is much more excitable with a more active stick, but can sometimes get caught out of position.
When Eddy is on his game, he is an absolute crusher and can stop winger rushes with relative ease.
This last point is something that I’ve been commenting on for a while now.
Eddy can pinch the wingers and stand up at the blue line better than Bortuzzo, but Bobby has the better stick and is way more engaged.
Eddy gets in his head too much and has lost some identity. He is not sure what type of defenseman he is.
