I think this is why ranking players or labelling them a number can be a bit fruitless at times, especially for defensemen. A defenseman could be great on one pairing and not on another depending on how they fit with your partner. Guys who can play well with anyone as well as complement a high end defenseman are hugely valuable, even if their ceiling might not be as high as some others. Canucks saw that for years with Tanev
What Number Defenseman is Ryan Lindgren?
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I think this is why ranking players or labelling them a number can be a bit fruitless at times, especially for defensemen. A defenseman could be great on one pairing and not on another depending on how they fit with your partner. Guys who can play well with anyone as well as complement a high end defenseman are hugely valuable, even if their ceiling might not be as high as some others. Canucks saw that for years with Tanev
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Feels like a #3 to me.
To me #1-2's impact the game on a wider scale, but he's a solid dman who is the least of the coaches worries.
To me #1-2's impact the game on a wider scale, but he's a solid dman who is the least of the coaches worries.
This seems like the right answer for right now and probably closer to a #3 than a #4.
He probably has a realistic shot at being a high end #2 but there are alot of guys in that boat.
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Again. How is it possible the Rangers suck with all this talent?
Panarin - top 5-10 fwd
Fox- top 3 dman
Zibanejad- top 10-15 forward
Kakko- top defensive forward
Kreider- good top 6 fwd
Lindgren- 2D
Trouba- great defenseman, if not overpaid
Shesterkin- elite goalie
Lafreniere- took huge strides last year
Goodrow- elite role player
Or, half these guys are overrated as hell
Panarin - top 5-10 fwd
Fox- top 3 dman
Zibanejad- top 10-15 forward
Kakko- top defensive forward
Kreider- good top 6 fwd
Lindgren- 2D
Trouba- great defenseman, if not overpaid
Shesterkin- elite goalie
Lafreniere- took huge strides last year
Goodrow- elite role player
Or, half these guys are overrated as hell
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Because we announced the rebuild in 2018 and the 2021-2022 season just started. Last season was the only year since then that we didn’t sell at the deadline and that was because we were right there for playoff contention. Zibanejad scoring 3 points in his first 15 games due to Covid and Panarin missing a few weeks due to a political hit piece slowed us down and we didn’t find consistency last season. We were only a few points out of the playoffs last season and were on a hot streak until Kreider, Trouba, and Lindgren missed the last 2 weeks where we had no depth to make up for them and eventually slid out of playoff contention.
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Red headed step child is back infecting another Ranger thread. The obsession with the Rangers is disturbing.
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And yet you just can’t help yourself. Your obsession with Devils fans is more disturbing
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Wait so Graves is a 5/7 out of position but Lindgren is a #2 lmfao
or maybe both are #4s who can eat minutes and play defense for a stud partner; yeah, definitely that.
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Yeah, you are missing the point. I'm not in every Devils thread, but here you are...............again.
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I call this sort of guy a "two-four". He's proven that he can play well next to a #1, but hasn't proven yet that he can lead a pairing.
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Expected goals for and against, shot attempts against, physicality, and consistency - to name a few qualities.
Both played with premier young defenseman, but only one is/was a core piece on their respective teams, and that is the younger player in Lindgren.
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Nice! 5 games inW
Suck? We are happily sitting in 1st in the Metro
edit- you’re not. The caps are
After a number 1, it's impossible to know what a number 2, 3, 4 etc etc are. There's no real criteria define the nuisances between them. Instead, i think it's much easier to say if someone is a top pairing, top 4, or bottom pairing dman.
I'd say Lindgren is a good complimentary piece to a top pairing
I'd say Lindgren is a good complimentary piece to a top pairing
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