very intense debate.
Toby like Pavs, Hainsey, Burmi, Kane, Antro, and Olli seem to be a lightning rod for debate......oh wait......we all agree on Olli so scrap him
I am in the camp that feels we are better with Toby in the lineup (W-L record aside) than without him and I am very concerned about our LHD depth when Ron leaves. I like big teams but I don't have any issues with a mix of skill and size. Stevens and Rafalski were one my favorite D pairs and Brian struck fear in no man but the tandem forced you to keep your head up and they complimented each other very well. Maybe Toby-Trouba at some point?
That being said Toby "use to be injury free" and now he's not. They have to get this right because he now has a bulls eye painted on his back (or should I say shoulder) by other teams saying "fragile" and if he remains injury prone we are in trouble and we can't have a guy tied into $5.75 million a year for the next 5 years being in and out of the lineup. Last season he took the hit and lost 20 games but bounced back. This year he has missed 26 of 48 games with two different injuries and they appear to both be in the shoulder area (at least the one was). Does anyone here feel good about being able to count on Toby next season?
My hopes are that Toby gets whatever he needs done to find his health including shoulder surgery if that’s what it takes so he gets back to being a guy we can count on to be in the lineup playing the skill game. If so great….if not then we need to dump the salary and move on.
edit: just editing to keep up with you guys